
Midday with the Elks National Foundation | Episode 64: The Budget Breakdown
The ENF Board of Trustees just approved a massive $39.1 million budget for FY2021, and there's something new in it for every program. Jim an...
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Join the Foundation for lunch! Listen to the ENF"s monthly podcast hosted by Director Jim O'Kelley.

The ENF Board of Trustees just approved a massive $39.1 million budget for FY2021, and there's something new in it for every program. Jim an...

Jim and Debbie head to the Colorado Elks Association's winter quarterly in Colorado Springs for the first Midday Road Show! Guests include a...

What started out as a single thank-you note blossomed into 14 sweet, sincere expressions of gratitude. It's a holiday miracle! Don't miss a...

Doug Wise of the Grants department visits the show to announce the Impact Grant projects that will receive renewal funding for next year. Tu...

In a very special episode of the Midday podcast, Jim and Debbie dive into an epidemic on college campuses. Along the way, they rail on the c...

School is back in session, so Makenna Cannon joins Jim and Debbie to talk about how lessons learned through the Hoop Shoot can lead to bette...

Procrastination. Parasites. The World Wide Web. Join Jim, Debbie, and the ENF's new Scholarship Manager for a wide-ranging conversation in t...

In episode 57, which is not sponsored by Heinz, we catch up. Join Jim and Debbie as they chat about all the things going on at the office.

This episode was recorded before a live studio audience in the Ferrara Theater at the America's Convention Center Complex during the Elks Na...

It's our convention preview episode! Kate Edsey, our meeting planner, visits the show to talk all about the upcoming reunion.

Everyone is talking about Game of Thrones, and so are we (if inadvertently). Plus Jim and Debbie recap the Leadership Weekend and Hoop Shoot...

In a brisk episode, Jim and Debbie introduce the top 20 Most Valuable Students and then share some of the storylines for this year's Hoop Sh...

Jim and Debbie interview Nicole, a veteran who was on "the fast track to destruction" prior to getting help from the V.A. and the Elks. Plus...

Just back from the Service Trip to Biloxi, Elks Scholar Fellow John Kavula joins Jim and Debbie on the big show. Episode 51 also features in...

While Jim attends his daughter's Christmas pageant, his little Elves handle Midday ... and turn in one of the pod's all-time best episodes....

Colleen Conrad joins Jim and Debbie to reveal the winning Impact Grant Lodges for 2019. The announcement was made on this episode, four days...

Debbie has spent a lot of the time in the field lately. In this episode, she tells us all about her recent trips to Albuquerque for the Nati...

Mary Morgan pulls double-duty in this episode about the Elks' pledge to eliminate veteran homelessness, serving as sidekick in Debbie's abse...

Colleen Muszynski joins Jim and Debbie for a back-to-school episode about the Community Investments Program.

The scholarships department joins Jim and Debbie for a behind-the-scenes look at the largest gathering of Elks scholars ever, the epic 150 f...

Billy Donnelly and Maryann Dernlan join Jim and Debbie to give you an insider's look at the Hoop Shoot Finals and Leadership Weekend. Plus,...

It's March, and our programs are firing on all cylinders. We talk a bit about the Hoop Shoot and play an interview with the Barnhart family...

In an episode expertly side-kicked by Kate Edsey, Jim and Debbie interview Drug Awareness Speaker Ray Lozano about life on the speaking tour...

We welcome back Mary Morgan to talk all about veterans and the Welcome Home effort to end veteran homelessness.

In the landmark 40th episode, we interview Jenna and the CIPsters, newly returned from their epic barnstorming tour through the Carolinas. A...

The reclusive Colleen Muszynski joins Jim and Debbie to talk all about the Foundation's little known and underappreciated Community Investme...

This special episode recorded before a live studio audience at the Elks National Convention in Reno features the CIP Volunteer of the Year a...

Jim and Debbie help you get your sweat on as they talk Scholar Service Trips with Jenna Johnson and preview the Reno Convention with Kate Ed...

The versatile Mary Morgan dons two hats for this timely episode about serving veterans in need.

Jim and Debbie recap April's two-headed beast: the Leadership Weekend and Hoop Shoot.

There's something not quite right about this episode, but never mind that. The show is filled with great Hoop Shoot stuff as Billy Donnelly...

The multi-talented Maryann Slater returns to the show to preview the Leadership Weekend, recap the Dallas service trip, talk about homelessn...

Colleen Muszynski joins Jim and Debbie for a final push to the 2017 grant season. Lots of great grant ideas in this episode.

Jim and Debbie are visited by three guests in this special holiday episode. They talk Most Valuable Student program changes, tell tales from...

Colleen Muszynski and Mary Morgan fight to the death for the right to be called the Best Friend of the Show. Also, they talk with Jim and De...

Jim and Debbie handle this one alone. They peek in on the recent Board meeting, catch us up on a couple of work trips, and break down the la...

School is back in session, and we've got Elks Scholar Fellow Jenna Johnson on the big show to talk all about our scholar engagement efforts.

It's grants season! Colleen Muszynski joins Jim and Debbie to talk all about the Community Investments Program.

Jim and Debbie podcast live from Houston in this special convention episode. Guests include the top two Most Valuable Students and the CIP V...

Jim, Debbie and guest Kate Edsey preview the upcoming Elks convention in Houston.

Jim and Debbie tell us why Midday skipped April, then they reflect on the Hoop Shoot Finals with Billy Donnelly and the Leadership Weekend w...

Jim and Debbie check in with Billy Donnelly, who has been marching down the road to the Hoop Shoot finals for the first time. Then they catc...

Recently returned from the annual budget meeting in Albuquerque, Jim and Debbie share highlights from the trip -- including a surprise for J...

We celebrate our coming-of-age episode with Maryann Slater, who is recently returned from the second Elks Scholar Service Trip to the Bay Ar...

Would-be Best Friend of the Show Colleen Muszynski and her minion Jocelyn Moya join Jim and Debbie to discuss using Lodge grants to address...

Friend of the Show Mary Morgan, the director of the Elks National Veterans Service Commission, joins Jim and Debbie to talk about the Elks'...

Jim and Debbie discuss the 2016 Impact Grants with Colleen Muszynski.

Jim, Debbie and Wendi Dweyer, the new Communications Manager at the Elks National Foundation, discuss GRIT and how it relates to the Hoop Sh...

Jim and Debbie recap the first ever Elks Scholar Service Trip with Anne Stretz and Maryann Slater.

E lks National Foundation Jim and Debbie speak with Frederick Mensch and Kate Keating Edsey live from the Elks National Convention in Indian...