Transcript Business 2 Template - Northern California Region of Narcotics

Northern California CAR Assembly
NCCNA XXX – March 22, 2008
Today’s Agenda:
2008 CAR Overview and Motions:

Overview of NAWS and the WSC

Explanation of the CAR and Group Conscience Process

The 6th Edition Basic Text

Youth IP and IP to parents/guardians

Regional Motions (2) concerning medallion production
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Regional Motion concerning NAWS & legal responsibilities
Today’s Agenda:
2008 CAT Proposals and Project Plans:
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Introduction to the CAT – Where to find it

WB proposed Moratorium on seating of Regions at the WSC
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WCNA Zonal Rotation Changes
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CAT Project Plans – Including proposal for a new book
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Wrap – up: Your thoughts and comments on today's process
Overview of NAWS and the Group
Conscience Process
The NA Service Structure
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Northern California RSC
World Service Conference
NAWS
NAWS Overview
Narcotics Anonymous World Services, Inc.
(NAWS) is a non-profit corporation whose
business is to serve addicts. It is a part of the
service structure that has been formalized for legal
and business reasons
NAWS exists as a unifying element that allows us
to work toward achieving our common vision of
reaching every addict worldwide with our life-saving
message
NAWS Overview
NAWS has four physical offices, called WSOs
(World Service Offices) in:
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California – Chatsworth
Canada - Mississauga
Belgium - Brussels
Iran – Tehran
Special workers are employed by the offices
to better serve our needs.
NAWS Overview
The World Service office handles all NA
business:
 Production, sale and distribution of literature and other
products like key tags, chips, and medallions
 Preparation and distribution of all NA publications,
such as the NA Way Magazine and Conference
Agenda Report
 Logistics and arrangements for conventions,
conferences, workshops and workgroups
NAWS Overview
The office also answers questions and
provides assistance to individuals, NA
groups, areas, and regions throughout the
world.
NAWS Overview
NAWS is supervised by an executive director and
by the World Board
In a sense our World Board is a Board of Directors
much like that of any other non-profit corporation
In a more important sense, our Board members are
recovering addicts who serve like any of us who
serve our home groups, areas or regions
NAWS Overview
The World Board:
 Supervises the planning and hosting of
conventions
 Facilitates the production of new literature
 Oversees workgroups & projects
 Provides the overview and insight that makes
strategic planning possible
World Service Conference
The World Service Conference (WSC) meets every
two years. Delegates from regions all over the
world come together at the conference to discuss
matters of importance to the fellowship as a whole.
World Service Conference
NAWS Vision Statement
Upon this vision we stand committed:
• Every addict in the world has the chance to
experience our message in his or her own language
and culture and find the opportunity for a new way of
life
• NA communities worldwide and NA world services
work together in a spirit of unity and cooperation to
carry our message of recovery
NAWS Vision Statement
• Narcotics Anonymous has universal recognition and
respect as a viable program of recovery
WSC Mission Statement – RD
Responsibility
“The WSC’s Mission is to unify NA worldwide
by providing an event at which:
• Participants propose and gain fellowship
consensus on initiatives that further the NA
World Services Vision”
How do we gain fellowship consensus?
Conference Agenda Report
• CAR is distributed 150 days prior to the WSC in English . It is
available for $11 or free download from www.na.org
• CAR is available 120 Days prior to the WSC in French, German,
Portuguese, Spanish, and Swedish
• We will provide Regional ballots to collect your feedback
• We are planning 6 of these assemblies throughout Northern
California and 1 at NCCNA
• You can also answer the discussion questions online at
www.na.org/conference
Basic Text 6th Edition
Basic Text - WSC 2004 Motion #4:
“To approve work on revisions to the Basic Text, Narcotics
Anonymous, that includes:
• No changes made to Chapters One through Ten
• The addition of a new preface to the Sixth Edition preceding the
current preface (the current preface will remain the same and be
titled “Preface to the First Edition”),
• The replacement of some or all of the current personal stories,
in order to better reflect the broad diversity of our fellowship, and
• A brief introduction to the revised personal stories section.
