THANK YOU FOR A GREAT EVENT. HOPE TO SEE YOU IN 2021!

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Announcement: Camp Finance 2020 is going digital!

This year's event will look very different from years past, but it will still provide the same quality programming you have come to expect from Camp Finance.

A Word About Camp Finance from NYCON COO and Sr. VP Financial Management Group, Kelly Mathews

This THREE (3) day online conference will cover the same four topic areas, but we will NOT be running sessions concurrently. This means every attendee can attend each and every session offered!

Our workshop tracks:

• Nonprofit Accounting
• Accountability and Compliance
• Fundraising and Communications
• Nonprofit Governance

We're also streamlining the pricing options to make registration as easy as possible, with the hope that more people can join us this year from the comfort of their own offices or living rooms. Both staff and board members can attend.

• NYCON members with four (4) attendees or fewer save $100 with promo code: $250
• NYCON members with five (5) attendees or more save $100 with promo code: $500
• Non-members with four (4) attendees or fewer: $350
• Non-members with five (5) attendees or more: $600

Get your members-only Promo code BEFORE you start the registration process. (Members must be logged in to see the code. If you need help accessing the member portal, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )

Also, please have the following information handy for all attendees before starting the registration and checkout process:

• First name
• Last name
• Job title (If board, please indicate Board Member)
• Email address

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Cancellations must be received in writing prior to 9/25/20 and will be subject to a $50 processing fee for each nonprofit registration cancelled. No refunds will be given for cancellations received after 9/25/20. All payments must be received by 10/02/2020 for access to CAMP FINANCE. Unfortunately, there are no exceptions to this policy. Registration is not complete until payment is received.

Any changes to individuals registered must be made prior to October 2, 2020. All changes or additions to your attendees (after registration has been completed) must be sent to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for manual correction in our database. No changes will be accepted after 10/2.

There will be NO SUBSTITUTIONS - every attendee will receive their own unique login to our Cvent platform after the 10/2 deadline. This login cannot be shared with anyone other than the specified attendee.

If you have any questions about what ticket you should purchase please contact NYCON's Membership office at 1-800-515-5012 x 126. Thank you.

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Camp Finance 2020 Schedule

(times, sessions,and speakers are subject to change)

October 7, 2020 Schedule (Day 1)

Daily Test Log-in Connection
8:00am-8:30am
Hop on a few minutes early to make sure you’re connecting properly to your internet and our online platform(s).

News from the NYS Comptroller
Keynote Session
8:30am-9:45am
Thomas DiNapoli, New York State Comptroller

Measuring and Establishing Financial Wellness and Sustainability
Basic Nonprofit Accounting Track (BAS)
9:50am-11:15am
David M. Rottkamp, CPA, Partner, Not-for Profit Practice Leader, GRASSI, NYC Office
It is said "No Margin No Mission". Sustainability and financial wellness is critical to an organization's ability to fulfill its mission. During this highly interactive session, we will:
• Outline fundamental nonprofit sustainability challenges and discuss solutions for creating a sustainable nonprofit organization
• Identify indicators and methods used to measure financial wellness
• Examine innovative methods to improve financial wellness, including the creation of organizational practices to achieve and maintain financial wellness
• Explore methods to effectively communicate your organization’s financial wellness, including owning your organization’s liquidity footnote disclosure

Introduction to Knowledge Transfer Sessions
11:15am- 11:30am
The Knowledge Transfer Sessions are an opportunity to visit with Exhibitors and Sponsors. Learn how this opportunity is set-up and what you can expect from each Knowledge Transfer Session. Visit all the exhibitor/sponsor Knowledge Transfer Sessions for a chance to win the Scavenger Hunt Raffle Prize, announced Friday afternoon!

Knowledge Transfer Session
11:30am-12:30pm
An opportunity to meet and talk with 4 Camp Finance Sponsors/Exhibitors

COVID-19 Impact on Accounting and Internal Controls
Accountability & Compliance Track (ACC)
12:30pm-2:00pm
Alan M. Blum, CPA, Partner, BKD, New York Audit & Accounting Director
NY Pause and NY Forward has caused significant disruption in the accounting processes and internal controls of every organization. As a result, your role in the governance process is changing and electronic authorization and systems are needed to operate in the current environment. We will discuss internal controls in a remote environment and the areas that need to be strengthened and items to think about regarding new systems and electronic information.

How to Engage Funders through the Power of Shared Story
Marketing, Communications, and Fundraising Track (MCF)
2:15pm-3:45pm
Nick Fellers, Founder & President, For Impact
Many of us have been taught to speak, or present, but we're not taught to ENGAGE! In this workshop, Nick Fellers of For Impact will share frameworks and tips that have raised over $2Billion. The session will offer practical takeaways to help attendees embrace simplicity, inspire others, and maximize funding results, including:
• How to tell a compelling funding story.
• How to simplify your message.
• The (simplified) brain science of human connection and engagement-- applied to fundraising.
• Practical tools to help you lead.

