Carol joined FISC in 1980; President and CEO since 1990. Carol graduated from Colby College and the Maine/New Hampshire School of Banking. She`s a member of Association of Financial Professionals and The Association for Work Process Improvement and The Association for Fundraising Professionals. Carol was a member of the Payments Capture and Clearing Council. She is active in the community serving on the Board of Directors of the Boys & Girls Club of Southern Maine and the Sisters of Charity Health Systems. During her ten years as a member of the Boys & Girls Club, Carol served as Chairman of the Resource Development Program for many years. In this role she was responsible for the development of the fundraising budget. Carol`s background and services offered by FISC, brings the benefit of technology to the nonprofit world through online donations, check conversion and faster clearing of deposits.
Farra`s expertise focuses on helping nonprofits use the Internet (email, websites, social media, etc.) to increase an organization`s visibility and connect with donors and activists. Before Big Duck, Farra honed her skills at Donordigital and Douglas Gould and Company, developing direct response fundraising, advocacy and marketing strategies and producing user-driven websites. She has worked closely with American Lung Association, US Fund for UNICEF, Women`s Sports Foundation, Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy, and United Way of New York City, and other nonprofits. Farra holds an M.S. degree in nonprofit management from The New School and currently serves on the board of the New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project.
Luke has over 14 years of direct marketing experience, most of which were spent at Thirteen/WNET New York where he conceived and managed their award-winning online fundraising and promotion program. Prior to joining CBA, he served as a Senior Account Manager at GetActive Software, now part of Convio. Luke has managed aspects of fundraising, outreach and constituent relations for several public broadcasting stations and nonprofit organizations including The Hundred Year Association of New York, Catholic Charities CYO of San Francisco, the Brooklyn Young Republican Club, Our Lady of Angels Roman Catholic Community, Clare (Ireland) County Council, Save the Children, Oxfam, North Shore Animal League, The Cliffs of Moher, and Environmental Defense. Luke is a lecturer on integrated marketing at New York University’s George H. Heyman, Jr., Center for Philanthropy and Fundraising.
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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