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<p class="MsoNormal">The Oklahoma Center for NonProfits sponsors a very helpful workshop each year called the Funders Forum. A panel of local grant funders provides information to the participants about what they fund, how they best communicate, what they are
looking for in partners, and answer specific questions from the participants. They agree to network before and after the panel presentation. It is well worth the minimal cost of the workshop for those searchers for local project funding.
<strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Instructor:
</span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Frank W. Merrick is President of Foundation Management, Inc., Vice President of The Merrick Foundation, and President of Ward S. Merrick, Inc.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Oklahoma City – May 1 – 8:30 am to 11:30 am<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Check in and networking will begin at <b>8:00am</b>. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Gaylord-Pickens Oklahoma Heritage Museum<br>
1400 Classen Drive<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Panelists<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Chesapeake - Teresa Rose<br>
Devon - Wendi Schuur<br>
Kirkpatrick Foundation - Louisa McCune-Elmore<br>
AT&T - Ross Breshears<br>
Love's - Jenny Love Meyer<br>
United Way of Central Oklahoma - Debby Hampton<br>
Ronald McDonald House Charities - Susan Adams<br>
Inasmuch - Sarah Roberts<b><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">For more information and registration,
<a href="https://okctrnonprofits.wufoo.com/forms/funders-forum-2013-okc/">https://okctrnonprofits.wufoo.com/forms/funders-forum-2013-okc/</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><b>Tulsa – May 8 – 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">OSU-Tulsa, BS Roberts Room<br>
North Hall<br>
700 N. Greenwood Ave.</span><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Panelists:</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><br>
Tiffani Bruton, Director of Public Affairs, Cox Communications<br>
Maggie Hille-Yar, Executive Director, Hill Foundation <br>
Sarah Walker, Manager of Community Affairs and Administration, WPX Energy <br>
Kathy Seibold, Vice President of Community Investments, Tulsa Area United Way<br>
Susan Shepherd, Charitable Giving Programs Manager, Williams<br>
Annie Tomecek, Supervisor- Global Community Relations Department, TD Williamson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">For more information and registration,
<a href="https://okctrnonprofits.wufoo.com/forms/funders-forum-2013-tulsa/">https://okctrnonprofits.wufoo.com/forms/funders-forum-2013-tulsa/</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:#1F497D">Linda Mason, Ed.D.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Coordinator of Grant Writing
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">655 Research Parkway, Suite 200<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Oklahoma City, OK 73104<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">405-225-9486 desk<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">405-706-8757 cell<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">405-225-9230 FAX<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">lmason@osrhe.edu<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">www.okhighered.org/grant-opps/<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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