Building a More Diverse, Inclusive Board: A Discussion with NYCON’s Board
Nonprofit Governance Track (GOV)
3:45pm-5:00pm
Marc Christmas, NYCON Board Member (Additional Panelists TBA)
Let’s have a conversation. Tune into this dynamic panel of board members from NYCON’s family of organizations, facilitated by Board Member and Diversity Expert, Marc Christmas. Here you’ll hear the real stories and experiences from actual board members about taking an honest look at diversity and inclusion. We understand that the NYCON family is a work in progress, and we want to show you what our experience has looked like (the good and the bad) in the hopes that we can inspire everyone to start taking those next steps toward a better board – no matter from where you are starting.

October 8, 2020 Schedule (Day 2)

Daily Test Log-in Connection
8:15am-8:30am
Hop on a few minutes early to make sure you’re connecting properly to your internet and our online platform(s).

Knowledge Transfer Session
8:30am-9:00am
An opportunity to meet and talk with 2 Camp Finance Sponsors/Exhibitors

A Conversation with James Sheehan: The Attorney General’s Oversight Role for New York Not-For-Profits
Keynote Session
9:00am-9:45am
James G. Sheehan, JD, Bureau Chief, NY Attorney General’s Charities Bureau
David S. Birdsell, Ph.D., Marxe Dean & Professor, Austin W. Marxe School of Public and International Affairs, Baruch College
Introduction by Kelly Mathews, COO & Sr. V.P., Financial Management Group, NYCON

Brain Break
9:45am-10:00am

What Nonprofit Executives and Board Members Need to Know About Nonprofit Accounting (Part 1)
Basic Nonprofit Accounting Track (BAS)
10:00am-11:30am
Allen L. Fetterman, CPA
Accounting and financial reporting by nonprofit entities differs from that for commercial entities. In this session, always a popular one at Camp Finance, you will learn, from a nationally known speaker, all about these differences, including accounting for contributions, donor restrictions, in-kind donations, endowment funds, functional expense reporting, and many other topics. This two-part session provides an excellent overview for those new to the nonprofit sector and executive and board members who need “the basics” or Campers who want a refresher.

Annual Meeting & Luncheon
11:30am- 12:30pm
Our luncheon will include NYCON's 93rd Annual Meeting! NYCON Members, get ready to vote for our incoming slate of board members. Those NYCON members who join us will get 3 EXTRA chances to win our Grand Prize-A SCHOLARSHIP TO CAMP FINANCE 2021!

Strategic Partnerships in COVID-19 Era Nonprofit Landscape
Accountability & Compliance Track (ACC)
12:30pm-2:00pm
Doug Sauer, CEO, NYCON
Over the past year or so, before COVID19, there was a noticeable rise in nonprofits looking beyond “soft” collaborative strategies (sharing information, coordinating activities and services and non-binding good faith MOUs) to mergers, affiliations and substantive shared services. This interest was often driven by the desire for longer-term sustainability in what was seen as a rapidly changing demographic, policy, and technological environment. Little did we know what a truly rapidly changing landscape could be. The pandemic and the resulting economic crisis has now elevated corporate restructuring options including the very real possibility of insolvency for some as a strategic, if not urgent necessity for many. This session will explore the factors, dimensions and impact of our changing and very uncertain nonprofit corporate landscape, what it means for those seeking restructuring solutions, what the core models are, and what state regulatory changes are needed to support our sector’s efforts in this regard.

Brain Break
2:00pm-2:15pm

Major Gift Fundraising in a Post-COVID World
Marketing, Communications, and Fundraising Track (MCF)
2:15pm-4:00pm
Michael Stein, Member, Constellation Advancement
The Coronavirus pandemic and the resulting economic slowdown will have long term implications on our work with donors over the next 12-18 months, at the very least. In order to continue to cultivate, steward and solicit major donors and prospects in the most efficient and effective manner, we will need to develop new techniques which are far less reliant on traditional face to face visits, and which acknowledge the uncertainty our donors are experiencing during this unprecedented period. This session will present a series of tactics and strategies for development professionals to consider as they engage donors in the face of new and emerging realities.

