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• Discussion: Realities of The One Big Beautiful Bill Act

  • When
    08/11/2025
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    1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  While some of the impacts of The One Big Beautiful Bill Act are/will be immediate, others are operating on a longer tail. The implications for our members and the larger nonprofit community include questions about the continuity of funding, the importance of funding diversification and the potential avenues for addressing this goal, and the likelihood of program funding rescissions in both state and municipal quarters.

  Join us to hear from attorney Gabriel S. Oberfield, Esq. from Bond Schoeneck & King as he shares an overview about the potential impacts of this reconciliation bill and some practical tips for navigating the uncertain times ahead. Bring your questions (and your lunch, if you’d like).

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  Open to and free to ADO members and their colleagues/Board members. 

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• Activate Your Board for Connections

  • When
    09/17/2025
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    11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Sam's of Gedney Way, 50 Gedney Way, White Plains

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  Want a board that's eager and excited to leverage their networks for fundraising? If some members are reluctant, it may be because they feel awkward or unsure about how to talk about your organization or their board service. Even making simple introductions can feel like a sales pitch, so it’s something they avoid altogether. Thankfully, we can change that mindset!

  In this interactive session, we’ll figure out what’s really holding your board members’ back and help them (and you) move forward. Walk away having practiced exercises you can use immediately with your board, and insights to turn even the most hesitant among them into proud, confident ambassadors for your organization.

  Speaker:
  Sonia Saleh, Uplifting Nonprofits
  
  

  
  

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• Meet the Funders (save the date)

  • When
    10/15/2025
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    8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
  • Location
    360 Hamilton Ave, White Plains - 1st floor auditorium
  • Spaces left
    150

  
  

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• Level Up Your Stewardship: A Donor Relations Workshop

  • When
    11/12/2025
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    11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Sam's of Gedney Way, 50 Gedney Way, White Plains

  First: Two experienced development professionals will share their best tips to maintain, strengthen and repair relationships with donors. We’ll dig into all the nuances of relationship management: how to learn what your donors really want, communication techniques, creative ways to engage between asks, and how to ensure donors find joy in giving and feel their impact.

  Next: Be thinking of a donor or two who you want to cultivate further, bring back into the fold, or get to know better. After we hear from Alli and Jess we’ll work at our tables to determine our own next steps. If you’re attending with colleagues, we recommend you sit separately to make the most of this event!

  Speakers:
  Alli West, Director of Development, The Rye Arts Center
  Jess Timms, Chief Development Officer, Lifting Up Westchester

  Please save the date. Registration will open in the fall.

           

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• Planned Giving: From Theory to Action

  • When
    12/10/2025
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    11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Sam's of Gedney Way, 50 Gedney Way, White Plains

  Planned giving is a useful tool to strengthen your organization’s long-term sustainability, and it doesn't have to be complicated or stressful. Chris Templeman will walk us through a straightforward action plan to launch or grow a program, and share a simple, high-impact takeaway so you can get going right away in the new year.

  Then, we’ll hear from representatives from two local nonprofits exactly how they put these strategies into action: steps, lessons learned, pitfalls to avoid. You’ll have time to workshop ideas at your table and engage in Q&A.

  Spoiler alert: consistent marketing is key, so if someone else in your organization handles communications, you may want to bring them along.

  Speakers 

  Christian Templeman
  First Vice President, Financial Advisor, Morgan Stanley
  Martine Campoli
  Manager, Individual Giving, Feeding Westchester
  Danielle Marino
  Executive Director, White Plains Library Foundation, 

  Please save the date. Registration will open in the fall.

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