Monday, October 29
Consulting Services
by
Deborah Elizabeth Finn
on Mon 29 Oct 2007 11:58 AM EDT
If...
...you are passionate about your organization's mission
...you want your information and communication technology to support your mission
...you don't know where to start
...you don't know which products, vendors, or consultants are right for you
...you need an advisor, advocate, project manager, or strategist
...then
I would be happy to offer my consulting services to you and your
organization. I have a sliding scale that is based on your
organization's annual budget and staff size; please feel free to contact me for help.
NPtech
About Me
by
Deborah Elizabeth Finn
on Mon 29 Oct 2007 11:57 AM EDT
Deborah Elizabeth Finn
Cyber-Yenta
(Nonprofit Technology Consultant)
I
live to bring resources and needs together seamlessly in the nonprofit
sector, mostly through strategic use of information and
communication technologies.
Although I am an independent consultant, I yearn to join a team and
contribute to longterm goals - and am now searching for a full-time
position.
My web site is currently undergoing perestroika, but you are
welcome to view my resume by clicking here. If you would like to send me email, feel free to get in touch by clicking here.
My Resume
by
Deborah Elizabeth Finn
on Mon 29 Oct 2007 11:56 AM EDT
QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE
- Expertise in strategic management of information technologies in nonprofit organizations.
- Adept at creating and maintaining strategies for online outreach , virtual communities, and web 2.0 mash ups that serve the communications needs mission-based organizations.
- Experienced in creating and managing events that provide education and outreach to nonprofit professionals.
- Skilled
in cultivating and maintaining collaborative relationships with
executives in the nonprofit sector, technology assistance providers,
and nonprofit management support experts.
- Strong interdisciplinary background in social research, including ethnographic, survey, and archival methods.
- Experienced
in community-oriented programs focusing on education, outreach, and
empowerment around social and health issues such as violence, teen
pregnancy, and substance abuse.
- Skilled in project and grant management: proposal writing, budget oversight, and solicitation of in-kind gifts.
- Adept at desktop publishing: design, graphic layout, editing, and writing.
- Advanced
user in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook), Windows XP, and other standard applications and operating
systems.
- Experienced in supervising technicians, consultants, vendors, staff, interns, and volunteers in a variety of duties.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Nonprofit Technology Consultant, Boston MA
Providing consultation and research for the philanthropic and nonprofit
sectors, including projects for the Boston Foundation, Boston Cares,
Massachusetts Institute for a New Commonwealth,
Cooperative Metropolitan Ministries, Council of Community Services in New York State, Secure Sponsorship, Organizers'
Collaborative, Stonehill College Center for Nonprofit Management,
TechFoundation, Jobs For the Future, skyBuilders, Compumentor / TechSoup / NetSquared, the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts, Massachusetts Service Alliance, Knowledge Communities, Public Conversations Project, the Data Collaborative, Social Markets, Third Sector New England,Massachusetts Nonprofit Network, IDEAS Boston, Newport Initiative for Nonprofit Leadership,Changing The Present, Massachusetts Law Reform Institute, the Food Project, and Perkins School for the Blind. (2002 -
present)
Nonprofit Liaison Officer and Director of the Boston TechConnect Program, Tech Foundation, Cambridge MA
Foundation officer, responsible for cultivating and maintaining relationships with
nonprofit organizations, nonprofit technology assistance providers, researchers,
and other foundations. Successfully created, developed, and implemented programs
to further the foundation's social mission, which is to collaborate
to deliver information technology to the nonprofit sector. (2000 - 2002)
Information Systems Coordinator, Family Service of Greater Boston, Boston MA
Planned and supervised major restructuring of information systems, including Year 2000
compliance, hardware, operating system, and software upgrades of desktop systems,
hardware and operating system upgrades of network server, expansion of local area
network to wide area network, continuous staff training, compliance with Department
of Public Health and Council On Accreditation standards, and implementation of an
electronic request and tracking system. (1997 - 2000)
Research Study Coordinator / Program Coordinator, Children's Hospital,
Comprehensive Child Health Program, Boston MA
Responsibilities included coordination of a research and direct-services project
with a budget of $300,000.00 in federal funding and a multi-disciplinary team of
fifteen professionals and twelve volunteers. Primary duties involved database design,
grant management, grant proposal writing, community outreach, training and supervising
team members in information technologies. (1995 - 1996)
Research Associate, New England Medical Center, Pediatric Violence Prevention
Project, Boston, MA
Responsibilities included researching the prevention of intentional and unintentional
injuries to children and teens. Specific tasks included survey and archival research,
database design and management, community outreach, recruitment of teens as project
participants, grant writing project management, coordination of an interdisciplinary
team, and supervision of research assistants. (1994 - 1995)
Communications Coordinator, Boston Public Schools, Healthy Kids
Program, Boston, MA
Compiled a computer database and resource library, with information on health
and community resources for use by administrators, parents, teachers, and outside
agencies. Published the Healthy Kids newsletter (circulation: 32,000, in ten
languages), along with other programmatic and promotional materials. Assisted
in coordinating participation for 500 parents and 500 teachers, staff, and
administrators at training conferences focusing on health issues. Concurrently
served as Special Projects Coordinator, Grants Department, Boston Public Schools.
(1992 - 1994)
Free-lance Database Design, Boston, MA.
Clients included: Boston Educational Development Foundation,
Boston Public Schools, Epsilon, Ernst & Young, KPMG Peat Marwick,
Gillette Corporation, Ondras Associates Architects, and Massachusetts
Institute of Technology's Sloan School of Management. (1988-92)
MacIntosh Technician, Department of Chemistry, Emory University, Atlanta, GA. (1988)
MacIntosh Lab Assistant, School of Law, Emory University, Atlanta, GA. (1986-88)
Teaching Assistant, Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
Courses included: "Youth, Identity, and the Self," 'Meaning in Dreams and Personal History,"
and "Society and Personality." (1984-87)
Research Assistant to Professor Nancy T. Ammerman, Center for Religious Research,
Emory University, Atlanta, GA. (1985-87)
Research Assistant to Professor Dorinne K. Kondo, Department of Anthropology,
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. (1983-84)
Research Assistant to Professor Brigitte Berger, Department of Sociology,
Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA. (1982)
Research Assistant to Dr. Diana M. Zuckerman, Seven College Study, Radcliffe College,
Cambridge, MA. (1981-82)
Research Assistant to Professor Ian Hacking, Department of Philosophy, Stanford University,
Palo Alto, CA. (Non-Resident Term, 1981)
Research Assistant to Professor Ronald L. Cohen, Division of Social Sciences, Bennington
College, Bennington, VT. (1980)
Research Assistant to Professor Judith Rodin, Department of Psychology, Yale University,
New Haven, CT. (Non-Resident Term, 1980)
EDUCATION
Ph.D. coursework, Emory University, Graduate Institute of the Liberal Arts,
Atlanta GA. (1984 - 1988)
M.T.S., Harvard University, The Divinity School, Cambridge MA. (1984)
B.A., Bennington College, Bennington VT. (1981)
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Massachusetts Nonprofit Technology Working Group (founder and member)
Commonwealth Civic Roundtable (member)
Civic engagement advisory group, the Boston Foundation (member)
Ethos Roundtable (co-convener)
Boston Technobabes (founder and member)
Information Systems Forum (founder and moderator)
Nonprofit Tech Jobs (founder and moderator)
Mission-Based Massachusetts (founder and moderator)
Best Practices Forum (founder and moderator)
Circuit Rider Affinity Group, Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network (elected representative)
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