SESSIONS
Session dates and times will be available soon! To see the curated conference schedule with session times, click here. Check back frequently for updates!
| Name | Speakers | Conference Track |
|---|---|---|
| Analytics | ||
| Federal Data Privacy Policy and the Social Good Sector | Sally Ehrenfried - Blackbaud Cameron Stoll - Blackbaud | Analytics |
| Fundraising During Challenging Times | Katherine Swank - Blackbaud Target Analytics Lawrence Henze - Blackbaud Target Analytics Paige Grainger - Blackbaud | Analytics |
| Use the Power of Data: Propensity, Capacity and Philanthropic Tendencies for Major Gift Success | Katherine Swank - Blackbaud Target Analytics Margaret Williams - Avera Foundation Tisha Martin - Boise State University Foundation Toni Thibodeaux - University of Denver | Analytics |
| Utilize Data to Maximize Officer Portfolio Composition | Michael Van Dyke - Blackbaud | Analytics |
| Where’s the Data?: Implementing Analytics in Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT® | Shelley Hindmon - Blackbaud | Analytics |
| Arts & Cultural | ||
| Aligning Artistic Programming and Fundraising Practices | Jerusha Schmalzel - Blackbaud Nisa Mackie - The Walker Art Center | Arts & Cultural |
| Don’t Waste a Crisis: Good Things to Come out of the Pandemic | Aubrey Bergauer - Center for Innovative Leadership at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music | Arts & Cultural |
| Exploring The Cloud Solution for Arts and Cultural Organizations | Andrew Troup - Blackbaud | Arts & Cultural |
| Fundraising During Unprecedented Times | Rosita Bradham - Blackbaud Gentry Spronken - Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures Julie Gross - San Antonio Zoo | Arts & Cultural |
| SUPER SESSION: Survival Superpowers - Engaging Audiences in a Pandemic-Impacted World | Colleen Dilenschneider - IMPACTS Experience | Arts & Cultural |
| Utilize the Power of OData in Blackbaud Altru® to create Valuable Dashboards in Microsoft® Excel and Power BI | Carly Meek - Blackbaud | Arts & Cultural |
| Companies | ||
| Bridging the Gap Between Verbal Executive Support and Action-Oriented Executive Support | Kyra Scalea - Vanguard | Companies |
| Creating a Seamless Employee Engagement Experience Through Partnership and Integration | Jamila Cowan-Wideman - Dell | Companies |
| Expanding Traditional Corporate Philanthropy to Include Employee Wellness | Jay Mukhey - Finastra Dustin Joost - Blackbaud | Companies |
| Inspiring Trust through Data-Driven Decisions and Strategy | Heather Meloy - PwC Joshua Joseph - PwC | Companies |
| Managing Skills-Based Volunteering in a Virtual World | Danielle Holly - Common Impact | Companies |
| SUPER SESSION - Race to the Future? | Values & Vision in the Design of Technology & Society | Ruha Benjamin - Princeton University | Companies |
| Faith Communities | ||
| 2021 Strategies for YouTube, Podcasting, and the New Facebook Framework | Nils Smith - Dunham & Company | Faith Communities |
| Diocesan Annual Appeals: Digital Case Studies | Nic Prenger - Prenger Solutions Group | Faith Communities |
| Financing the Vision Beyond 2020 | Larry Buycks - Churchome | Faith Communities |
| How to Become a Digital Fundraising Expert | Cameron Bartlett - cambartlett.com | Faith Communities |
| Member Growth—Simplified | Wes Gay - WayFinder | Faith Communities |
| Stewarding Donors from Soup to Nuts | Amanda Kepshire - Blackbaud | Faith Communities |
| SUPER SESSION: How To Be a Life Giving Leader | Tyler Reagin - The Life Giving Company | Faith Communities |
| Using Technology to Sway Perception. Be Known for Something. | Mark MacDonald - Be Known For Something | Faith Communities |
| Financial Management | ||
| Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT: Tips and Tricks (CPE Credit) | David Evatt - Blackbaud Lauren Holzer - Blackbaud Tara Pawlowski - Blackbaud | Financial Management |
