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Resident Membership Benefits
Career Enhancement
- Let the staff of the Eric Friedheim Library assist you with your research
- Check out the NPC Job Listings, exclusively for members
- Use your NPC Directory of Membership to contact colleagues
- Get involved and meet other members via the NPC's 30 committees covering areas such as Professional Affairs, Book and Author, and Communications and Marketing.
- Enhance your computer skills for less at classes in the Eric Friedheim Library; topics include Computer-Assisted Research and Reporting, and Web Writing and Editing
- Network with other members at the Reliable Source Lounge
Professional Opportunities
- Attend VIP receptions and get one-on-one access to NPC speakers like Madeleine Albright, Barak Obama, Vice President Richard Cheney, actress Hilary Swank and bicyclist Lance Armstrong
- Be one of the reporters on the dais for an NPC Luncheon
- Get access to 'Members Only' NPC Newsmakers events with guest speakers
- Be involved in NPC professional development activities; recent events include Book Promotion 101, A Look into the GAO, Political Profiling and Blogging for Beginners
- Stay on top of technology by attending the NPC's tech events, such as the Future of Electronic Government, and Technology and Terrorism.
- Join our Young Members Committee for its intimate 'Breakfast of Champions' series, featuring journalism luminaries such as Tom Brokaw, Helen Thomas and former Washington Post columnist Bob Levey
- Take advantage of the NPC's reciprocal agreements with 50 clubs around the country and the world — including some with overnight accommodations)
Discounts
- Join the State Department Federal Credit Union, open to all NPC members, and take advantage of their quality financial services and competitive rates
- Purchase discount tickets for NPC Luncheons, one of the most prestigious and influential news venues in the United States
- Not able to attend a luncheon? Get a free transcript or join in via streaming video, both free to NPC members
- Take advantage of deals on NPC Book and Author Events
- Benefit from special pricing on room rentals at the NPC
- Shape up with discounted health club dues at all Washington Sports Clubs
- Take advantage of long-term care insurance offered to NPC members
- Save money on legal services
Outstanding Social Events
- Take part in NPC Wine Dinners and other social events
- Join the Travel Committee on regional, national and international trips. Recent events and/or destinations have included Hershey, Pa., the Preakness in Baltimore, a tour of wineries in Virginia and theater in New York, as well as San Juan, Prague, Vienna and Northern Spain.
- Run or walk in the annual NPC 5K (3 miles) — get the chance to win great prizes and support the Ellen Persina Scholarship Fund, which provides college scholarships for minority students who aspire to careers in journalism.
- Join us every morning in the Reliable Source for a complimentary breakfast buffet and each Friday evening for the free taco buffet
- Work out in the NPC Fitness Center
- Entertain at The Fourth Estate, The NPC's fine dining restaurant
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