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    Date Presenter Topic
    2/22/18 David Delmar and Muigai Unaka of Resilient Coders. Building the Best Nonprofit Website for the Cheapest Price
    2/15/18 Julia Campbell, the author of “Storytelling in the Digital Age: A Guide for Nonprofits.” Create Your 2018 Nonprofit Storytelling Plan
    1/26/18 Betsy Schmidt, professor of practice at UMass-Amherst’s School of Public Policy Using Nonprofit Advocacy Rules to Meet Your Mission
    1/11/18 Various grant makers and grant recipients Third Grant Maker/Grant Recipient Dialogue on Nonprofit Data and Evaluation
    12/13/17 Panel including: Douglas Shipman, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving; Ellen Dickenson, United Way of Masschusetts Bay & Merrimack Valley; Michael Johnson, McCormack Graduate School of UMass-Boston; Trina Jackson, TSNE MissionWorks TNB Roundtable: Funders Supporting Nonprofits’ Capacity to Do Evaluation
    12/8/17 Jordan Berg Powers of Mass Alliance and Lisette Le of Massachusetts Voter Table TNB Roundtable: Why and How Nonprofits Build Political Power
    11/16/17 Maria Latimore, founder of the Maria Latimore Group. TNB Roundtable: How Nonprofits Can Effectively Manage Operational Projects
    11/10/17 Quintus Jett, director of the Citizen Alum project of Rutgers University Super Roundtable: Creating Nonprofit Capacity
    10/25/17 Jennifer Lowe and Gianna Gambardella of Economic Mobility Pathways (EMPath) Capturing Data and Learnings from a Network of Nonprofits
    10/20/17 Eric Segal, president of the Data Collaborative Can Appmaker Help You? A Free Database Tool From Google
    10/11/17 Ashley Winning, vice president of research and evaluation at Economic Mobility Pathways (EMPath) Building an Effective Data Culture at Your Nonprofit
    9/25/17 Various grant makers and grant recipients Second Grant Maker/Grant Recipient Dialogue on Nonprofit Data & Evaluation
    9/19/17 Julia Campbell, author of “Storytelling in the Digital Age: A Guide for Nonprofits.” Creating a 90-Day Online Marketing Plan for Your Nonprofit
    9/25/17 Various grant makers and grant recipients Second Grant Maker/Grant Recipient Dialogue on Nonprofit Data & Evaluation
    8/16/17 Eric Gordon, director of the Engagement Lab at Emerson College. Designing Effective Public Engagement for Nonprofits
    8/2/17 Jeff Berry, a professor of political science at Tufts University It’s Legal for Nonprofits to Lobby, Organize, and Advocate!
    7/25/17 John Haydon Creating an Effective Donor Onboarding Email Series for Your Nonprofit
    7/21/17 Nicole Shiner of United Way and Jamie Kleinsorge of the Institute for People, Place, and Possibility Community Commons as a Resource for Nonprofits
    7/11/17 Stephen Walter from the Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics in Boston Nonprofit Organizations, Civic Data, and Civic Faith
    6/28/17 Tuan Pham and Adam Lyons of Tech Networks of Boston A Frank Discussion of Technology Procurement for Nonprofits
    6/20/17 Various grant makers and grant recipients First Grant Maker/Grant Recipient Dialogue on Nonprofit Data & Evaluation
    5/31/17 Scott Blackman, Roca Inc. and Eric Harris and Amen Adonon of Tech Networks of Boston Integrated Services and Emerging Technologies for Nonprofits
    5/1/17 Nancy Wagman, Kids Count Massachusetts Doing a Data Dive to Find Data About Children and Families
    4/28/17 Michael Johnson, UMASS Boston From Data to Decisions at Your Nonprofit
    4/18/17 James Burnett, journalist and social media strategist Nonprofit Communication Strategies that Get Results
    3/7/17 Catherine D’Ignazio, assistant professor of civic media and data visualization at Emerson College How To Do More With The Nonprofit Data You Already Have
    2/27/17 John Haydon, Facebook Marketing For Dummies How Nonprofits Can Use Facebook to Broadcast Their Impact
    2/16/17 George Reuter of Compass Working Capital How Nonprofits Can Find and Use Public Data Effectively
    1/31/17 Laura Beals and Aaron Gunning of Jewish Family & Children’s Service Boston Migrating to Electronic Case Records at Your Nonprofit
    12/5/16 Prentice Zinn, GMA Foundations and Amanda Sutter, YMCA of the North Shore TSNE, TNB, and TNB Labs Super Roundtable: Nonprofit Evaluation Strategies
    11/16/16 Panel: Georganna Woods, Program Coordinator and Lead Researcher, Associated Grant Makers (M.L.S., Simmons College of Library and Information Sciences), Betsey Lippmeier, Curator, Kirstein Library at Boston Public Library (M.L.S., University of Hawaii), Natasha Kahn, Prospect Research Officer, Perkins School for the Blind (M.A., Library and Information Science, University of Iowa), Ginny Mazur, MA, LMHC, ATR, Community Partnerships Director, Goddard House Librarians As Allies To Nonprofits That Are Seeking Grants
