Fíonta’s senior leadership often speaks at conferences, events, and seminars about technology services. Catch us at Dreamforce and NTC each year!
Upcoming Presentations
- WEBINAR: Upgrading to Drupal 9 and the Importance of Ongoing Web Maintenance
June 26, 11am Register now - The Future of Technology for Associations
August 12, 11am PT ASAE Annual, Las Vegas, NV
Upcoming Conferences
- ASAE Annual
August 8-11, 2020, Las Vegas, NV
Past Presentations and Events
- Marketing Automation: Personalized Communication at Scale
April 30, 1:30pm PT, 2020 Xforce Data Summit (Watch presentation) - WEBINAR: Automate it! Leveraging Pardot during COVID-19 and Beyond!
May 7, 11am PT / 2pm ET - NTC
March 24-26, 2020, Baltimore, MD Visit Virtual Exhibit Hall - WEBINAR: Online Communities for Member Self-service and Member Management FTW!
March 26, 2020, 11am PT / 2pm ET, Watch On-Demand Recording - WEBINAR: Value-Based Digital Strategy: How Research, Measurement, and Experimentation Unlocks Impact
February 20, 2020, 11am PT / 2pm ET, Watch On-Demand Recording - Value-Based Digital Strategy: How Research, Measurement, and Experimentation Unlocks Impact
December 3, 2019, TEC, Washington, DC - Natural Language Processing: History, Hype, Hope, Handiness, and How
December 3, 2019, TEC, Washington, DC - Marketing Automation for Associations: Communicate at Scale
October 25, 2019, Digital Solutions Conference, New England Society of Association Executives, Worcester, MA - Out With the Old and in With the New: Tips for Transitioning to Salesforce (with National Alliance on Mental Illness)
November 20, 2019, 8:00am-8:40am, Dreamforce, San Francisco, CA - Using Salesforce and Community Cloud for Affiliate Management (with National Alliance on Mental Illness)
November 20, 2019, 11:00-11:20am, Dreamforce, San Francisco, CA - Mobile Movement: A Text Solution to Reach People In Need Anytime, Anywhere (with Mobile Pathways)
November 21, 2019, 2:00-2:40pm, Dreamforce, San Francisco, CA - Using Data to Drive Organizational Change for K-12 Students and their Communities (with Harlem Children’s Zone)
November 21, 2019, 2:30-2:50pm, Dreamforce, San Francisco, CA - Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Salesforce: Real-World Usage for Philanthropy
November 18-21, 2019, TAG Annual Conference, Miami, FL - The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
October 3, 2019, Maryland Nonprofits and MARFY Joint Annual Conference, Linthicum Heights, MD - Constituent Engagement & Collaboration with Salesforce Community Cloud
September 26, 2019, Salesforce Tower, New York, NY - Marketing Automation for Associations: Communicate at Scale
August 10-13, 2019, ASAE Annual Meeting & Exposition, Columbus, OH - How to Select a Salesforce Vendor
July 30, 2019, Salesforce Business Analyst Summit, Virtual - The Ethics of AI
May 16, 2019, Women in Tech Group, Columbia, MD - Salesforce World Tour
May 14, 2019, Washington, DC - Marketing Automation: Personalized Communication at Scale
May 13, 2019, Force Academy, Los Angeles, CA - Keep It Sustainable: Care, Feeding, and Grooming of a Large Website
March 13-15, 2019, NTC, Portland, OR - ASAE Tech
Exhibitor and Salesforce Demonstration, December 4-5, 2018, National Harbor, MD - Approaches for Human-Centered Design in Technology Initiatives
November 7-9, 2018, SURGE, Virtual - Marketing Automation for Home Building Associations: Communicate at Scale With Members and Engage With Prospects
August 12, 2018, Association Management Conference, Long Beach, CA - Turn a Salesforce Customer Community into a Nonprofit Board Portal
September 27, 2018, Dreamforce, San Francisco, CA - An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Nonprofits (Webinar)
June 13, 2018, Salesforce.org, Free webinar - Pardot for Nonprofit Organizations and Associations
June 14, 2018, LA Nonprofit Salesforce User Group Meeting, Los Angeles, CA - Food for Thought: Managing your Marketing Funnel with Pardot
May 17, 2018, We Work, FineArts Building, Los Angeles, CA - Integrating Salesforce and Drupal
April 10, 2018, Drupal Day, New Orleans, LA - Information Security: Why You Should be Scared and What to Do About It
March 4, 2018, 91st World Conference on Club Management, San Francisco, CA - Planning for Obsolescence
December 12-13, 2017, ASAE Technology Conference and Exposition, National Harbor, MD - Using Salesforce to hold Polluters Accountable
November 6, 2017, Dreamforce, San Francisco, CA - Why a CEO / ED who Underinvests in Technology Does So at their Organization’s Peril
August 12-15, 2017, ASAE Annual Meeting and Exposition, Toronto, Ontario - API, Web Hooks, Integration
March 24, 2017, NTC ‘ 17, Washington, D.C. - Knock Knock. Who’s There? HIPAA. HIPAA Who? I Can’t Tell You.
