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Oklahoma Nonprofit Excellence (ONE) Awards

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Year-End Charitable Giving as Important as Ever

We find ourselves at the turn of another year, gifted the opportunity to take stock of the last and make plans for the new. Today, we may only be halfway through it, but it seems we will someday look back on the decade of the 2020s as a time of transformative change. Through the pandemic, record... Continue Reading

Time is Now to Make Nonprofits Sales Tax Exempt

As someone who started my career in the for-profit world and has now served the nonprofit sector for decades, I find that there’s quite a lot of confusion among audiences throughout Oklahoma regarding what makes a nonprofit… well, not-for-profit. A nonprofit is simply a business that... Continue Reading

Shutdown Futher Shuts Out Nonprofits

Year-End Charitable Giving as Important as Ever Posted By Marnie Taylor, Monday, January 26, 2026 We find ourselves at the turn of another year, gifted the opportunity to take stock of the last and make plans for the new. Today, we may only be halfway through it, but it... Continue Reading

Patt Potts Legacy Inspires Making a Difference

After 92 years of service to her family, her community and her state, the world said goodbye to a truly exceptional woman. My friend, mentor and the founder of my nonprofit organization, the one and only Pat Potts, passed away last month. In partnership with her husband, Ray, Pat was known as a... Continue Reading

Marnie's Mission Minute: Nonprofit Nonpartisanship Bedrock of Serving Public Good

A bedrock of American democracy that is foundational to how we take care of people in our communities is under attack. Imagine you’re at church on Sunday, and you make a charitable contribution when they pass the plate, just like your family has done for generations. If you’re like me,... Continue Reading

Welcome to the New OKCNP Website

Welcome to our new website! We have a brand new look and updated technology in an effort to better serve all our members. We hope that you'll enjoy it as much as we do. In order to get the most out of your member experience, you will need to create a new login. Your previous username and password... Continue Reading

Marnie's Mission Minute: Nonprofits Doing More with Less... Again

As time marches on and each generation goes through its fair share of economic and cultural changes, it is a theme that each generation must also adapt to new circumstances. For those of us in the workforce through many of these trends – including the oil bust, Great Recession, COVID and... Continue Reading

Marnie's Mission Minute: Let’s Make Sure the Tax Bill is Big and Beautiful for Nonprofits, Too

All eyes have been on Washington, DC once again as the federal tax bill has taken Capitol Hill by storm. Citizens and organizations of all types and backgrounds have pored over the behemoth 1,000-plus page “big, beautiful bill,” as its provisions are sure to have far-reaching and... Continue Reading

Marnie's Mission Minute: Nonprofits Need Your Time & Talents More Than Ever

Oklahomans have been through some tough times to say the least. Around this time each year when the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon surges through our streets, we are reminded of the harrowing day that struck our city 30 years ago, during which time I was proud to respond with the American Red... Continue Reading

Marnie's Mission Minute: For Nonprofits, It All Comes Down to Business

‘Tis the season at the Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits when we are in the thick of budget planning in preparation for our next fiscal year, which starts July 1. As you might expect, the last few months have involved various stages of analyzing data, synthesizing our monthly and quarterly... Continue Reading

Marnie's Mission Minute: Participation in the Process Yields Results

Coming off an election year, it has been hard to miss news stories lamenting low voter turnout and disenchantment with the political process. Americans – including Oklahomans – report numerous explanations deterring a visit to the ballot box, from busy schedules to a feeling every vote... Continue Reading