Visions 2013: Call for Nominations

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The Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits is in the process of selecting the Honorees for the 2013 Visions event, and we are inviting your nominations for this year's awards. Visions 2012, held last November, honored Pam Newby (Pat Potts Visionary Award), Christy Counts (Visionary Impact Award) and Ron Norick (Lifetime Achievement Award). From its inception in 2011, when the Center honored founder Pat Potts with the first Visions Award, we continue to seek out, identify and honor other visionary leaders of nonprofit organizations in our State.

We need your help. We are asking persons, like you, who have witnessed and worked with visionary leaders, to help us identify nonprofit leaders and visionary innovators, from across Oklahoma, who have identified social issues, found creative solutions and by their passionate, tenacious leadership, have inspired others to join them in developing a plan and a nonprofit organization to bring about positive change. We want to honor the vision, ingenuity and tenacity of these leaders as well as their generosity.

We are asking for nominations from you in four categories: those who through their singular focus, tenacity and leadership have inspired the success of an organization in carrying out its charitable mission (the Pat Potts Visionary Award); those who have dedicated a lifetime of volunteerism and philanthropy to charitable causes and been instrumental in the success of one or more charitable organizations (the Lifetime Achievement Award); those, including (but not exclusive to) relatively young or new volunteers, who have burst on the scene with a dynamic and innovative idea that inspired innovative changes that brought new success to the mission of an organization (the Visionary Impact Award); and a nonprofit employee (executive, program staff or support) that has, for the past year, demonstrated exemplary performance and dedication to the mission of an organization (the Annual Special Recognition Award).  

Because of your involvement and knowledge of the nonprofit community, we hope you will talk with others about this search to identify visionary leaders and send us your nominations of the visionaries that are worthy of being honored at the December 3 Visions event. Let's honor the people who are the innovative, visionary champions for positive change in our communities.

We want the nomination process to be as easy as possible for you. You can submit your nomination by email or in writing telling about your nominees using the format suggested in this nomination form. All nominations and your comments will be considered by the Nominations Committee with confidentiality, although we may ask you to allow us to share your views if your nominee is selected to be an Honoree at the Visions Event.

Nomination Process
Time is of the essence. We need your nominations by May 10. Please keep your nominating comments as brief and concise as possible, limiting your nominating statement to one typed page, and avoid excessive attachments, exhibits and other supporting material.  We want the whole story, but we can follow up your nomination with a request for more information and contacts to others who may know the persons nominated.  We expect more than one nomination for some potential honorees and we know there are more worthy nominees than we can honor at this year's event. We will hold some of the nominees over to another time and you are free to renew your nomination for future events.

Please send completed nominations to (by mail, fax or email):

Jon H. Trudgeon – Visions Selection Committee Chair
Hartzog Conger Cason & Neville
201 Robert S. Kerr Avenue
1600 Bank of Oklahoma Plaza
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
405-235-7000
405-996-3403 facsimile

Visions: A Celebration of Nonprofit Leadership

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Your 2012 Honorees:

Pat Potts Visionary Award: PAM NEWBY

...for through her singular focus, tenacity and leadership has inspired the success of an organization in carrying out its charitable mission



Lifetime Achievement Award: RON NORICK

...for dedicating a lifetime of volunteerism and philanthropy to charitable causes and being instrumental in the success of many charitable organizations



Visionary Impact Award: CHRISTY COUNTS

...for bursting on the scene with a dynamic and innovative idea that inspired innovative changes bringing new success to the mission of an organization

This year, we honor three unique individuals for their contributions that enrich our vital community: Pam Newby of Special Care, Christy Counts of the Central Oklahoma Humane Society and Ron Norick for his lifetime achievements in civic and nonprofit leadership.

The Visions event recognizes the outstanding work of great Oklahomans that through creativity, tenacity and leadership, act as agents of change to help our state thrive. Many of you know of the wonderful contributions Pam, Christy and Ron have made to the Oklahoma nonprofit community.

A Night to Remember

Tuesday, November 27, 2012
6:30 - 9:00 p.m.
Oklahoma City Golf & Country Club
Janie Axton and Sue Ann Hyde, Event Co-Chairs
Ray and Pat Potts, Honorary Co-Chairs

Join us as sponsors!

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To find out more about sponsorship, read our sponsorship packet, call us at 1-800-338-1798 or email us.

Visionary Underwriters $30,000
• Spotlight recognition as sponsor with name and logo on the formal invitation and event program
• Recognition during pre-event publicity
• Corporate profile published in program
• Recognition on event signage
• Recognition in event program
• Premium seating for 16
• Table tent recognition during event
• Introduction from podium during event
• Lead scroll recognition throughout the evening of the event
• Recognition at the Platinum Level of the Chairman’s Circle

Visionary Sponsors $20,000
• Recognition during pre-event publicity
• Recognition on event signage
• Recognition in event program
• Premium seating for 12
• Table tent recognition during event
• Introduction from podium during event
• Recognition at the Gold Level of the Chairman’s Circle

Visionary Patrons $10,000
• Recognition during pre-event publicity
• Recognition on event signage
• Recognition in event program
• Premium seating for 8
• Table tent recognition during event
• Video scroll recognition throughout the evening of the event
• Recognition at the Gold Level of the Chairman’s Circle

Visionary Donors $5,000
• Recognition in event program
• Premium seating for 6
• Video scroll recognition throughout the evening of the event
• Recognition at the Silver Level of the Chairman’s Circle

Visionary Hosts $3,000
• Recognition in event program
• Premium seating for 4
• Video scroll recognition throughout the evening of the event
• Recognition at the Bronze Level of the Chairman’s Circle

Visionary Friends $1,000

• Recognition in event program
• Premium seating for 2
• Video scroll recognition throughout the evening of the event
• Recognition at the Copper Level of the Chairman’s Circle


Individual Tickets $150 per person