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“Now is
the Time
in
History”
Capital
Campaign
Advances
Foundation |
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NATA
News
Feature
Story on
Foundation
Capital
Campaign
 The
NATA
Research
and The
Foundation
Board,
Staff
and
volunteers
have
been
working
for over
a year
on the
quiet,
or
advanced
gifts’
phase of
the
capital
fundraising
campaign,
The
Campaign
for
Research
and
Education.
The
first
such
campaign
in
Foundation
history,
the
fundamental
principle
is to
move
from a
dollar
in –
dollar
out
financial
model to
an
endowment
model.
This
change
permits
financial
gifts to
be added
to the
principal
of a
fund,
allowing
for in
perpetuity
and
annual
income
to
support
an
endowment.
With a
base of
tremendous
support
and much
encouragement
the
Foundation
is
beginning
the
public
phase of
the
Campaign
as
announced
in the
January
issue of
the
NATA
News.
Click
HERE
to read
the full
story.
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Foundation
Launches
Capital
Campaign
website |
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 The
Foundation
has
developed
several
web
pages to
provide
further
information
on the
recently
announced
public
phase of
the
Campaign
for
Research
and
Education.
The goal
of the
campaign
is to
increase
the
endowed
funds in
the
Foundation
in order
to award
more and
larger
scholarships
and
research
grants.
In
turn,
this
would
grow the
body of
knowledge,
increase
expertise
and
advance
the work
and
practice
of
Athletic
Training.
Included
are
several
quotes
from
major
contributors
to newly
established
endowments
as well
as
information
on how
we can
all
become
benefactors.
Click
HERE
to view
the
Campaign
website
or go to
www.natafoundation.org/capitalcampaign.htm.
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In
June
of
2008
at
its
inaugural
donor
reception,
the
Foundation
honored
16
individuals
or
groups
who
each
pledged
to
contribute
at
least
$5,000
to
become
private
benefactors
to
the
capital
campaign.
Click
HERE
for
a
recap
of
the
event.
The
Foundation’s
2009
Donor
Reception
will
be
held
during
the
NATA
Annual
Meeting
in
San
Antonio.
For
2009,
the
event
will
publicly
honor
all
donors
committing
$1,000
or
more
to
the
Campaign
for
Research
and
Education,
which
recently
moved
into
its
public
phase.
The
inaugural
class
of
the
Shoe
Box
Society
for
Planned
Giving
will
also
be
honored.
Membership
is
open
to
those
who
have
made
a
planned
gift
or
who
have
designated
the
Foundation
in
their
estate
plan.
Click
HERE
to
learn
more.
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A
Message
from
Foundation
President
Mark
Hoffman |
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This
year
is
shaping
up
to
be a
very
eventful
time
for
the
Foundation.
In
the
short
four
weeks
since
the
calendar
turned
to
2009,
John
Oliver
has
announced
his
plans
to
retire
shortly
after
the
annual
meeting
in
San
Antonio
and
our
Capital
Campaign
has
moved
into
the
public
phase.
John
Oliver
has
been
a
“rock”
of
the
Foundation
and
has
served
as
the
director
for
the
tenure
of
four
out
of
the
five
Foundation
presidents
(see
John
Oliver
Retirement
Story).
The
official
kickoff
of
the
Capital
Campaign’s
public
phase
occurred
at
the EATA
meeting
earlier
this
month.
The
general
plan
for
moving
the
Capital
Campaign
into
the
public
phase
is
for
official
announcements
and
presentations
to
occur
at
each
of
the
district
meetings
as
well
as
at
the
Educators
Conference
next
month.
We
are
nearly
half
way
to
our
2
million
dollar
goal.
This
Capital
Campaign
for
Research
and
Education
is
your
opportunity
to
financially
support
your
profession
and
feed
your
passion.
Everyone
involved
with
administering
this
campaign
and
soliciting
support
knows
the
difficulties
of
raising
money
in
our
challenging
economy.
One
of
the
key
points
we
are
continuing
to
stress
with
the
donors
and
our
prospects
is
that
the
campaign
was
designed
to
allow
contributions
to
be
spread
over
three
years
or
contributed
in a
single
donation.
You
can
find
more
information
on
the
Campaign
for
Research
and
Education
at
www.natafoundation.org/capitalcampaign.htm.
I
hope
that
each
of
you
consider
this
opportunity
and
seriously
consider
your
individual
involvement.
