About Connections
Connections is a blog by Steve MacLaughlin and covers a wide range of topics around how nonprofits use technology.
Steve MacLaughlin is the Director of Internet Solutions at Blackbaud and is responsible for leading how the company provides online solutions for its clients.
Steve has spent more than 14 years building successful online initiatives with a broad range of Fortune 500 firms, government and educational institutions, and nonprofit organizations across the world.
He is a frequent speaker at conferences and events including the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP), Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), Direct Marketing Fundraisers Association (DMFA), Institute of Fundraising, National Association of Independent School (NAIS), Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN), and other nonprofit organizations.
Steve serves on the Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN) Board of Directors and supports its focus on both the growth and professionalism of the nonprofit technology field as well as building knowledge and information sharing capacity throughout the sector.
He is a frequent blogger and writer whose ideas and opinions have appeared in numerous nonprofit sector publications. Steve authored a chapter in the book People to People Fundraising: Social Networking and Web 2.0 for Charities, and is an editor for Internet Management for Nonprofits: Strategies, Tools & Trade Secrets, which will be published by Wiley in 2010.
Steve earned both his undergraduate degree and a Master of Science degree in Interactive Media from Indiana University.
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2010 Speaking Schedule
January 12, 2010
"What Does 2010 Have In Store For Online Fundraising Trends?"
Cause Minded Webisode
1:00pm - 2:00pm
http://www.causemindedonline.com/
January 28, 2010
"Online Metrics Demystified"
American Marketing Association Executive Conference Call
3:00pm – 4:00pm
http://www.marketingpower.com/
January 29, 2010
The Nonprofit Times Roundtable on Mobile Giving
National Press Club
12:00pm – 1:00pm
http://www.nptimes.com/
March 9, 2010
"Not Just Another Social Networking Session: How to Listen, Learn and Launch a Social Media Strategy"
2010 Big 12 Development Conference Web site
3:30pm – 4:30pm
http://www.big12devconf.com/
Kansas City, MO
April 10, 2010
"Online Fundraising Benchmarks and Metrics"
NTEN 2010 Nonprofit Technology Conference
1:30pm – 3:00pm
http://nten.org/ntc
Atlanta, GA
April 12, 2010
"Everything You Need to Know About Measuring Online Results But Were Afraid to Ask"
Association of Fundraising Professionals 47th International Conference on Fundraising
1:15pm – 2:30pm
http://conference.afpnet.org/
Baltimore, MD
May 20, 2010
2010 Civil Society Conference
Amsterdam, Netherlands
September 7 - 10, 2010
Blackbaud's 2010 Conference for Nonprofits — North America
http://events.blackbaud.com
Washington, DC
October 11 - 12, 2010
Blackbaud's 2010 Conference for Nonprofits — Europe
http://www.blackbaud.co.uk
London, England
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