| Blackbaud Purchase Card and Expense Management | Julia Petit - Blackbaud | Financial Management |
| Evaluating and Streamlining Your Annual Budget Process | Matthew Kreutzer - Zobrio Chuck Hays - Zobrio | Financial Management |
| Preventing Fraud with Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT® Best Practices (CPE Credit) | Melissa Bethancourt - Blackbaud Julia Petit - Blackbaud Grace Tate - Blackbaud | Financial Management |
| Separation of Duties in the Finance Office | Jonathan Howell - Blackbaud | Financial Management |
| Track Your Cash and Keep it Balanced (CPE Credit) | Laura Ngan Tian - Blackbaud Orion Petrie - Blackbaud | Financial Management |
| Focus on Tech | ||
| Get Your Head in the Cloud | Eric Wand - Microsoft (Canada) | Focus on Tech |
| Nonprofit Analytics: How To Build Financial and Fundraising Dashboards | Thomas A. Evans - MissionBI Linton Myers - Blackbaud | Focus on Tech |
| Open a world of possibilities with SKY Developer | Stu Hawkins - RedArc Ben Wong - Blackbaud | Focus on Tech |
| Towards an Inclusive Tech Strategy - What You Can Do Today & Why It Matters | Roz Lemieux - Blackbaud Raj Aggarwal - Provoc.me Jenn Graham - Civic Dinners | Focus on Tech |
| Foundations | ||
| Achieve Board Meeting Success with Blackbaud Grantmaking™ | Alexis Fish - Blackbaud | Foundations |
| Embracing Change: Converting from FIMS to Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT® | Tracy VanSolkema - Grand Rapids Community Foundation | Foundations |
| Financial Management and Grants Management: Why Your Foundation Needs Complementary Technology for Both | Laine Hendriks - Blackbaud, Inc. Carly Meek - Blackbaud Barton Dyson - Blackbaud | Foundations |
| Partners In Progress – Blackbaud’s Plan For Community Foundations | Donald McGill - Blackbaud Scott Cross - Blackbaud Page Bullington - Blackbaud Daniel Affourtit - Blackbaud | Foundations |
| Successful Technology Procurement & Adoption Change Management Strategies for Foundations | Ann Getz - Blackbaud Dan Stencel - Morris Animal Foundation Deena Lauver Scotti - Missouri Foundation for Health | Foundations |
| SUPER SESSION: Shifting Gears - How Philanthropy is Changing for Foundations | Kathleen P. Enright - Council of Foundations Rachel Hutchisson - Blackbaud | Foundations |
| The Power of Collaborative Grantmaking | Dr. H. Sam Coy - Blackbaud Vin St. John - Blackbaud Gary Steuer - Bonfils-Stanton Foundation | Foundations |
| Fundraising & Relationship Management | ||
| 5 Key End of Year Fundraising Myth Busters and More! | Michael Johnston - hjc | Fundraising & Relationship Management |
| A Data-Centric Look at Gift Officer Life Cycle | Anna Dirksen - Blackbaud Mike Russell - Blackbaud | Fundraising & Relationship Management |
| Arise, Captain Tom: Lessons from a World Record Peer-to-Peer Fundraiser | Jamie Parkins - Blackbaud Mark Berryman - Blackbaud Sally Falvey - Blackbaud Europe and JustGiving | Fundraising & Relationship Management |
| Back by Popular Demand: NXT Tips and Tricks | Lisa Nurminen - Blackbaud Jarod Bonino - | Fundraising & Relationship Management |
| Canadian Giving Trends and Insights | Ashley Thompson - Blackbaud Bruce MacDonald - Imagine Canada | Fundraising & Relationship Management |
| Customer Spotlight: Canadian Success Stories | Elizabeth Price - Blackbaud Elizabeth Calderon - Mulgrave School Sue Lockett - Cambridge Memorial Hospital Foundation | Fundraising & Relationship Management |
| Data-Driven Design | Brenda Miele - Charity Dynamics Mark Love - American Heart Association | Fundraising & Relationship Management |
| Data Health and Blackbaud eTapestry | Geoff Arbuckle - Blackbaud | Fundraising & Relationship Management |
| EUROPE SUPER SESSION: What does the future hold? | Mark Stevenson - Futurist, Author, Entrepreneur | Fundraising & Relationship Management |
| Event Fundraising Success — Focus and Future: Insights on How to Build Back Better | Julie Roberts - Moore Strategic Laura Sutton - Pancreatic Cancer | Fundraising & Relationship Management |
