The Twelve Concepts of OA Service are our primary guide to conducting OA business and the keys to OA-service success. Use our new “Twelve Concepts of OA Service Workshop,” available in both PPTX (large file) and PDF file formats, at your next Fellowship event to explore the Principles of the Concepts and encourage a better … Continued
This simple, straightforward two-page guide is designed to help members structure a brief informational meeting for newcomers, which can be held before, after, or even during a regularly scheduled OA meeting. These Guidelines summarize what vital topics of discussion introduce OA: the assurance of anonymity, the commonality of our compulsive eating problem, and the primary purpose of … Continued
Public information and professional outreach (PIPO) committees throughout the OA Fellowship have new tools to carry the message to the still-suffering compulsive eater who is searching for a solution. “OA has your back” is a new public service annoucement (PSA) video that depicts the range of problems with food that compulsive eaters might deal with … Continued
In response to a request from the World Service Business Conference (WSBC) Bylaws Committee, OA’s bylaws and policies have been made more accessible to the Fellowship. In addition to the PDF versions available in the Document Library, they can now be viewed as web pages, which are easier to view on mobile devices and easier … Continued
The Public Information Service Manual and the Professional Outreach Manual are now conveniently combined, with their best explanations and recommendations for public information and professional outreach work distilled into the Public Information and Professional Outreach Service Manual (#765). This spiral-bound manual covers a wide range of topics, including writing press releases, bringing the message of … Continued
Any designated downloader who is fluent in a language other than English now has the option to become a Designated Downloader and Translator! The Designated Downloader service position has long connected OA members without digital access to the latest OA recovery news. Adding translation to that service position can help spread the message of OA … Continued
Updated February 17, 2024 After careful thought, review, and discussion, the group conscience of the Region Four board is to disband Region Four and dissolve its nonprofit corporation by August 2024. The decision to disband was based on a persistent and critical drop in service to intergroups and the region board. Since 2012, the region’s … 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
The OA Board of Trustees has added the cost of lodging up to seven room nights as well as the cost of an travel visa to the list of expenses eligible to be covered by the Delegate Support Fund. Now international travelers can arrive early to overcome jet lag and adjust to the local time … Continued
The OA Board of Trustees is pleased to announce that Dan Sandweiss of Albuquerque, New Mexico, has been hired as the new Managing Director of the OA World Service Office (WSO). Dan brings a wealth of executive-level experience, a passion for mission-driven nonprofits, and a personal connection to our program as “friends and family” of … Continued