    11/9/16 George Rueter, Compass Working Capital How Nonprofits Can Design Effective Client Surveys
    10/18/16 Panel: Susan Getman, Chief Executive Officer, Walker, Steve Hahn, Executive Director, NFI Massachusetts, Barbara Wilson, Chief Executive Officer, Family Continuity, Stephen Yerdon, Executive Director, Devereux Nonprofits Collaborating to Build Capacity, Public Presence, and Business
    10/6/16 Todd Ching, Root Capital Managing Nonprofit IT Projects, Tasks, and Teams
    9/23/16 Paul Fitterer IT Decision Making Principles for Nonprofit Board Members
    9/12/16 Rahul Bhargava TSNE, TNB, and TNB Labs Super Roundtable: Hands-On Approaches to Data Storytelling
    8/25/16 Kathleen Sullivan and Bonnie Shepard Advocacy Evaluation for Nonprofits – Uses, Tools, and Tips
    8/10/16 Joe Kriesberg and John Fitterer of the Massachusetts Association of Community Development Corporations Nonprofit CEOs as Technology Decision Makers
    7/21/16 Panel presentation: David Leonard, Interim President, Boston Public Library, and formerly BPL’s chief technology officer; Betsey Lippmeier, Curator, Kirstein Library at Boston Public Library; Rachael Stark, Librarian, New England Institute of Art; Kevin Palmer, Chief Operating Officer of Annkissam Librarians as Knowledge Management Allies for Nonprofits
    7/20/16 Michael Harris (BHCC faculty member, and creator of the Data Management Certificate program) and Jefferson Fernandes (BHCC Computer Information Technology faculty chair) Educating, Training, and Placing the Nonprofit Data Analysts of the Future
    6/23/16 Stephanie O’Leary of Accounting Management Solutions (AMS), a CliftonLarsonAllen LLP Division Setting Up Quickbooks for your Nonprofit Organization
    6/14/16 Panel presentation:  Shane Culliton (Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation), Annie Fletcher (St Francis House), Matan BenYishay (Pine Street Inn), Blessing Dube (Institute for Community Health), and Gavin O’Brien (Community Servings) Defining Ourselves – Data Analysis within Nonprofits
    5/25/16 Amanda Sutter of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay and Prentice Zinn of GMA Foundations Evaluation Frameworks for Complex Nonprofit Outcomes
    5/18/16 Steve Ollis of D-Tree International Mobile Tech for Nonprofits: A Global Health Success Story
    4/20/16 Jeffrey Hurwit of Hurwit & Associates Issues and Pitfalls in Nonprofit Collaborations and Mergers
    4/6/16 Janet Grogan and Eben Weitzman from The Mediation Group Nonprofit Collaboration & Constructive Conflict Resolution
    3/29/16 Adam Heyman, professional technology trainer Any Nonprofit Professional Can Be a Tech Coach or Trainer
    3/8/16 Michael Jacoby Brown, the author of “Building Powerful Community Organizations: A Personal Guide to Creating Groups that Can Solve Problems and Change the World.” Nonprofit Collaboration Lessons from a Community Organizer
    2/23/16 David Leonard, Interim President at the Boston Public Library Taking the Reins in a Time of Crisis and Paths to Leadership
    2/10/16 Kathleen Malin, the Rhode Island Foundation’s vice president of technology and operations management Grant Management Software Options for Funders
    1/19/16 Mary-Kim Arnold, the Rhode Island Foundation Insights from a Community Foundation’s Evaluation Director
    1/14/16 Andy Oram, O’Reilly Media What nonprofits need to know about open source software
    12/16/15 Paul Gauthier, YouthBuild USA; Cynthia Wilkerson, Little Brothers-Friends of the Elderly; Dave Tarrant, Nubay Services CiviCRM (Without Sales Pitches) for Nonprofits
    11/17/15 Jessica Martin, The Boston Foundation The Boston Indicator’s Project, data, and nonprofits
    11/3/15 Marc Baizman, Salesforce Foundation Free web tools for managing information at your nonprofit
    10/23/15 Rahul Bhargava, MIT Center for Civic Media Yes, you can make your nonprofit’s data fun!
    10/6/15 Panel: Dian Parker Quinn, Catherine Dun Rappaport, Prentice Zinn, Jessica del Rosario Nonprofit Data and Evaluation from a Grantmaker’s Perspective
    9/23/15 Georges Grinstein, Weave data visualization platform A training for philanthropic professionals: Introduction to data visualization
    9/18/15 Nicole Shiner, United Way of Mass Bay and Merrimack Valley, and Shane Culliton, Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation So a database has landed in your lap. Now what?