March 23, 2017, NTC ‘ 17, Washington, D.C. - Leading for Technology Change
March 21 2017, Maryland Nonprofits’ 2017 Tech To Tell Your Story Conference, Marriottsville, MD - Online Communities: When, Why, How, What
November 16, 2016, 11:00 am, TAG 2016 Annual Conference, St. Pete Beach, FL - Cascade: “How To Execute Large Salesforce Projects”
October 6, 2016, Dreamforce, San Francisco, CA - The Single Best Thing You Can Do to Improve Your Salesforce Consulting Business: Triage
October 5, 2016, Dreamforce, San Francisco, CA - Chapter Organizations and Communities
October 5, 2016, Dreamforce, San Francisco, CA - Most Useful Apps for Nonprofits
March 22, 2016, Salesforce Day – NTC ’16, San Jose, CA - The Future of Knowledge in the Foundation Context
November 11, 2015, TAG Conference, Los Angeles, CA - The Future of Knowledge in the Nonprofit Context
October 29, 2015, Colorado Nonprofit Association Fall 2015 Conference, Denver, CO - How to Perform a Strategic Technology Assessment
March 6, 2015, NTC ’15, Austin, TX - Fundraising for Technology
December 4, 2014, Center for Nonprofit Advancement, Washington, DC - Technology Strategy for the Sector
November 13, 2014, Technology Affinity Group (TAG) of the Council on Foundations’ annual meeting, Miami, FL - Performing a Strategic Technology Assessment for Your Nonprofit
November 5, 2014, Maryland Nonprofits Annual Conference, Rockville, MD - How to Implement Salesforce1 for Nonprofits – by Yourself, or With Help
October 27, 2014, Center for Nonprofit Advancement, Washington, DC - Cool Tools for Board Meetings
October 6, 2014, Colorado Nonprofit Association’s Fall Conference, Denver, CO - A Thorough Overview and Demonstration of Tools for Board Meetings
June 6, 2014, 501[c]onference, Los Angeles, CA - Innovations in Public Websites: Two Case Studies
June 4, 2014, 36th Annual I&R Training And Education Conference, Atlanta, GA - Fundraising for Technology
May 22, 2014, Center for Nonprofit Advancement, Washington DC - What Every Nonprofit Staffer Needs To Know About Technology
May 6, 2014, Nonprofit Roundtable, Washington DC - Tales from the Trenches – CiviCRM Support to Nonprofits
April 24, 2014, CiviCon, San Francisco, CA - In Sickness and In Health: Choosing and Living with your CRM (Salon discussion)
March 13, 2014, 14NTC (NTEN), Washington DC - What CiviCRM Can Do for Nonprofits
March 13, 2014, 14NTC (NTEN), Washington DC - Responsive Design: What is it? How do we do it? How much will it cost? (Panel discussion)
March 13, 2014, 14NTC (NTEN), Washington DC - Impress Funders and Make Mission and Message Clear: Easy Data Visualization and Infographics
February 11, 2014, South Carolina Association of Nonprofit Organizations, Charleston, SC - Impress Funders While Making Your Mission & Message Clear: Easy Data Visualization & Infographics
October 24, 2013, TechNow Conference, Pittsburgh, PA. - Technology in a World of Constant Change
October 10, 2013, Bringing Your Back Office to the Front, Fiscal Strength for Nonprofits (FMA) - Strategic Leadership: What a Nonprofit Leader Really Needs to Know About IT
July 16, 2013, NTEN Webinar. - Responsive Design: What is it? How do we do it? How much will it cost?
June 7, 2013, NCTech4Good, Chapel Hill, NC - Impress Funders and Make Mission and Message Clear: Easy Data Visualization and Infographics
Presentation at the 501(c)onference, May 10, 2013, Los Angeles, CA. - Strategic Leadership: What a Nonprofit Leader Really Needs to Know About IT
Presentation at NTEN, April 13, 2013, Minneapolis, MN. - Fundraising for Technology
Presentation at the Center for Nonprofit Advancement, March 27, 2013, Washington, DC. - Data Visualization and Integration
Presentation at the Technology Affinity Group, Nov. 15, 2012, Monterey, CA. - Strategic Thinking and Technology
Presentation at the Colorado Nonprofit Association, Oct. 15, 2012, Denver, CO. - Does Your Nonprofit Have its Head in the Cloud? Should it?
