Move United Member Newsletter | OCT 2024

In This Issue:


  • PRESENTER APPLICATIONS OPEN
  • FUNDING OPPORTUNITY
  • MEMBER ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES
  • WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
  • OUTDOORLY
  • MEET MICAELA VENUS

MOVE UNITED EDUCATION CONFERENCE PRESENTER APPLICATIONS OPEN!

The Move United Education Conference invites you to "Catalyze Change through Sport."


Building on the momentum of the 2024 Olympic & Paralympic Games and looking to the Los Angeles 2028 and Salt Lake City 2034 Olympic & Paralympic Games, the adaptive sport industry will have the opportunity to capitalize on the incredible exposure and success of Paralympic athletes. Harnessing this energy, the conference will elevate the movement, centering representation of individuals with disabilities and generating long-standing impact to access.


Conference content will be offered on nonprofit management, sport-specific instructioninclusion in schools and universities, and intersections with medical professionals, among other leading industry topics.


Join us in Park City with local host organization the National Ability Center.


Deadline to apply: November 1st


LEARN MORE

Several conference attendees either seated on gym floor or in chair passing volleyball to each other
Visually impaired athlete in harness climbing up rock wall
SPORTS MAKE US MORE
IN THE NEWS

U.S. Department of States Visitor and Sports Envoy

A Request For Applications (RFAs) is currently open for partners interested in supporting exchange programs planned for 2025 or early 2026. The two RFAs target either high school aged youth OR college aged youth. For each program, the sub-awardee partner would be responsible for implementing 2 separate exchange programs in 2 different countries.


These funding opportunities are offered through FHI360. This is not a Move United managed grant program.


LEARN MORE

GET IN THE GAME

UPCOMING EVENTS

MEMBER SERVICES OFFICE HOURS

October 9th | 12:00-2:00p EST

Join the membership team for open Zoom office hours. Hop on the call to ask us any questions, say hello or just catch up.


REGISTER HERE

MEMBER ENGAGEMENT DISCUSSION: Risk Management

October 29th | 1:00-2:00p EST

How does your organization do site assessments, write EAP's and manage risk during programming? Come join in on this roundtable discussion to talk about how organizations are managing risk from small to large scale events.


REGISTER HERE

JOIN THE MOVEMENT
MEMBER HIGHLIGHTS
MEMBER UPDATES

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

Adaptive Club

Moving Mountains Adaptive Program

MEMBER BENEFITS

OUTDOORLY

Like you, we're obsessed with our outdoor community, and we want our earth preserved by stoked stewards. Our loyal outdoor purchase platform equips industry experts with affordable, tried-and-true gear, and we get the pleasure of watching our members stay flirty, dirty, and thriving with the environment — a natural cycle of win-wins.


Outdoorly.com provides Move United Members insider deals to a wide selection of gear, apparel, and food from larger brands like Mammut, Dragon, and Obermeyer to more niche brands like RXBAR, Liberty Skis, and Klean Kanteen.


Go to Outdoorly.com/signup and use your unique invitation code MU-2JP4 for expedited approval!


MEET MOVE UNITED

MICAELA VENUS

EVENTS COORDINATOR

Micaela joined the Move United team in 2021. As the Events Coordinator, she organizes events and plans programs for Move United, including The Hartford Ski Spectacular, Move United Warfighters events, and Sponsor events.


She comes to Move United after 6+ years at the Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association (GLASA), a chapter member of Move United, as their Program Director and Volunteer Coordinator. Micaela has a B.S. in Recreation Therapy from University of Wisconsin – La Crosse and a M.S. in Sport Management, with a specialization in Athlete Development, from the University of Florida. She resides in the Chicago suburbs with her husband, daughter, dog (Frankie), and two cats (Stu & Lou). Outside the office, you can find Micaela taking Pilates classes, hiking, snowboarding, doing projects around her house, or trying to convince her husband to adopt more pets.


LEARN MORE

SHOP OUR ONLINE STORE

Preview of Move United online shore showcasing a t shirt saying push what's possible and a long sleeve saying Redefining Disability
E-News Archive
MISSED AN ISSUE?
Visit the archive to catch up on past Member Newsletters!
DSUSA Jobs Page
DSUSA Event Calendar
DSUSA Member Update Form

Need more info? Contact ddodge@moveunitedsport.org or visit moveunitedsport.org