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NSA Foundation Helps
Members in Need

At any moment, you could become the victim of an acci- dent or suffer from an illness. It hap- pened to these NSA
members, as these real-life examples
illustrate:
• A woman was riding her bicycle
through a quiet neighborhood
on a Saturday afternoon when a
large tree limb fell and crushed
her spine.

• A man fell from a rooftop while helping a neighbor with repairs.

• An NSA member was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer and was unable to work for more than a year.

• A woman went home to visit her mother, who was in declining health and needed assistance with the activities of daily living. The member moved back home to a rural area to care for her mother, and could not travel for speaking engagements for several years.

• Hurricane Katrina destroyed the homes and businesses of dozens of NSA members.

These people are the “The Faces of the Foundation.”

Providing Hope and Financial
Assistance

In 1983, Founder and Chairman Emeritus Nido Qubein, CSP, CPAE, established the NSA Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the National Speakers Association, which is governed by the NSA Foundation Board

of Trustees. It serves NSA members by providing financial assistance to victims of health crises or natural disaster emergencies.

Your tax-deductible donation gives
fellow members hope and financial sta-
bility, and enables them to continue
their speaking careers during tough
times. Through the generous support
of our donors, the NSA Foundation
was able to provide the following in
2009-10:
• Financial assistance to 12
members, totaling $70,938

• Event registration or meeting
grants to 10 members
• Funds for a program that benefits
at-risk kindergartners
• Oversight and funding for speak-
ing-related research
• Grants to help charitable orga-
nizations communicate through
technology

NSA Scholarship Fund The Foundation also supports the future of the speaking profession by awarding scholarships to deserving college students and grants to charitable organizations that are making a big difference. The NSA Foundation Scholarship Fund was established for full-time junior, senior and graduate students enrolled in four-year accredited colleges and universities who are majoring in speech or directly related fields. In the past 18 years, over $280,000 in scholarships has been awarded to students and professors. For more information, visit www. NSAFoundation.org/Scholarships.aspx.

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The Giving Is Easy In the coming months, the NSA Foundation will ask you to support these worthy causes by making a donation—any amount is deeply appreciated. You can do that by participating in the Foundation’s online auction, or attending the Foundation Benefit Seminar or picnic at NSA’s 2011 Annual Convention—Influence ’ 11— in Anaheim this summer. You’ll get the best in education and entertainment, along with the satisfaction of knowing that you’re supporting a worthy cause.

Here are three more ways you can make your tax-deductible donation: Online: Visit www.NSAFoundation.org By phone: Contact the NSA staff at (480) 968-2552 By mail: Send your donation to: 1500 S. Priest Drive, Tempe, AZ 85281