    8/19/15 Lisa DeAngelis, Director of the UMASS Boston Center for Collaborative Leadership What nonprofits need to know about collaborative leadership
    8/5/15 Julia Campbell, J Campbell Social Marketing Increase your nonprofit’s reach with paid social media ads
    7/20/15 Quintus Jett, Rutgers University Technologies and strategies for nonprofit engagement
    7/14/15 Joseph Reagle, Northeastern University What nonprofits can (and cannot) learn from Wikipedia
    6/23/15 Karen Graham, Idealware.org What nonprofits need to know about software selection
    6/10/15 Kathleen Malin, Rhode Island Foundation What nonprofits need to know about data migration
    6/5/15 Ellen Bass, Capacity Institute Joint meeting of the TNB Roundtable and CWU Outcomes Workgroup
    5/22/15 Nettrice Gaskins, STEAM Lab What nonprofits need to know about STEAM
    5/8/15 Holly St. Clair, Metropolitan Area Planning Council Lessons learned from managing a data center at a mission-based organization
    4/24/15 Julia Campbell, independent consultant Social media strategy for nonprofits
    4/10/15 Steven Jenkins, empowerdb What nonprofits need to know about digital security
    3/27/15 Patrica Vaccaro Coburn, Common Impact Lesson learned from managing volunteer tech projects
    3/13/15 Miki Akimoto, U.S. Trust philanthropy Nonprofit data and evaluation from a grantmaker’s perspective
    2/27/15 Heather MacIndoe, McCormack School/UMassBoston The interplay between nonprofit collaboration and competition
    2/13/15 Ellen Bass, Capacity Institute Preparing to use outcomes data
    1/30/15 Stefanie Archer, 501 Partners Salesforce (Without Sales Pitches) For Nonprofits
    1/16/15 Catherine Dun Rappaport, United Way; Jennifer Lowe, Crittenton Women’s Union; Andrea Farina, St Francis House; Kara Sabalauskas, Home For Little Wanderers The use and misuse of data among human service providers
    1/12/15 Quintus Jett Why nonprofits need innovative technology and operations managment
    12/9/14 Ethan Zuckerman, Center for Civic Media/MIT Media Lab What nonprofits need to know about civic media
    12/5/14 Jay Vogt and Judy Ozbun, Essential Worth How nonprofits can go online to serve, scale, and innovate
    11/21/14 Tom Ball Improved nonprofit accounting through collaboration
    11/7/14 Peter Miller What nonprofits need to know about community technology
    10/10/14 Michael Johnson What nonprofits need to know about data and analytics (redux)
    9/26/14 Gavin Murphy What nonprofits need to know about strategic tech planning
    9/18/14 Laura Beals and Noah Schechtman Bridging evaluation and technology at nonprofits
    9/12/14 Michael Johnson What nonprofits need to know about data and analytics
    8/29/14 Rick Jakious/ David Gleason Surviving and thriving during the nonprofit data revolution
    8/15/14 Mike Sachleben Choosing by doing – selecting a fundraising platform
    7/25/14 Tom McLaughlin Nonprofit collaboration: What’s in it for your nonprofit?
    7/18/14 Susan Labandibar Strategic tech tools for nonprofit resilience
    6/20/14 Katherine Scott Giving Common
    6/6/14 Judy Freiwirth Online community governance for nonprofits
    5/23/14 John Haydon Facebook strategies for nonprofits
    5/9/14 Lana Jackman What nonprofits need to know about information literacy
    5/1/14 Tom McLaughlin Follow up to models of collaboration for nonprofits
    4/25/14 Laura Beals Bridging evaluation and technology at nonprofits
    3/28/14 David Luberoff What nonprofits need to know about Boston Area Research Initiative
    3/14/14 Tom McLaughlin Models for Backroom Collaborations
    2/28/14 Georges Grinstein TNB Roundtable:  Weave for nonprofits – a free data visualization platform
    2/14/14 Marlene Archer Environmental sustainability, digital inclusion, AND workforce development!
    1/31/14 Michael Ahn Moving toward smart and open governments – what nonprofits need to know
    1/17/14 Tim Gassert Strategic & legal tips for nonprofits choosing a web platform & developer
    12/6/13 Robero Cremonini TNB Roundtable: Knowledge management for grantmaking organizations
    11/22/13 David Gleason Bad technology kills people: The ethics of good IT decisions
    10/25/13 David Orlinoff Sneakerware: Best financial systems integration strategy for nonprofits?
    10/11/13 Eric Segal TNB Roundtable: Custom databases in the cloud for nonprofits
    9/27/13 Paula Cohen TNB Roundtable: Get maximum value from your nonprofit organization’s information
    9/13/13 Rosemarie Boardman TNB Roundtable: How two nonprofits share back office services, including IT
    8/16/13 Rachael Stark TNB Roundtable: Reference librarians as allies for nonprofit organizations
    7/19/13 Greg McHale TNB Roundtable: Learn about the Good2gether project

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