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WSC 2004 Motion #4:
The timeframe for this work will be two conference
cycles, from 2004to 2008, including a six month
review and input period. The approval form of the
Sixth Edition Basic Text will be distributed as an
appendix to the 2008 Conference Agenda Report
for a minim mum of 150 days.”
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Basic Text 6th Edition
• BT working group consisted of 10 members from 6 countries (4
continents)
• Solicitations for stories went out in February 2005 in 9
languages
• Distributed through The NA Way, na.org, World Convention,
workshops and forums - input accepted up until December
2005
• Over 700 submissions received; more than 20% came from
outside the U.S.
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Basic Text – Story submissions
by Locale
Argentina
Australia
Belgium
Brazil
Canada
Colombia
France
Germany
Greece
India
Ireland
Israel
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Italy
Japan
Mexico
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Norway
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Trinidad
Turkey
United
Kingdom
United
States
Venezuela
West Indies
Basic Text 6th Edition – Input by
Clean Time
Over 30 years clean: 6
Over 20 years clean: 79
Between 10 and 20 years: 204
Between 5 and 10 years: 137
Between 1 and 5 years: 185
Less than 1 year: 39
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Unknown : 41
Basic Text 6th Edition
• Input was read using an anonymous “blind process”; grading
stories on: recovery content, quality, style , structure, and how it
fits with the rest of the work.
• Existing stories with historical value were kept in a new
“Beginnings” section
• Review Draft was distributed to the fellowship September 1,
2006 with input received through February 2007. 7,500 copies
(paper and e-copies) were distributed.
• Approximately 350 pieces of input received ; 60% from
individuals, 17% from groups, and 23% from committees
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Review Draft input by Locale:
Brazil
Greece
New Zealand
Turkey
UK
Canada
Ireland
Norway
Uganda
Gibraltar
Kuwait
Russia
United States
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Basic Text – Filing the Gaps
• “The Only Requirement” – From a member who was on drug
replacement
• “Sowing the Seed” – from an Israeli member
• “The Spirit of Service” – from a male Iranian member
• “Another Chance to Live” – from an Australian member
• “A Serene Heart” – from a member with mental illness who is on
medication
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Basic Text – Filing the Gaps
• “Just Say Yes” – from an Indian member now in the Middle East
• “Mosaic” – from a Russian member
• “It is worth it” – from a Columbian Member
• “Sacred Places Inside” – from a female Iranian member
• “NA is a Roadmap”- from a Portuguese member
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Basic Text Stories:
Australia
Iran
Mexico
Russia
Brazil
Ireland
Netherlands
Saudi Arabia
Canada
Israel
New Zealand
United States
Columbia
Japan
Norway
*US/Italy
Portugal
United
Kingdom
*India/Bahrain Kenya
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*got clean/now resides
Basic Text Approval Draft
changes:
1. “Introduction” to personal stories renamed
“Introduction to Our Members Share”
2. Change to “Sacred Places Inside” to clarify
member was “One of the first women” to get
clean in her city/country.
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Basic Text Production and Pricing
 Page count will increase from 286 to 416 pages
 Book will be 6 x 9 instead of 51/2 x 81/2
 Price will increase from US $9.70 to $11.00
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Basic Text Currently Approved
Version – Language adopted in 1991
“The Basic Text, Fifth Edition, is the only edition of the Basic
Text that is currently approved by the World Service Conference
of Narcotics Anonymous for publication and sale. The World
Service Office Board of Directors is entrusted with the
responsibility for protecting the fellowship’s physical and
intellectual properties, including the Basic Text, as at the board
of director’s discretion, shall take legal action to protect those
rights against any and all persons who choose to infringe upon
this literature trust.”
*This will be updated in GWSNA to clarify approval of 6th
Edition in 2008
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Basic Text Current Translations
Policy
4 Options for Local Translation Committees:
1. Just translate Chapters 1 through 10
2. Translate entire 5th Edition Personal Stories
3. Write their own local stories
4. Mix of English –language stories and local stories
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Basic Text Proposed Translations
Policy
 Local Translation Committees will be encouraged
to translate some or all of the personal stories in
the 6th Edition, as these reflect the global diversity
of the fellowship
 Local stories could be developed for translations of
the Little White Book
 Possible “grandfather” clause for existing
translations
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Basic Text 6th Edition
Motion 1: To replace the existing stories in the Fifth
Edition Basic Text Narcotics Anonymous with those
contained in Addendum B.