| Hitting Your Virtual Event out of the Park with Blackbaud TeamRaiser | Mark Becker - Cathexis Partners Derek Martin - Blackbaud Chris Cain - Blackbaud | Fundraising & Relationship Management |
| How to grow a successful online community from the ground up | Lesley Pinder - British Red Cross Lucy Caldicott - ChangeOut | Fundraising & Relationship Management |
| How to Love Your Donors During the Aftermath of Covid-19 | Jen Shang - Institute for Sustainable Philanthropy | Fundraising & Relationship Management |
| Keeping Your Database Current, Clean, and Complete | Stu Manewith - Omatic Software Bailey Benzle - Omatic Software | Fundraising & Relationship Management |
| Key steps to event curation success: Insights from the first ever BAME Conference | Martha Awojobi - JMB Consulting | Fundraising & Relationship Management |
| Layer Cakes & Dashboards: Creating Fundraiser Insights using Blackbaud CRM | Paul Wiklanski - University of Michigan | Fundraising & Relationship Management |
| Link 'Em Up! | Laura Ngan Tian - Blackbaud Orion Petrie - Blackbaud | Fundraising & Relationship Management |
| Mastering Security in Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT® | Bill Connors - Bill Connors, CFRE | Fundraising & Relationship Management |
| New Challenges, New Solutions: Meet the Innovators of the Social Good Startup Challenge | Roz Lemieux - Blackbaud Sangeeth Peruri - Outreach Circle Dan B. Lee - Rememorate Renee Zau - DonationMatch Patrick Schmitt - FreeWill Allen Kramer - Mobilize Michael Hoffman - GatherVoices Justin Rotman - GiveMagic Michael Warshafsky - GiveMagic Miraj Patel - Harness Brennan Stark - PeerPal Aviva Rosman - CivicEngine by BallotReady Wes Moon - Wisely Shola Farber - Team by the Tuesday Company | Fundraising & Relationship Management |
| Redefining Success: A New Take on Your Annual KPIs and Goals | Stuart Sullivan - Graham-Pelton Megan Bailey - Graham-Pelton | Fundraising & Relationship Management |
| SMS Communication & Text Fundraising Solutions | Erik Leaver - Blackbaud Sangeeth Peruri - Outreach Circle Jeanavive Janssen - Textmunication | Fundraising & Relationship Management |
| What Is a Database Manager? | Ryan Hyde - Lollypop Farm Sunshine Watson - Valleywise Health Foundation Stephanie Crawley, BCRE-Pro - The Archdiocese of San Antonio | Fundraising & Relationship Management |
| What we've learned from hosting over 100 virtual events | Simon Scriver - Fundraising Everywhere Nikki Bell - Fundraising Everywhere | Fundraising & Relationship Management |
| Grant & Award Management | ||
| Automating Your Process with Award Management APIs | Carrie Goldberger - Blackbaud | Grant & Award Management |
| Blackbaud Grantmaking's New SKY UX View Deep Dive | Cassy Crabtree - Blackbaud Vin St. John - Blackbaud Jennipher Noble - Blackbaud | Grant & Award Management |
| Five Technology Change Management Steps | Stacy Rooney - Blackbaud | Grant & Award Management |
| Launching Blackbaud Grantmaking's New SKY UX View | Cassy Crabtree - Blackbaud Vin St. John - Blackbaud | Grant & Award Management |
| Launching Your Scholarship Review Season the Right Way | Nick Fazzini - Blackbaud | Grant & Award Management |
| Healthcare | ||
| Adapting Grateful Patient Philanthropy in a Digital World | Erin Stitzel, FAHP, CFRE - Accordant Health Taylor Traviesa - Tampa General Hospital Foundation Roy Lowdenback - Baptist Health Foundation | Healthcare |
| Building Processes and Team Dynamics in a Healthcare Merger | Krista Matia - Blackbaud Inc | Healthcare |
| Effective Reporting Is a Team Sport: What Happens When Finance and Development Work Together | Tammy Batchelor, CFRE - Cause and Solution, Inc. Jamie Lundien, MBA, CPA - Cause and Solution, Inc. | Healthcare |
| Five in 30: The Five Best Ways to Optimize Online Donation Pages | Charles Lehosit - RKD Group Suzanne Anderson - RKD Group | Healthcare |
