The Stakeholders Inc.

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Get on Board Volunteer Awards Inaugural GOBY Awards Event Takes Place October 29. In celebration of the September launch of our new Get on Board Online Volunteer Marketplace, the Stakeholders is throwing a grand party celebrating the best in volunteerism in New York's Capital Region!

Albany, N.Y. — New York Governor David A. Paterson has appointed Catherine M. Hedgeman as a member of the New York State Commission on National & Community Service. Hedgeman, 36, is an attorney and owner of the Law Office of Catherine M. Hedgeman in Albany. She is also the founder and President & CEO of The Stakeholders, Inc., a non-profit organization with a mission to cultivate an informed and active creative class dedicated to building diverse and sustainable communities throughout New York’s Capital Region.

The critically acclaimed Stakeholders Institutes (Young Philanthropist Institute, Arts Ambassador Institute, Sustainable Communities Institute) have opened enrollment for the 2010-2011 program year. The deadline for applications is 9/1/10. More information can be found here.

Information & Networking Sessions will be held on the following dates:

• Thursday, August 12th at 5:30 PM-7:00 PM (Opalka Gallery at Sage College, 140 New Scotland Ave, Albany NY 12208)
• Tuesday, September 14th at 6:00 PM-7:30 PM (Proctors Theatre,Guild Room, 432 State St, Schenectady NY 12305)

The Stakeholders Inc. was recently featured in Albany Business Review

Talent scouts: Nonprofit has stake in attracting, retaining young professionals in region

Kate Hedgeman was searching for ways to keep young professionals in the Capital Region, so she and some friends started a volunteer organization—that people pay to join.

Since The Stakeholders Inc. was founded in 2008, 150 people have paid $150 each to join the nonprofit civic group.

The fee comes with a price: Members must also donate time and talent toward the nonprofit’s mission of attracting and retaining a young work force in the area’s cities.

“There’s more to this group than just writing a check. It’s centered around civic engagement and volunteerism—not just for the sake of donating time but by creating real change,” said Hedgeman, 36, a private-practice attorney and Stakeholders’ unpaid CEO.

As another requirement of membership, each prospect must either complete one of three “institutes” in areas covering young philanthropy, arts and culture, or sustainability, or volunteer through Get on Board, a program that matches members’ talents with volunteer positions.

The goal is to eventually collect a pool of professional talent from which nonprofits can draw.

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