Announcements

  • Join the City/County Manager's Symposium

    Join us for this year's National Forum for Black Public Administrators (NFBPA) City/County Manager Symposium, June 13-16, 2023 at the Carl Vinson Institute of Government, on the campus of the University of Georgia, Georgia Center Conference Hotel. Tuition is $950 and includes instructional materials, hotel lodging, all meals and events

  • Registration Today for the City/County Manager's Breakfast

    The breakfast is one of NFBPA’s best opportunities to engage, motivate, and educate, you — our valuable members, colleagues, and friends. Be challenged to move beyond today as leaders. Our speakers bring unique strategies and perspectives on breaking through the seemingly impossible. Harness the energy to better lead high-performing organizations, manage innovation and drive towards excellence. Be sure to join us for an awesome event as we work together at the NFBPA City Manager’s Breakfast.

  • NFBPA Member Discounts and Savings!

    NFBPA is excited to announce our Benefits Rewards program powered by Lenserf & Co. This exclusive benefit allows you to access thousands of amazing discounts that you cannot find anywhere else!

  • Boost Your Career with NFBPA's Career Center Resources

    NFBPA Career Center offers professional services to help you build and manage your career for maximum potential for success. Click the link below and check out the resources.

  • Extended Deadline for the Poster Contest

    Deadline had been extended to March 28th, 2023

    The National Forum for Black Public Administrators has partnered with the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs and the University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts to host the 2023 poster contest. The Student Research Poster Contest will be held on Thursday, April 27, 2023 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The competition recognizes research conducted by the students at all undergraduate, master and doctorate levels. All students are encouraged to submit for this competition. In order to be eligible for the poster contest, all applicants must be currently enrolled in a traditional four-year college or university with at least one academic semester remaining after April 2023. All payments will be made to the university.
  • NFBPA is Searching for our First Forum Attendees

    NFBPA is seeking to recognize the First 300 attendees who attended FORUM in 1983! If you were one of these attendees, or you know how to contact one, please complete the survey below to ensure NFBPA has your updated contact information. The original 300 FORUM attendees will be honored at FORUM 2023, NFBPA’s upcoming 40th Anniversary Conference, April 26-30, 2023 in Minneapolis, MN.

    View the list of NFBPA's First 300. Please take a moment to compete the two-minute survey.