npNEXT®
Video Archive
npNEXT Video Archive
npNEXT® is an invitation-only event hosted by the Blackbaud Institute for Philanthropic Impact. The event offers chief development and marketing officers from the largest nonprofits in the United States the opportunity to network with the worldwide philanthropic community, learn about emerging trends, and discuss the NEXT best practices.
Below, you can find the video recordings from previous npNEXT events. If you’re interested in attending a future npNEXT event, BlackbaudEvents@Blackbaud.com to request consideration.
2017 npNEXT:
- The Hidden Forces that Shape Behavior, presented by Jonah Berger, Wharton School Professor and Bestselling author of Contagious
- Giving in the Age of Outrage, presented by Mark Wier, Chief Development Officer, ACLU and Jennie Thompson, Managing Director of Development, Planned Parenthood Federation of America
- Blessing or Curse? The Proliferation of Donation Processing Platforms, presented by Thomas Kurmann, Development Director, Medecins Sans Frontieres
- Rethinking Philanthropy, presented by Kim Meredith, Executive Director, Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society
- Engaging Multilingual Donors in the United States, presented by Adrian White Slagle, Vice President, Strategic Marketing and Supporter Experience, Operation Smile and Barron Segar, Chief Development Officer, U.S. Fund for UNICEF
- The Mid-Level Giving Missed Opportunity, presented by Tim Kachuriak, Chief Innovation and Optimization Officer, NextAfter
- Who’s Giving and to Whom? Trends in U.S. Philanthropy, presented by Chuck Longfield, Chief Scientist, Blackbaud
2016 npNEXT:
- Predictably Irrational: What Decision Science Tells Us about Donor Behaviour, presented by Bernard Ross, Director, The Management Centre
- Designing the Future of Philanthropy, presented by Kay Spinkel Grace, Founder, Transforming Philanthropy
- Is Mailing More Really the Answer?, presented by Laurie Marden, Chief Development Officer, Union of Concerned Scientists
- Best Practices in Sustainer Fundraising, presented by Chuck Longfield, Chief Scientist, Blackbaud + Susan Paine, Director, Analytics and Strategy, Human Rights Campaign + Joanne Wilson, Director of Acquisition Marketing, The Humane Society of the United States + David Preston, Vice President, Membership, Twin Cities PBS
- The Realities of Monetizing Social Media, presented by Ken Dawson, President, eleventy marketing group
- Are We Missing the Mark?, presented by Chris Pritcher, Vice President Analytics, Merkle
2015 npNEXT:
- Evolution of the Philanthropic Sector: Trends and Implications, presented by Jeff Shuck, CEO, Plenty Consulting
- Brandraising: Engaging Donor’s Hearts and Minds with Authenticity, Integrity, and Moxie, presented by Sarah Durham, President, Big Duck
- Managing Change in the Media of Fundraising, presented by Chris Dann, Director of Research, Next Generation Fundraising
- Science Can Answer Big Fundraising Questions, presented by John List, Chair, Economics Department, University of Chicago
- Raise More, Ask Less, presented by Kevin Schulman, CEO, DonorVoice
- Growth and Influence of Donor Advised Funds and Community Foundations, presented by Paul Grogan, President & CEO, The Boston Foundation
- From Passenger to Driver: Women’s Wealth Drive Philanthropy, presented by Kathleen Loehr, Principal, Loehr & Associates
- Pragmatic Predictions: Technology Trends That Might Actually Happen, presented by Presented by Steve MacLaughlin, Director, Product Management, Blackbaud
2014 npNEXT:
- The Science of Philanthropy, presented by Chuck Longfield, Chief Scientist, Blackbaud
- Generation Y Give: Millennials and Philanthropy, presented by Alia McKee, Principal, Sea Change Strategies
- The Under-Utilized Power of Creativity to Solve Problems, presented by Chris Paradysz, Chief Executive Officer, Paradysz and PM Digital
- Integrating Advocacy and Fundraising to Drive Giving, presented by Geoff Handy, Senior Vice President, Direct Marketing and Membership, The Humane Society of the United States
- The Power of Customer Context, presented by Carl Doty, Vice President & Group Director, Forrester
- The Transformational Partnership, presented by Karen E. Osborne, President, The Osborne Group, Inc.
- Retention Fundraising: The Ultimate Safety Net While You Figure Out the Future, presented by Roger Craver, The Agitator
- Myths and Dark Legends: How Old Conventional ‘Truths’ About Fundraising are Holding Us Back, presented by Tom Gaffny, Principal, Tom Gaffny Consulting
2013 npNEXT
- Counter-intuitive or a New Path to Profit?…what donors can teach us about making more money, presented by Penelope Burk, President, Cygnus Applied Research
- Getting the Right Hero into Your Story, presented by Jeff Brooks, Creative Director, TrueSense Marketing
- The Future of Fundraising from the Crowd, presented by Farra Trompeter, Vice President, Big Duck
- Demonstrating Real Impact: Show Me the Results, presented by David Whitehead, Chief Development Officer, AARP
- It’s Not About You … and Other Lessons from the American Donor, presented by Tom Gaffny, principal with Tom Gaffny Consulting
- Turning Data into Targeted Communications, presented by Jann Schultz, Senior Director, Integrated Fundraising and Communications, Project HOPE
- Transformational Million-Dollar Giving, presented by Una Osili, Ph.D., Director of Research, Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy
- Making the Invisible Visible, presented by Jeff Shuck, CEO, Event 360
- What Nonprofits Can Learn from Food Trucks, presented by Carie Lewis Carlson, Deputy Director, Online Communications, The Humane Society of the United States
- Transforming the Future by Taking the Long View, presented by Phyllis Freedman, President , smartgivng,