ADO DAY
RECAP

ADO Day Co-Chairs, Gae Savino, Partner, Development
Counsel and Katherine Cintron, Executive Director,
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation; Rebecca Tekula, Pace
University; Sue Acri, Ketchum, Inc.; Adam Kintish, TD Bank; and
ADO Co-Presidents, Alison Paul and Diane Tabakman

We are pleased to report that ADO DAY 2009 had a record attendance, and we appreciate the hard work of Co-Chairs Gae Savino, Katherine Cintron and other committee members as well as the support of our invaluable sponsors, TD Bank, The Helene and Grant Wilson Center for Social Entrepreneurship at Pace University, Resource Development Counsel, Executive Printing and Director Mail, Inc and NetIntellects, Inc. Several of the speaker's presentations are now available on our website. Click here for more information.

Here's what some attendees had to say:

Thanks! This was a very valuable, informational event, with time to network and learn from peers and presenters.

This was a great networking event as well as a great learning environment.

Excellent balance of speakers, attendees and vendors.

Well run and organized day.  The food was good, too.

I learned a lot and made some excellent contacts.  Thank you!

A wealth of information for me - a newcomer to this area.  Pointed out what the issues are and how to think about them.  Thank you.

ADO has been very useful in advancing my knowledge of fundraising and board development.

Development Associate
Corporate Accountability International
Corporate Accountability International has been waging winning campaigns to challenge corporate abuse for more than 30 years.
The Development Associate will work closely with the Development Director, providing critical support to enable her to optimize her time and focus the work of the Development Unit. The Development Associate will support high level individual fundraising programs, lead research efforts and will meet scheduling and logistical needs.
Requirements: At least three years experience working as a fundraiser and/or administrator in a development department. Complete job announcement is at www.StopCorporateAbuse.org
Contact: Randall Smith, rsmith@stopcorporateabuse.org

Associate Director of Development
Historic Hudson Valley
150 White Plains Road
Tarrytown, NY 10591
Historic Hudson Valley, a network of museums founded 57 years ago by John D. Rockefeller, Jr., seeks an Associate Director of Development to help raise funds for its preservation and education programs.  Working closely with the Director of Development, the candidate will help to lead a four-person team building a broad base of support from individuals, foundations, corporations, and government agencies.
Requirements: The successful candidate will have 3-5 years of development experience, especially in the areas of foundation and corporate relations. He/she must have exceptional persuasive, promotional, and conversational writing skills, the ability to capture and communicate the organization’s mission through proposals and letters, and demonstrated relationship-building capabilities. Candidates should have excellent budgeting, organizational, proofreading, and computer skills. This is a full-time position with a benefits package. Limited evening and weekend hours required at special events.
Please send cover letter, resume, and three writing samples to jobs@hudsonvalley.org or Historic Hudson Valley, 150 White Plains Road, Tarrytown, NY 10591. You must include the words Associate Director in the subject line.

Development Coordinator
Ronald McDonald House at Maria Fareri Children's Hospital
PO Box 299
Valhalla, NY 10595
The Ronald McDonald House provides a home away from home for families of critically ill children staying at Maria Fareri Children's Hospital in Valhalla, NY.
The Development Coordinator will identify new event opportunities and enhance existing events; manage all event activities to include planning, marketing and fundraising; coordinate annual giving campaign, direct mail campaigns and other public support campaigns; develop brochures and other campaign materials; liaison with other organizations as part of fundraising partnerships, manage database.
Requirements: Minimum of 3 years fundraising experience, proficiency with Microsoft Office/excellent computer skills.
Contact: Marielena DiMatteo mdimatteo@ronaldmcdonaldhouseny.org
Phone: 914-493-6455
Fax: 914-493-8242

Business Administrator
Cancer Support Team
875 Mamaroneck Ave, Suite 204
Mamaroneck, NY 10543
Cancer Support Team is a non-profit home care program providing free nursing, counseling and other supportive services to lower Westchester residents affected by cancer.
The Business Administrator will develop/maintain budgets; oversee office staff and operations; manage human resource tasks; financial long term planning/analysis; and, special projects to support CST's overall operations.
Requirements: Bachelors degree. Experience with budgeting. Proficient with Word, Excel, databases. Knowledge of bookkeeping/ accounting. Excellent communication/organizational skills.
Contact: Judith Dobrof jdobrof@cancersupportteam.org
Phone: 914-777-2777, ext. 15
Fax: 914-777-2780

Chief Development Officer
Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet
Zielinski Companies
2150 Hampton Avenue St. Louis, MO 63139
The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet is a congregation of women religious, which traces its origins to LePuy-Velay, France around 1650. Since 1836, the Sisters have been located in St. Louis, Missouri. Today, they are highly respected in a variety of fields. They serve in parishes, schools, colleges, universities and diocesan offices; in health care, childcare, deaf education, youth ministry and adult education – literacy programs; in homes and programs for the elderly, in social work, neighborhood and community development and social concerns; as artists, consultants, counselors, and spiritual directors.
The Chief Development Officer will be an imaginative, dynamic, development professional with a passion for mission that is capable of leveraging his/her fundraising experience to design, build, and implement a successful, comprehensive integrated fund development strategies. This individual will create, execute, and manage a donor-centered annual plan and case for support to inspire and lead the fund development staff to sustain the legacy of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, St. Louis Province.   Responsibilities include maintaining a close working relationship with the Province Leadership Liaison, Province Leadership, Executive Director of Mission Advancement and Stewardship and Finance Office; Overseeing and mentoring a team of eight development officers, which includes five staff members in the St. Louis office and three staff members in the Kansas City Regional Development Office.
Reporting to the Executive Director of Mission Advancement and Stewardship and Province Leadership, the Chief Development Officer will be responsible for creating and leading a comprehensive fund development program that supports and furthers the mission and ministries of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet in St. Louis, Missouri. This highly visible leadership position will create and implement an integrated, donor-centered fund development program to identify and target direct mail donors and prospects, nurture and cultivate donor relationships, solicit major gifts and planned giving donors, and devise strategies and implement stewardship plans to raise $1.5 to $2 million annually while mentoring a team of eight development officers. The ideal candidate will grasp the Sisters’ experience intuitively and critically to articulate mission, values, vision, and compelling cases to multiple audiences, one-on-one and through formal proposals and presentations.
Contact: Sandra G. Ehrlich, CFRE, sehrlich@zielinskico.com
Fax: 314-644-7132

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