| Rocking Your World with Moves Management in Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT® | Jeff McAloon - Saint John's Regional Hospital Foundation Wendy Smith - Sargent Solutions | Healthcare |
| SUPER SESSION: Explore Trends in Healthcare and Chart a Path to Thrive in the New Normal | Page Bullington - Blackbaud Betsy Taylor - Accordant Health Mark McCampbell - Advancement Resources Eddie Thompson - Thompson & Associates | Healthcare |
| Three Genius Ways Healthcare Organizations Are Using Their Data | Liza Turcotte - Blackbaud | Healthcare |
| Higher Education | ||
| Alumni Participation Rate: Friend or Foe? | Steph McCluskey - Blackbaud | Higher Education |
| Awarding Freshmen Scholarships: A Case Study | Keith Brown - UW-Madison Alison Rice - University of Wisconsin-Madison Kevin Zalanowski - University of Wisconsin-Madison | Higher Education |
| Change Management: Moving Your Team Forward | Michael Reardon - Blackbaud | Higher Education |
| Direct Marketing in a Pandemic: How to Survive and Thrive | Stacy Rooney - Blackbaud | Higher Education |
| Going Live with Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT® During a Pandemic | Mary Kathryn Nunes - Blackbaud Allison Phillips - Illinois Institute of Technology | Higher Education |
| Guided Fundraising: A Recipe for Data Driven Multi-Channel Fundraising | Andy Hogan - Blackbaud Kristine Miller - Gonzaga University | Higher Education |
| Higher Education Strategy and Solution Overview | Alison Madrigal - Blackbaud Chris Krackeler - Blackbaud Alania Cater - Blackbaud | Higher Education |
| Practical Management Strategies to Maximize Officer Productivity | Joy Pohland Janssen - Blackbaud Jeremy Wang - Temple University | Higher Education |
| Strategies for Engaging Your Applicants | Carrie Goldberger - Blackbaud Lauren Janney - Cape Fear Community College | Higher Education |
| SUPER SESSION: Higher Education Kickoff—A Panel Discussion with Industry Experts | Chris Krackeler - Blackbaud James Wiley - Eduventures Jamie Harper - Microsoft Cara Giacomini - Council for Advancement and Support of Education | Higher Education |
| Trends in Higher Education Fundraising During a Pandemic | Carrie Cobb - Blackbaud Sam Venable - Blackbaud | Higher Education |
| Using Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT® to Improve Financial Stewardship | John Cashman - Blackbaud | Higher Education |
| We're Getting NXT! Now What? | Kayla Lee - Blackbaud Inc. Becca Paylor - Wingate University Jami Black - Middlebury College | Higher Education |
| K–12 | ||
| A Tale of Compassion: How The Shipley School's Community Came Together During a Pandemic | Josie Burri - The Shipley School Michael Turner - The Shipley School | K–12 |
| Major Gift Success Recipes: Unlocking the Gems of Target Analytics | Mary Zimmerman - Regis Jesuit High School Lawrence Henze - Blackbaud Target Analytics | K–12 |
| SUPER SESSION: Powering a Strong, Resilient School | Travis Warren - Blackbaud | K–12 |
| The Show Must Go On(line)! | Gen Kaady - Allie Coutu - Catlin Gabel School | K–12 |
| Marketing & Engagement | ||
| 10 Surefire Ways to Supercharge Your Content | Nyleva Corley - Blackbaud | Marketing & Engagement |
| 2020 State of Advocacy: Building a Winning Advocacy Program | Christopher Masak - Advocacy for the Alzheimer's Association Kerry Donohue - National Eating Disorders Will Lopez - Phone2Action | Marketing & Engagement |
| Best Practices in Virtual Volunteering | Lizzie Schaffer - Blackbaud Corbit Harrison - Carr Engineering, provider of VolunteerHub Brandon Hall - ServeHub Allen Kramer - Mobilize | Marketing & Engagement |
| Leading With Digital: How a simple shift in mindset can greatly shift your revenue | Erik Rubadeau - Yeeboo Digital | Marketing & Engagement |
| Winning Back Lapsed Donors—Not Just Hoping for the Best | Stu Manewith - Omatic Software Bailey Benzle - Omatic Software | Marketing & Engagement |
