Leadership for Non-Profit Workshops

Come join Westchester Community Foundation and United Way of Westchester and Putnam in a day of learning, networking, and idea sharing at the Not-For-Profit Leadership Summit XIV. For the last five years the summit has been completely sold out, so early registration is recommended. This annual event will take place at the Doubletree Hotel Tarrytown on May 2nd, 2016, 8:00 AM to 4:00PM.

The summit will feature a full breakfast, sixteen workshops, lunch, and a networks reception to complete the day. There are two inspiring keynote speakers, author and founder of Pencils of Promise, Adam Braun along with the president of the Jonathan Rose Companies, Jonathan F.P. Rose.

Braun is a New York Times bestselling author and the founder of Pencils of Promise. By the age of 31, he had already been named to Business Insider’s“40 Under 40,” Wired Magazine's “50 People Who Are Changing the World,” and was selected as one of the World Economic Forum’s first ten Global Shapers. The idea for his organization, Pencils of Promise, came to him when he was traveling abroad in India. Seeing a young boy begging, Braun asked the child what he wanted. The reply was simple, “a pencil.” Using his unique “for-purpose” approach, Braun meshed for-profit business acumen with non-profit idealism, proving that anyone can build a movement that matters.

Jonathan F. P. Rose is the president and founder of Jonathan Rose Companies LLC. The company is a multi-disciplinary real estate development, planning, and investment firm which touches many aspects of community health; working with cities and not-for-profits to build not only affordable and mixed-income housing, but also a cultural, health and educational infrastructure. The company has successfully completed more than $1.5 billion of work. Mr. Rose is also a Vice Chair of Enterprise Community Partners and serves on the Board of the Brooklyn Academy of Music. He is an Honorary Member of the American Institute of Architects. Rose and his wife, Diana, are also co-founders of the Garrison Institute. Mr. Rose’s book on resilient cities, The Well-Tempered City, will be published by Harper Collins in September of 2016.

In addition to these keynote speakers, there are workshops which will touch on: mergers, small nonprofit fundraising, board governance with passion, building your brand, legal and HR practices, diverse workplace harmony, volunteer engagement, benefit corporations, and cyber security. These workshops are designed to help nonprofit professionals, volunteers, and board members improve their own skills and enhance their services to the community.

Thanks to TD Charitable Foundation, that partially underwrites the summit, and support from ConEdison and the Westchester County Local Development Corporation, and 14 additional sponsors, the cost to attend is only $35.00 per person. Any additional participants from the same organization, will have a discount at $25.00. The Doubletree Hotel Tarrytown is located at 455 S. Broadway, Tarrytown, NY 10591. For more information, please call the Summit Hotline at 914-997-6700 x704. To learn about sponsorships, becoming a vendor exhibitor, and registration, please visit

www.uwwp.org/summit.shtml

About the Westchester Community Foundation

The Westchester Community Foundation (WCF) is a nonprofit community endowment for the benefit of Westchester County. Its mission is to develop and manage philanthropic resources, and to distribute them in a way that is responsive to donor interests and community needs. The Foundation actively promotes charitable giving on behalf of the area’s nonprofit organizations. WCF is a division of The New York Community Trust, one of the largest community foundations in the country with assets of more than $2.5 billion. The Foundation can be reached at (914) 948-5166 or by visiting www.wcf-ny.org. Follow the Community Foundation on Facebook (www.facebook.com/WestchesterCommunityFoundation) and Twitter

(http://www.twitter.com/WestchCommunFdn).

About United Way of Westchester and Putnam

For the past 50 years, United Way of Westchester and Putnam has operated with the fundamental belief that all people deserve a quality education, enough income to support a family, and opportunities for a healthy lifestyle. United Way works with agency partners, government, businesses and community leaders to solve problems that are too complex for any one entity alone. All contributions go toward improving the education, income, and health of the children, youth and families throughout Westchester and Putnam. United Way’s Hudson Valley Region 2-1-1, covering Westchester and Putnam as well as Dutchess, Orange, Rockland, Sullivan and Ulster counties, answers up to 500 calls and 1,000 online inquiries per day ranging from tax, heating, and mortgage questions to childcare, basic needs, natural disaster and crisis calls. United Way of Westchester and Putnam is at 336 Central Park Ave., White Plains, NY 10606. They can be reached at 914-997-6700 or by visiting www.uwwp.org. Follow United Way on Facebook (www.facebook.com/UnitedWayWP) and Twitter (@UnitedWayWP) for the latest news and updates.