NFCA Annual Meeting
September 17-19, 2009 - Grand Hyatt San Antonio


Read the President's Blog: 
- Thanks for the memories

The 123rd NFCA Annual Meeting was held September 17-19, 2009, at the Grand Hyatt San Antonio.

More information on the meeting coming soon - check back for updates!


MEETING INFORMATION
Annual Meeting Photos
Community Service Project Photos
Workshop PowerPoints
Award Presentations
Annual Meeting Sponsors
Thursday Community Service Activity
Young Professionals Scholarship


Click here to view photos taken at the Annual Meeting.


NFCA Annual Meeting workshops:
Giving Generations XYZ a Seat
      at the Table
      Presented by Kathleen Moriarty,
      The Catholic Aid Association, and 
      Nikki Rabideaux, Woodmen of the
      World/Omaha
      Copy of PowerPoint

Fraternal Compensation - How 
       Much is Not Enough? How Much 
       is Too Much?
       Presented by Linda Herman, The
      Stanton Group
      Copy of PowerPoint

Rising from the Ashes - Going
       from Burning to Building
      Presented by Cynthia Tidwell,
      Royal Neighbors of America
      Copy of PowerPoint

Brand Camp
      Presented by Maureen Wall Bentley,
      Aartrijk & Associates
      Copy of PowerPoint
     
Bringing Your Society's Bylaws into 
       the 21st Century
      Presented by Todd Martin,
      Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.
      Copy of PowerPoint

Fraternal Mergers - First Steps to
       Strategic Success
      Presented by Daphne Woolf, The 
      Collin Baer Group, Ltd.
      Copy of PowerPoint

The Federal Income Tax Exemption
       for Fraternal Benefit Societies - 
       A 100th Anniversary Deep Dive
      Presented by Paul Johnston, Thrivent 
      Financial for Lutherans, and Dave
      Hayman, Thrivent Financial for
      Lutherans
      Copy of PowerPoint

The Fraternal Cooperative -
       An Update from the Presidents
       Section Meeting
      Presented by Christopher Kopka, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans,
      Michael Belz, Catholic Life Insurance, Melvin Rambo, Equitable
      Reserve Association, and Steve Ollenburg, MWABank
      Copy of PowerPoint - Kopka 
      Copy of PowerPoint - Ollenburg 

Awards presented at the NFCA Annual Meeting:

Thursday, September 17

Attendees were bused to the Family Service Association of San Antonio, which is housed in an old Studebaker dealership. We painted as many interior walls as possible of the three-story building, in addition to some landscaping projects. More details coming soon!
 

Family Service Association of San Antonio, Inc., the area’s oldest non-profit organization, opened its doors in March 1903. Began as The Charity Association of San Antonio and Bexar County, it was founded by a group of public-minded community leaders whose goal was to provide financial assistance to poor and needy families and prevent their exploitation by unscrupulous individuals. During the following 103 years of uninterrupted service, Family Service Association's objectives and methodologies have changed, but its commitment to its mission of strengthening families has remained constant.

In 1940, Family Service was a founder of a new federated fund-raising group for private charities, the United Fund. It also helped to found the local chapter of the American Red Cross and initiated the City’s Homemaker Department. By the 1950s, Family Service was providing high-quality, professional counseling services. By the1970s, home-based services and group education for families were established. In the early 1990s, the agency began providing needed services through the creative use of volunteers, created the first teen-led gang alternative and implemented the largest Families and Schools Together program in the United States.

Young Professionals Scholarships Awarded
This year, NFCA was able to offer two scholarships for young fraternal professionals to attend the 2009 NFCA Annual Meeting at no charge.  Both of these scholarships were made possible by our meeting-services provider, Really Great Meetings.  The recipients of this year's scholarships are Nikki Rabideaux, Project Specialist for Woodmen of the World/Omaha Woodmen Life Insurance Society, and Jennifer Crissey, Executive Assistant/Legal Assistant for the Polish Roman Catholic Union of America.  Congratulations to both of our scholarship recipients!