Supporting and developing vibrant, relevant and impactful organizations.

RESEARCH & PRESENTATIONS

 

International Society of Third Sector Research:  “Bending the Box:  Non-Traditional Service Delivery, Cultural Competency & Community Health Partnerships Impacting HIV Constituents in the U.S.”. Paper presentation.  Sixth International Conference, Toronto, Canada.  July 2004.

 

ARNOVA 2002 Annual Meeting: “The Cosmology of Cross-Sector Organizational Collaboration,” Paper Presentation; “Community Organizing Networks Effectively Leveraging Resources,” Paper Presentation; “Collaboration and Effectiveness Panel,” Discussant & Moderator.  Montreal, Quebec, CANADA. November 2002.

 

International Society of Third Sector Research:  “Community Organizing:  Innovation & Effectiveness in Building Community Capacity.”  Fifth International Conference, Cape Town,

South Africa.  July 2002.

 

INDEPENDENT SECTOR Spring Research Forum 2001:  “The Impact of Information Technology on Civil Society.”  Emerging Scholars & Leaders Session, Program Designer & Facilitator. March 2001.  

 

University of Pennsylvania - Women Fighting Infectious Disease Together (Women FIT) HIV Prevention Study.  Community Education Coordinator. Providence, Rhode Island; Philadelphia, PA; New York City, N.Y. . March 2000 – December 2000.

 

ARNOVA 2000 Annual Meeting: “Building Bridges Initiative, A Report on the W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s Non-profit Management Education Project” Discussant and Moderator. November 2000.

 

INDEPENDENT SECTOR National Annual Meeting:  Emerging Leaders Closing Session” Facilitator and Moderator.  November 2000.

 

Second National Gathering of Social Entrepreneurs:  “Building Effective Collaborations” Mini-Plenary Session.  April 2000. 

 

INDEPENDENT SECTOR National Annual Meeting:  When Worlds Collide, Cross-sectoral Collaborations” Panel Presentation.  October 1999. 

 

Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation/NeighborWorks Network:  New England District Leadership Forum:  Creating Great Leadership Teams.  April 1999.  Keynote Presenter:  “The First Step in Collaboration:  Examining Mental Models That Lead to Change and Leadership”.

 

INDEPENDENT SECTOR Spring Research Forum 1999: Crossing the Borders, Collaboration and Competition Among Nonprofits, Business and Government. March  1999.  Presented “Corporate Social Responsibility and Community Change:   A Case Study Analysis of Cross Sectoral Collaboration Catalyzing Economic Development”.

 

Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA).  Annual Meeting, November 1998, Seattle, WA:  Paper presentation,  “Incorporating The Ask:  A Conceptual Model of Volunteer Motivation; Panel Chair and Discussant – Funding Social Change:  Challenges and Opportunities.

 

 

 

Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA).  Annual Meeting, November 1997, Indianapolis, IN: Panel Chair and Discussant - Gender, Race and American Nonprofits.

 

The Massachusetts Summit:  The Promise of Our Youth.  October 1997, Boston, MA:   Community Service Learning Delegate.

 

Share Our Strength Annual Leaders Conference.  August 1997, Washington, D.C.: 

"Creating Impactful Taste Events Using Effective Educational Opportunities".

 

American Association of Colleges and Universities.  Spring Colloquium, Waltham, MA, June 1997:  Panel Organizer, Moderator:  Diversity and Community Perspectives.

 

Getting Smart, Nonprofits Shaping the New Economy. State-wide gathering co-sponsored by Leadership Rhode Island and United Way.  Keynote Address:  Cross Sectoral Collaborations: Mental Models & Challenges. June 1997.

 

University of Rhode Island. Martin Luther King Day Program.  Cultural Diversity Within A Campus Environment.  January 1997. 

 

Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA)  1996 Annual Meeting,   New York City:  Panel Discussant, Topic Group Leader

 

American Association of Colleges and Universities  Annual Meeting,  January 1996, Atlanta, GE: "Community Service Learning:  Building Collaboratives"

 

The Center for Philanthropy, University of Indiana.  Contributing Editor, Research in Progress, a compendium of current non-profit research , 1996 Edition.

 

Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA).  1995 Annual Meeting, Cleveland, OH:  Panel Presentation

 

Ford Foundation Campus Diversity Conference.  October 1995, Philadelphia, PA  - Promises, Progress and the Road Before Us.  Discussion group facilitator, Conference newsletter editor.

 

INDEPENDENT SECTOR  Spring Research Forum.   March 1995, Alexandria, VA -   Nonprofit Organizations as Public Actors:  Rising to New Public Policy Challenges.  "Passage of the National Community Service Trust Act:  Collaboration and Implementation of Community Service Initiatives. 

 

National Network of Grantmakers 15th Annual Conference.  October 1994, Seattle, WA - Grantmaking, Community Organizing, and Spirituality:  What Are the Connections?.  Convenor, People of Color Caucus.