Past Speaking Engagements
2009
- Wed., March 25: Michael Gilbert taught a Free 90 minute online seminar on Frictionless Fundraising. He primarily covered the relationship-deepening powers of online communication, with an emphasis on (1) how to influence your donors by listening to them, (2) the Email Newsletter Marketing Model (and how it's not actually about the fancy newsletter), and (3) using blogs and social media to leverage other voices. This free online seminar was hosted by GuideStar.
2007
- Friday, September 19-23: Michael Gilbert presented a session titled: "Asking the Right Questions: Breaking the Technical Frame in Strategic Technology Planning", at the 7th annual Web of Change conference, held at Hollyhock on Cortez Island, BC.
- Friday, April 6: Michael Gilbert presented a session at the Nonprofit Technology Conference in Washington, DC, USA, presenting papers from the inaugural issue of the Journal of Information Technology in Social Change.
2006
- Friday, March 24: Michael Gilbert presented two sessions at the Nonprofit Technology Conference in Seattle, WA, USA. 1) Beyond Lip Service to Mission, and 2) The Permeable Nonprofit.
- March 7-9: Michael Gilbert presented three sessions at the SANGONeT Conference in Johannesburg, South Africa. 1) The Internet and Social Change - Local and International Experiences, and 2) Online Communication Strategies for Civil Society, and 3) Strategic ICT Tools for NGO Management.
2005
- Friday, Nov. 11th, 2005: Michael Gilbert spoke at the Technology Affinity Group for the Council on Foundations (TAG) Conference in Princeton, N.J. about Real Simple Syndication: Introduction and Uses for Non-profits
- Oct. 24th, 2005: Michael Gilbert spoke about Weblogs and Wikis: New Ways to Advocate for Your Development Cause, for SANGONeT on the occasion of World Development Information Day, and the launch of the SANGONeT portal. He spoke to people in three South African cities at once, via video conference.
- March 1st - 3rd, 2005: Michael Gilbert spoke extensively at the SANGONeT Conference & Exhibition in Johannesburg, South Africa.
- Tuesday, Jan. 25th, 2005: Michael Gilbert spoke at to the New Basics Group, just before the IMA Conference in San Francisco, CA about Research into Email Best Practices.
2004
- Friday, Jul. 30th, 2004: Michael Gilbert spoke at the Public Radio Development and Marketing Conference in Austin, TX about Donor Cultivation.
- Friday, Jun. 11th, 2004: Michael Gilbert spoke at the CTCnet Conference in Seattle, WA about Frictionless Fundraising.
- Tuesday, Mar. 16th, 2004: Michael Gilbert spoke at the AFP International conference in Seattle, WA, about the Nonprofit Email Study.
- Thursday, Jan. 22nd, 2004: Michael Gilbert spoke to the New Basics Group, just before the IMA Conference in Pheonix, AZ about Research into Email Best Practices.
2003
- Wednesday, Nov. 12th, 2003: Michael Gilbert spoke at the Technology Affinity Group for the Council on Foundations (TAG) Conference in Washington, D.C. about Open Source Software, and Communication Centered Technology Planning.
- Friday, Jul. 11th, 2003: Michael Gilbert spoke at the Public Radio Development and Marketing Conference, in Utah, about Email Strategies.
- Sunday, Mar. 9th, 2003: Michael Gilbert spoke at e-Philanthropy Conference in Oakland, CA.
- Saturday, Mar. 8th, 2003: Michael Gilbert was the lead speaker for the opening plenary at NTEN's Roundup in Oakland, CA.
- Tuesday, Feb. 11th, 2003: Michael Gilbert was the keynote speaker at the NDOA Winter Conference in SeaTac, WA.
- Friday, Jan. 10th, 2003: Michael Gilbert spoke at the NETA Conference in San Antonio, TX.
2002
- Thursday, Dec. 5, 2002: Michael Gilbert will be speaking at the 4th National Gathering for Social Entrepreneurs with Jim Fruchterman of Benetech
- Tuesday, July 30, 2002: Michael Gilbert spoke at the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits workshop: T2: Mission Technology.
- Tuesday, June 18, 2002: Michael Gilbert spoke on 'Internet Strategies for Nonprofits' at a luncheon for The Evergreen State Society.
- Wednesday, May 29, 2002: Michael Gilbert was the Keynote speaker at the Voluntary Sector Technology Summit in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Friday, May 17, 2002: Michael Gilbert spoke on the Effective Use of Email by Nonprofits at the Planned Parenthood Health Care Institute in New Orleans, LA.
- Thursday, May 9, 2002: Michael Gilbert spoke on the Role of Email in Online Fundraising at a local (Seattle, WA) AFP luncheon.
- Friday, April 12, 2002: Michael Gilbert spoke on Technology Planning and Online Fundraising at the Circuit Riders Roundup in Orlando, FL.
- Thursday, March 7, 2002: Michael Gilbert was on a panel about Knowledge Management at the Grantmakers for Effective Organizations Conference in Washington D.C. This article, Nonprofit Knowledge Management, was written by Michael Gilbert for this conference.
- Wednesday, January 23, 2002: Michael Gilbert spoke on Developing a Technology Plan and The Internet & Fundraising, at the San Diego Conference on Child & Family Maltreatment.
- Thursday, January 17, 2002: Michael Gilbert spoke on Nonprofit Technology Planning at the Public Television Spring Individual Giving Meeting in Las Vegas, NV.
2001
- Saturday, Sept. 22, 2001: Michael Gilbert spoke about his Email Manifesto at the AFP Pacific Northwest Symposium in Victoria, BC.
2000
- Friday, June 2, 2000: I spent the last month travelling: A workshop on the implications of Open Source Software and Application Service Providers on the nonprofit sector. The Silicon Valley Conference on Nonprofits and Technology. Fundraising Day of the Golden Gate Chapter of the NSFRE. The Council on Foundations Conference.
1999
- Thursday, November 5, 1999: Michael Gilbert taught in Washington DC, at the PNN Nonprofits and Technology Conference.
1998
- Fall 1998: Michael Gilbert was the keynote speaker at the very first Silicon Valley Conference on Nonprofits and Technology.