Last Day to Submit NASMM Board Nominations — Friday, May 26 at 12:00 pm ET
NASMM continues to grow and thrive as a result of thoughtful guidance and effective leadership provided by the current and past Boards of Directors. Their collective vision and dedication have helped consumers and senior living providers identify NASMM as the voice of Senior Move Management®. The NASMM Board of Directors is a governing board — not a managing board.

The NASMM Board is not involved in the day-to-day management and operations of NASMM. The NASMM Staff is responsible for association management and operations, as well as membership management, program and service development and implementation. Anyone considering a NASMM Board position must be a "big picture" thinker, along with committing to some time and travel to the NASMM annual conference, and ongoing communication with other Board Directors and association staff.

For more information on criteria and to access the nomination form, click here.

Now Accepting Applications for the Barry Izsak~Peg Guild Professional Development Scholarship
The Barry Izsak ~ Peg Guild Professional Development Scholarship was established in 2013 to help NASMM members who might otherwise not be able to attend the NASMM Annual Conference for financial or other extenuating circumstances. The NASMM Board will select two (2) scholarship recipients who will receive a complimentary conference registration for the next conference. This year's recipients will receive a full conference registration for NASMM 2023 and a three-night stay at the Loews Kansas City Hotel.

Click here for more information and to apply.

NASMM FREE Business Development Webinar with Trustworthy®
In a world of digital-first everything, every family needs a way to safeguard their important information. Trustworthy is the Family Operating System®, an online service that helps modern families organize, protect and optimize their important information — IDs, Money, Property, Passwords, Insurance, Taxes, Legal, Emergency Instructions, Contacts, and more. With Trustworthy, families are completely prepared for all of life's moments, now and across generations.

During the free NASMM Business Development webinar, you'll meet Nathaniel Robinson, Co-founder and CEO of Trustworthy, who will take you through a demonstration of the Family Operating System®. You'll discover how you can generate new revenue for your business by adding digital organization services as a Trustworthy Certified Expert! You'll also be able to access a special discount on the product!

To register, click here.

NASMM 2023 Update

• NASMM 2023 Registration Opens Soon!
  Value Rates (through June 30) $899 first person, $849 additional persons

• Early Bird Rates (July 1 – August 18) $999 first person, $849 additional persons

• Regular Rates (August 10 – September 30) $1099 first person, $1049 additional persons

• Pre-Conference rate: $249

Check the website in early May for more information on schedule, courses and pre-conference descriptions!

NASMM 2023 — Mark Your Calendars + Make Your Reservations!
NASMM 2023 will be held November 9-12 at the Loews Hotel in downtown Kansas City, MO. Mark your calendars. To make your reservations, contact the Loews Customer Engagement Center at 877-748-1451. The room rate is $219.00 – single or double occupancy.

The Huffington Post calls Kansas City the coolest town in America. Click here to see why!

NASMM Continuing Education Credit Requirements for 2023 Renewals
If you are renewing your SMM~C and/or NASMM A+ designations in 2023, please be aware of the following changes that were recommended by the NASMM SMM~C/A+ Commission and approved by the NASMM Board of Directors in 2021. Starting in January of 2023, you must have 30 hours of continuing education credit – 15 of the 30 required CE credits must come from NASMM courses or conferences. Click here for more information on renewal requirements.

NASMM A+ Accreditation Next Submission Window Opens on July 1, 2023!

If you are working on your NASMM A+ Accreditation application, the next submission window is July 1-31. Submissions received during the month of July will be evaluated applicants will be notified by early September.

NASMM's Latest HELLO! Episode with Jeannine Bryant of Changing Spaces SRS in Lincoln, NE
Our guest for HELLO! #7 is our very own (and very busy!) Jeannine Bryant, the owner and CEO of Changing Spaces SRS, a senior move management company in Lincoln, NE. Jeannine has provided rightsizing and relocation services to thousands of older adults since 2010. We chatted with Jeannine about her most recent projects, her challenges, and what keeps her engaged in senior move management after so many years. She shared what she's learned along the way as an entrepreneur, business owner, author, and brand creator. Read more.

Note: At this same link, you may access all previous episodes of our HELLO! interview series as well.

NASMM 2022 Conference Recordings are Now Available for Purchase
If you did not attend NASMM 2022, you may still take advantage of the wealth of knowledge that was shared by purchasing the recordings. You may also earn continuing education credits by watching the videos and evaluating the sessions. To learn more about purchasing the content from NASMM 2022, please click here. Purchasing these recordings is an easy way to build up your CE credits!

Wahoo! NASMM (& some NASMM members) in The New York Times This Week!
Senior move managers may spend weeks or months helping seniors and their families sort through belongings, pack and move into a new home. The four-bedroom house that Ray and Beth Nygren had lived in for 20 years in Auburn, Wash., measured about 2,400 square feet.
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And NASMM's featured on NerdWallet.com Too This Month!
Ideally, you'd spend months or even years carefully purging excess belongings — but life may have other plans.
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What Should You Do with Old Scrapbooks?
Scrapbooking is more than a hobby. It's a time-consuming, big-hearted passion and nearly infinite outlet for creativity. These works of art visualize people's stories.
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The Ugly Truth Behind "We Buy Ugly Houses"
Cory Evans was well-versed in the HomeVestors of America playbook when he arrived at a suburban Los Angeles home on Nov. 4, 2016. His franchise with the "We Buy Ugly Houses" company had executed more than 50 deals in the preceding two years.
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A Better Way of Buying — And Wanting — Things
A new book argues that we should honor our material desires rather than feeling ashamed of them. It can seem, these days, like we are meant to be constantly acquiring things while also constantly getting rid of them.
Read more.

Seniors are Flooding Homeless Shelters That Can't Care for Them
Cities are building special shelters for the old, and shelters are hiring trained staff to handle a wave of aging baby boomers. Beatrice Herron, 73, clutched a flier offering low-cost cable TV, imagining herself settling into an apartment, somewhere out of the Arizona heat where, like others her age, she can settle into an armchair and tune into a television of her own.
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