Liz Stokes, CTCEF President,
welcomes conference attendees

What's in Your Future?
How to Get from Here to There
Elizabeth Wagner, J.C.
Geever, Inc., Development Consultants

Opening Remarks, Mark McQuillan,
CT Commissioner of Education

Most of CTCEF's Planning Team sat together. Shown here, listening to Elizabeth's talk, are Marge Hiller, Bridgeport Public Education Fund; Carolyn McNally, ACES Education Foundation; Lisa Bugos, Foundation from West Hartford Public Schools; Lauren Rosato, Norwalk Education Foundation; Kate Ebbott, Redding Education Foundation; Barbara Wright, Woodstock Education Foundation; CT Commissioner of Education, Mark McQuillan (not a team member); and David Nee, William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund. Missing from the photo are team members Maeve O'Dea, Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation; Tony Acampora, Bristol Business Education Foundation; Joe Lamartine, Strategy Consultant; and John Cusmano, Ledyard Education Advancement Foundation.

Attendees picked up materials from Continental Breakfast sponsor Thalia Theodore, DonorsChoose.org. DonorsChoose is looking for ways to work with LEFs to enhance the gifts that go through its Web site.

Continental Breakfast sponsor Bob Hausmann, Harris Connect, explains how to use their directory to bring resources into the schools and the community.

At lunch, Joe Erardi, Southington superintendent and CTCEF board member, presented CTCEF's Foundation Celebration Award to the North Haven Education Foundation.

Liz Stokes, Connecticut Consortium of Education Foundations President, and Susan Sweeney, California Consortium of Education Foundations President.

Continental Breakfast sponsor, RnB Enterprises. Many of the SmartBoards and other technology education foundations have donated to their schools have probably come from RnB.

Jeremy Vanscoy represented Continental Breakfast sponsor eTapestry, which is software you run over the Internet that allows you to access your data from anywhere. Next to Jeremy's table was Kilakwa Associates' table. Kilakwa Associates specializes in developing and maintaining Web sites for non-profits.

Using Effective Direct Marketing Techniques for Your Branding and Fundraising Efforts Presenter Ira Yellen, Founding Chair, Glastonbury Education Foundation

DonorsChoose.org and Local Education Foundations: Stronger Together
Presenter Thalia Theodore

Bloopers: The Wild and Crazy Side of Fundraising
Presenter Bob Serow, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

Alumni: An Untapped Resource for Board Members, Volunteers, and Donors
Moderator Analisa Johnson, Harris Connect Presenters Carl Pitruzzello, University of New Haven Nancy La Perla, Glastonbury Education Foundation