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    Past Roundtable Events

    2022

    Date Presenter Topic
    2/9/2022 Scott Selig and Sondra Dellaripa, Harvest Development Group Acquiring and Keeping Donors Engaged with Your Nonprofit
    1/26/2022 Renee Lucas and Sophie Hearne, Boston Women’s Workforce Council Building a More Equitable Boston – Lessons from the 2021 Wage Gap Measurement

    2019

    Date Presenter Topic
    11/7/2019 Melissa Oomer, FSG Collaboration in Action: Collective Impact 101
    11/7/2019 CL Tian, PINKOA From Ad Hoc to Actionable – Creating a Marketing Strategy that Works
    9/30/2019 Rachel Jellinek, Reflection Films Your Video Storytelling Journey: Tips on Maximizing the Mileage
    7/16/2019 Jonathan Spack Nurturing a Healthy Organizational Culture
    4/23/2019 Julia Campbell, J Social Marketing Trends, Tips, and Tricks  for Storytelling in the Digital Age
    3/28/2019 Tad Mayor and Kelsa Summer Roidt Negotiation, Communication, and Conflict Management for Nonprofit Success
    2/27/2019 Stefanie Archer, 501 Partners Salesforce (Without Sales Pitches) for Nonprofits

    2018

    Date Presenter Topic
    12/13/2018 Maria Latimore, Maria Latimore Group Integrating Project and Change Management for Nonprofits
    10/3/2018 Barrie Atkin, the president of Atkin Associates How Nonprofits Can Get Over the Fear of Asking for Money
    9/25/2018 Omar Rashed, Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation Data for Impact With Different Audiences
    9/13/2018 Jonathan Spack How to Nurture a Healthy Organizational Culture
    8/23/2018 Naava Frank who is Director of Naava Frank, LLC/Knowledge Communities Designing Effective Communities of Practice
    8/13/2018 Michael James, who is senior vice president at Old Colony YMCA How Nonprofits Can Achieve Inclusion in Their HR Practices
    7/25/2018 Marni Levitt, attorney and Peter Franklin, Tech Networks of Boston HIPAA Compliance for Nonprofits
    7/17/2018 Omar Rashed, Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation Write for Impact and Reach Your Goals
    6/25/2018 Tom Loomis, Arcanum Solutions Database Consolidation and Integration for Nonprofits
    6/12/2018 Stephen Byrne and Tyrone McIntosh from Tech Networks of Boston Moving Right Along – Project Management for an Office Relocation
    5/31/2018 Kalman Gacs, from ViV Web Solutions A Hands-On Introduction to Search Engine Marketing for Nonprofits
    4/30/2018 George Pillsbury of Nonprofit VOTE and Cheryl Clyburn Crawford of MassVOTE How Your Nonprofit Can Engage Voters and Candidates (April 30th)
    4/26/2018 Stephen Pratt of Impact Catalysts In Search of The Lost City of Nonprofit Sustainability
    4/19/2018 Maria Latimore, principal of Maria Latimore Group TSNE MissionWorks & TNB Super Roundtable: Nonprofit Project Management Essentials
    4/10/2018 Anne Phillips and Denise Moorehead of Class Action Nonprofit Data & Evaluation – What’s Class Got to Do with It?
    2/22/2018 David Delmar and Muigai Unaka of Resilient Coders. Building the Best Nonprofit Website for the Cheapest Price
    2/15/2018 Julia Campbell, the author of “Storytelling in the Digital Age: A Guide for Nonprofits.” Create Your 2018 Nonprofit Storytelling Plan
    1/26/2018 Betsy Schmidt, professor of practice at UMass-Amherst’s School of Public Policy Using Nonprofit Advocacy Rules to Meet Your Mission
    1/11/2018 Various grant makers and grant recipients Third Grant Maker/Grant Recipient Dialogue on Nonprofit Data and Evaluation

