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The Philanthropy Partners of the Cape and Islands is pleased to announce that its next luncheon will offer roundtables on a variety of topics of interest to Executive Directors, Board Members and Development professionals. The luncheon will be held on September 15th, 2015 from 11:45 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Hyannis Golf Course, Route 132, Hyannis. This luncheon is free to members of the Philanthropy Partners of the Cape and Islands and non-members pay $35. To register, please call (508) 280-1822, email mwhiteppci@aol.com or register online at www.capecodgiving.org. Deadline for registration is Friday, September 11th, 2015. Attendees will be able to rotate through roundtables during lunch, ensuring that they receive a lot of information in a very short period of time. Roundtable topics will include the following: Social Media: Christine Merser, Blue Shoe Strategy Christine Merser grew up on Cape Cod and spends a good amount of time here when she's not at Blue Shoe Strategy's (www.BlueShoe.net) New York City offices, where she counts as her marketing clients some of the best known brands in America. In addition to Fortune 100 clients such as IBM and Coca Cola, the Blue Shoe team she leads also works on emerging brands with a specialty in Social Media content and creative. From Pepperidge Farm to This Chick Bakes. From BBC International to the Academy Award Campaign for the documentary, India's Daughter, Blue Shoe never works for more than one 'type' of company in an industry at a time and revels in the luck of getting to create things that garner results that change a company's make up. "Social Media levels the playing field, and means Downtown Cookie can compete with Chips Ahoy. How cool is that?" Ms. Merser lectures and writes on topics surrounding marketing in todays world, and also has a personal blog and podcast site that reviews all things surrounding the screen, where she presents under the pseudonym Justine Hollister, www.ScreenThoughts.net.
Marketing/Branding: Stacie Madden, HopeHealth Stacie Madden is a marketing and sales leader with over 20 years experience in nonprofit, education, healthcare and consumer products. She is vice president of marketing and sales at HopeHealth, formerly Hospice & Palliative Care of Cape Cod, with responsibility for marketing, communications, sales and community outreach. She has worked in healthcare since 2001 and joined the nonprofit sector in 2007. Stacie held leadership roles at EMD Serono, HealthBridge, IFAW, ModusLink, Dunkin Brands and Reebok. She has an MBA from Babson College and teaches healthcare marketing at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Special Events: Elyse DeGroot, Duffy Health Center Elyse DeGroot has lived in Falmouth and worked on Cape Cod since 1989. Elyse has been the Director of Community Relations and Marketing for Duffy Health Center since 2007, working previously as the Director of Development for Elder Services of Cape Cod and the Islands and as the Director of Senior Services for the town of Barnstable. Elyse has been an active volunteer for her church, the United Way, Falmouth Public Schools, Falmouth Band Parents and has served on the Falmouth Service Center board of directors since 2007 and Mothers and Infants Recovery Network, Inc. (MAiRNi) since 2014. A graduate of Union College, Elyse received an MSW from Boston University and an MBA from Simmons College Graduate School of Management. Elyse is married to Dr. Bob McGowen and is the proud mother of Matt McGowen, a software engineer at SoundHound in San Jose, CA (25) and Liza McGowen, currently a Wrangler in the Grand Tetons, Wyoming (22). When not thinking, planning or worrying about the next Duffy Gala, Elyse can be found (depending on the season) sailing, at the beach, skiing, on a road trip or visiting her adult children. Calendar Year-End Strategies: Michael Bordonaro, American Cancer Society Generating Legacy Gifts: Speaker to Follow Philanthropy Partners of the Cape and Islands is a local chapter of the Partnership for Philanthropic Planning, a national organization. More information can be found at www.capecodgiving.org or by calling (508) 280-1822 or writing to: Philanthropy Partners of the Cape and Islands, P.O. Box 41, Yarmouth Port, MA 02675. www.capecodphilanthropy.org
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