At the Greenpoint YMCA, Rene Bouchard is a Development Generalist responsible for the planning and implementation of all fundraising endeavors, including the annual campaign, major donor cultivation, foundation and corporate giving, capital giving, planned and endowment giving, as well as volunteer coordination, board development, and public policy oversight. In the 2 years since joining the Greenpoint YMCA, record-breaking major gifts have been received and the annual campaign has grown over 30%. Prior to joining the YMCA, Rene performed in similar capacity for Women At Risk, a breast cancer program, where she helped lead the effort to professionalize the organization’s fundraising efforts, growing the annual campaign 150% over a 2-year period. Rene was recently named a We Are All Brooklyn (WAAB) Fellow. WAAB is a coalition of more than 50 organizations, uniting community leaders in an effort to promote cooperation and partnership within Brooklyn`s diverse population.
Michael is the Director of Development at Staten Island Academy, the only independent school in NYC’s southernmost borough. Prior to his tenure at SIA, he spent three years more than doubling the Annual Fund and participation in alumni activities at The Cathedral School of St. John the Divine on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. He has served on the development and/or marketing staff of several performing arts organizations, and on the marketing and membership committees of the Association of Fundraising Professionals – NYC Chapter, and the Rahway Center Partnership. Michael received his degrees in theatre arts and English from Drew University in Madison, NJ.
Diane is currently Director of Annual Giving at Empire State College/SUNY, a college dedicated to adult learners. She is responsible for all aspects of the annual giving program, including direct mail, phonathon, e-solicitations, personal solicitations, employee giving and gift acknowledgements. Previously, Diane worked as Director of Annual Giving for 4 years at Albany Law School and 7 years at The Sage Colleges. While at Sage, Diane introduced a "donor brick" program that has raised over $400,000 since its inception. At Albany Law School, Diane implemented the first student phonathon, which raised almost $100,000 in it`s first year! Diane is the founder of the Northeast Annual Giving Conference - an annual conference for higher ed institutions throughout the Northeast focusing solely on annual giving issues. The 5th conference was held on March 19, 2008 at Union College with 58 institutions represented and 144 attendees.
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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