    2017

    Date Presenter Topic
    12/13/2017 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
    12/8/2017 Jordan Berg Powers of Mass Alliance and Lisette Le of Massachusetts Voter Table TNB Roundtable: Why and How Nonprofits Build Political Power
    11/16/2017 Maria Latimore, founder of the Maria Latimore Group. TNB Roundtable: How Nonprofits Can Effectively Manage Operational Projects
    11/10/2017 Quintus Jett, director of the Citizen Alum project of Rutgers University Super Roundtable: Creating Nonprofit Capacity
    10/25/2017 Jennifer Lowe and Gianna Gambardella of Economic Mobility Pathways (EMPath) Capturing Data and Learnings from a Network of Nonprofits
    10/20/2017 Eric Segal, president of the Data Collaborative Can Appmaker Help You? A Free Database Tool From Google
    10/11/2017 Ashley Winning, vice president of research and evaluation at Economic Mobility Pathways (EMPath) Building an Effective Data Culture at Your Nonprofit
    9/25/2017 Various grant makers and grant recipients Second Grant Maker/Grant Recipient Dialogue on Nonprofit Data & Evaluation
    9/19/2017 Julia Campbell, author of “Storytelling in the Digital Age: A Guide for Nonprofits.” Creating a 90-Day Online Marketing Plan for Your Nonprofit
    9/25/2017 Various grant makers and grant recipients Second Grant Maker/Grant Recipient Dialogue on Nonprofit Data & Evaluation
    8/16/2017 Eric Gordon, director of the Engagement Lab at Emerson College. Designing Effective Public Engagement for Nonprofits
    8/2/2017 Jeff Berry, a professor of political science at Tufts University It’s Legal for Nonprofits to Lobby, Organize, and Advocate!
    7/25/2017 John Haydon Creating an Effective Donor Onboarding Email Series for Your Nonprofit
    7/21/2017 Nicole Shiner of United Way and Jamie Kleinsorge of the Institute for People, Place, and Possibility Community Commons as a Resource for Nonprofits
    7/11/2017 Stephen Walter from the Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics in Boston Nonprofit Organizations, Civic Data, and Civic Faith
    6/28/2017 Tuan Pham and Adam Lyons of Tech Networks of Boston A Frank Discussion of Technology Procurement for Nonprofits
    6/20/2017 Various grant makers and grant recipients First Grant Maker/Grant Recipient Dialogue on Nonprofit Data & Evaluation
    5/31/2017 Scott Blackman, Roca Inc. and Eric Harris and Amen Adonon of Tech Networks of Boston Integrated Services and Emerging Technologies for Nonprofits
    5/1/2017 Nancy Wagman, Kids Count Massachusetts Doing a Data Dive to Find Data About Children and Families
    4/28/2017 Michael Johnson, UMASS Boston From Data to Decisions at Your Nonprofit
    4/18/2017 James Burnett, journalist and social media strategist Nonprofit Communication Strategies that Get Results
    3/7/2017 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
    2/27/2017 John Haydon, Facebook Marketing For Dummies How Nonprofits Can Use Facebook to Broadcast Their Impact
    2/16/2017 George Reuter of Compass Working Capital How Nonprofits Can Find and Use Public Data Effectively
    1/31/2017 Laura Beals and Aaron Gunning of Jewish Family & Children’s Service Boston Migrating to Electronic Case Records at Your Nonprofit

