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The OA Executive Committee has approved $1 shipping on all bookstore orders totaling $5 or less that are shipped to US addresses and select island territories. The new price goes into effect on November 1. By lowering the shipping price, OA trustees are making it more affordable for members and newcomers to order a couple … Continued
To support our Seventh Tradition and improve financial transparency for all OA members, the World Service Office (WSO) has posted OA World Service Budget Overviews for the years 2023, 2024, and 2025. The budget overviews show the different categories and operational areas for which all OA, Inc. funds are collected and spent. Budget overviews have … Continued
We’re pleased to share our Second Quarter Contributions Report (April–June 2025). Every group, service body, and individual who gave this quarter is helping OA carry the message—through literature, oa.org, international support, public outreach, and connecting members worldwide. Second Quarter Highlights Total contributions: US$504,447 (about 4% below budget, but strong) Automatic Recurring Contributions (ARCs): $17,000+ Contributions … Continued
Earlier this week, OA set the stage to improve our Find a Meeting tool by launching a completely new database, the first such update in more than twenty years. Phase 1 is done! Now we can take take advantage of our modern database and create a new Find a Meeting search tool for all OA … Continued
Thank you to the following OA service bodies and group who have sent a total of US$4,484.94 in royalties to OA world service from January to July 2025: Israel National Service Board #09960 Costa Rica Intergroup #09688 Intergroup OA Francais de Montreal Iran National Service Board OA Great Britain National Service Board National Service Board … Continued
Thank You for Keeping OA’s Boat Afloat! We’re pleased to share our First Quarter Contributions Report, covering January through March 2025. This is our first quarterly report, which provides a more timely update on group and service body contributions, as well as region totals, to help keep everyone informed. The report also includes a section … Continued
Did you know that Find a Meeting on oa.org processes 3 million searches a year? Did you know that the Find a Meeting database is more than 20 years old? But we’ve kept it running since long before any of us got our first smartphone! (And thank goodness are smartphones aren’t 20 years old.) We … Continued
The World Service Office recently posted a thorough update to the OA Copyright and Trademark Requests page (formerly the Copyright Requests page) on oa.org to offer the most comprehensive information about how and when registered OA groups and service bodies may use and reproduce bookstore literature, Lifeline stories, logos, and other resources that are the … Continued
The OA Board of Trustees Treasurer wants you to know that OA’s 2025 Annual Appeal has begun! Groups can do their part by reading the Annual Appeal letter at three consecutive meetings. To submit your contribution, use our new QR code or the other means of payment at oa.org/contribute and select the 2025 Annual Appeal … Continued
An independent audit of OA, Inc.’s 2024 finances was recently completed, and the auditor found OA to be in a strong financial position with good controls on accounting practices that conform with US generally accepted auditing standards (GAAS). The 2024 audit report can be found in the Document Library and on the World Service Business … Continued