The NoVo Foundation is dedicated to building a more just and balanced world. Founded in 2006 by Jennifer and Peter Buffett, NoVo has become one of the largest private foundations in the world to support initiatives focused explicitly on girls and women, including a dedicated focus on ending violence against girls and women and supporting adolescent girls. NoVo also works to advance social and emotional learning, support Indigenous communities and promote local living economies. Learn more at www.novofoundation.org.

Benefits and Human Capital Management -- Made Simple! For over 35 years, Benefits Administration and HCM has been our only business We are a leading provider of: Employee Benefit Solutions Human Capital Management and Workforce Management Solutions Compliance & Auditing Services Founded in 1985, Benetech started as an employee benefits consulting firm. We’ve continued to evolve into a business solutions provider of technology, consulting, and management services to meet our clients’ needs. Benetech has made outsourcing benefits administration, workforce management and regulatory compliance simple and easy through our single source solution. Our unique approach creates savings and efficiencies by integrating technology, administrative services, and insurance and consulting expertise through our cloud platform. Since our clients have fewer resources and less time to dedicate to managing benefits and employees, our solutions allow our clients to outsource these functions cost effectively. Our goal is to build a process that creates efficiencies for our clients—reducing overhead and reducing cost—without diminishing performance or results. This is the reason why hundreds of employers have chosen to outsource to Benetech.

Our goal is to promote the highest standards of funeral service to the public while enhancing the environment in which our members operate. The New York State Funeral Directors Association Inc., (NYSFDA), based in Albany, NY, is among the oldest associations of funeral directors in the United States. Founded in 1889, the NYSFDA assumed its current name in 1933 and now serves roughly 900 members and more than 3,000 funeral directors. NYSFDA members are funeral firms, owners and employees licensed to offer funeral services by the State of New York. Membership benefits include regional meetings throughout the state, a monthly newsletter, updated industry information and compliance materials, mandatory annual OSHA training, topic-specific seminars and other educational programs, and an annual convention and tradeshow. NYSFDA also features a library of published material to help educate consumers about end-of-life issues and to assist funeral directors helping families. The NYSFDA office is home to the NYS Tribute Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting education, outreach and research programs that advance the public's understanding of end-of-life issues. The Foundation uses its philanthropic resources to stimulate research, improve and support professional education, increase public outreach and sponsor forums to foster policy dialogue on important end-of-life issues. NYSFDA members are eligible to participate in PrePlan, a leader in preneed trust fund management offering complete security and flexibility for both consumers and funeral directors. Membership enables enrollment in the Directors Choice Credit Union, (DCCU) which provides banking for funeral association members nationwide. DCCU services are availed to national, state or local funeral service trade association members and their families, including many in livery services. NYSFDA maintains a blog, SympathyNotes.org, and several Social Media pages.

Fehr Bros has been in the import/export business for over 150 years. Our Sales & Distribution center is in Saugerties NY, nestled in the beautiful Hudson Valley between the Catskill Mountains and the Hudson River. We provide a wide range of Industrial Rigging Hardware such as Chain, Cable, Wire Rope and related Connecting Hardware. We also carry an extensive line of Garage Door installation and repair hardware. Our focus is on quality and service and we source products throughout the world to bring our customers the products they need at competitive prices. Fehr Bros. can also work with you on custom manufactured parts as well as chain, cable and garage door assemblies. Call our Product Specialists at 800-431-3095 to discuss your next project. Visit us on line at www.fehr.com to request a catalog, submit a request for quotation or sign up for access to our B2B Web Store.

VRI ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC is a telecommunications company based out of PO BOX 943, Millbrook, New York, United States.

Our mission is to harness the power of games to educate, transform, and change minds. 1st Playable Productions is a NY LLC, founded in April 2005, with the mission of applying games to education. The size of the workforce is currently near 40 people, including programmers, artists, and game designers. The company is a small, WBENC certified woman-owned business, and is also a B Corporation. During the 11 years since its founding, the 1st Playable team has developed a strong reputation of delivering quality games on-time, with a focus on games that require significant collaboration with subject matter experts or brand holders. We are experienced developers who have worked together for years on top titles, with a track record of delivering to aggressive deadlines. But it's not just what you do, it's how you do it. We are a community-oriented game studio, modeled on the principles of social entrepreneurship. All of us volunteer time and energy to build community and educational organizations. We believe in balancing our passion: from developing engaging and fun games for kids, to spearheading new product research that will create a generation of educationally oriented games to inspire and engage kids of all ages.

