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January 2020
Step it up: Goals for the New Year
Mary Kemper
President & CEO
UMA
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Happy New Year! At the start of this new year, as I headed to the grocery store, I parked at the far end of the parking lot.
Why? Like many of you, I set my sights higher this year. I adjusted my Fitbit settings and moved my personal and professional goals upward. This trek across the parking lot was my first step.
Dan Buettner, author of Blue Zones, maintains that one way to thrive and live longer is to "Inconvenience yourself." In other words, stretch yourself, move beyond your comfort zone, and don't always take the easy path.
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That's the exciting part of a new year. And, in this case, a whole new decade. It's not just a fresh start, but also a chance to set bigger goals and try novel approaches.
We must do the same for our organizations. In 2020, with the pace of change in health and welfare ministries, we must continually move beyond comfortable and secure. Not just to grow our expertise, but to achieve greater results.
This year's UMA Annual Meeting theme, "REACH," is all about stretching yourself, your organization and your impact. It's about finding new ways to innovate. It's about reaching across... read more. |
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UMA Welcomes New Member
We are delighted to welcome the following new member:
UMA Welcomes New Business MembersWe are pleased to welcome the following new Mission Supporters to UMA:
To learn how your organization can become a Mission Supporter, please click here.
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Call for Awards Nominations: Deadline January 31
We are accepting nominations for Best Practice, Innovation, and Mission Awards through January 31. Nominations are open to all UMA members in good standing. We invite you to submit for one or more of these awards.
To render your nomination(s) please click here, or by category:
- Mission Award - Presented to an individual, group or organization that has demonstrated an outstanding contribution to the mission of its organization, community, field of ministry and/or UMA through inspirational leadership and commitment.
- Innovation Award - Presented to an organization that has demonstrated a creative and unique approach to care and service in ministry.
- Best Practice Award - Presented to organizations doing standard practices in an outstanding way.
Award winners will be selected by the Awards Committee and presented during the Celebration of Excellence at the UMA Annual Meeting in Boulder, CO on Wednesday, April 29.
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Shared Learning
We're about to LAUNCH!
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Watch your inbox in early February for our 2020 UMA Annual Meeting brochure and registration details.
Our Annual Meeting is our Association's signature event, providing quality education, thought-provoking information, and best practices and business trends to our members.
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Our meeting includes two inspirational keynote presentations, the annual business meeting, 21 quality education sessions, networking events, a special philanthropy summit with valuable information for your board's engagement, and a tour of an EAGLE-accredited senior living community. This three-day event is designed for leadership teams, community outreach ministries, bishops, chaplains, United Methodist-related foundations and business partners - all of whom are committed to quality of service to diverse populations including seniors, children, youth, family and persons with emotional or developmental disabilities.
Join this engaging gathering of national leaders to discover the many ways you and your organization can REACH your full potential.
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#WeAreOurUMA #WhyWeGather #EmpoweredByJoy #UMAREACH
UMA Peer Networks
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EAGLE News
Plan Ahead: In-person EAGLE Peer Reviewer Training on April 28
If you or your organization is interested in any part of the EAGLE Accreditation process, please join us for the EAGLE Peer Reviewer Training on Tuesday, April 28 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM during the UMA Annual Meeting in Boulder, CO. You may also arrange a personal individual training with Jill Myers (jmyers@ouruma.org or 301-556-1344). This training is beneficial for rising leaders and those identified in your organization to monitor quality systems.
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