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GRANT INFORMATION SUMMARY
The Effect of a 4-Week Balance Training Program on Postural Control and Gait Performance in Those with Chronic Ankle Instability |
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PRACTICAL
SIGNIFICANCE
This
study
demonstrated
that
participation
in 4
weeks of
progressive,
dynamic
balance
training
significantly
improves
postural
control,
gait,
and
self-reported
function
in those
with
chronic
ankle
instability.
Click
HERE
to
review
the full
Grant
Information
Summary.
Patrick
O.
McKeon,
PhD, ATC,
CSCS
Principal
Investigators |
This
Grant
Information
Summary
may be
downloaded
in a
2-page
pdf file
from
www.natafoundation.org/pdfs/08McKeonGrantSummary.pdf
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Thanks
so much
for the
investment
that you
as
individual
members
have
made in
the
Foundation.
We
wanted
to
report
the the
highlights
of the
NATA
Foundation's
accomplishments
for 2008
that you
made
possible
with
your
support.
Only a
small
portion
of NATA
District
membership
dues
approved
by some
individual
districts
directly
supports
the
Foundation.
The
Foundation
relies
heavily
upon
charitable
giving
and
voluntary
support
to
sustain
all of
its
programs
and
activities,
which
are
geared
to
supporting
and
advancing
the
athletic
training
profession
through
research
and
education.
Research
Programs
-
18
Grants
were
awarded
totaling
over
$432,641
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Approximately
200
Free
Communications
Presentations/Posters
were
presented
at
the
NATA
Annual
Meeting
in
St.
Louis
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20
Foundation
grant
recipients
presented
their
findings
to
the
NATA
membership
in
St.
Louis
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Abstracts
of
original
research
were
published
in
the
summer
supplement
to
the
Journal
of
Athletic
Training
-
An
original
research
supplement
to
the
Journal
of
Athletic
Training
was
made
available
to
NATA
members
-
Grant
Information
Summaries,
published
from
funded
research
projects,
were
made
available
to
NATA
members
through
the
Foundation
website
and
at
National
and
District
Meetings
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The
Medal
for
Distinguished
Athletic
Training
Research
presented
in
honor
of
Joseph
S.
Torg,
MD
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The
New
Investigator
Award
presented
in
honor
of
Freddie
H.
Fu,
MD
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Doctoral
Dissertation
Award
presented
in
honor
of
David
H.
Perrin,
PhD,
ATC
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Post
Doctoral
Research
Grant
continued
funding
Education
Programs
-
$150,000
awarded
through
Foundation
Scholarship
Program
(75
Scholarships)
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Presentation
of
Lecture
Exchange
Program
with
the
AMSSM,
AOSSM
and
ACSM
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Educational
research/program
grants
Capital
Campaign
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11
new
endowments
have
already
been
established
with
18
additional
endowments
being
actively
pursued.
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The
principal
driver
of
the
Foundation’s
Capital
Campaign
is a
new
and
expanded
vision
for
the
future.
The
goal
is
to
obtain
a
significant
portion
of
the
annual
resources
needed
to
continue
advancing
the
profession
from
interest
generated
by
the
Foundation’s
endowments.
To
download
a copy
of the
single
page
Investor
Report
for 2008
click
HERE. |
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Foundation Director John Oliver to Retire in July |
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 John
Oliver,
CAE,
CFRE has
recently
announced
his
plans to
retire
as the
Director
of the
Foundation
shortly
after
the
annual
meeting
in San
Antonio.
John has
served
the
Foundation
for more
than
eleven
years
and has
been an
invaluable
leader
and
resource.
For
those of
you who
don’t
know,
here is
some
information
about
John and
his
professional
accomplishments.
John
graduated
from
the
United
States
Military
Academy
at West
Point in
1963.
He
subsequently
completed
tours
of duty
in the
U.S.,
Europe,
and
Southeast
Asia.
He
became a
Certified
Association
Executive
in 1990
and is a
past
president
of the
Dallas
Fort
Worth
Association
Executives.
Please
take a
chance
over the
next
several
months
to wish
John
well in
his
retirement.
We will
miss him
at the
helm of
the
Foundation
but know
that his
wife,
Suzie,
children,
grandchildren,
and dogs
will
enjoy
having
John
around a
bit
more.
Teresa
Foster
Welch,
CAE has
been
named as
John’s
successor.
Look for
additional
information
on
Teresa
in a
future
eBlast.
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NATA
Research
&
Education
Foundation
2952
Stemmons
Dallas,
TX 75247
214.637.6282
www.natafoundation.org
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athletic
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