| UMA Fall 2021 Newsletter |
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Peace and Blessings During this Season of Advent
The word "advent" derives from the Latin "adventus", meaning "coming." During its earliest observances, Advent was 40 days of repentance, fasting and prayer as new believers prepared for their baptisms. Oftentimes, these baptisms took place on the day of Epiphany, which is a day remembering the Magi's visit to baby Jesus; it was a celebration of Jesus' incarnation on Earth. Today, Advent is a period of preparation for both "advents" or arrivals of Jesus... read more. |
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Grounded in its faith-based mission and EAGLE's Principles around holistic care and exceptional outcomes, Wellroot Family Services launched Healthy Families Gainesville expanding wrap-around services traditionally offered to foster families to also include at-risk biological families. By serving birth families in the same way as foster families, many children could stay with their parents - creating stability and opportunity. Wellroot's bold three-year strategic plan uses evidence-based programming to help children and families build resiliency. Please find The Healing Power of Family links here: website and video. For questions about EAGLE accreditation, contact Emily Robbearts at erobbearts@ouruma.org. Welcome New EAGLE Peer Reviewers Congratulations to Ginger Mills, Director of Advancement, Cunningham Children's Home; Pam Richmond, Chief Strategy Officer, Otterbein Senior Life and Jill Kinser, Donor Engagement Specialist, Flat Rock Homes for completing training and earning certification as an EAGLE Peer Reviewer. They join our peer reviewer pool that includes individuals representing 25 different UMA members and EAGLE accredited organizations. Serving as an EAGLE Peer Reviewer offers professionals a chance to gain a deeper understanding of the EAGLE process and principles. At the same time, reviewers have a chance to take back innovative solutions and best practices they learn from other organizations. The three part EAGLE Education Series for Peer Reviewer resumes in 2022. Click here for details. Special Need for Bilingual Peer Reviewers and Translators in 2022 The EAGLE staff is working with four children/youth organizations in Puerto Rico pursuing EAGLE accreditation for the first time. To provide the best EAGLE experience for the organizations, EAGLE is seeking bilingual individuals to serve as reviewers as well as translators to assist review teams on site visits. If you are bilingual in Spanish and would like to assist with these visits in 2022, please email Emily Robbearts (erobbearts@ouruma.org) for more information on this opportunity. |
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Call for Awards Nominations
Deadline January 18 UMA is seeking nominations for the Mission Awards to recognize outstanding contributions to mission attainment through inspirational leadership, innovation, commitment, and community. Awards will be given to an individual, and to a group, organization, or collaborative partnership. Nominations are open to all UMA members in good standing. We invite you to submit for one or both of these awards. To render your nomination(s) please click on the category: Mission Award for a Group, Organization, or Collaboration Mission Award for an Individual The deadline for submission is Tuesday, January 18, 2022. Award winners will be selected by the Awards Committee and presented during the UMA Annual Meeting in Savannah, GA, April 25-27, 2022.
UMA and LeadingAge Virginia are pleased to once again partner together with HJ Sims and Plante Moran Living Forward on a Governance Series. This multi-part series will launch on January 13, 2022, and will combine powerful ideas, tools, and strategic insights to deliver a learning experience for executive leadership and board members. Building upon concepts presented during the Winter 2021 Series, the 2022 modules will feature expert thought-leaders and topics include Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Strategic Planning, Sustainability Benchmarks, Innovation and Risk, Strategic Workforce Planning, Governance through Transitions, Organizational Agility and more. Breakout sessions will allow for conversation with ministry peers. Plan to attend or register your entire board and executive team at the special discounted rate. Click here for more information or to register. UMA Announces New Executive Assistant's Peer Network UMA is pleased to announce a new peer network for Executive Assistants specifically those serving in roles supporting UMA member Presidents and CEOs. With more and more administrative professionals managing office software, large events and creative communications efforts in addition to their traditional responsibilities, this informal network is intended to offer a no-cost way to share best practices through discussions and presentations quarterly. The first Executive Assistant's Peer Network Call is planned for Thursday, November 18, 11:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M., Eastern via Zoom. This introductory gathering will be a facilitated meet and greet hosted by Yvonne Levesque, Executive Assistant to the President, Florida United Methodist Children's Home with an introduction by UMA President and CEO, Mary Kemper. Please contact Sara Charbonneau (scharbonneau@ouruma.org) to RSVP. |
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Look for Stronger Supply Savings with Online Pro Access The Home Depot or Lowe's store just down the street from you might be convenient for supplies now and then, but even at these big-box stores, it is unlikely that your organization is getting the best price. UMA members now have access to Care Purchasing Service's (CPS) contracted pricing through many different vendors including Home Depot Pro and Lowe's ProServices. Rather than spending extra time and money to drive to the store for maintenance supplies or cleaning chemicals, why not set up online purchasing access with Home Depot Pro or Lowe's ProServices, and take advantage of our contracted CPS pricing? To learn more about cost-savings opportunities like this, please contact our CPS Client Account Manager for UMA members, Chad Coffey, at coffeychad@carepurchasing.com.
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November is... National Homeless Youth Awareness Month National Adoption Month |
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Calendar of Events
All times Eastern unless otherwise noted.
We invite you to keep abreast of this year's Shared Learning educational opportunities at:
http://www.ouruma.org/resilience365/.
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