CUIR Nonprofits & Technology Brochure

1 6 TH A N N UA L U R B A N I N I T I AT I V E S C O N F E R E N C E

NONPROFITS & TECHN OLO GY: F R O M S T R AT E G Y TO I M P L E M E N TAT I O N

M AY 28, 2014

LOCATION

CANCELLATION & REFUND POLICY

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT

The Italian Community Center

A full refund minus a $10 service charge will be made if cancellation is received by May 21.

No refunds will be issued for cancellations received after May 21.

Jarad Parker Center for Urban Initiatives and Research

631 East Chicago Street | Milwaukee, WI 53202 TO REGISTER

tinyurl.com/16thCUIRConference To register by check, please visit the CUIR website to download a registration form.

Cost REGISTER BY

MAY2ND

SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS

Please advise the Center for Urban Initiatives and Research Office (414-229-6616) upon registration if you have access or participation needs, including those addressed by the Americans with Disabilities Act.

REGULAR $60 STUDENT $30

AFTER

MAY2ND

Phone: 414-229-6616 Fax: 414-229-3884 For up to date details visit

cuir.uwm.edu

REGULAR $75 STUDENT $30

Includes the Conference, lunch, refreshments and parking at the Italian Community Center.

NONPROFITS & TECHNOLO GY: F R O M S T R AT E G Y TO I M P L E M E N TAT I O N

In the blink of an eye, today’s innovative technologies are replaced with a new generation

PRESENTERS & PANELISTS INCLUDE:

Brittany Arnett

Jerry Schulz

Indiana University

GovHR USA

technology advances AND put them to work in

Natascha Bohmann

James Schultz

advancing its mission?

Virginia Carlson

of must-have tools, apps, and software. How can a nonprofit possibly stay up-to-date with

Public Policy Forum

Join us at the 16th Annual Urban Initiatives Conference, Nonprofits and Technology: From Strategy to Implementation for an exciting, one-day excursion with Amy Sample Ward, CEO of the Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN), members of the NTEN staff, and other technology experts. During the morning, nonprofit technology leaders will discuss different strategies for putting technology to work for your organization. Over a dozen afternoon sessions and concurrent “Tech Fair” will provide attendees with tools and methods to implement strategies learned in the morning.

Center for

Jessica Holliday NTEN

Matthew Hottell Indiana University

Joleen Ong NTEN

UWM School of Information Studies

Matthew Schumwinger biglakedata.com

Amy Sample Ward NTEN

…and many more!

The Center for Urban Initiatives and Research at UW-Milwaukee assists organizations and

Urban Initiatives & Research

communities in understanding present conditions, making informed choices, and planning for the future. By collecting and interpreting complex information, CUIR helps nonprofit organizations, government agencies, municipalities, foundations, school districts, and coalitions excel in their work.

For the past 16 years, CUIR has hosted the annual Urban Initiatives Conference to create dynamic dialog about issues facing the greater Milwaukee area.

Learn more about our work and previous conferences at cuir.uwm.edu.

APPLIED RESEARCH

T E C H N I C A L A S S I S TA N C E

C O M M U N I T Y I N I T I AT I V E S

NONPROFITS & TECHNOLO GY: F R O M S T R AT E G Y TO I M P L E M E N TAT I O N

W E D N E SD AY, M AY 2 8 , 2 0 1 4

7:30 – 8:30 am

9:10 – 10:25 am

11:45 am-1:00 pm

REGISTRATION

STRATEGIC SESSION I

LUNCH

• Aim to Engage: How to Create an Online Presence for Your Organization

7:30 am – 3:15 pm TECH FAIR

8:20 – 8:30 am WELCOME Michael Lovell, Chancellor, UW-Milwaukee Terry Batson, Director, CUIR

8:30 – 9:00 am OPENING PLENARY

Technology to Change the World, and the Way You Make Change Amy Sample Ward, CEO, NTEN

LUNCH PLENARY

• Technology Planning for Today’s World • Exactly What is Cloud Computing and How Might it Help my Nonprofit?