    2016

    Date Presenter Topic
    12/5/2016 Prentice Zinn, GMA Foundations and Amanda Sutter, YMCA of the North Shore TSNE, TNB, and TNB Labs Super Roundtable: Nonprofit Evaluation Strategies
    11/16/2016 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
    11/9/2016 George Rueter, Compass Working Capital How Nonprofits Can Design Effective Client Surveys
    10/18/2016 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
    10/6/2016 Todd Ching, Root Capital Managing Nonprofit IT Projects, Tasks, and Teams
    9/23/2016 Paul Fitterer IT Decision Making Principles for Nonprofit Board Members
    9/12/2016 Rahul Bhargava TSNE, TNB, and TNB Labs Super Roundtable: Hands-On Approaches to Data Storytelling
    8/25/2016 Kathleen Sullivan and Bonnie Shepard Advocacy Evaluation for Nonprofits – Uses, Tools, and Tips
    8/10/2016 Joe Kriesberg and John Fitterer of the Massachusetts Association of Community Development Corporations Nonprofit CEOs as Technology Decision Makers
    7/21/2016 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
    7/20/2016 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
    6/23/2016 Stephanie O’Leary of Accounting Management Solutions (AMS), a CliftonLarsonAllen LLP Division Setting Up Quickbooks for your Nonprofit Organization
    6/14/2016 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
    5/25/2016 Amanda Sutter of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay and Prentice Zinn of GMA Foundations Evaluation Frameworks for Complex Nonprofit Outcomes
    5/18/2016 Steve Ollis of D-Tree International Mobile Tech for Nonprofits: A Global Health Success Story
    4/20/2016 Jeffrey Hurwit of Hurwit & Associates Issues and Pitfalls in Nonprofit Collaborations and Mergers
    4/6/2016 Janet Grogan and Eben Weitzman from The Mediation Group Nonprofit Collaboration & Constructive Conflict Resolution
    3/29/2016 Adam Heyman, professional technology trainer Any Nonprofit Professional Can Be a Tech Coach or Trainer
    3/8/2016 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
    2/23/2016 David Leonard, Interim President at the Boston Public Library Taking the Reins in a Time of Crisis and Paths to Leadership
    2/10/2016 Kathleen Malin, the Rhode Island Foundation’s vice president of technology and operations management Grant Management Software Options for Funders
    1/19/2016 Mary-Kim Arnold, the Rhode Island Foundation Insights from a Community Foundation’s Evaluation Director
    1/14/2016 Andy Oram, O’Reilly Media What nonprofits need to know about open source software

    2015

    Date Presenter Topic
    12/16/2015 Paul Gauthier, YouthBuild USA; Cynthia Wilkerson, Little Brothers-Friends of the Elderly; Dave Tarrant, Nubay Services CiviCRM (Without Sales Pitches) for Nonprofits
    11/17/2015 Jessica Martin, The Boston Foundation

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    11/3/2015 Marc Baizman, Salesforce Foundation Free web tools for managing information at your nonprofit
    10/23/2015 Rahul Bhargava, MIT Center for Civic Media Yes, you can make your nonprofit’s data fun!
    10/6/2015 Panel: Dian Parker Quinn, Catherine Dun Rappaport, Prentice Zinn, Jessica del Rosario Nonprofit Data and Evaluation from a Grantmaker’s Perspective
    9/23/2015 Georges Grinstein, Weave data visualization platform A training for philanthropic professionals: Introduction to data visualization
    9/18/2015 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?
    8/19/2015 Lisa DeAngelis, Director of the UMASS Boston Center for Collaborative Leadership What nonprofits need to know about collaborative leadership
    8/5/2015 Julia Campbell, J Campbell Social Marketing Increase your nonprofit’s reach with paid social media ads
    7/20/2015 Quintus Jett, Rutgers University Technologies and strategies for nonprofit engagement
    7/14/2015 Joseph Reagle, Northeastern University What nonprofits can (and cannot) learn from Wikipedia
    6/23/2015 Karen Graham, Idealware.org What nonprofits need to know about software selection
    6/10/2015 Kathleen Malin, Rhode Island Foundation What nonprofits need to know about data migration
    6/5/2015 Ellen Bass, Capacity Institute Joint meeting of the TNB Roundtable and CWU Outcom es Workgroup
    5/22/2015 Nettrice Gaskins, STEAM Lab What nonprofits need to know about STEAM
    5/8/2015 Holly St. Clair, Metropolitan Area Planning Council Lessons learned from managing a data center at a mission-based organization
    4/24/2015 Julia Campbell, independent consultant Social media strategy for nonprofits
    4/10/2015 Steven Jenkins, empowerdb What nonprofits need to know about digital security
    3/27/2015 Patrica Vaccaro Coburn, Common Impact Lesson learned from managing volunteer tech projects
    3/13/2015 Miki Akimoto, U.S. Trust philanthropy Nonprofit data and evaluation from a grantmaker’s perspective
    2/27/2015 Heather MacIndoe, McCormack School/UMassBoston The interplay between nonprofit collaboration and competition
    2/13/2015 Ellen Bass, Capacity Institute Preparing to use outcomes data
    1/30/2015 Stefanie Archer, 501 Partners Salesforce (Without Sales Pitches) For Nonprofits
    1/16/2015 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
    1/12/2015 Quintus Jett Why nonprofits need innovative technology and operations managment