Maker: World Board
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Basic Text 6th Edition
Motion 2: To approve the remaining revisions to
the Fifth Edition Basic Text Narcotics Anonymous
as represented in Addendum B. This includes
• the Preface to the Sixth Edition,
• the titles "Our Program' and "Our Members Share," which
would replace the titles "Book One" and "Book Two"
respectively,
• the Introduction to Our Members Share,
• the abstracts,
• the reflections, and
• the titles and descriptions for the sections "Beginnings,"
"Coming Home," "Regardless of...," and "Life on Life's
Terms.“
Maker: World Board
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Basic Text 6th Edition
Motion 3: To allow the World Board to approve
updates to the statistical information (the numbers
of meetings, countries, and so on) in the Preface to
the Sixth Edition Basic Text Narcotics Anonymous
regularly with an "as of" date in the footnote.
Maker: World Board
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Basic Text and Just for Today
 13 Quotations from personal stories in JFT
 1 Quote from new Youth IP
 Plan is to remove all citations and explain at beginning of book
that these passages are from literature no longer in print
 Forward from 1991 WSC Lit Committee references 5th Edition
BT - A footnote will be added to the forward
 Similar process used for translated versions of JFT references
to Literature not yet available in that language.
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Basic Text 6th Edition
Motion 4: To approve the removal of the specific
source citations in Just for Today for versions of
literature no longer in print and to include, at the
beginning of the book, an explanation that quotes
without a citation are from previous versions of NA
literature. Also to approve the use of a footnote in
the foreword to Just for Today to update the
reference to the Fifth Edition of the Basic Text.
Maker: World Board
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Basic Text 6th Edition
Motion 5: To approve the inclusion of an updated
and revised index in the Sixth Edition of the Basic
Text, Narcotics Anonymous.
Maker: World Board
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Basic Text 6th Edition
Motion 6: To approve two specific copyedits to the
Basic Text Narcotics Anonymous: First, to replace
the name "N.A." (with periods after the two capital
letters) with "NA" (with no periods). Second, to
remove the footnote in Tradition Eleven that
mentions A Guide to Public Information Newly
Revised.
Maker: World Board
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Youth and Parent/Guardian IP’s
Youth & Parent/Guardian IP’s
 WSC 2006 participants overwhelmingly selected youth for first
targeted literature project
 Workgroup consisted of 8 members of between 18 and 30 years
old with lengths of clean time from 18 months to 10 years
 2200 drafts of youth and parent/guardian piece were distributed
for review between March and May 2007
 200 pieces of input received from 7 countries and 30 US States
 Workgroup factored in input in July 2007 meeting to create
approval draft
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Youth IP
Motion 7: To replace the existing IP #13, Youth and
Recovery, with the revised draft contained in
Addendum C and change the title of this IP to By
Young Addicts, For Young Addicts.
Maker: World Board
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Parents & Guardians
Motion 8: To approve the draft of For the Parents
or Guardians of Young People in NA contained in
Addendum E as IP#27.
Maker: World Board
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Regional Motions
Medallion Production
 Participants at WSC 2006 concurred with WB proposal to
discontinue production of Roman Numeral Medallions
 Decision was in large part due to production issues related to
putting long clean time in center of small medallions. Also,
Arabic numerals are more universally recognized. Roman
numerals are only used in the US and Italy
 For NAWS to produce both Roman and Arabic numeral
medallions would mean managing 312 inventory items just for
English-speaking NA members
Pages 8, 41 - 42
Medallion Production
Na.org online survey ended March 1
Medallion Production - MARLCNA
Update:
 As of February 1, over 5,400 responses to online survey
 Overwhelming number of responses from US IP
addresses
 Survey indicates approximately 75% preference for
Roman Numeral Medallions
Roman Numerals only commonly used in US and Italy
 Survey more evenly split on bronze/nickel finish. Cost of
nickel has increased 1,400%
Medallion Production
Motion 9: To add English Roman Numeral
Medallions in Bronze to NAWS inventory as a
specialty item and direct the World Board to price
them accordingly.
