Tech Forward Updates
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This year's conference had an amazing agenda full of inspiring talks. Many of our speakers chose to share their presentation slides with attendees, please see below for those links:
Day 1 Talks
"Mind the Gap: Making Tech Work Through Better Collaboration" - Taylor Wilder, Skilled Volunteer Programs Manager, Hands On powered by United Way of Greater Nashville
"Responsible AI Starts Here: Building Policy, Culture, and Capacity in Nonprofits" - Jeremy Manus, Director of Technology Operations, The Boston Foundation & Tom Durkin, Associate Vice President of Information Technology, The Boston Foundation
"Build It Vs. Buy It: Weighing the Pros/Cons Between Off the Shelf and Custom" - Ryan Harrington, Managing Director of Tech Impact's Data Lab
"Public Data, Public Impact: How to Use Open/Public Data to Amplify Your Nonprofit's Impact" - Michael Hollander, Vice President of Data and Innovation, Heights Philadelphia
"Byte-Sized Maturity: Assessing and Advancing Your Nonprofit's Tech Readiness" - Jennifer Ray, Director of Technology Engagements, Apparo & Stephanie McKee, Chief Technology Thought Partner, Apparo
"Introducing Microsoft Elevate" - Justin Sheedy, Sr. Partner Sales Manager, Microsoft Elevate
"Data-Driven, Not Data-Drowned: Making Numbers Work for Your Nonprofit Mission" - Marta Garcia Ferreiro, Product Manager, Google
"From Risk to Resilience: Security Trends and Tech Insights from Okta's Nonprofits at Work Report" - Ashley Antoon, Senior Director of Product Marketing, Okta
"Why IT Directors Should Care About Web Security" - Marcus Iannozzi, Chief Digital Officer, Tech Impact
"No More Spreadsheet Chaos: Discover the Middle Ground with Google AppSheet" - Alyssa Ford, Chief Operating Officer, Tech Impact
"Design Exercise: AI and Automation Ideation and Technology" - Ryan Harrington, Managing Director of Tech Impact's Data Lab & Linda Widdop, Chief Innovation Officer, Tech Impact
Day 2 Talks
"Moving from AI Curiosity to Implementation" - Sarah Di Troia, Chief Innovation Officer and Managing Director of OutcomesAI, Project Evident
"The Experience Lab: How Technology, Creativity, and Storytelling are Changing the Way We View the Global Water Crisis" - Brian Seay, Experience Lab Director, charity: water
"Bias Is a Feature, Until You Fix It" - Theresa Kennedy, Founder & President, The Black History Foundation
"Tracking Policy in Real Time: How AI Can Help Mission-Driven Organizations" - Jeremy Brien, Technical Product Manager, State of Nevada
"Information Without Frustration: Building Dashboards That Make Work Easier for Everyone" - Samantha Levinson, Director of Program Innovation and Client Experience, The Bail Project
"Accessibility is Not Accessible? What You Need to Know" - Marcus Iannozzi, Chief Digital Officer, Tech Impact
"Activating AI: Readiness, Risk and Real-World Action" Session Workbook - Jennifer Holk, Monitor Institue by Deloitte, Rhonda Evans, Senior Manager, Monitor Institute by Deloitte, Deloitte Services LP & Willie Sullivan, Manager, Deloitte Consulting LLP
"Power BI in Action: Bring Your Data to Life" - Alyssa Ford, Chief Operating Officer, Tech Impact
"Pitch Perfect: How Nonprofit Tech Leaders Can Win Support, Funding, and Buy-In" - Mitesh Kapadia, Executive Coach, LeadwithConsciousness
It was my first Tech Forward Conference, so I had no expectations. I was pleasantly surprised at how much was packed into such a short amount of time and the knowledge I obtained. I hope to be able to attend again next year.
