DBA Digest for February 21, 2025

2025 Teach Children to Save Day!

40 Classrooms Still Need Teachers!

Volunteer Today!

40 Classrooms are still in need of volunteers for this year's Teach Children to Save Day event, April 7th through 11th! Teaching is fun and easy with complete materials and training provided. Bankers can volunteer and receive detailed information via the link below.

This year's lesson is taken from the new comic book, The Savings Genie, featuring The Great Investo, Penny, and The Mystical Saveroo. The book will teach the importance of saving for a financially independent future. The comic book is made possible through the generous sponsorship of Barclays, Wells Fargo, WSFS, Bank of America, TD Bank, Artisans' Bank, Fulton Bank, M&T Bank, Sallie Mae, Smarty Pig, Visa, Comenity Bank, County Bank, First Citizens Community Bank, and Shore United Bank!

Don't Miss These Upcoming OnCourse Learning Webinars!

Security Awareness Training - February 25th

As we all know, creating an engaging Security Awareness Training program is more than words or flipping a switch – it involves thoughtful and deliberate action across the organization, as well as accountability for building a culture of cybersecurity. Culture changes and engagement also have to start at the TOP of the organization, or it will be meaningless downstream. Join us for this session on creating a Security Awareness Program that keeps people engaged.

Audience: This session is ideal for IT and IS professionals who need to understand the strategic and regulatory aspects of cybersecurity to better support their organization’s goals. Attendees will gain valuable insights into current cybersecurity threats, regulatory guidance, and best practices for developing a robust cybersecurity program.

AI 101: What You Need to Know About AI and Banking Today - February 27th

In this webinar, our experts will explore the potential of AI for financial institutions, talk about what AI is and what it is not, and help you understand why your institution SHOULD be looking at AI as a tool to create efficiencies and increase productivity at your organization.

Audience: This session is ideal for anyone who wants to know more about implementing AI in their financial institution.

Learn more and browse all the webinars via the link below.

Recent Trends in Bank and Consumer Fraud Webinar - February 25, 2025, 11 - Noon

For every dollar lost to fraud, U.S. financial institutions are out more than $4 — with global losses approaching the trillions. Join the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia for a panel discussion, Recent Trends in Bank and Consumer Fraud. At this webinar, you’ll learn from local experts who will provide up-to-date information to help you keep your business and customers safe. Topics will include: elder, account, check, and authorized push payment (APP) fraud; identity theft; and, AI-assisted frauds and scams. 

Register via the link below. Note: this webinar is for Banks only.

Alex Lyden on the Importance of Choosing

a Corporate Trustee

A corporate trustee can work alongside a personal trustee as an additional layer of protection and support for families. At Evercore Trust Company, individual trustees can rely on our fiduciary experience and resources while benefiting from our investment management, custodial, recordkeeping, and beneficiary reporting capabilities.

About the author: Alex Lyden is a Managing Director and the Chief Fiduciary Officer, Director of Delaware Trust Services, and Trust Counsel at Evercore Trust Company, N.A. He is also the Chair of Evercore Trust Company’s Personal Trust Advisory Committee, which is responsible for setting the firm’s fiduciary policy for the personal trust business, and the Chair of Evercore Trust Company’s Fiduciary Oversight Group.

Delaware Community Foundation Hosts ‘Join or Die’ Screening in Lewes - February 25th, 2:30 p.m.

Join the Delaware Community Foundation for a screening of the documentary Join or Die at the Cinema Art Theater in Lewes on Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at 2:30pm. This event is free and open to the public. The documentary follows the half-century story of America's civic unraveling through the journey of legendary social scientist Robert Putnam, whose groundbreaking "Bowling Alone" research into America's decades-long decline in community connections could hold the answers to our present political crisis.

Managing Cyber Attacks – Lessons from Blackbaud’s General Counsel - Feb. 26 - 1 p.m.

As Albert Einstein stated, “The only source of knowledge is experience.” Join Troutman Pepper Locke for a one-hour CLE as the General Counsel of Blackbaud, Jon Olson, shares his experience with what follows a cyber-attack. Learn about litigation management, regulatory coordination, and public relations strategies. Gain insights on preparing for data breaches and proactive incident response. Hear firsthand about Blackbaud's collaboration with Troutman Pepper Locke.

Connect with Economic Leaders at Economic Forecast 2025 - Feb 27th - 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.

Join us at Economic Forecast 2025 for a unique opportunity to gain valuable insights and connect with experts shaping economic policy.

Presented by the CEEE in partnership with Lyons Companies, this forum brings together distinguished voices shaping and interpreting U.S. economic policy. Engage in lively panel discussions, hear expert forecasts, and get your questions answered.

Featured speakers will include:

·    Patrick T. Harker, President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

·    Michael K. Farr Chief Market Strategist, Hightower Advisors, LLC

·    Cristian de Ritis Deputy Chief Economist, Moody's Analytics

Thursday, February 27th, Audion at Star Campus, University of Delaware

100 Discovery Blvd, Newark, DE

University of Delaware Generative AI for Business Certificate

Apply your employer’s tuition benefit to shape the future of business with Gen AI.

Have you considered how a University of Delaware graduate business certificate in Gen AI for Business can enhance your skills and knowledge and keep you updated on the latest changes in your field? Consider using your employer’s tuition benefit toward UD’s Graduate Certificate in Generative AI for Business offered by the Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics. This graduate certificate is designed for managers, analysts and other business leaders interested in advancing their projects and careers by mastering new Gen AI technologies. Learn at your pace in an online format and complete the program in as little as a year. 

Use your tuition benefit to start your program this spring! The enrollment deadline is March 1 and classes start March 31.