Presentation at the New York Council of Nonprofits’ Camp Finance Conference, Oct. 4, 2012. - Fundraising for Technology
Presentation at the Center for Nonprofit Management of Southern California, September 19, 2012, Los Angeles, CA. - Strategic Leadership: What a Nonprofit Leader Really Needs to Know About IT
Presentation at the Executive Service Corps of Southern California, Aug. 15, 2012, Los Angeles, CA. - What is Pinterest, and why does my nonprofit need it?
Presentation at the Social media for nonprofits (LA), August 14, 2012, Los Angeles, CA. - Using Social Networking Tools to Improve Grant Making
Presentation at the Center for Nonprofit Advancement, July 25, 2012, Washington, DC. - Increasing your organization’s internet presence
Webinar for NTEN Nonprofit Technology, July 17, 2012, Washington, DC. - Fundraising for Technology
Presentation at the Center for Nonprofit Advancement, June 27, 2012, Washington, DC. - Managed Services, Monitoring Services and Basic IT Support Services: Pros and Cons and How to Choose
Presentation at the NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference, April 4, 2012, San Francisco, CA. - CA Customizing CiviCRM: Techniques and Caveats
Presentation at the CiviCON, Apr. 2, 2012, Berkeley, CA. - CA CiviCRM for Membership Associations
Presentation at the CiviCON, Apr. 2, 2012, Berkeley,CA. - Increasing your Organization’s Internet Presence
Presentation at the Center for Volunteer and Nonprofit Leadership of Marin, March 29, 2012, San Rafael, CA. - Strategic Thinking and Technology
Presentation at the Center for Nonprofit Management, January 18, 2012. - Social Media
Presentation at the Social Media for Nonprofits Conference, November 17, 2011, Atlanta, GA. - Comparing Google Apps to Outlook
Presentation at the NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference, March 19, 2011, Washington, DC. - Should you migrate to Google Apps
Presentation at the NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference, March 19, 2011, Washington, DC. - When Managing your Nonprofit with Spreadsheets Won’t Do
Presentation at the South Carolina Association of NonProfit Organizations’ Annual Nonprofit Conference, March 30, 2011, Myrtle Beach, SC. - Single Sign-on: Making it Happen
Presentation at the ASAE & The Center’s Technology Conference & Expo, December 13-15, 2010, Washington, DC. - Technology Planning–and Presenting Your Plan
Presentation at the 8th Annual Technology Affinity Group (TAG) Conference, November 8-11, 2010, La Jolla, CA. - Using Social Networking Tools to Improve Grant Making
Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Grants Managers Network, March 15-17, 2010, Baltimore, MD. - Using the Web and Free Collaborative Tools to Improve Grant Making
Presentation at the NY-Region of the Grants Managers Network, August 27, 2009, New York, NY. - Technology Planning
Two-day mini-course given at the Tidewater Community College, Academy for Nonprofit Excellence, May 6 and 7, 2009, Norfolk, VA. - IT Capacity Building
Presentation at the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Nonprofits & Technology Conference, February 20, 2009, Minneapolis, MN. - Getting the most out of technology for your organization
Presentation at the 3rd Annual Chesapeake Watershed Forum, October 3, 2008, Shepherdstown, WV. - Increasing your Organization’s Internet Presence
Presentation at the Center for Nonprofit Advancement, February 7, 2008, Washington, DC. - Implementing an Open Source Content Management System for the First Time
Presentation at the ASAE’s Association Technology Conference, January 31, 2008, Washington, DC. - Realizing your Technology Future: The Marriage of Strategic Thinking and Technology Implementation
Presentation at the Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations’ Annual Meeting, November 9, 2007, Cambridge, MD. - Increasing your Organization’s Internet Presence
Presentation at the Center for Nonprofit Advancement, August 22, 2007, Washington, DC. - Protecting the Data: Best Practices in Enterprise Identity Management
Presentation at the 2007 City and County Technology Summit, Performance Institute, March 13, 2007, Las Vegas, NV. - Technology Planning
Two-day mini-course given at the Tidewater Community College, Academy for Nonprofit Excellence, February 14 and 15, 2007, Norfolk, VA. - Protection of Records, Databases and Vital Equipment
Presentation at the 2006 National Summit on Continuity of Operations Planning, November 14, 2006, Arlington, VA. - Fundraising for Technology
Presentation at the Center for Nonprofit Advancement, October 11, 2006, Washington, DC. - Linking Performance Measurements to IT Investments
Presentation at the Council for Nonprofit Innovation’s 2006 Foundation and Nonprofit Performance Conference, September 26, 2006, Arlington, VA. - Performance Management Technologies for Nonprofits Overview
Presentation at the Council for Nonprofit Innovation’s 2006 Foundation and Nonprofit Performance Conference, September 26, 2006, Arlington, VA. - Disaster Preparedness—Your Technical Infrastructure
Presentation at the Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations, September 14, 2006, Silver Spring, MD. - The Next Generation of Technology Provisioning for Affordable Housing
