An independent audit of OA, Inc.’s 2023 finances was recently completed, and once again the auditor found OA to be in a strong financial position with good controls on accounting practices that conform with US generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). The 2023 audit report can be found in the Document Library and on the World … Continued
The OA Board of Trustees is excited to announce that OA’s 2024 Annual Appeal has begun! Groups can do their part by reading the Annual Appeal letter at three consecutive meetings. To submit your contribution, go to staging.oa.org/contribute or our new contribution portal at oacontribute.blackbaudportal.com and select “Annual Appeal 2024” in the drop-down menu (see … Continued
Thank you to the following OA service bodies who have sent a total of US$255.67 in royalties to OA world service in 2024: Clug-Napoca (Romania) #53256 The Dutch Intergroup #09401 OA’s licensing agreement for publication and distribution of translated OA literature includes instruction that a royalty of 10 percent of net income be paid to … Continued
You May Receive an Invitation to Join If you’ve ever used staging.oa.org/contribute to make a Seventh Tradition contribution, OA world services will soon send you an e-mail via mtrujillo@staging.oa.org inviting you to sign in to our new member contributions portal. More Control Over Your Contributions We are adding the new contribution portal to bring new … Continued
The OA Board of Trustees unanimously approved a US$1,809,100 balanced budget for the upcoming fiscal year from January 1 to December 31, 2024. OA’s world service budget is funded by Seventh Tradition contributions of OA members, groups, and service bodies; sales of OA literature; and event registration fees. The world service budget supports the OA … Continued
OA members who use devices made by Apple have a new payment option to make their Seventh Tradition contribution at staging.oa.org/contribute. Apple Pay has been added to our list of options, which also includes payment by debit or credit card, PayPal, and Venmo. The new Apple Pay option will only appear if the user is … Continued
Website hacking activity from bots and other bad actors is on the rise, so it is of growing importance to ensure that your OA website and all its functions, such as the Seventh Tradition button, are secure. The two most important things you can do are 1) use complex passwords and 2) enable two-factor or … Continued