10:30-11:45 am STRATEGIC SESSION II

• Why Data Can’t Speak for Themselves- Data Visualization Theory and Techniques

12:30-1:00 pm From Strategy to Tactics, Technology that Works for You Amy Sample Ward, CEO, NTEN

1:10-1:50 pm TACTICAL SESSION I

1:50-2:30 pm TACTICAL SESSION II

• Furthering Your Mission with Social Media

2:30-3:10 pm

• Technology Security for Nonprofits

TACTICAL SESSION III

Keynote Speaker Amy Sample Ward, CEO Amy’s dedication to educating and supporting nonprofit and community organizations in using technology to make lasting change brought her to NTEN as the Membership Director in 2011, then as the CEO in June 2013. Whether it is by connecting individuals, organizations, campaigns, or possibilities, Amy hopes to facilitate the nonprofit technology sector transitioning into a movement-based force for positive change. She is also a blogger, facilitator and trainer having worked with groups and spoken at events in the US, UK and around the world. In 2013, she co-authored Social Change Anytime Everywhere: How to implement online multichannel strategies to spark advocacy, raise money, and engage your community with Allyson Kapin. She previously co-authored Social by Social, a handbook in using social technologies for social impact, and has contributed to various other publications about social change and technology.

3:15 pm CLOSING PLENARY

Putting Technology To Work for You Tomorrow Amy Sample Ward, CEO, NTEN

Join us!

Learn more & register

cuir.uwm.edu

Natascha Bohmann Natascha Bohmann has more than 10 years of experience in marketing and communications working in both nonprofit and corporate settings, with the bulk of her experience in the nonprofit sector. Her background includes website strategy and management, internal communications, social media, graphic design, event planning and management, public relations and fundraising.

Virginia Carlson Virginia Carlson has over twenty years’ experience producing and using data for understanding urban America. She’s come to the conclusion that data are the outcome of social and operational processes, and so are often used incorrectly. She’s on a mission to change that.

Jessica Holliday As the Operations Director at NTEN, Jessica Holliday continually looks for ways to make her life easier. She is constantly playing with new technologies and systems to streamline processes and allow staff to focus on their mission.

From software development to kitchen management to finance, Jessica has enjoyed a long and storied career of creating and managing the systems that make small organizations tick. A few years youthful dalliance with software development followed by a decade as a small business owner (gelato shop!) led to a Master of Science in Financial Analysis. Jessica loves keeping up with the latest trends in frozen desserts and REST-ful software architecture; she is very dedicated to getting NTEN a clean audit.

Matt Hottell Matt is a Senior Lecturer at the Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing where he teaches the capstone course in information system design and development. He is also the Director of the Indiana University Serve IT Nonprofit Clinic, a unique academic organization that leverages the skills of IU students to address a variety of technical issues for local nonprofits. You can find out more information about Serve IT at serveit.soic.indiana.edu.

Joleen Ong Joleen Ong is the Marketing and Publications Director at NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network, where she works to help its community of over 50,000 nonprofit professionals meet their mission through technology.

At NTEN, she is the editor of NTEN’s Change Journal, a quarterly publication for nonprofit leaders (nten. org/ntenchange). Prior to NTEN, she served as the Communications Manager at the human rights organization, Social Accountability International, in New York for over five years.

She is a webinar trainer at fundsforngos.org, and member/blogger of the Integrated Marketing Advisory Board (IMAB) at imabgroup.net.

She is also a contributor to the 2014 publication, ‘Annual Editions: Technologies, Social Media, and Society’ and was the editor of two award-winning short documentaries. Joleen earned her MS in Nonprofit Management from the New School, and BA in International Studies and Spanish/Anthropology at the College of New Jersey.

Matt Schumwinger Matt Schumwinger runs a small consultancy specializing in data analysis and market research. He trains urban planning, economic development, and other non-profit professionals in data visualization and interactive web mapping. You can find him blogging bits of research, maps, graphs, figures, and all kinds of quantitative whatnot at biglakedata.com.

Jerry Schulz Jerry Schulz is a Vice President with GovHR USA and provides consulting for local governments and nonprofits in their use of information technology.

He has over thirty-five years of experience in information technology management and analysis. He has held information technology management positions with the Milwaukee Public Schools, Archdiocese of Milwaukee, and Waukesha County, Wisconsin. He is the author of the recent International City and County Managers Association InFocus Report on Engaging Your Citizens Using Social Media, and also two earlier ICMA publications, Information Technology for Local Government: A Practical Guide for Managers and Broadband Access: Local Government Roles.