Resources

Outreach and Education

opportunities professional development missionfacilities It’s easy to give away money. The more difficult task is giving it away to organizations that spend it wisely. That’s where the board and staff must work together to ensure effectiveness. One of our strategies continues to be helping enhance a nonprofit’s ability to work toward its mission. We do this by providing high level professional development opportunities and making our facilities, resources and staff available for nonprofits.

Sarkeys Southwest Regional Leadership Forum

Every other year Sarkeys hosts the Southwest Regional Leadership Forum for nonprofit professionals and volunteers from Oklahoma and the region. The Forum is Sarkeys’ premier nonprofit educational event. Because of the pandemic, the 2021

Forum was postponed but plans to move forward are already underway.

The Forum is scheduled for November 6th & 7th, 2023. Research Library

Sarkeys Meeting Room

The Sarkeys meeting room is a former church in downtown Norman, renovated with rich oak accents and mission-style furnishings. Its large meeting room is designed for maximum flexibility. The meeting room can seat over 150 people theater-style or 100 classroom-style. It can also be divided into smaller rooms to accommodate 20 to 75 people. It includes a large full-service catering kitchen.

The Sarkeys Foundation research library, adjacent to the meeting room, offers fundraising directories, board development information, and materials on a variety of management and governance issues. The library is available during business hours by appointment.