Board Recruitment in the COVID Era: Using Social Media to Create Connections and Candidates
Nonprofit Governance Track (GOV)
4:00pm-5:30pm
Nonprofit Panel Discussion Moderated by Andrew Marietta, VP of Regional Development, NYCON
Molly Anderson, Executive Director, Center for Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness in the School of Management at University at Buffalo
Lisa Blackwell, Board President, Temple Concord (and Kilmer Mansion restoration project)
Dale Capristo, Board Member, Oneonta Community Health Center
Carole Coppens- Executive Director, YWCA of Binghamton / Broome County
Finding board members has always been a challenge, and with COVID-19 resulting in the elimination of in-person networking and outreach efforts, the problem has only intensified. For many nonprofits, the default has been a holding pattern on recruiting new board members, but there is a great opportunity presented now in a world forced to interact primarily online. Nonprofit organizations are seeing significant increases in social media engagement, and it is this newfound visibility and awareness that can create connections to new board candidates. Join the discussion, hear about real world examples from a nonprofit panel, and learn more about how you can make the most of social media to benefit your board.

October 9, 2020 Schedule (Day 3)

Daily Test Log-in Connection
8:00am-8:15am
Hop on a few minutes early to make sure you’re connecting properly to your internet and our online platform(s).

They Say It Cannot Be Done: Recruiting and Retaining an Excellent and Diverse Workforce
Keynote Session
8:15am-9:00am
Dr. Donathan Brown, Assistant Provost & Assistant Vice President, Associate Professor, Division of Diversity Equity Inclusion, Office of Faculty Diversity and Recruitment, Rochester Institutue of Technology
Recruiting and Retaining an Excellent and Diverse Workforce This conversation will discuss both the challenges and opportunities that exist for organizations to recruit and retain an excellent and diverse workforce, including those in rural areas. Specifically, we will spend a majority of our time together re-shifting the conversation from can’t to can do, by way of articulating strategies and tangible takeaways that your organization can employ.

What Nonprofit Executives and Board Members Need to Know About Nonprofit Accounting (Part 2)
Basic Nonprofit Accounting Track (BAS)
9:00am-10:15am
Allen L. Fetterman, CPA
A continuation of our session with Camp Finance's faculty favorite, Allen L. Fetterman, CPA Accounting and financial reporting by nonprofit entities differs from that for commercial entities. In this session, always a popular one at Camp Finance, you will learn, from a nationally known speaker, all about these differences, including accounting for contributions, donor restrictions, in-kind donations, endowment funds, functional expense reporting, and many other topics. This two-part session provides an excellent overview for those new to the nonprofit sector and executive and board members who need “the basics” or Campers who want a refresher.

Engaging Special Events Virtually
Marketing, Communications, and Fundraising Track (MCF)
10:15am-11:30am
Speakers to Be Announced

Knowledge Transfer Session
11:30am-12:30pm
An opportunity to meet and talk with 2 Camp Finance Sponsors/Exhibitors

The New Normal; Impressions and Predictions for Nonprofit Insurance
Accountability & Compliance Track (ACC)
12:30pm-2:00pm
Moderator; Peter Andrew, CPIA, President & CEO, Council Services Plus
Panelist; Tommy Ferentino, Ph.D., CIC, Regional Director, First Nonprofit Unemployment Savings Program
Panelist; Neil Gilberg, Advocate for Businss, NYS Workers’ Compensation Board, Office of the Advocate
Panelist; Brian E. Johnson, ACAS, MAAA, Chief Underwriting Officer, Alliance of Nonprofits for Insurance
Covid-19 has certainly changed the way all of us operate and plan. This panel discussion will include insurance industry leaders who will share their thoughts, impressions, and predictions on how the new landscape will affect nonprofits as we continue to move ahead in unprecedented times.

Special Announcement
2:00pm-2:15pm
Announce Scavenger Hunt Raffle Winner

Re-Imagining Nonprofit Governance in the COVID Era: A Panel Discussion on the Future
Nonprofit Governance Track (GOV)
2:15pm-3:45pm
Moderator; Susan Weinrich, Sr. V.P. Organizational & Community Development, NYCON
Panelist; Alicia Dicks, President & CEO, Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties
Panelist; Dr. Georgette Grier-Key, Executive Director and Curator, Eastville Community Historical Society and Board Member, Museum Association of New York
Panelist; Deb Rosen, Executive Director, Bivona Child Advocacy Center
The negative impact of COVID has been significant on the nonprofit community, and organizations have struggled to adapt and embrace how to operate and function in the era of social distancing. Organizations across NYS have taken a crash course in technology and Zoom use to support their governance operations and maintain compliance. With these changes have come new opportunities, including new ideas for nonprofit boards to consider about engagement and governance. This special panel discussion will explore the vision of board governance for the future and COVID's influence.

Conference Closing & Raffle Drawing for Winner of 2021 Camp Finance Scholarship
Closing Session
3:45-4:00pm
Join us to share takeaways and A-Ha! Moments and ALSO, have a chance at our Grand Prize-a Scholarship to Camp Finance 2021!