Maker: Tri-State Region
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Medallion Production
Motion 10: To direct the World Board to add to
NAWS inventory Roman numeral medallions in all
current finishes and languages produced by
NAWS. Whether these medallions are an addition
to inventory or a replacement for the current Arabic
numbered medallions is left to NAWS discretion.
Maker: Region of the Virginians
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Legal Fees
Motion 11: To direct the World Board to provide
financial support to the Northern New Jersey
Region in the amount of $36,000.
Maker: Northern New Jersey Region, page 43
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Legal Fees - MARLCNA Update:
Plaintiff’s Attorney told defendants other NA members would testify
against them
Settlement offered to change the meeting format to “close with a prayer
of member’s choice.” This is where members felt they had to “defend the
4th Tradition” Aggressive legal defense ensued
Continuing disunity in the Patterson Area – members not wanting to put
$ in the basket to go this suit
NAWS concern is a “consolidated control relationship”
Legal bill paid down from $91k to $36k
WB Service Pamphlets – WSC 2006
It was M/S/C by 2/3 majority Greg W (RD, Arizona) /
Rick W (RD, Region 51), Motion #28:
“To allow the World Board to develop and approve
service related information pamphlets and tools for
distribution to the fellowship.”
Pages 37 - 39
WB Service Pamphlets:
In September 2007, the following IPs were distributed:
 Disruptive and Violent Behavior
 NA Groups and Medication
 An Introduction to NA Meetings
 Group Business Meetings
 Group Trusted Servants: Roles and Responsibilities
Pages 37 - 39
WB Service Pamphlets:
 An Introduction to NA Meetings contained a glossary of “Helpful NA
Terms” that defined “Clean” as “Abstinent from drugs (not including
prescription medication).”
 As a result of fellowship reaction to this terminology, the Board voted
at their October 2007 meeting to suspend distribution of this piece
 Questions about Process: “What is the audience of ‘service’
literature? Should there be a delegate review period?
Pages 37 - 39
WB Service Pamphlets – MARLCNA
Update:
 In late January, World Board Members conducted and exercise at
the Autonomy Zonal Forum in Alexandria, VA.
 Participants were asked to separately list the characteristics for
what they considered “Recovery Literature” and what the considered
“Service Literature.”
 They were then asked to categorize a mix of various existing
literature pieces and hold them up to the criteria. It was evident that
for some pieces.
 it is difficult to draw a hard line between “Service” and “Recovery”
related literature
WB-Approved Service Pamphlets
Motion 12: To require that all NA Service
pamphlets intended for group and individual use be
included in the Conference Agenda Report for
approval.
Maker: New Jersey Region, page 44
Pages 44 - 45
WSC 2008 Conference Approval Track
2008 Conference Approval Track
What is the “CAT?”
 Conference Approval Track contains NAWS annual
Report, proposed budget for coming cycle, project
plan, and changes to service manuals for consideration
at the upcoming conference.
 The CAT is released to Conference Participants 90
days prior to the WSC.
 It is up to each Region, or their RDs, to determine
whether or how to get feedback on CAT items.
Obtaining the CAT
The 2008 CAT is available online at:
http://www.na.org/
User Name: CAT
Password: cat2008
2008 Conference Approval Track
CAT items we want your feedback on:
• Proposed WSC Moratorium on Regions resulting from
“Splits”
• Proposed changes to WCNA selection zones
• Proposed project plans for 2008-2010 Cycle
Proposed Seating Moratorium
 The participants at WSC 2006 chose not to seat 2 regions that were
eligible under the existing criteria, but had split off from existing US
regions. The Conference also seated 2 new NA communities from
outside the US that did not meet the established criteria.
 there are 118 Regions seated at the World Service Conference. 77
of these Regions are from the United States (6 in California alone)
and only 41 from outside the US.
 Although addressing the influx of US regions is part of the immediate
concern, the issue of regions resulting from splits outside the US is
already starting to confront us.
Proposed Seating Moratorium
 Part of the criteria for WSC seating is whether or not a region brings
a voice from a community or culture that is not already present on the
WSC floor.