Presentation at CTCNet’s 15th Annual Community Technology Conference, July 26-29, 2006, Washington, DC. - Beyond the Fundraising Database—Technology for Cultivating Individual Donors
Presentation at the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Nonprofits & Technology Conference, April 25, 2006, Minneapolis, MN. - Fundraising for Technology
Presentation at the Georgia Center for Nonprofits’ Dot Org: The Southeastern Nonprofit Technology Conference, March 8, 2006, Atlanta, GA. - Technology Planning
Two-day mini-course given at the Tidewater Community College, Academy for Nonprofit Excellence, November 9 and 10, 2005, Norfolk, VA. - Selling IT: Advocating for Technology Tools
Presentation at the NTEN DC Regional Conference, October 11, 2005, Washington, DC. - Vetting Vendors for Knowledge Management
Presentation at the NTEN Philadelphia Regional Conference, September 14, 2005, Philadelphia, PA. - Lessons in Fundraising for Technology
Presentation for the Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations, given at the Family Services Agency, July 22, 2005, Gaithersburg, MD. - Why Nonprofits should be looking at Current, not Emerging Technologies
Presentation at the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Nonprofits & Technology Conference, April 19, 2005, Minneapolis, MN. - Fundraising for Technology
Presentation at the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Nonprofits & Technology Conference, April 19, 2005, Minneapolis, MN. - Digital Photography
Presentation to the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, January 20, 2005, Chevy Chase, MD. - Why Nonprofits should be looking at Current, not Emerging Technologies
Presentation at the Maryland Association of Nonprofits Organizations’ Annual Meeting, November 30, 2004, Baltimore, MD. - Increasing your Organization’s Internet Presence
Presentation at the Georgia Center for Nonprofits Dot Org: The Southeastern Nonprofit Technology Conference, November 17, 2004, Atlanta, GA. - IT for Nonprofit Managers
Presentation at the Center for Community Technology Services, University of Baltimore, October 12, 2004, Baltimore, MD. - Moving Beyond Managing Technology to Managing Information
Presentation to the Lutheran Financial Management Association / Lutheran Technical Information Network Annual Meeting (Lutheran Services of America), October 4, 2004, Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada. - Defending Your Home Computer
Presentation to the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, September 30, 2004, Chevy Chase, MD. - Providing Holistic Information Technology Support Services
Presentation at the Alliance for Nonprofit Management’s Annual Meeting, August 13, 2004, Washington, DC. - E-Advocacy: Tools, Tips, and Resources
Presentation at the Washington Council of Agencies’ Center for Nonprofit Learning and Leadership, June 30, 2004, Washington, DC. - IT Tools, Tips, and Resources
Presentation at the Washington Council of Agencies’ Center for Nonprofit Learning and Leadership, June 18, 2004, Washington, DC. - Information Technology for New Nonprofits
Presentation at the Enoch Pratt Free Library, March 9, 2004, Baltimore, MD. - Increasing your Organization’s Internet Presence
Presentation at the The Support Center for Nonprofit Management, February 19, 2004, New York, NY. - Fundraising for Technology
Presentation at the The Support Center for Nonprofit Management, February 19, 2004, New York, NY. - Electronic Advocacy: Definitions and Concepts
February 18, 2004 (repeated March 4 and March 19), Washington, DC. - Lessons for Funding your Information IT Needs
Presentation at Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations, February 11, 2004, Baltimore, MD. - Tools, Tips and Resources
Presentation at Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations, January 15, 2004, Baltimore, MD. - Network Operating Systems
Presentation at the Technology Affinity Group’s annual meeting of the Council on Foundations, November 13, 2003, Washington, DC. - How to Choose a Vendor
Presentation at the Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network Regional DC Meeting, October 23, 2003. - Tools, Tips and Resources
Presentation at Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations, August 21, 2003, Baltimore, MD. - Technology Planning for Community Technology Centers
Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Community Technology Centers Network, June 27, 2003, Washington, DC. - Fundraising for Technology
Presentation at Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations, June 18, 2003, Baltimore, MD. - IT Capacity Building Workshop
Presentation at the DC Office of Partnerships and Grants Development Strengthening Partnership Initiative, April 16, 2003, Washington, DC. - Boards and Technology
Presentation at Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations, March 20, 2003, Baltimore, MD. - Building Support for your Technology Plan
Presentation at the E-philanthropy Annual Meeting, March 9, 2003, San Francisco, CA. - Best Practices for Continuous Improvement
Presentation at the Fairfax County 2003 Conference on Community-Based Nonprofit Management. - Technical Support Strategies for Nonprofits
Presentation at the The National Technology Enterprise Network’s Annual Meeting, March 8, 2003, San Francisco, CA.