Strategic
Planning Seminar for Marion Area Businesses and Organizations Offered
The Non-Profit Connection, a collaboration of
north central Ohio community minded non-profit organizations, will hold a
strategic planning seminar, "The Reality of Survival" featuring Scott A. Frye
of Strategic Concepts, LLC, Thursday, September 12, 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at The
Ohio State University at Marion's Morrill Hall.
"Strategic Planning, The Reality of Survival"
will outline the big picture of performance management, basic definitions
of strategic planning, the importance of planning, national and local trends,
stories of success and failure, where to begin with strategic planning, the
risks involved in lack of planning, as well as practical structured models
of strategic plans. Frye's presentation style provides humor and simplification
to the complex issues involving strategic planning.
Organizers of the seminar recommend it for board
members and senior staff of both public and non-profit organizations. The
evening begins with registration and a light dinner from 4 to 5 p.m. Next
Frye will present the core of the seminar, "The Reality of Survival, What
it is, what it isn't, and why your organization must do it, followed by a
how to model of strategic planning implementation.
According to Frye, "The seminar offers the structure
and discipline necessary to get clear about the question of why plan. It provides
an opportunity to influence the future and to tell your story of success and
challenges."
Frye is CEO of Strategic Concepts, LLC, a Columbus
based management consulting firm dedicated to improving the performance of
public and not-for-profit organizations. He has consulted with many public,
private, and not-for-profit organizations throughout the country. He has facilitated
strategic planning for a variety of customers including: the District of Columbia
Department of Mental Health, Office of the Chief Technology Officer, Department
of Transportation, Department of Housing and Development, and the South Carolina
Department of Human Resources.
Frye has active information technology consulting
engagements with the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, the Ohio
Rehabilitation Services Commission and the Franklin County ADAMH Board.
Seminar information and registration material
can be obtained through Brad Bebout at the Marion Community Foundation, 238
E. Center Street, Marion, 740-387-9704. Cost for the event is $25 per person.
Please make checks payable to Marion Community Foundation. Deadline for registration
is Friday, September 6.
The Non-Profit Connection is a collaborative
between Marion Area Chamber of Commerce, Marion Area Counseling Center, Marion
Community Foundation, The Ohio State University at Marion, and United Way
of Marion County.
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Ohio
State Marion's Five Nights Season Begins With Award Winning Recording Artist
Steve Free
The Ohio State University at Marion
is pleased to announce the schedule of performances for its annual Five Nights
on Campus series, beginning in October with nationally recognized singer/songwriter
Steve Free. Season tickets are now on sale through the university's Office of
Community Relations
Five Nights on Campus is a cultural
and musical arts outreach to the residents of the seven-county regional service
area of Ohio State Marion. The series features a variety of entertainment styles,
from classical music to bluegrass. The mission of the series is to provide unique
cultural and educational opportunities about diverse cultures and backgrounds
to the community, while encouraging area residents to take part in university
life. The Five Nights series offers residents of north central Ohio an affordable
entertainment venue close to home.
The Wayne and Geraldine Kuhn Fine
Arts Gallery, located in Morrill Hall at Ohio State Marion, will also be open
throughout each evening's performance for concert patrons to enjoy unique art
exhibits from area artists.
The performance series starts October
10 at 7:30 p.m. in Morrill Hall on the campus of Ohio State at Marion with Steve
Free. Free is an award-winning recording artist that uses his Appalachian/Native
American roots to deliver thought provoking lyrics, and encourage fun-filled
audience participation.
Signed as a recording artist through
Fraternity Records, Free scored a number one hit in January 2002 on the international
country/folk chart with his single, "Without Your Love." The song is off his
recent album, "Timeline." "Without Your Love" received airplay on nearly one
thousand country, college, Americana, and National Public radio stations across
the country. Free was awarded an Airplay Platinum Album for the song in July
2002. The Platinum Record is awarded for more than 100,000 units of airplay.
The third release off his "Timeline"
CD, "Connecticut Cowboy," is currently played on over 500 radio stations around
the world. The song was released on a CD of country singles featuring Grammy
Award winner Lee Ann Womack.
Over his career, Free has placed five
songs on national and international music charts, sharing time at the top with
artists like Loretta Lynn, The Bellamy Brothers, and Kenny Rogers. Free has
won several music industry awards, including the Academy of Independent Singer/Songwriter
of the Year in 1996. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, The Appalachian Arts
Council, and the National Endowment for the Arts recently commissioned Free
to compose a song for the Bicentennial Commemoration of the Lewis and Clark
Expedition.
Other Five Nights performances slated
for the year are:
The Central Ohio Symphony Orchestra, December 12, 2002 The group will perform
a concert of traditional seasonal numbers, carols from around the world, popular
sing-a-longs, and a number for the children in the audience. Also performing
will be the Marion Civic Chorus and the Heart of Ohio Men's Holiday Chorus.
Gospelfest 2003, February 20, 2003
Presented by Raise Productions, this highly acclaimed concert is held in partnership
with the Black Heritage Council in celebration of Black History Month. Enjoy
an encore performance of choral, spiritual, traditional, and contemporary
gospel music by the Raise Mass Choir of Columbus. A soul food dinner, presented
by the Black Heritage Council, will be held prior to the performance.
Andrew Manfred Brown, March 20, 2003
A classical pianist and former college professor, this Kentucky artist will
combine educational and entertaining dialogue with pieces by Mozart, Schubert,
and Brahms.
The Muleskinner Band, May 15, 2003
Muleskinner provides quality bluegrass, gospel, and traditional acoustic music,
featuring banjo, mandolin, and guitar. The band will perform an open-air concert,
weather permitting.
All performances will begin at 7:30
p.m. The Holiday Concert will be held in the Alber Student Center. Weather
permitting; The Muleskinner Band will perform on the portico outside Morrill
Hall lobby. All other performances will be held in the Morrill Hall Auditorium.
Light refreshments will be served after each performance, with the opportunity
to meet with the artists.
Tickets are available by contacting
The Ohio State University at Marion, Office of Community Relations at 1465
Mt. Vernon Avenue, Marion, Ohio 43302, 740-389-6786, extension 6340. The cost
for the entire Five Nights season of performances is $30 adults, $25 seniors,
and $15 for students. The cost for an individual Five Nights performance is
$8 adults and $3 for students.
The Ohio State University Marching
Band will also perform at The Palace Theatre on November 13, 2002. Contact
The Palace Theatre in Marion at 740-382-2101 for tickets and information.
This year's sponsors for the Five
Nights series include: Clear Channel Radio, Marion; Herald Printing; Marion
Steel; Medical Mutual; Warren Brown Family Foundation; Verizon; Whirlpool
Corporation, Marion Division; and Wyandot Inc. Five Nights is also made possible
through a grant from The Ohio Arts Council, which helped fund this program
with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence,
and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans.
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Strategic
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