 The World Board is proposing a moratorium on the seating of any
regions that have “split” from an already seated region until WSC
2012, as well as a moratorium on the use of work group to assist with
seating.
 This will be used as a “cooling off period” to consider and discuss
what the fellowship wants their World Service Conference to look like
and what criteria for seating would best meet those objectives.
Regions Recommended for Seating at
WSC 2008
Egypt
• Region began in 2001; began delivering services in 2002
• NA meetings have been held since 1991
• Region has 1 area comprised of 16 groups which hold 52 weekly
meetings
• Regional H&I and PI subcommittees been functioning since 2002
• Approximately 2 H&I meetings per week
• Annual Convention since 2001
• Region participates in the EDM
El Salvador
• Region formed in 1992 and began providing services in 1995
• NA meetings have been held since the late 1980’s
• Three ASCs comprised of 14 groups holding 82 weekly meetings
• 6 H&I meetings conducted weekly
• PI Committee has been functioning since 1997
• RSO opened in 1995. provides 24 hour helpline, literature sales, internet
access and produces local bulletins and publications
• Regional Convention since 1994. Average of 185 in attendance
• Region is a member of the LAZF
Nepal
• Region began in 2000; began delivering services in 2005
• NA started in 1994; meetings stabilized in 1999
• There are 6 areas with 44 groups conducting 66 meetings
• Regional H&I and PI subcommittees been functioning since 2002
• Approximately 2 H&I meetings per week
• Regional H&I formed in 204, but weekly H&I meetings are conducted
at area level. PI formed in 2006
• Regional Office started in 2005, Convention started in 2006
• Region participates in the APF
Nicaragua
• Region began in May 2004; began delivering services in June 2004
• NA started in 1991; stopped for 4 years, and resumed in 1995
• There is 1 area with 17 groups conducting 119 meetings
• Regional H&I and PI subcommittees been functioning since 2002
• Approximately 2 H&I meetings per week
• Regional H&I formed in 2004 and conducts 7 H&I meetings weekly. PI
formed in 2005
• Regional Office started in 2006, providing literature sales,
helpline and group services. Convention started in 2007
Poland
• Meetings began in 1990 and the Region was formed in 1196
• There are 2 areas comprised of 54 groups which hold 68 meetings
• H&I and PI committees formed in 2003
• Regional service office was opened in 1998, providing literature sales
& distribution
• Regional convention started in 1996
• Region participates in the EDM
Regions not Recommended for Seating
at WSC 2008
North Carolina
• Region split from the Carolinas Region
• Region formed in October 2000; service administration began in
January 2001. NA meetings started in 1979
• There are 5 areas comprised of 45 groups which conduct 111 meetings
• H&I committee formed in 2001 and conducts 18 H&I meetings
• PI committee was formed in 2001
• Region does not have a convention
.
Southern Brazil
• Region split from the Brazil Region
• Formed in January 2005; with services beginning in April 2005
• NA meetings began in 1989
• There are 9 areas comprised of 144 groups conducting 299 meetings
• H&I and PI committees were formed in 2005
• Regional Convention started in 2006
.
Eastern Pennsylvania
• Eastern PA Region split of from the Greater Philadelphia Region
• Eastern PA Region indicated in April 2007 that they would seek seating
at WSC 2008
• Region did not turn in their regional profile until two and a half months
after the October 2007 deadline and therefore were not considered as
part of the seating process
.
Regional Seating: MARLCNA Update
 The Areas in Sao Paulo have formed a third region in Brazil. All three
Brazilian regions are looking at possibly forming their own Brazilian
Zonal Forum, separating from the LAZF, and sending one Brazilian
Zonal Representative to the WSC in the future.
 Eastern Pennsylvania Region may request another region to make a
motion on the conference floor to seat them
Proposed WCNA Zone Changes:
Proposed change adds
Africa and The Middle
East to the Asia Pacific
Zone
WCNA Rotation Schedule:
2009:
Europe and the Middle East
• Barcelona, Spain August 20-23, 2009
2011:
Western North America
• San Diego, CA September 1-4, 2011
2013:
Eastern North America and the Caribbean
• Philadelphia, PA August 29 – September 1, 2013
2015:
Central and South America
2017:
Western North America
2019:
Eastern North America and the Caribbean
2021:
Asia, The Middle East, and Africa
Project : Business Plan Workgroup
Priority Ranking
 Purpose and Scope:
Workgroup created as a resource to the World Board, which
evaluates operations and financial reporting, monitoring
resources and serving as an audit committee for the board.
