Centers and Institutes

Sarah Durham, Founder of Big Duck, conducts a workshop on nonprofit communications based on her book Brandraising: How to Raise Money and Increase Visibility through Smart Communications. Ms. Durham links vision, mission, branding and beyond, with a particular focus on websites, social media, and other online channels fundraisers can use to cultivate, solicit and steward donor relationships.

The workshop takes place on March, 17, 2010, at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 14-280, as part of Consulting Day for New York City's NonProfit Community sponsored by Center for Nonprofit Strategy and Management, Baruch College & United Way of New York City.

A panel of experts discuss online strategies by moving beyond tactical online techniques into strategic integration with all of online communications, both "old" media and new. Topics include how to build a cutting edge website, evaluate whether it is working, get a clear positive return on marketing, messaging, and fundraising investment, measure the value of your constituents, and how to manage resources (staff and money) more efficiently.

Panelists include:

Harish Rao, Interpersonal Frequency

Howard Greenstein, The Harbrooke Group

George Weiner, DoSomething.org

Micah Sifry, Personal Democracy Forum

The event takes place on March, 17, 2010, at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 14-280, as part of Consulting Day for New York City's NonProfit Community sponsored by Center for Nonprofit Strategy and Management, Baruch College & United Way of New York City.

"Edward Sermier, Director of Customized Services, Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF), introduces “Financial Toolkit for Nonprofit Executives and Board Members” developed by NFF. The Toolkit translates the available financial information, e.g. financial statements, annual budgets, into easily understandable management reports for financial decision-making.

The workshop takes place on March 17, 2010, at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 14-280, as part of Consulting Day for New York City's NonProfit Community sponsored by Center for Nonprofit Strategy and Management, Baruch College & United Way of New York City."

Kerry A. Miller, Office of General Counsel, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, leads a discussion drawing on his experience in the Enron collapse as well as more recent examples from the global financial meltdown to examine the ethical issues that face lawyers, investment bankers, accountants and boards of directors in the modern economy. This program is part of Baruch College's Ethics Week.

David Rosenberg, Esq., Associate Professor in the Law Department in the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College and Associate Director of the Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity, introduces the speaker.

The event takes place on March 25, 2010, at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 14-220.

Konstandinos Chalkias, Coordinator, Computer Center for Visually Impaired People (CCVIP) Demo Center, gives a demonstration of the Trekker Breeze GPS system and how it works in the urban canyon known as New York City.

The event takes place on March 22, 2010, at 17 Lexington Ave, Room 1220.

Solo Pianist David Jalbert performs the music of Shostakovich, Wijeratne, and Schumann as part of the 24th season of the Silberman Concert Series made possible through a generous gift to the Baruch College Fund from Aaron Silberman '46.

The performance takes place on February 4, 2010, at Engelman Recital Hall, Baruch Performing Arts Center.

The Center for Leadership and Innovation in Government and the Citizens Union host a panel discussion on revising NYC's charter.

Panelists include:

Stephen Fiala

County Clerk, Richmond County; Former NYC Councilman

Dr. Ester Fuchs

Former Special Advisor to Mayor Bloomberg; Chairperson, 2005 Charter Revision Commission

Eric Lane

Professor of Law, Hofstra; Senior Fellow, Brennan Center of Justice, NYU; Former Executive Director, 1989 Charter Revision Commission

William C. Thompson

Former NYC Comptroller

Dick Dadey, Executive Director of the Citizens Union, makes the opening remarks. The event is moderated by Douglas Muzzio, Professor, Baruch College School of Public Affairs.

The event takes place on February 9, 2010, at the Baruch College Newman Conference Center, Room 750.

Nicholas Ashooh, Vice President of Corporate Affairs, Alcoa, was in the position of Senior Vice President of Communications at American International Group (AIG). Mr. Ashooh discusses a variety of issues including the meltdown of Lehman Brothers, the partial takeover of AIG by the U.S. Government, the global workforce as related to the reconstructing of AIG, the stress on health insurance business, the public outrage about the executive bonuses, and the management of all of these with 4 different CEOs.

Professor Michael Goodman, Director, Corporate Communication International and Director, MA in Corporate Communication, offers opening remarks.

The event takes place on February 4, 2010 at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 8-210.

"Repast Baroque Ensemble (Amelia Roosevelt, baroque violin; John Mark Rozendaal, viola da gamba; and Avi Stein, harpsichord ) with guests Nell Snaidas, soprano and Claire Jolivet, baroque violin presents music in Rembrandt's World at Engelman Recital Hall, Baruch Performing Arts Center, on January 8, 2010.

Described as “A graceful, energetic ensemble...” and acclaimed for its ""vital performances"" and “robust” playing by Allan Kozinn of The New York Times, Repast is a collaboration of three period-instrument virtuosi presenting vivid renditions of music of the baroque era."

The Center for Nonprofit Strategy and Management, and Personal Democracy Forum present this Seminar on how non-profit organizations can take advantage of online video.

Panelists include:

Kate Albright-Hanna, Managing Editor, VBS.TV

(formerly Director of Video, New Media, Obama for America)

Jacob Soberoff

Executive Director of the non-profit Why Tuesday?

Sam Cartsos

Co-founder and senior partner at Frameweld

The panel is moderated by Andrew Rasiej, Founder of Personal Democracy Forum. David Birdsell, Dean of the School of Public Affairs, gives opening remarks. Jack Krauskopf, Director of the Center for Nonprofit Strategy and Management makes closing remarks.

The event takes place on January 12, 2010, at the Newman Conference Center, Room 750.