Announcing Keynote Q&A with
Pradip Sitaram,
SVP and CIO of
Read the Case Study:
Digital Platform Modernization: Enterprise’s Journey to the Cloud
As senior vice president and chief information officer, Enterprise Business Partners, LLC, Pradip Sitaram oversees the strategic direction and operational management of the information technology portfolio for the entire Enterprise family of companies. He oversees the design, development and implementation of Enterprise’s business operations platforms and corporate back-office solutions, as well as the core technology infrastructure. The goal of Enterprise Business Partners, LLC is to support Enterprise’s overall mission and objectives by consistently delivering high-quality, high-value and cost-effective services to all internal customers in a responsive manner.
Pradip brings more than 20 years of experience as an information technology executive, with a deep knowledge in application development, strategy, enterprise architecture, process improvement, network infrastructure/telecommunications and governance.
Before joining Enterprise in 2010, Pradip was the chief information officer for CDI, a $100 million direct marketing firm based in Joppa, Md., where he was responsible for transforming the IT infrastructure and application architecture to service three distinct business lines as the company positioned itself for an eventual exit sale.
Creating opportunity for low- and moderate-income people through affordable housing in diverse, thriving communities.
Founded in 1982, the Enterprise family includes Enterprise Community Partners, Inc, a national Section 501(c)(3) charitable organization that provides expertise for affordable housing and sustainable communities. Debt and equity financing for affordable housing is offered through the tax-exempt subsidiaries, Enterprise Community Loan Fund, Inc. and Enterprise Community Investment, Inc. Housing development and asset management services are offered through for-profit members of the family of companies, Enterprise Homes, Inc. and Enterprise Community Asset Management, Inc. Multifamily and commercial real estate financing is offered through Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital, LLC.
Date: April 23, 2015
Time: 8:30am to 5:00pm
Location: Centre for Social Innovation
601 West 26th Street
A one-day intensive workshop that provides non-IT nonprofit decision makers with a concrete overview of the strategic technology planning process so that they can take action -- own, replicate and plan their use of technology to support their core mission. Attendees will also learn about and apply specific tools and resources for strategic planning such as understanding the organization's needs, identifying requirements and deciding how to best implement technology decisions and projects.
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Get a group discount for 2 or more tickets.
Some scholarship discounts are also available.
Please contact jds@socialinnovation.org for group discount or scholarship eligibility.
8:30am to 9:00am
Welcome and Opening Remarks
9:00am to 9:45am
Panel Discussion "Strategic Tech Planning for Nonprofits: Challenges and Opportunities"
9:45am to 10:15am
Break, oh yeah!
10:15am to 12:15pm
Workshop 1 - What's can we do: Identifying the needs and gaps in your organization
Workshop 2 - What should we do: How to prioritize needs and make decisions
12:15pm to 1:00pm
Lunch
1:00pm to 1:45pm
Keynote and Q&A with Pradip Sitaram, SVP and CIO of Enterprise
"Enterprise's Journey to the Cloud", a case study about this nonprofit's digital transformation
1:45pm to 2:45pm
Workshop 3 - What does it actually mean: Translating problems into requirements and identifying what needs to be changed
2:45pm to 3:45pm
Workshop 4 - Making it Happen: Moving forward with requirements and steps to implement and knowledge required
3:45pm to 4:15pm
Break, please!
4:15pm to 5:00pm
Q&A with the facilitators - Where do we go from here? Resources and next steps. Wrap up and thank yous.
Hannah Calhoon
Director, Blue Ridge Labs @ Robin Hood
Mike Hickey
Independent Consultant, Man About Town
Steven Peltzman
CBTO, Forrester Research
Sam is an Information Systems Consultant with a wide variety of experience in technical aspects of Information Systems & Technology, databases, and strategic planning. He is particularly adept at helping "non-technical" individuals shift their perspective and take ownership of the technology they use. His focus is on helping organizations build the internal skills and culture necessary to take control of their technology and use it to further their core mission. His hope is that this will create a world where technology is used to disrupt power imbalances and foster social justice.
Alethea signed up to do pro bono with Taproot in 2007—and stayed to make pro bono possible for the more than 2000 nonprofits and 12,000 professionals Taproot has worked with since then. As Vice President of Product and National Programs, she creates the services that help Taproot and its partners to deliver pro bono consulting to social change organizations. Whether getting pro bono done or enabling or inspiring others to do it, Taproot’s programs are known for excellence and innovation in service delivery. Alethea speaks regularly about pro bono and service development, and how for-profit and nonprofit professionals can join together to build social change. Before joining Taproot, she worked in product and content management for Bay Area technology firms, and as a college instructor.
Joshua is Vice President of RoundTable Technology and an accomplished technology leader with more than two decades of experience managing technology for over a thousand New York City nonprofit organizations. Joshua is committed to helping organizations sort through the rapid pace of technological change to select the best products and services available and use them effectively. Joshua is a dynamic and engaging public speaker with a proven track-record for planning, implementing and supporting a wide range of successful technology solutions for nonprofits. Prior to co-founding RoundTable Technology, Joshua served as the Director of Information Technology and Technology Services at the Fund for the City of New York.
Kim Snyder, the Director of Projects at Round Table, started as a strategic thinker for nonprofit organizations in the 1990's, focusing on workflow and process analysis in data systems. She has worked to help a variety of organizations navigate the transformative challenges brought about by digital systems and IT tools. Alongside Joshua Peskay, she developed and shepherded the technology consulting program at the Fund for the City of New York. She has also been involved in publishing, leading a global team in the transformation from print to digital product creation. A trained Agile Coach, who is also certified PMP, Kim is a communicator who works tirelessly to galvanize the collective strength of teams to meet seemingly impossible deadlines and exceed expectations.
Mary Ellen, is the Director of The Community Corps. She works directly with Corporate Sponsors to help them get the most out of what TCC has to offer them and their employees. This collaboration can range from jointly conceiving great team projects to coming up with dashboards that lead to more employees getting engaged and giving back.
“Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds.”
- George Eliot
Linda manages all aspects of client relations for TechImpact including educating nonprofits about technology solutions. She works with local, regional and national partners to provide the nonprofit community with increased knowledge of technology through speaking engagements.
She has been using cloud solutions for years and have helped over 500 nonprofits get on board with it. She's an obsessed birdwatcher and head coach for a women’s ice hockey team when she's not helping nonprofits get on board with cloud computing.
