As natural disasters displace thousands across the country and many parents are settling into an empty nest for the first time, I am reminded of the importance of home. Acting as a place of refuge and respite, home serves as our still point in the constantly turning world, as T.S. Eliot writes. The nonprofit sector has long been that place for me. Its breath and depth, commitment to the greater good and servant culture welcome me daily and work to remind me of life’s blessings. When I started working with The Oklahoma Center for Nonprofit nearly 20 years ago, its mission work impacting all nonprofits felt like a unique fit for my decades of services to various organizations. Serving as The Center’s President and CEO gives me the opportunity to give to Oklahoma’s diverse nonprofit sector what they have given me for so long – a home. The Center has long been the place where our state’s nonprofits go when times are tough, when they need a helping hand or a listening ear. We are the convening point for the sector, a hub of critical information and source of collaboration. Now, after more than 40 years, The Center is finally able to give Oklahoma’s nonprofits a physical place to call home. In addition to our beautiful space inside Tulsa’s Legacy Plaza, The Center has a new headquarters in the heart of Oklahoma City’s thriving Innovation District. It gives nonprofits somewhere to come to for whatever they need – a question answered, a professional development course, a desk to use while they’re in Oklahoma City for the day or a space to use for their fundraiser. Equip with state-of-the-art technology and co-working spaces, 60% percent of the 31,000 square foot building is available for nonprofits to use. This building solidifies our sector as a critical part of Oklahoma’s economy while also offering nonprofits a space of their own. There are more than five-thousand active nonprofits in our state – with different missions, different needs and different challenges. Each of them will be welcome when we officially open our doors on October 3rd and 10 am. I hope you will join us too. Oklahoma’s nonprofits are the heart of our state, and I am could not be more excited that they now have a home.