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.

No upcoming events.

Previous Events

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

February 2021

Nonprofit Management Student Forum

What
SPS Event
Where
Online
Who
  • Greg Witkowski Senior Lecturer, Nonprofit Management; Affiliate Faculty, National Center for Disaster Preparedness

Black Philanthropy from Jim Crow to Today | Special Guest: Dr. Tyrone McKinley Freeman

Video of Black Philanthropy from Jim Crow to Today
video_play_default video_play_mouseover Play
What
SPS Event
Where
Online
Who
  • Greg Witkowski Senior Lecturer, Nonprofit Management; Affiliate Faculty, National Center for Disaster Preparedness
  • Tyrone Freeman Speaker; Assistant Professor of Philanthropic Studies and Director of Undergraduate Programs, Indiana University

Nonprofits & Election 2020: Policy and Advocacy in Action during the National Election Cycle

video_play_default video_play_mouseover Play
What
SPS Event
Where
Online
Who
  • Cindy Lott
  • Sue Santa Lecturer, Nonprofit Management; Senior Vice President Public Policy & Advocacy at Girl Scouts of the USA
  • Sandra Swirski Speaker; Partner & Co-founder Urban Swirski & Associates; Executive Director, Alliance for Charitable Reform
  • Janine Lee Speaker; President & CEO, Southeastern Council of Foundations
  • Jan Masaoka Speaker; Chief Executive Officer, California Association of Nonprofits
  • Neal Denton Senior V.P./Chief Government Affairs Officer, YMCA-USA

January 2021

Starting a Nonprofit: The Four Fundamental Steps

Starting a Nonprofit: The Four Fundamental Steps
video_play_default video_play_mouseover Play
What
SPS Event
Where
Online
Who
  • Vernetta Walker Lecturer, Nonprofit Management; Vernetta Walker & Associates Consulting, Inc

Thriving in Turbulence: Leading Immigrant Communities Amidst a Pandemic and Societal Upheaval

video_play_default video_play_mouseover Play
What
SPS Event
Where
Online
Who
  • Erwin de Leon, Ph.D. Lecturer in the Discipline of Nonprofit Management; Research Fellow, Knology; Member, Empire State Bioethics Consortium
  • Maria Woltjen Speaker; Executive Director, Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights
  • Faisal Al-Juburi Associate Vice President of Fundraising, RAICES

December 2020

Contextualizing Systemic Injustice: Mapping the Complexity of Racism in the US

Contextualizing Systemic Injustice: Mapping the Complexity of Racism in the US
video_play_default video_play_mouseover Play
What
SPS Event
Where
Online
Who
  • Beth Fisher-Yoshida, Ph.D. Professor of Practice, M.S. in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
  • Camilo Azcarate Lecturer; Chief Ombuds, International Committee of the Red Cross
  • E. Ramone Segree Lecturer, Nonprofit Management; President | Segree Associates
  • La-Verna Fountain Lecturer, Construction Administration; President and Founder, Meaningful Communications Matter
  • Shaun Munroe Alumni, Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
  • Shoshana Fisher Student, M.S. in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution

Starting a Nonprofit: The Four Fundamental Steps

video_play_default video_play_mouseover Play
What
SPS Event
Where
Online
Who
  • John Hicks Lecturer, Nonprofit Management; Principal and Chief Strategist | DLBHICKS, LLC

Leadership in a Time of Global Crises: Overcoming Obstacles

Leadership in a Time of Global Crises: Overcoming Obstacles
video_play_default video_play_mouseover Play
What
SPS Event
Where
Online
Who
  • Amy E. Hungerford, Ph.D. Speaker; Executive Vice President for Arts and Sciences and Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences; Ruth Fulton Benedict Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Columbia University
  • Siddhartha Dalal, Ph.D. Professor of Professional Practice in Applied Analytics and Affiliated Faculty, Statistics Department in College of Arts and Sciences
  • Beth Fisher-Yoshida, Ph.D. Professor of Practice, M.S. in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
  • Edward Hoffman, Ph.D. Lecturer, Information & Knowledge Strategy (IKNS); CEO of Knowledge Strategies, LLC; Former Chief Knowledge Officer, NASA
  • Andrew Revkin Speaker; Director, Initiative on Communication Innovation and Impact, The Earth Institute, Columbia University
  • Arthur Lerner-Lam, Ph.D. Lecturer, Sustainability Science; Senior Advisor to the Dean, Columbia Climate School
  • Beth Semaya, Ph.D. Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, School of Professional Studies

November 2020