ALADCO LINEN SERVICES is a company based out of 504 Pleasant St, Holyoke, Massachusetts, United States.

Firehouse Productions is a front runner in providing sound reinforcement and Wireless / Communication networks for High Exposure Events, Tours, Broadcasts and Corporate Events. Partnerships with leading equipment manufacturers complement the skills and experience of the company’s in-house designers and technicians. With this incomparable combination in an ever-changing industry, Firehouse Productions offers customizable solutions to meet any challenge a customer can envision.

Proper Connections LLC is a premier provider of Technology Consulting in the Northeast. Our goal is to provide the very best Customer Service in the Industry and in turn we are among the best in the business. We want you, our valued customer, to be elated with our performance. Our services span many categories of software, hardware, and project management. Learn more about how Proper Connections can elevate your business: USAC Consulting Services: Are you taking advantage of the funds available through the Universal Service Administrative Company? Most healthcare providers are not. Let us help you get the funding you need to support your organization. Business Technology Consulting: From conference calls to strategic guidance, we ensure your business has the technology it needs to stay competitive while managing it for you. Phone System Sales & Service: A superior communications strategy has several components, but it starts with a phone system. Let’s make sure your hardware and software is helping your business succeed. Telecom Expense Management: Our house-built Fusion software makes bookkeeping, technology growth, and billing processes stress-free. Network Solutions & Management: We provide a wide range of connectivity technologies and services to bring your business the optimal network, and we manage your security and uptime. Project Management: Give your telecom to-do list to us, and we’ll handle your technology campaigns from start to finish so you can get back to growing your business.

At Independent Connections (IndyConn) we believe that the information and underlying information systems should be protected from vulnerabilities, downtime, and unauthorized use. While the Information Technology landscape is unpredictable, and organizations still face constant threats, IndyConn works to mitigate risk and cyberthreats to improve uptime and overall productivity for organizations. Our services range from full outsourced managed IT services, to security and infrastructure-based project engagements, and many areas of expertise in between. We recently launched our 24/7/365 helpdesk and later in 2022 we will launch a full security operations center (SOC) that will provide real-time threat analysis to our customers so we can detect and respond to threats before breaches occur. At IndyConn, we are committed to excellence in customer service and that is reflected in our customer satisfaction. Our goal is simple, to provide the best and most effective customer service we can to all our customers.

The Association Development Group, Inc. is a full-service association management company. We are experienced, results-oriented, association professionals with an emphasis on communications. Our work, both full service and project-based focuses entirely on building strong operational systems, strategic thinking and implementation, and consistent association growth. ADG's work with non-profit professional trade and charitable organizations has taken us all over New York State and the Northeast, to Washington DC and major hubs around the United States, and overseas to Africa. Whether local, state, national or international, the elements for association success are the same: strong leadership, an invested staff, a membership-wide commitment to the mission of the organization, and creativity. Senior staff at the Association Development Group, Inc. have over 50 years'​ of experience in association and organizational management, and look forward to helping your association advance and being a creative partner in your success. Our services include: Day-to-Day Operations; Leadership Support; Financial Management; Conferences & Events; Advocacy Campaigns; Membership Development; Chapter Relations; Strategic Planning; Communications & Design; Social Media Strategy and Management; Database Development and Management and more. Our work is supported by ADG Creative, the full-service creative division of the Association Development Group, Inc. Our team of talented print and web designers, database developers, copywriters and social media marketers love what they do – and it shows. ADG Creative produces award-winning work known for its quality, creativity and customer-centric approach. We are about more than just design. It is our goal in every instance to create a finished piece that tells your story, inspires people to take action and makes your organization shine.