Chapter Award Submissions

The ACFE received eleven submissions for the 2023 Chapter of the Year award. Each chapter that submitted a nomination made a compelling case to be considered for the annual award. The award-winning chapters from the previous three years have graciously agreed to share their nomination forms. Now is your opportunity to see what these winning chapters accomplished and potentially adopt some of their strategies to help grow your own chapter. 

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Guest Blog: 5 Tips for Launching a Successful Community Outreach Program

Guest Blog: 5 Tips for Launching a Successful Community Outreach Program

By Dawn-Marie Dalsass, CFE, CCS, President of ACFE Long Island Chapter

In October of 2012 many Long Island communities were devastated by Hurricane Sandy. The Long Island shoreline was destroyed and many homes went with it. In the course of rebuilding many of our neighbors found themselves victims of fraudulent schemes. Vendor fraud was abundant, and the elderly were being taken advantage of from all angles. Long Island, already a victim to widespread fraud in various school systems, was being hit harder. We thought to ourselves, “What could CFEs do to help?”

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