BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20220630T160000Z DTEND:20220630T180000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Growth Series - Engaging & Telling Your Non-Profits Story DESCRIPTION:Telling Your Non-Profit's Story \n\n\n\nJim Townsend from SCORE Business Mentors\, will be our presenting speaker for the afternoon. \nJames T. Townsend\, Esq. recently retired from his General Counsel position at the Adirondack Park Agency. Prior to that position\, he was managing partner at Remington\, Gifford & Williams\, a general practice firm located in Rochester. Mr. Townsend is a member of the NYSBA Committee on Professional Responsibility. He currently serves as Senior Advisor and Counsel to the Adirondack Landowners' Association and volunteers substantial time as an SBA-SCORE mentor to small businesses and non-profits such as Rochester City Ballet\, The High Falls Film Festival and The Salvation Army. \n\n\n\nHe has served on several boards of non-profits in Rochester including The Harley School\, The Salvation Army and the Monroe County Bar Association. He currently serves on the board of The Adirondack Experience\, The Museum at Blue Mountain Lake\, The Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation\, and the Shingle Shanty Preserve and Research Station near Long Lake\, NY. He advises Hinge Neighbors\, Inc. and Rochester Ecological Partners\, Inc. and the Town of Johnsburg Community Development Corporation.\n\n \nThe following topics will be discussed:\n\n\n Fundraising\n Engaging the community/telling your story\n Recruiting new volunteers/members\n Grant Opportunities \n\nAdditional topics may include:\n\nWhat makes non-profits different from other organizations?\n\nHow to be an effective Trustee/Director. Important duties of care\, loyalty and obedience.\n\nHow to recognize and recruit Board members.\n\nThe importance of planning.\n\nWays to engage and find supporters.\n\nElements of fundraising beyond "The Ask"\n\n \nLunch will be provided. $20 for Chamber Members and $30 for Non-Chamber Members\n\nPre-registration is required by Monday\, June 27th X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Telling Your Non-Profit'\;s Story \;
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\nJim Townsend from SCORE Business Mentors\, will be our presenting speaker for the afternoon. \; \; \;\n

James T. Townsend\, Esq. recently retired from his General Counsel position at the \;Adirondack Park Agency. Prior to that position\, he was managing partner at Remington\, \;Gifford &\; Williams\, a general practice firm located in Rochester. Mr. Townsend is a \;member of the NYSBA Committee on Professional Responsibility. He currently serves \;as Senior Advisor and Counsel to the Adirondack Landowners&rsquo\; Association and \;volunteers substantial time as an SBA-SCORE mentor to small businesses and \;non-profits such as \;Rochester City Ballet\, The High \;Falls Film Festival and The Salvation Army. \;
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\nHe has served on several boards of non-profits \;in Rochester including The Harley School\, The Salvation Army and the Monroe County Bar Association. \; He currently serves on the board of The Adirondack Experience\, The Museum at Blue Mountain Lake\, The Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation\, and the Shingle Shanty Preserve and Research Station near Long Lake\, NY. \; He advises Hinge Neighbors\, Inc. \; and Rochester Ecological Partners\, Inc. and the Town of Johnsburg Community Development Corporation.
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\nThe following topics will be discussed:\n\n\nAdditional topics may include:\n\n
What makes non-profits different from other organizations?
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How to be an effective Trustee/Director. \; Important duties of care\, loyalty and obedience.
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How to recognize and recruit Board members.
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The importance \;of planning.
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Ways to engage and find supporters.
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Elements of fundraising beyond "\;The Ask"\;
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\nLunch will be provided. \;$20 for Chamber Members and \;$30 for Non-Chamber Members
\nPre-registration is required by Monday\, June 27th LOCATION:Lakeside Country Club 145 Route 54 East Lake Road Penn Yan\, NY\, 14527 UID:e.3254.5296 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260528T222643Z URL:https://business.yatesny.com/events/details/growth-series-engaging-telling-your-non-profits-story-5296 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR