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Hamill Remaley Communications
237 Eldridge Street, #21, New York, NY 10002
917.753.4890
The Communications Network 2009 Conference
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Conference Agenda WITH TWITTER USER NAMES
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
4 – 5:30 p.m. Check-in
5 – 6 p.m. Opening reception
6:15 -6:30 p.m. Opening remarks -- Board Chair, Executive Director
Larry “Bud” Meyer, President Meyer Communications: @BudMeyer
Bruce Trachtenberg, Executive Director @bsttrach
6:30 p.m. Keynote speaker: Frank Rich, journalist and writer
?fake Frank Rich?: @frankrichnyt
7:30 p.m. Dinner on your own
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8:00 PM Philanthropy New York Film Screening
Thursday, October 15, 2009
8:30 – 9:30 a.m. Keynote speaker: Clay Shirky, author: @cshirky
9:30 – 10:00 a.m. Break
10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Concurrent Breakout Sessions
Walking the Talk: The Nuts and Bolts of Online Dissemination
Gabriela Fitz, Co-Director, IssueLab:
Personal Twitter: unknown
Twitter for Org: @issuelab
Public Policy Strategies: Two Tools toHelp You Keep it Real
Julia Coffman, Director, Center for EvaluationInnovation:
Personal Twitter: unknown.
Org Twitter: unknown
Anne Whatley, Vice President, CauseCommunications:
Personal Twitter: @Anne7676 ?(not positive this is her)
Twitter for Org: @CauseComm
Using Contemporary Branding Strategy to Cross the Program/Communications Divide
Will Novy-Hildesley, Quicksilver Foundry
Personal Twitter: unknown.
Org Twitter: unknown
Diane Tompkins, Founder, The Curious Company
Personal Twitter: @curiousdi
Org Twitter: unknown
11:15 – 11:45 a.m.Break (Coffee, beverages, and snacks)
11:45 a.m. – 1 p.m. Concurrent Breakout Sessions
Brand, Meet Twitter. Twitter, Meet Brand
Eric Henderson, Director of Communications, Living Cities
Personal Twitter: unknown
Twitter for Org: @Living_Cities
Using Evaluation In Real Time to Improve Advocacy Communications
Tanya Beer, Assistant Director of Research, Evaluation & Strategic Learning, The Colorado Trust
Personal Twitter: unknown
Org Twitter: unknown
Dede de Percin, Executive Director, Colorado Consumer Health Initiative
Personal Twitter: unknown
Org Twitter: unknown
Ehren Reed, Senior Associate, Innovation Network
Personal Twitter: unknown
Org Twitter: unknown
Moderator: Christie McElhinney, Vice President of Communications &
Public Affairs, The Colorado Trust
Personal Twitter: unknown
Org Twitter: unknown
If You Want to Go Fast, Go Alone. If You Want to Go Far, Go Together
Corrie Frasier, Manager, Content Distribution Strategy,
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Personal Twitter: @CFrasier
Org Twitter: @gatesfoundation
Tyler LePard, APO, Global Health Communications
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Personal Twitter: unknown
Org Twitter: @gatesfoundation
1:00 – 2:15 p.m. Lunch
2:15 – 3:30 p.m. Concurrent Breakout Sessions
Informing Influential Americans, Policymakers About Philanthropy
Eric Brown, Communications Director,
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Personal Twitter: @epbro
Org Twitter: @Hewlett_Found
Vicki Rosenberg, VP, Education, Communications and External Relations, Council of Michigan Foundations
Personal Twitter: unknown
Org Twitter: @michfoundations
Mark Sedway, Director, Philanthropy Awareness Initiative
Personal Twitter: @sedway
Org Twitter: unknown
The Best Online Communications Tools You’ve Never Heard Of
Brooke Bailey, Director of Communications,
Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina
Personal Twitter: @BrookeUSC
Org Twitter: unknown
Karen Malone Wright, President/Owner, Odyssey Creative Communications
Personal Twitter: @KarenMW
Org Twitter: @OdysseyCre8ive
Website Migration: When It's Time to Rebuild Your Site (Not Just Renovate It)
Christine Haran, Director of Online Information, The Commonwealth Fund
Personal Twitter: @cfh09
Org Twitter: @commonwealthfnd
Megan Mermis, Communications Associate
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Personal Twitter: @meganm77
Org Twitter: @Hewlett_Found
Julee Newberger, Online Communications Associate,
Annie E. Casey Foundation
Personal Twitter: @juleenewberger
Org Twitter: @AnnieECaseyFndn
4:00 – 5:30pm Concurrent Breakout Sessions
The Social Media Game
Gordon Mayer, Vice President, Community Media Workshop
Personal Twitter: @chigordon
Org Twitter: @npcommunicator
From Defense to Darling: Communications Lessons in the Successful Campaign to Reauthorize SCHIP
Ed Walz, Vice President, Spitfire Strategies
Personal Twitter: @edwalz
Org Twitter: unknown
360° Storytelling: A Thinking Organization’s Guide to Documenting & Sharing the Work
Helen Lowe – President & Creative Strategist, Catalytica, Inc.
Personal Twitter: unknown
Org Twitter: unknown
Kevin Corcoran – Program Director, Lumina Foundation for Education
Personal Twitter: unknown
Org Twitter: @Goal2025
Juan (Kiko) Suarez – Sr. V.P. External Affairs, Lumina Foundation for Education
Personal Twitter: unknown
Org Twitter: @Goal2025
6:00 – 8:00 pm Offsite Reception -- United Nations
Friday, October 16, 2009
9:00 – 10:15 a.m. Concurrent Breakout Sessions
Communication and Program Efficiency: Divorcing Traditional Models in KnowHow2GO to Make Way for Big Love
Teresa Detrich, Director of Electronic Communication, Lumina Foundation
Personal Twitter: unknown
Org Twitter: @Goal2025
Nushina Mir, Evaluation Officer, Lumina Foundation
Personal Twitter: unknown
Org Twitter: @Goal2025
Louie Herr; New Media Consultant
Personal Twitter: @louieherr
Org Twitter: unknown
High-Impact Advocacy: Tools & Techniques Across the Advocacy Value Chain
Doug Hattaway, President & CEO, Hattaway Communications
Personal Twitter: @broucek1
Org Twitter: unknown
Alex Cole, Director of Philanthropic Services, Hattaway Communications
Personal Twitter: unknown
Org Twitter: unknown
How to Monitor Your Foundation’s Reputation and Issues: Social Media Listening Strategy and Tools
Larry Blumenthal, Senior Communications Officer, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Personal Twitter: @lblumenthal
Org Twitter: @RWJF
Holly Ross, Executive Director, NTEN
Personal Twitter: @ntenhross
Org Twitter: unknown
Nancy E. Schwartz , Blogger, GettingAttention.org / President, Nancy Schwartz & Company
Personal Twitter: @NancySchwartz
Org Twitter: unknown
Laura Brahm, Web Officer, Soros/OSI
Personal Twitter: @laclabra
Org Twitter: @OpenSociety
10:30 - 11:45 a.m. Concurrent Breakout Sessions
Using Traditional Media in Non-Traditional Ways
Lisa Keske, Project Coordinator, Northwest Area Foundation
Personal Twitter: unknown
Org Twitter: unknown
Sheila Kim, Director of Technology for Public Insight Journalism, Minnesota Public Radio
Personal Twitter: unknown
Org Twitter: unknown
Julie Lee, Program Communications Consultant, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation
Personal Twitter: unknown
Org Twitter: unknown
Keith Parker, Director of Special Partnerships, Twin Cities Public Television
Personal Twitter: unknown
Org Twitter: unknown
Where’s the Starting Point? Determining Baselines for Communications in Public Policy
Edith Asibey, Principal, Asibey Consulting
Personal Twitter: @easibey
Org Twitter: unknown
Diversity and Inclusiveness: Beyond the Buzzwords
Vicki Rosenberg, Vice President of Education, Communications and External Relations, Council on Michigan Foundations (CMF) and leader of the Transforming Michigan Philanthropy through Diversity and Inclusion Project.
Personal Twitter: unknown
Org Twitter: @michfoundations
Holly Minch, Communications Consultant to the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund and leader of the Let California Ring project.
Personal Twitter: @hollyminch
Org Twitter: unknown
Paul Bachleitner, writer and author of Diversity in Philanthropy Project communications case study, "How Are Foundations Communicating Their Work on Diversity?"
Personal Twitter: @prbach
Org Twitter: unknown
Rebecca Arno, Vice President of Communications, The Denver Foundation, and co-editor of Inclusiveness At Work: How to Build Inclusive Nonprofit Organizations
Personal Twitter: @rarno
Org Twitter: unknown
From Boring to Fun: A Public Education Campaign That Worked and Why
Fred Sainz, Vice President, Communications and Marketing, Gill Foundation
Personal Twitter: @FredSainz
Org Twitter: unknown
Jim Jonas, Principal, Peak Creative Media
Personal Twitter: @jimjonas
Org Twitter: @PeakCreative
11:45 – Noon Closing remarks
Conference Participants
Allison Ahcan, Director of Communications, Blandin Foundation
Jennifer Anderson, Director of Communications, New Profit Inc.
Rebecca Arno, VP Communications, The Denver Foundation
Edith Asibey, Communications Executive, The AtlanticPhilanthropies
Paul Bachleitner, Consultant, Bachwriter
Brooke Bailey, Director of Commmunications, Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina
Claire Baralt, Communications Officer, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
Beverly Barnes, Vice President, Communications & Marketing, Council on Foundations
Alex Barnum, Communications Officer, The James Irvine Foundation
Buffy Beaudoin-Schwartz, Communications Director, Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers
Tanya Beer, Assistant Director of Reseach, Evaluation & Strategic Learning, The Colorado Trust
Diana Benton, Communications Associate, The Atlantic Philanthropies
Genny Biggs, Communications Manager, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Larry Blumenthal, Senior Communications Officer, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Charles Boesel, Director of Communications, The Joyce Foundation
Mark Bogosian, Communications and Grants Manager, Foundation for Child Development
Carrie Boron, Deputy Communication Director, Everyday Democracy
Dianna Boyce, Communications Associate, Lumina Foundation for Education
Laura Brahm, Web Officer, Open Society Institute
Linda Braund, Communications Manager, The Heinz Endowments
Ellen Braune, Vice President, Communications, Ms. Foundation for Women
Howard S. Breindel, Partner, DeSantis Breindel, Inc.
David Brotherton, President, Brotherton Strategies
Eric Brown, Communications Director, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Kathryn Brown, VP, Marketing & Communications, The Conservation Fund
Susan Buckles, Public Relations Specialist, Northwest Area Foundation
Kate Bullinger, Director of Communications, The Atlantic Philanthropies
Josie Burke, Director of Communications, El Pomar Foundation
Allyson Burns , Director, Communications, The Case Foundation
Bea Calo, Director of Operations, The Christensen Fund
Linda Campbell, International Grants Manager, MAC AIDS Fund
Russ Campbell, Communications Officer, Burroughs Wellcome Fund
Lynn Carolan, Communications Specialist, Winter Park Health Foundation
Denis Chicola, Senior Communications Officer, Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund
Alexandra Christy, Executive Director, Woodcock Foundation
Gabi Chojkier, Communications officer, Open Society Institute-Washington, DC
Albert Chung, Sr Communications Associate, Edna McConnell Clark Foundation
Thom Clark, President, Community Media Workshop
Dave Clayton PhD, VP Strategic Communications, Neimand Collaborative
Gene Cochrane, President, The Duke Endowment
Julia Coffman, Senior Consultant, Harvard Family Research Project
Dan Cohen, Principal, Full Court Press Communications
Alex Cole, Director of Philanthropic Services, Hattaway Communications
Adair Collins, Marketing & Communications Manager, Grantmakers for Children, Youth and Families
Kevin Corcoran, Program Director, Lumina Foundation for Education
Kathleen Courrier, VP Communication, Urban Institute
Adam Coyne, Director of Public Affairs, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Roberto Cremonini, Chief Knowledge & Learning Officer, Barr Foundation
Emily Culbertson, Web Strategist and Project Manager
Danielle Deane, Program Officer, Environment, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Ray Delgado, Communications Manager, The James Irvine Foundation
Steve Densmore, Press Liaison, Dyson Foundation
Dede de Percin, Executive Director, Colorado Consumer Health Initiative
Dru DeSantis, Partner DeSantis, Breindel Inc. <!--EndFragment-->
Teresa Detrich, Director, Electronic Communication, Lumina Foundation for Education
Lucille DiDomenico, Executive Director, Conference of Southwest Foundations
Crystal Dundas Communications and Programs Officer Wachovia Regional Foundation
Connie Dykstra, Senior Communications Associate, Annie E. Casey Foundation
Joanne Edgar, Communication Consultant, Gathering Stories for Social Change
John Ellis, Vice President, Communications, The Pittsburgh Foundation
Catherine England, Communications Officer, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Amy Ferguson, Communication Specialist, Fetzer Institute
Marc Fest, Vice President, Communications, Knight Foundation
Jack Fischer, Communications Officer, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Karynn, Fish, Communications Officer, US Programs, Open Society Institute
Gabriela Fitz, Co-Director, IssueLab
Merrell Foote, Marketing Manager, Hogg Foundation for Mental Health
Laura Forman, Principal, Laura Forman Communications LLC
Corrie Frasier, Manager, Content Distribution Strategy, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Gail Fuller, Director of Communications, Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Sharon Gallagher, Partner, Sage Communications
Nick Geisinger, Communications Director, Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers
Reena Geevarghese, Administrative Assistant, The Wallace Foundation
Lauren Russell Geskos, Manager, Marketing & Communications, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
Patti Giglio, Principal. PSG Communications, LLC
Monette Goodrich, VP Communications & Public Affairs, Connecticut Health Foundation
Gillian Gonda, Program Officer, The Fetzer Institute
Douglas Gould, President, Douglas Gould and Company
Jana Grabarek, Communications Manager, Indiana Grantmakers Alliance
Joan Grangenois-Thomas, Account Director, MAKE WAVES
Denise Graveline, President, don't get caught--creative communications consulting
Mary Greene, Senior Writer, Williams Group
Suzana Grego, Director of Communications & Advocacy, Firelight Foundation
Fiona Guthrie, Media Relations Chief, Office of Communications, Ford Foundation
Tim Hanrahan, Communications Director, McKnight Foundation
William Hanson, Director of Communications & Technology, The Skillman Foundation
Christine Haran, Director of Online Information, The Commonwealth Fund
Doug Hattaway, President & CEO, Hattaway Communications
Eric Henderson, Director of Communications, Living Cities
Louie Herr, Consultant for Lumina Foundation
Susan Herr, President, Philanthromedia
CR Hibbs, Program Officer and Managing Director - Global Development-Mexico Program, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Gwyn Hicks, COO, Spitfire Strategies
John Hodgins, Senior Communications Associate, The Annie E. Casey Foundation
Stephen Hubbell, Communications Officer for Open Society Fellowship and Soros Justice Fellowships, Open Society Institute
Jennifer Humke, Deputy Director, Public Affairs, MacArthur Foundation
Mitchell Hurst, VP, Interactive Solutions, Scofield Company
Ani Hurwitz, Director of Communications, The New York Community Trust
David Irons, Consultant
Alfred Ironside, Director, Office of Communications, Ford Foundation
Alan Jenkins, Executive Director, The Opportunity Agenda
Jim Jonas, Partner, Peak Creative Media
Minna Jung, Senior Communications Officer, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Jessica Kemp, Director of Communciations, Louisiana Disaster Recovery Foundation
David Kennedy-Logan, Communications Production Manager, McKnight Foundation
Leslie Kerns, Vice President, M+R Strategic Services
Lisa Keske, Project Coordinator, Northwest Area Foundation
Sheila Kim, Director, Technology for Public Insight Journalism, American Public Media
Susan Knudten, Senior Communications Officer, Rose Community Foundation
Andrea Koppel, Director of Communications, M+R Strategic Services
Jeri Krentz, Assistant Director of Communications, The Duke Endowment
Rick Landesberg, President , Landesberg Design
Carmen Lee, Communications Officer, The Heinz Endowments
Julie Lee, Program Communications Consultant, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation
Marilyn LeFeber, Vice President-Communications, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Rochelle Lefkowitz, President, Pro-Media Communications
Nancy Leonard, Public Policy Officer, William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund
Tyler LePard, APO, Global Health Communications, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Erica Lepping, Communications Director, The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation
Linda Lidov, President, Highland PR, Inc.
Steven Liebowitz, Program Fellow, Woodcock Foundation
Helen Lowe, President, Creative Strategist, Catalytica, Inc.
Bruce Lowry, Communications Director, The Skoll Foundation
Greg Luberecki, Marketing/Communications Manager, Gulf Coast Community Foundation
Theodora Lurie, Consultant, Theodora Lurie Consulting
Amy Malick, Communication Director, Everyday Democracy
Fred Mann, Assistant Vice President, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Julio Marcial, Program Director, California Wellness Foundation
Toni May, Director Community Relations, Quantum Foundation
Gordon Mayer, Vice President, Community Media Workshop
Jane McDonnell, Executive Director, Online News Association
Christie McElhinney, V.P. of Communications & Public Affairs, The Colorado Trust
Bonnie McEwan, President, MAKE WAVES
Dorrian McGhee, Communications Manager, The Skillman Foundation
Kathryn McGinley, Web Producer, The Atlantic Philanthropies
Tricia McKenna, Vice President, Louder Than Words
Megan Mermis, Communications Associate, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Larry "Bud" Meyer, President, Meyer Communications LLC
Holly Minch, Navigator & Instigator
Nushina Mir, Evaluation Officer, Lumina Foundation for Education
Anna Kristina Moore, Communications Director, National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy
David Morse, Vice President, Communications, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Christine Mulvin, Director, Communications, The Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati
Phil Nash, Vice President for Communications, Rose Community Foundation
Rich Neimand, President/Creative Director, Neimand Collaborative
Julee Newberger, Online Communications Associate, Annie E. Casey Foundation