As Career Transition For Dancers` (CTFD) Director of Development, William Dale is responsible for managing the organization`s annual fund, developing major gift programs, and overseeing the organization`s annual gala. Since joining CTFD, William has helped increase revenue from the organization`s Annual Gala by 26%. This includes achieving the organization`s first million dollar goal and surpassing it the following year by over $100,000. Prior to joining CTFD in 2005, William served in the special events fundraising office of Governor George Pataki. William has a Masters of Science in Fundraising Management from Columbia University.
In her current position with The Miracle Foundation, Kate oversees all aspects of administration, fundraising and outreach efforts. Her fundraising responsibilities include hosting annual and seasonal events, and cultivation activities, as well as developing relationships with current and potential corporate sponsors. Kate holds a BA from Villanova University and is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (Long Island Chapter), Women’s Executive Network of Nassau County Art Museum, Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of New York and the Garden City Chamber of Commerce. Kate recently completed the Leadership Development Program offered by the Columbia Business School`s Institute for Not-For-Profit Management. She is also pursuing a Certificate in Grantmaking & Foundations with the George H. Heyman, Jr., Center for Philanthropy and Fundraising at New York University.
Susan specializes in raising funds for non-profits through event campaigns that focus on strategic planning and donor identification, cultivation and expansion, helping to raise millions of dollars for client charities. Prior to founding SEU, Susan worked for WCBS-TV. She is member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Women in Development and New York Women in Communications. A certified member of WBE and a registered fundraising professional, she has made numerous presentations at corporate, educational and non-profit venues. She is a recipient of The Rising Star Award from the Public Relations Professionals. Susan attended the University of California at Santa Barbara and Columbia University and she is on the faculty of NYU’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies, the Heyman Center for Philanthropy.
The Summit will take place at NYU's Kimmel Center located at Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village. The Kimmel Center is just minutes away from subway and train lines (see directions below). The full address is: Kimmel Center Eisner & Lubin Auditorium 60 Washington Square South New York, NY 10012 Directions by Subway Lexington Avenue Subway (6 Train) Local to Astor Place Station. Walk west on Astor Place to Broadway, then south on Broadway to Waverly Place, and west on Waverly Place to Washington Square. Broadway Subway (R,W Trains) Local to Eighth Street Station. Walk south on Broadway to Waverly Place, then west on Waverly Place to Washington Square. Sixth or Eighth Avenue Subway (A, C, E, F, V Trains) Express to West Fourth Street-Washington Square Station. Walk east on West Fourth Street or Waverly Place to Washington Square. Seventh Avenue Subway (1 Train) Local to Christopher Street-Sheridan Square Station. Walk east on West Fourth Street to Washington Square. By Bus Fifth Avenue Bus Buses numbered 2, 2A, 3 and 5 to Eighth Street and University Place. Walk South to Washington Square. Bus numbered 1 to Broadway and Eighth Street. Walk south on Broadway to Waverly Place and west to Washington Square. Eighth Street Crosstown Bus Bus numbered 8 to University Place. Walk south to Washington Square. Broadway Bus Bus numbered 6 to Waverly Place. Walk west to Washington Square. By PATH Train Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) To 9th Street Station Walk south on Avenue of the Americas (Sixth Avenue) to Waverly Place, then east to Washington Square. By Car From Brooklyn Take the Manhattan Bridge. Off the Bridge, take Canal Street West to Avenue of the Americas (6th Avenue). Take 6th Avenue North to West 4th Street and travel East to Washington Square. From Queens Take the 59th Street Bridge. Travel West to Fifth Avenue. Turn South on Fifth Avenue. Fifth Avenue ends at Washington Square. From Staten Island Take the Staten Island Express across the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge crossing into Brooklyn. Take the Belt Parkway (West). Continue on the Belt Parkway to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (East). Take the Manhattan Bridge exit and follow the instructions above to Washington Square. From the Bronx, Westchester County, and Upstate N.Y. Take The New York State Thruway (I-87), which becomes the Major Deegan Expressway in the Bronx. Continue to the Willis Avenue (Third Avenue) Bridge. Then cross to the FDR Drive in Manhattan. Travel South on FDR Drive to Houston Street, then west to La Guardia Place and North 3 blocks to Washington Square. From New Jersey by way of the New Jersey Turnpike Holland Tunnel: Travel North on the Avenue of the Americas (also known as 6th Avenue) to West 4th Street. Turn Right onto West 4th Street to Washington Square. Lincoln Tunnel: Travel East to 5th Avenue; turn Right, going South. Fifth Avenue ends at Washington Square. From George Washington Bridge Take the Henry Hudson Parkway South to 14th Street. Then East to 5th Avenue. Turn South on 5th Avenue which ends at Washington Square. From Long Island Take the Long Island Expressway (also known as the L.I.E. or I-495) to the Queens-Midtown Tunnel. Drive East on 37th Street to 5th Avenue. Take 5th Avenue South to Washington Square
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