Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about NAVPA membership, benefits, and operations
Common questions about NAVPA membership, benefits, and operations
Institutional and Auxiliary memberships provide up to 5 institutional email addresses to be added to the listserv.
If you have an Institutional membership and would like to add more than 5 institutional email addresses to the listserv, you may purchase an Auxiliary membership for only $50 at the membership page. Multiple Auxiliary memberships can be purchased to provide additional sets of 5 institutional email addresses. Note: Auxiliary membership may only be purchased as an add-on to an active Institutional membership.
As a current Institutional or Auxiliary member institution, you can send listserv access (add and remove) requests to memberships@navpa.org. Include the name of your institution, the name of the individual, their institutional email address, and clearly indicate if they should be added or removed.
If you are renewing your membership or registering as a new member, you can list the name and email addresses (up to 5 per membership) in the NAVPA Listserv field and those changes will be updated as part of the membership registration process.
NAVPA is currently leveraging Google Groups for listserv functionality. This sends NAVPA group emails to your institutional email address and allows all Institutional/Auxiliary members with access to the listserv to send messages to the entire listserv group. This is the full functionality of the listserv (there is not a message repository or discussion board functionality with this service).
To send a question or new message to the listserv, simply send an email to navpa-private-forum-listserve@googlegroups.com. Note: only institutional email addresses with access to the listserv are able to send messages to all NAVPA listserv members.
It is recommended to first check your spam/junk mail folder to see if they are there.
Next, contact your IT department to ask them to assist. There are times when an institution's security or firewalls will trap those messages and prevent them from making it to your inbox. They are usually able to resolve it so that you receive those messages.
Note: NAVPA listserv emails are sent from navpa-private-forum-listserve@googlegroups.com on behalf of the sender's email address, and are sent to your email address as a member of NAVPA Private Forum Listserv.
The membership year is the calendar year (January to December).
Yes, NAVPA provides the option to purchase one-, two-, or three-year memberships. The price of the yearly membership is the same for each year multiplied by the number of years registered; this allows the institution to not have to renew each year.
Credit card payment is recommended to ensure timely and accurate processing of any payments made. Check payments tend to take much longer to receive than would be expected and can easily get lost in the mail. Membership is contingent upon receiving payment and benefits could be suspended if payment is not received in a timely manner.
NAVPA's W-9 is available on the NAVPA website. Navigate to About Us and then NAVPA W-9, or access it directly:
Please contact the NAVPA Treasurer at treasurer@navpa.org for further questions or information regarding NAVPA's W-9.
Institutions receive full benefits regardless of when they choose to join as a member. Membership benefits include access to the listserv for Institutional and Auxiliary members as well as a membership discount (when offered) for the annual conference.
Our members find the listserv to be an extremely valuable source of information and support to do their jobs and to support students utilizing VA funding as best as possible while navigating the ever-changing landscape of regulation and process updates. NAVPA is often the first to receive and provide updates on items that require response from institutions to support students receiving VA educational benefits.
Membership payments are not pro-rated and are non-refundable.
Learn more about membership options or reach out to us directly.