For my Career Service Write, I attended a conference hosted by the National Forum for Black Public Administrators. The Phoenix chapter held a professional career oriented seminar in Phoenix, AZ.
The National Forum for Black Public Administrators is the principal and most progressive organization dedicated to the advancement of black public leadership in local and state governments. NFBPA administrators are on the front line working to solve pressing community and human service issues. In support of these administrators, NFBPA provides training and other professional development programs, research and policy analysis and collegian networking. The capstone of the NFBPA efforts is its annual conference, the FORUM.
It was a very interesting conference, there were public administrators from a few different city and state departments that were present. They held a panel discussion on a variety of different public sectors issues and themes that those interested in public service should be familiar with. It was a very impactful panel discussion as each public administrator spoke on leadership, ethics, and vision and basically what to do and not do while serving in the public sector.
One of the themes of the conference consisted of the administration's primary goals are the four “R’s”;
1. Remain dedicated to the mission of the organization;
2. Reclaim non-active members;
3. Recruit new members to the organization throughout all levels of government; and
4. Re position the organization to be a more sustainable entity financially and operationally far into the future.