    2014

    Date Presenter Topic
    12/9/2014 Ethan Zuckerman, Center for Civic Media/MIT Media Lab What nonprofits need to know about civic media
    12/5/2014 Jay Vogt and Judy Ozbun, Essential Worth How nonprofits can go online to serve, scale, and innovate
    11/21/2014 Tom Ball Improved nonprofit accounting through collaboration
    11/7/2014 Peter Miller What nonprofits need to know about community technology
    10/10/2014 Michael Johnson What nonprofits need to know about data and analytics (redux)
    9/26/2014 Gavin Murphy What nonprofits need to know about strategic tech planning
    9/18/2014 Laura Beals and Noah Schechtman Bridging evaluation and technology at nonprofits
    9/12/2014 Michael Johnson What nonprofits need to know about data and analytics
    8/29/2014 Rick Jakious/ David Gleason Surviving and thriving during the nonprofit data revolution
    8/15/2014 Mike Sachleben Choosing by doing – selecting a fundraising platform
    7/25/2014 Tom McLaughlin Nonprofit collaboration: What’s in it for your nonprofit?
    7/18/2014 Susan Labandibar Strategic tech tools for nonprofit resilience
    6/20/2014 Katherine Scott Giving Common
    6/6/2014 Judy Freiwirth Online community governance for nonprofits
    5/23/2014 John Haydon Facebook strategies for nonprofits
    5/9/2014 Lana Jackman What nonprofits need to know about information literacy
    5/1/2014 Tom McLaughlin Follow up to models of collaboration for nonprofits
    4/25/2014 Laura Beals Bridging evaluation and technology at nonprofits
    3/28/2014 David Luberoff What nonprofits need to know about Boston Area Research Initiative
    3/14/2014 Tom McLaughlin Models for Backroom Collaborations
    2/28/2014 Georges Grinstein TNB Roundtable:  Weave for nonprofits – a free data visualization platform
    2/14/2014 Marlene Archer Environmental sustainability, digital inclusion, AND workforce development!
    1/31/2014 Michael Ahn Moving toward smart and open governments – what nonprofits need to know
    1/17/2014 Tim Gassert Strategic & legal tips for nonprofits choosing a web platform & developer

    2013

    Date Presenter Topic
    12/6/2013 Robero Cremonini TNB Roundtable: Knowledge management for grantmaking organizations
    11/22/2013 David Gleason Bad technology kills people: The ethics of good IT decisions
    10/25/2013 David Orlinoff Sneakerware: Best financial systems integration strategy for nonprofits?
    10/11/2013 Eric Segal TNB Roundtable: Custom databases in the cloud for nonprofits
    9/27/2013 Paula Cohen TNB Roundtable: Get maximum value from your nonprofit organization’s information
    9/13/2013 Rosemarie Boardman TNB Roundtable: How two nonprofits share back office services, including IT
    8/16/2013 Rachael Stark TNB Roundtable: Reference librarians as allies for nonprofit organizations
    7/19/2013 Greg McHale TNB Roundtable: Learn about the Good2gether project

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