| Your Donor Has a Mission, Too | Sophia Latto - Blackbaud | Marketing & Engagement |
| Nonprofits | ||
| AI for Fundraising: How to start with machine learning | Tim Paris - Dataro | Nonprofits |
| ASIA-PACIFIC SUPER SESSION: The 8 Principles of a Successful Optimist | Mark Stevenson - Futurist, Author, Entrepreneur | Nonprofits |
| Best Practice Data Collection, Management, and Use of Data to Meet Future Community and Donor Expectations | Katherine Raskob - Fundraising Institute of Australia Yael Wasserman - Mission Australia Olivia Jary - Children’s Hospital Foundation | Nonprofits |
| Campaigns from Start to Finish | Jessica Maloney - 4KIDS of South Florida Lauren Kostoff - 4KIDS of South Florida | Nonprofits |
| CANADA SUPER SESSION: Welcome to Blackbaud Canada, Eh? | Mike Gianoni - Blackbaud David Benjamin - Blackbaud Allan Hoffmann - Blackbaud | Nonprofits |
| Embracing Digital Transformation for Marketing | Bo Crader - Blackbaud | Nonprofits |
| From Insight to Action: Using Analytics and Benchmarking in Fundraising Strategy | Paige Grainger - Blackbaud John Wilburn - National Park Foundation | Nonprofits |
| Hidden Treasure: Overcoming the Biggest Barriers to Fundraising Success | Sean Triner - Moceanic | Nonprofits |
| 'Never waste a good crisis' - Capital Raising, Agility, and Resilience in Business | Annabelle Chauncy - School for Life | Nonprofits |
| Optimize Your Virtual Workforce, Presented by WhiteOwl, the Developers of PaperSave | Holly Condon - PaperSave | Nonprofits |
| Reinventing Your Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Program (Beyond Going Virtual) | Robyn Mendez - Blackbaud Shana Masterson - Blackbaud | Nonprofits |
| Storytelling for the head and the heart in a capital campaign | Daniel Lalor - MS Queensland | Nonprofits |
| Storytelling with Financials | Stephanie Skryzowski - 100 Degrees Consulting | Nonprofits |
| SUPER SESSION: Resilient Nonprofits Navigating 2021 Together | Kelley Jarrett - Blackbaud Nzinga Koné Miller - M+R Marco Corona - One80 Place Jessica Sotelo - World Wildlife Fund | Nonprofits |
| Tap Your Supporter Base for New Donor Acquisition | Liza Turcotte - Blackbaud | Nonprofits |
| There's a tile for that, 2020 - The Sky's the Limit | Stu Hawkins - RedArc | Nonprofits |
| What Is “Normal,” Anyway? Using Long-Term Trends to Understand the Road Ahead | Ashley Thompson - Blackbaud | Nonprofits |
| Payments | ||
| Blackbaud Merchant Services – A critical tool in growing your revenue | Mina Mistry - Blackbaud Shaun Porteous - Blackbaud | Payments |
| Using Blackbaud Merchant Services™ to Navigate Post COVID-19 Payment Trends | Clint Boswell - Blackbaud Lee Turner - Blackbaud | Payments |
| Professional Development | ||
| 7 Steps for Giving Effective Feedback | Monica Mutter - Blackbaud | Professional Development |
| Burnt Out Business Leaders Rarely Make Their Numbers | Professor Pete Alexander - PeteAlexander.com | Professional Development |
| Microsoft Power Platform + Raiser’s Edge NXT: Turning Possibility into Reality | Linton Myers - Blackbaud | Professional Development |
| Microsoft Power Platform + Raiser’s Edge NXT: Turning Possibility into Reality (Rebroadcasted) | Linton Myers - Blackbaud | Professional Development |
| Waste Not! Identify and Eliminate Waste in Your Business Processes and Operation | Jackie Huffman - Blackbaud | Professional Development |
| Sector Leadership & Trends | ||
| Digital Leadership: People Before Technology | Amy Sample Ward - NTEN Kimberly Lewis - Goodwill Industries of East Texas, Inc. | Sector Leadership & Trends |
| Meeting Supporter Needs Through Digital Communications | Jen Shang - Institute for Sustainable Philanthropy | Sector Leadership & Trends |
| The Changing Identity of the Social Sector | Cheryl Contee - Do Big Things Derrick Feldmann - INFLUENCE|SG | Sector Leadership & Trends |
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