Optometry Giving Sight

Join Optometry Giving Sight (OGS) at the 2024 Optometry Divas Educational Retreat on August 2-4th! Discover the power of knowledge and community at this epic event! Get an exclusive discount with code [OGS24ODER] when you join Optometry Divas in St. Augustine, FL, for an inspiring event designed to help optometrists thrive. A portion of registration fees will be donated to OGS. https://lnkd.in/ekSpF_Ws #OptometryDivasEducationalRetreat #UnleashYourPower

OGS is highlighting an opportunity to join our team as the Executive Director. About Optometry Giving Sight: Optometry Giving Sight supports sustainable and scalable optometry-led programs that educate eye care providers locally and enables the establishment and delivery of vision care and eye health to all. Job Title: Executive Director About the Role: The Executive Director is the senior staff officer. Leading the work with volunteer Board members and professional staff, they are responsible for the strategic direction and management of all aspects of the organization, both in the US and Canada, to enhance the organization’s image and reputation and promote the mission of funding projects and programs that grow optometry globally to solve the problem of uncorrected refractive error. Requirements: - 15+ years of experience in non-profit leadership or a related field - Proven track record of success in program development, fundraising, and team management - Strong understanding of the eye care sector and the challenges faced by underserved communities - Excellent communication, strategic thinking, and problem-solving skills - Ability to work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders and build strong relationships For more information and to apply, visit https://lnkd.in/gTJ6yviM

Many thanks to Dr. Douglas Morrow and the wonderful staff at Vision Source Innovative Eye Care in Auburn, IN, for their generous support of Optometry Giving Sight. If you live in the area and are looking for new eyewear, stop by their office Tuesday, July 23, for their frame show. A portion of the proceeds from the event will benefit OGS and our mission to end preventable vision impairment and blindness throughout the world. Thanks, Dr. Morrow and team! We appreciate you. https://lnkd.in/gasW4vi5 givingsight.org/donate

Whether we're building an optometry school in Haiti, providing optometry training in Vietnam, establishing a vision center in Ghana or providing free eye exams and eyeglasses to Special Olympics athletes from the United States and Kenya, we need you. Optometry Giving Sight relies on donations from the optometry community to give the gift of sight to those in need. If you are looking for ways for your practice to make an even greater impact on patient’s lives, join TEAM OGS now. TEAM OGS – Together Eyecare Achieves Miracles. https://ow.ly/ONcV50SG5Rm

TODAY: Tune in to Arkinos Live today at 12:15 p.m. ET when host Erich Mattei talks to OGS’s Lois Schoenbrun, CAE (Ret.), FAAO , and Nikki Earich, about the organization’s work around the world to end preventable vision impairment and blindness. They will also introduce a new year-round practice giving program designed to enable optometry practices to expand their corporate social responsibility programs globally and give the gift of sight to everyone, everywhere. https://lnkd.in/g2a8VbU8

There’s a new TEAM in town – TEAM OGS! And, you can join now. With easy ways for optometry practices to give the gift of sight to those in need all over the world, it’s a game changer. Choose a TEAM captain, select your TEAM OGS activities – and you’re off and running! It’s a great way to show patients that your commitment to eye health and good vision extends beyond your local community to the global community. TEAM OGS – Together Eyecare Achieves Miracles! givingsight.org/team-ogs

Many thanks to Dr. Darryl Glover for hosting Optometry Giving Sight's (OGS) Director of Development Nikki Earich on a recent episode of his Defocus Media podcast! Tune in to learn about the life-changing work that OGS and its partners are doing around the world to bring the gift of sight to those in need. And, find out how you can help. https://ow.ly/R3aN50Sz9j3 https://ow.ly/Sp0C50Sz9j6

There’s a new TEAM coming to town soon! And, you can be a part of it. With easy ways for optometry practices to give the gift of sight to those in need all over the world, it’s a game changer. www.givingsight.org

Many, many thanks to Eye Recommend and its optometry offices for their very generous support of last year’s OGS World Sight Day Challenge. During the two-month challenge, 66 Eye Recommend practices raised more than $81,800 for OGS! Leading the way was Henderson Vision Centre in Winnipeg MB, whose staff and patients contributed an astounding $11,218 to the annual fundraiser. Next was Rocky Mountain Optometry in Fernie BC. Each practice will receive $300 from Eye Recommend for a congratulatory lunch, as will Barrhaven Optometric Centre (Nepean ON) and Edinburgh Optometry Clinic (Guelph ON). Barrhaven and Edinburgh were randomly selected as lunch winners from the 17 Eye Recommend offices to have raised at least $1,000 for the effort. In addition to Henderson, Rocky Mountain and Barrhaven, rounding out the top 10 contributing Eye Recommend offices were: Valley Vision Optometry, Port Alberni BC; Mountain View Optometry, Cochrane AB; Merivale Vision Care; Ottawa ON; Dolman Eyecare Center, New Hamburg ON; iSmile/Lapienis Optometry, Brampton ON; Spectrum Eyecare & Eyewear, Fredericton NB and; Red Deer Eye Care Centre, Red Deer AB. Thank you all for your very generous support of our efforts to eradicate preventable vision impairment and blindness throughout the world. www.givingsight.org/donate

Before a grant from Optometry Giving Sight was awarded to Vision for the Poor in Guatemala, people of limited means in the country had access to optometrists whose skills were limited to refraction and prescribing eyeglasses and other visual aids. As of today, the grant has enabled 18 of these optometrists to be trained to provide more comprehensive, primary eye care services. That was welcome news to Juan Pablo. Diagnosed with advanced congenital glaucoma, and blind in his right eye, one of the newly trained optometrists was able to prescribe medication and eyeglasses to preserve and improve the vision in his left eye. Expanding optometry education worldwide is just one part of OGS’s strategy to eliminate preventable vision impairment and blindness. Please help us give the gift of sight to everyone, everywhere. givingsight.org/donate