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The NC Association on Aging brings you the following
Annual Report for 2007- 2008:
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Largest Ever Annual Conference |
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Our Annual Conference held April 16-18 at
Atlantic Beach was attended by the largest number of
registrants ever. With a change in dates and
location, there was early concern by some about the
response. With four pre-conference intensives, three
general sessions, and sixteen workshop options, the
program offered addressed the interests and needs of
our growingly diverse membership.
Both paper and electronic evaluations completed by
those in attendance were very positive about the
Conference.
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Other Training Opportunities Receive Good Response |
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In addition to the Annual Conference, the
Association provided other training
opportunities throughout the year for its
members and others in the aging network.
Under the able leadership of NCAOA Board Member
Bill Lamb, two "Aging Boot Camp" sessions
were held during the administrative year. The
first in October in Winston-Salem was attended
by 30 participants. The second in February in
Chapel Hill was also maxed out in attendance,
with 33 persons attending.
A new training opportunity offered this year
through the NC Senior Center Alliance, a NCAOA
Program Section, was the National Senior
Center Standards Training session held
January 31 & February 1 in Salisbury. Seventeen
persons representing twelve different senior
centers in the state participated.
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Legislative Advocacy a High Priority |
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Legislative advocacy remained a high priority
for the Association during the year.
Randolph Cloud was contracted with for a second
year as the Association's lobbyist.
Legislative agendas were developed by the
Board for the 2007 session and the 2008 session
of the NC General Assembly. There was positive
action by the NC General Assembly on all of the
2007 priorities of the Association, but more
remains to be done. Copies of our 2008 Agenda
were delivered to every member of the NC General
Assembly in early May.
Fifteen advocacy alerts and announcements
were disseminated through the Association's
email network during the year, and members
participated in public hearings and meeting with
the NC Study Commission on Aging.
The Association also emphasized the growth
and use of an email advocacy network as an
effective mechanism for members and aging
professionals across the state to learn about,
and act on, legislative issues.
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Communications A Key to a Successful Year |
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Any organization that is successful must
communicate regularly and effectively with its
membership.
Through the use of the Association's website and
email newsletters, there has been better
communication about the Association's mission
and activities. Ten email newsletters
were distributed, updating members and other
aging professionals on a variety of projects the
Association has been involved with year. The
website was updated to feature current news
and to remove older information and links of
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Other Projects |
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Several other projects received attention during
the past year and will continue to receive the
Board's focus as priorities.
A new Program Section, the NC Senior
Nutrition Alliance was organized at the
Annual Conference to complement the work of the
existing Senior Center Alliance and
Caregiver Support Alliance.
Pilot salary surveys were developed for
HCCBG Lead Agency Directors and Senior Center
Directors. The survey for the former was
released in March, with the latter to be
released during the new year. Information from
these will be compiled and made available to the
membership, with further positions to be studied
in the future.
Efforts have also been made to communicate
and collaborate better with our other aging
organization partners throughout the state, and
with national organizations that share our
mission.
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A Busy, Eventful and Successful Year!
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Your Association has been very active this year
with a number of projects and activities.
At the first Board of Directors meeting of the
new administrative year, new Committees were
established with a comprehensive list of goals
and objectives adopted and assigned to each.
Priorities and time lines were attached to keep
everyone on track in being able to meet our
goals.
Administratively, the Board has worked on
updating our membership and mailing/email lists;
analyzing our membership; and targeting
prospective new members with an emphasis on
senior center, adult services, and AAA
organizations. Membership currently stands at
107 organizations.
A financial analysis of our revenues and
spending over the past few years was completed,
resulting in the development of a line item
budget for Association operations and projects.
The Board voted to simplify our membership
dues structure effective July 1, 2008 to
make it easier on organizations and the
Association. Every organization will pay the
same rate regardless of size, and dues will be
payable for everyone at the same time of year
(July).
The Association signed a second year contract
with Julie Bell to assist the Board with
handling administrative duties and special
projects.
Mission Statement
The mission of NCAOA is to represent
agencies and other professionals in the
field of aging who provide home & community
based services, and advocate for quality
programs which enable older adults and their
families to live as independently as
possible.
YOUR NCAOA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Rick Eldridge, President
Ellen Whitlock, Vice-President
Cynthia Davis, Secretary
Alan Winstead, Treasurer
Roxanne Bragg-Cash, Past
President
Brad Allen
Jacquie Buttles
Bill Lamb
Suzanne Merrill
Stacie Nelson
Candie Rudzinski
Calvin Vaughn
Judi Womack
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