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Drexel Women in Business and LeBow College of Business Present: The Other Side of Business Part I: The Non-Profit Sector
| Date and Time: | Tuesday, October 27 at 06:00 PM until 07:00 PM |
| Location: | Anthony J. Drexel Picture Gallery
3141 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 Room: 3rd floor [Get Directions] |
| Event Type: | Alumni Drexel Women in Business General Events |
| Description: | Drexel Women in Business and LeBow College of Business Present: The Other Side of Business Part I: The Non-Profit Sector Date: October 27, 2009 Time: 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Location: Anthony J. Drexel Picture Gallery Networking reception to follow. This panel discussion will introduce attendees to the world of non-profits, focusing on the workings of the non-profit sector, describing challenges faced by non-profits and highlighting various career paths. Several non-profits in the Philadelphia and New York City areas will be represented. Panelists include: Martha M. Buccino, Sr. VP and Chief Development Officer, Philabundance Martha Buccino serves as Senior Vice President of Philabundance with responsibilities for Development, Marketing and Public Relations. She has been with Philabundance since 2004. Her years at Philabundance have seen fundraising results continuously increase. She has served as an officer of Thomas Jefferson University, The Medical College of Pennsylvania, and Memorial Health Alliance (now Virtua). She was CEO at Hayes Manor Retirement Residenceand the Arthritis Foundation Delaware Chapter. Earlier in her career, Ms. Buccino worked for ITT/Educational Services and GlaxoSmithKline. She also was a founding Executive Director of Bucks County Community College's Foundation. Philabundance is a nonprofit organization fighting hunger and malnutrition in the Delaware Valley. It was founded in 1984 as a food rescue organization to help ensure that perishable food that otherwise would have gone to waste was instead provided to people in need. Philabundance works to fight hunger by collecting food from the Philadelphia Food Distribution Center, wholesalers, distributors, supermarkets, restaurants, local growers, importers, and community organizations. Today, Philabundance provides a full plate of services to close to 600 member agencies, which serve more than 900,000 low income residents These Delaware Valley neighbors are at risk for chronic hunger and malnutrition. Ayca Ergeneman, VP of Development, South Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation (SoBRO) Ayça Ergeneman is the Vice President of Development at SoBRO where she is responsible for designing new programs and initiatives as they relate to SoBRO's program areas including identifying and pursuing foundation and corporate funding, developing grant proposals, and researching and responding to government funding opportunities for existing and potential programs. Since she joined SoBRO in 2006, SbBRO has received nearly $15 million in private and public funding. Ms. Ergeneman has over 10 years of experience in economic development and public policy. Prior to joining SoBRO, she worked at the International Food Policy and Research Institute (IFPRI), International Fund for Agricultural Development, and the American Bankers Association in Washington, DC. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Economics and Environmental Studies from Gettysburg College, PA and a Master's in Public Policy from the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley. SoBRO was founded in 1972 by a group of business executives and community leaders with a mission to reverse the flight of businesses and jobs from the South Bronx. It was the first and most fundamental step toward rebuilding a community whose name evoked images of burned out buildings, crime, poverty and drugs. But as SoBRO began to evolve, it became clearer that community revitalization required a multi-faceted effort. Today, SoBRO addresses all aspects of community development: assisting businesses to get started and grow, training residents according to the needs of employers, offering opportunities for youth to learn and develop, and creating affordable housing and commercial space that reverses blight in the community. Heather Gee, VP for Development, The Philadelphia Foundation Heather Gee has worked for The Philadelphia Foundation since 1999. As Vice President for Development and Donor Relations, she is responsible for managing the asset development activities of the $350 million community foundation. Ms. Gee and her staff work with individuals, families, corporations and non-profit organizations helping them to structure philanthropic solutions. She also works with legal and financial advisors and estate planners whose clients have philanthropic interests. She has over 20 years of extensive national experience in asset development, including the National Multiple Sclerosis Society in Philadelphia, the Dallas Symphony Association, the University of Baltimore Law School, Baltimore Reads Inc., and the United Way of Central Maryland. She is a 1984 graduate of the University of North Carolina. She is Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) and is one of the first people of color in the country to receive her designation as a Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy (CAP) from the American College. The Philadelphia Foundation is a community foundation, a pool of more than 775 charitable trust funds created since 1918 to improve the quality of life in Southeastern Pennsylvania. For more than three generations, people of modest and magnificent means have turned to the Foundation as their philanthropic partner. The Foundation awards about $20 million in grants each year that help nearly 1,000 nonprofit organizations achieve excellence and prepare for tomorrow's challenges in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties. It is the 4th oldest of more than 700 community foundations in the U.S., along with many in foreign countries, all dedicated to serving their community's needs. Moderator: Theresa F. Haenn, VP of Development, Alzheimer's Association Delaware Valley Chapter Theresa F. Haenn, MBA, CFRE is Vice President Development for the Alzheimer's Association Delaware Valley Chapter headquartered in Philadelphia. A professional fundraiser since 1999, Ms. Haenn has served long term care organizations - PresbyHomes Foundation and Simpson Senior Services where she was the Director of Development and Communications as well as Methodist Home for Children as Director of Development. Ms. Haenn's fundraising experience includes annual giving programs, grant proposal submissions, direct mail, major gift identification, cultivation and solicitation, and planned giving. Prior to her career in fundraising, Ms. Haenn and her husband owned a small business in Bryn Mawr for 13 years. As a volunteer in the community, Ms. Haenn has served the Association of Fundraising Professionals on the national level and is currently the Chair of the Greater Philadelphia Chapter of AFP. Ms. Haenn received her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from Rosemont College and her MBA from Drexel University. She achieved the CFRE accreditation in 2004 and was recertified in 2007. The Alzheimer's Association Delaware Valley Chapter serves Southeastern Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey and the state of Delaware. It is the local chapter of the National Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association dedicated to helping people with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and their families through education, advocacy and support. The Alzheimer's Association Delaware Valley Chapter is a tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) nonprofit, donor-supported organization. Programs and services are made possible through contributions from individuals, corporations and foundations. The Chapter uses 79% of funds raised for programs, services and research efforts. |
| Contact Person: | Cassandra Brown |
| Contact E-mail: | cassandra.l.brown@drexel.edu |
| Contact Phone: | 215.895.6294 |