 Replacement of IP’s “Hey, What’s the Basket for?” and “SelfSupport: Principle and Practice.” One replacement piece will
be targeted to the group and members using graphics and
simple, concise information on the variety of ways members
can contribute. Another piece will be more detailed and
aimed more toward the service structure.
Project : Business Plan Workgroup
Priority Ranking
 All pieces will have a minimum 90 day fellowship review and
input period and appear in the 2010 CAR for fellowship
approval. The simple piece will ideally be designated
“conference approved” to allow regular statistical updating
and other language groups to make local modifications.
 Project Expenses:
 4 Meetings/12 People: $56,000
 Self-Support Pamphlets: $38,000
 Total Project Expense: $94,000
Project : “Living Clean -The Journey
Continues”
Priority Ranking
 Purpose and Scope:
This will be a Book developed over two Conference
Cycles (4 Years), that will be a collection of personal
experiences with life in ongoing recovery. “Living Clean”
is the working title, but input on another name is welcome.
 This book has been on World Services “back burner” for
over twenty years, under different names and forms.
Project : “Living Clean - The Journey
Continues”
 Material will be gathered from the fellowship and
developed between August 2008 – August 2010
 Ninety day fellowship review & input period September
through December 2010
 Approval Draft released for one year consideration April
2011 to be voted on at April 2012 WSC
 Project Expense (Workgroup Meetings): $180,000
Project : Service System
Priority Ranking
 Purpose and Scope:
A Workgroup will be formed to hold focus meetings with
individuals and service entities, as well as collate the input
gathered from the past IDTs of “Infrastructure” and “Our
Service System.”
 The Group may have written materials to submit to the WSC
in 2010, but mostly will focus on framing ongoing discussions
for the 2010 – 2012 Cycle. This will be a four year project.
 Project Expenses: $150,000
Project: Service Material
Third Ranking
 Purpose and Scope:
Project is aimed at revisions or rewrites to: H&I
Handbook, Outreach Handbook, Newsletter Handbook,
and A Guide to World Services.
 In some cases “Handbooks” may be replaced by smaller,
simpler pieces. All need to be simplified somewhat for a
world-wide audience. All revised pieces will appear in the
2010 CAT
 Project Expense: $32,500
Project : Leadership Orientation
Material
Second Ranking
 Purpose and Scope:
Project based on IDT of “Leadership in NA” over the last
four years. Plan will include development of a facilitation
training module on being and effective RD
 Work would begin at WSC 2008 and the focus would
expand to other regional positions to allow RDs to train
RCMs and local trusted servants
 Project Expense: $20,000
Project : Targeted Literature
Priority Ranking
 Purpose and Scope:
Project will include a re-write of “In Times of Illness” to more
accurately reflect fellowship experiences with physical and
mental illness. There will be a 90 day review & input period
and the approval piece will appear in the 2010 CAR.
 An additional targeted literature piece will be selected at
WSC 2008, based on the fellowships input through the CAR.
However, this piece would probably receive a lower priority
ranking.
 Project Expenses: $65,000
Project : Public Relations
Priority Ranking
 Purpose and Scope:
NAWS continues to participate in Public Relations conferences
and activities; either on their own, or, increasingly, in cooperation
with local communities. In addition to continued attendance at
professional events, NAWS would like to develop a training pool
of both Addicts and Non-Addicts to assist us in our PR efforts.
 Information gathered from these focused trainings would be used
to develop better training materials for the fellowship.
 Project Expenses: $83,000
Project : Workshops
Priority Ranking
 Purpose and Scope:
Includes 6 World Wide Workshops to engage the fellowship in
service and recovery discussions. Includes fellowship
development workshops in emerging NA communities which
sometimes include funding members from neighboring
communities to bring language groups together. NAWS
attendance at zonal assemblies is also included.
