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Special Events for Students and Alumni

In addition to public events and information sessions, the M.S. in Nonprofit Management program hosts exclusive events for students and alumni, including professional development workshops, guest speaking engagements, and networking receptions. Please note that these events are open only to currently enrolled students and alumni of the program.

April 2026

Nonprofit Management Accelerator Series

April 17, 10:00 am EDT. SPS Event. New York City.

When
What
SPS Event
Where
New York City
Who
  • Basil Smikle, Ph.D. Professor of Practice & Director, M.S. in Nonprofit Management Program
  • Erwin de Leon, Ph.D. Lecturer in the Discipline of Nonprofit Management; Research Fellow, Knology; Member, Empire State Bioethics Consortium
  • Astrid Andre Lecturer; General Counsel, Selfhelp Community Services, Inc.
  • Jonnel Doris, MPPA, MDIV CEO of StartCare
  • John Hicks Lecturer, Nonprofit Management; Principal and Chief Strategist | DLBHICKS, LLC
  • Dr. Stephanie J. Hull President and CEO of Girls Inc.
  • Ramcess Jean-Louis Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer of Pfizer
  • Shaba Keys Lecturer, Nonprofit Management; Co-Founder, The Bridge Lab; Chair, Boys & Girls Club of Harlem and the New York/Long Island Area Council for Boys & Girls Clubs of America
  • Dr. Eri Noguchi Associate Executive Director of the Association to Benefit Children; Adjunct Assistant Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work
  • Katja Schroeder Associate Program Director, M.S. Technology Management; Senior Lecturer in the Discipline of Technology Management
  • E. Ramone Segree Lecturer, Nonprofit Management; President | Segree Associates

May 2026

NOPM Pre-Graduation Celebration

May 14, 5:00 pm EDT. SPS Event. Vinateria NYC 2211 Frederick Douglass Blvd, Harlem, NY 10026.

When
What
SPS Event
Where
Vinateria NYC
2211 Frederick Douglass Blvd, Harlem, NY 10026

Previous Events

Video recordings, presentations, and other related materials from previous events are available.

April 2026

Nonprofit Management Accelerator Series

April 10. SPS Event. New York City.

What
SPS Event
Where
New York City
Who
  • Basil Smikle, Ph.D. Professor of Practice & Director, M.S. in Nonprofit Management Program
  • Erwin de Leon, Ph.D. Lecturer in the Discipline of Nonprofit Management; Research Fellow, Knology; Member, Empire State Bioethics Consortium
  • Astrid Andre Lecturer; General Counsel, Selfhelp Community Services, Inc.
  • Jonnel Doris, MPPA, MDIV CEO of StartCare
  • John Hicks Lecturer, Nonprofit Management; Principal and Chief Strategist | DLBHICKS, LLC
  • Dr. Stephanie J. Hull President and CEO of Girls Inc.
  • Ramcess Jean-Louis Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer of Pfizer
  • Shaba Keys Lecturer, Nonprofit Management; Co-Founder, The Bridge Lab; Chair, Boys & Girls Club of Harlem and the New York/Long Island Area Council for Boys & Girls Clubs of America
  • Dr. Eri Noguchi Associate Executive Director of the Association to Benefit Children; Adjunct Assistant Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work
  • Katja Schroeder Associate Program Director, M.S. Technology Management; Senior Lecturer in the Discipline of Technology Management
  • E. Ramone Segree Lecturer, Nonprofit Management; President | Segree Associates

March 2026

February 2026

Columbia University M.S. in Nonprofit Management Leadership Series Webinar

February 6. SPS Event. Online.

Join us on February 6 via Zoom!
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What
SPS Event
Where
Online
Who
  • Basil Smikle, Ph.D. Professor of Practice & Director, M.S. in Nonprofit Management Program
  • Crashonda Andrew, CFRE, CAP Senior Vice President of Global Philanthropy at United Way Worldwide (UWW)

January 2026

December 2025

November 2025

What
Public Event
Where
New York City
Who
  • Dr. Duclas M. Charles Founder, Black Health Connect
  • Catherine Chen Executive Director, The Asian American Federation (AAF)
  • Sayantani DasGupta Senior Lecturer in Discipline, Narrative Medicine
  • Torian Easterling, MD, MPH Senior Vice President of Population and Community Health and the Chief Strategic and Innovation Officer, One Brooklyn Health
  • Camille Jimenez, MPH, MPhil Global Patient Equity Research Lead, Pfizer
  • Gary Milchman Chief Executive Officer, YAI
  • Craig Minassian Chief Content, Communications and Marketing Officer, Clinton Foundation and Clinton Global Initiative
  • Basil Smikle, Ph.D. Professor of Practice & Director, M.S. in Nonprofit Management Program
  • Ashwin Vasan MD PhD Senior Fellow in Health Policy & Global Affairs, Yale University; Senior Advisor, Commonweal Ventures; Former NYC Health Commissioner

October 2025

September 2025

May 2025

March 2025