Education Education best practices and develop leadership innovations. This year’s conference will feature a full schedule of professional speakers and opportunities for attendees, speakers and sponsors to connect and engage with one another, as well as the 2022 Golden Circle Celebration Dinner. Topics will address common issues and challenges facing today’s funeral professional. YP Summit (May 17) OGR will bring together members who are not yet in primary decision-making roles at their funeral homes, regardless of age, for an afternoon of professional development and connection. YPs who register for Conference will get a discount on Summit registration. Learning Library We know your time is valuable and you can’t always participate live for webinars. The Learning Library allows you to access top-rated content from the Annual Conference and past webinars. Emilie joined OGR as Education & Events Director in 2020. With more than 22 years’ experience with strategic meeting management, marketing and design, she has extensive strength in collaboration, fiscal accountability, strategic planning and communication. She passionately believes in continual professional development as evidenced by her designations as a Certified Meeting Professional (CMP), Certified Association Executive (CAE), Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Event Designer (CED) and Certificate in Meetings Management (CMM). Have a professional development session you want to offer for your fellow OGR members? Fill out the form at OGR.org/Education or email Emilie at EPerkins@OGR.org. New, free content for your funeral home's website OGR has created five short grief support videos you can post on the Grief Support Resources page of your funeral home's website: • Communicating Your Needs • Guilt be Gone • The Myths of Mourning • Tools for Tough Times • Thanks for the Memories If you are looking for longer content, our 30-minute Humor in Hard Times video is also available to post on your page. 6 www.ogr.org | Winter 2022 Created by OGR’s grief specialist, Nancy Weil, these videos will add value to your current grief support page and are available to you free of charge. There is also an option to have your funeral home’s information placed at the beginning or end of each video for a small fee. These videos are just a part of the full grief support programs OGR provides to our members. For more information, contact Nancy Weil at NWeil@OGR.org or (512) 334-5504, ext. 304.
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