 A focus of some of these workshops will be continuing to train
RDs. Also, another literature distribution and convention
workshop will be held somewhere in the US and focusing on
accountability and handling of NA funds.
Project : Workshops
Priority Ranking
 Project Expenses:
 World Wide Workshops, Zonal Forums, Fellowship
Development, Cooperative Workshops: $500,000
 Literature and Convention Workshop in the US: $12,000
 Total Project Expense: $512,000
Project : Fellowship Issue Discussions
Priority Ranking
 Purpose and Scope:
This will be to develop follow-up publications and materials
on the fellowship IDTs “Who’s Missing from our Meetings &
Why?”, “Building Strong Home Groups” and “Our Service
System,” as well as the new IDTs developed at WSC 2008
for the upcoming conference cycle.
 Material could be reports or new Service IPs. Specifics will
be framed in discussions at WSC 2008.
 Project Expenses: $15,000
Project : CBDM at the WSC
Priority Ranking
 Purpose and Scope:
The Board has proposed changes to WSC Rules of Order and A
Guide to World Services in NA for CBDM at the WSC. This
project plan is only in the event that material is not accepted. In
that case, new material would be developed for the 2010 CAT.
 There are no specifics for this project at this time. The specifics
would depend on the specific objections to the material presented
at the conference.
 Project Expenses: $10,000
Sponsorship Book
Sponsorship Book
 First Book-Length Piece created by World Board
 Topic given highest priority by fellowship in 1999 literature
survey
 2000 CAR contained a WB motion asking for area/regional lit
committees to begin developing source material
 NAWS “News Flash” sent out in 2001 to gather additional input
 Approval draft overwhelmingly approved at WSC 2004
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Sponsorship Book Sales 2005- 2007
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Sponsorship
Large Group Exercise
Q10: “What is it about the Sponsorship book that
members are finding useful or not useful? If
you didn't find it useful why didn't you find it
usefull?”
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Our Service System
Our Service System
This topic evolved from the “Infrastructure IDT” that was discussed
during the 2004 – 2006 Conference Cycle. We’ve been discussing our
service delivery system for 4 years now.
Repeatedly over the course of these four years, we have heard that we
need :
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Better communication
Less duplication of efforts
More training
More effective delegation
Make service more attractive, accessible, and supportive
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These are all observations that were repeatedly made about world
services in the 1980s and early 1990s.
From 1993–1998, World Services ceased all but essential services to
devote attention to an inventory that led to a restructuring, including the
adoption of our vision statement and the creation of the World Board.
Almost immediately, we began to see improvements, While, things
aren’t perfect in world services today, they are greatly improved on
every front.
While we made huge structural changes to world services, little has
changed on the local level.. Perhaps some of these chronic problems
can be alleviated through restructuring local services in some way.
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We have begun to make some changes on a local level. The PR
handbook is being implemented in different ways in regions and areas
around the world. Some committees have developed a position for PR
coordinator and are consolidating what used to be three separate
committees (PI, H&I, and Phonelines) under one PR umbrella. .A
number of areas and regions are using the APT and finding it helpful.
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• However, the APT and the PR Handbook may be stop-gap measures:
developing a new handbook for one focused area of service is like
building a new room onto an old house. We want to hear from you
how well this addition improves the house as a whole and whether we
need to continue “renovating.”
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• Another thing that we’re beginning to hear at workshops is that we
need a stronger sense of shared vision and purpose. The NAWS
Vision Statement explains that: “Our vision is our touchstone, our
reference point, inspiring all that we do.” Yet there is no corresponding
touchstone for local services.
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• We are not sure how it will all unfold, but we see this discussion as
potentially leading to changes in our service system. The input and
ideas we hear may become building blocks for a revision of A Guide to
Local Services in NA or for new tools to help local service bodies
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Large Group Discussion:
Q1.
What’s Working well in your local service
efforts?
Q2.
What is not working well in your local service
efforts?
Your Thoughts & Comments on the
Process:
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From those of us in service to those of
us in service, Our Work Is A Gift.
Thank You.
Your Thoughts & Comments on the
Process:
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From those of us in service to those of
us in service, Our Work Is A Gift.
Thank You.