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Member Newsletter – Summer 2009
Project Management Summit: Managing Projects in the International Development, Relief and Conservation Sectors
September 16, 2009 in London, UK | September 22, 2009 in Washington, DC
LINGOs (Learning for International NGOs) in partnership with NPOKI (NonProfit Organizations Knowledge Initiative) and PM4NGOs (Project Management for NGOs) will host a one-day Project Management Summit focusing on managing projects in the international development, relief and conservation sector. The event will be held twice with the intent of convening participation in both Europe and the United States:
Innovations in Learning in International NGOs at LINGOs Fall Member’s Meeting
September 17 – 18, 2009 in London, UK | September 23 – 24, 2009 in Washington, DC
LINGOs (Learning for International NGOs) in partnership with NPOKI (NonProfit Organizations Knowledge Initiative) is hosting a two-day meeting to focus on major innovations in learning across the international NGO sector.
Designing a Software RFP
October 1, 2009
Presenter: Catherine Schenck-Yglesias, Monitoring, Evaluation & Informatics Advisor
Location: TBD,
Using Geo-visualization for Reporting: Our Experiences in Africa
October 15, 2009
Presenter: Farai Matsika, Program Officer
Location: The International HIV/AIDS Alliance, Hove, UK
RHInterchange and Deliver Project
November 2009 – Date TBD
Presenter: Mimi Whitehouse, Software Product Manager, John Snow International
Reality Check Demo
Presenter: Laura Subramanian, Program Associate, EngenderHealth
December 2009 – TBD
Documents
MERIT – A collaboratively developed, cost-effective, web-based indicator tracking system. An abstract presented by Surya Ganguly, Senior Manager of Strategic Projects, at Global Health Council. NPOKI demonstrates the impact of collaboration among international health non profits in development and design of MERIT beta.
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Contact Larisa Bomlitz at: lbomlitz@npoki.org or by telephone: +1 (212) 731-4487.
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Matt Kershnar – New Cohort Project Manager
I am pleased to announce that Matt Kershnar has joined the NPOKI team, in the role of COHORT Project Manager.
Matt started his technology career at a healthcare dot com in San Francisco. After moving to New York City, he worked for NPower, a nonprofit whose mission is to help other nonprofits align their technology needs to their mission. As a project manager at NPower, he worked with dozens of nonprofits on projects ranging from project management for web and application development, to network infrastructure renewals. His clients included Community Access, Uncommon Schools, the Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP), Yorkville Common Pantry and Big Brothers Big Sisters. In 2006 he started Komodo Systems, which focuses on providing quality IT services to nonprofits in the New York City area. Matt has traveled to various countries in Europe, North Africa, Central America and Asia. In his free time you will find him at the Prospect Park Tennis Center, at a city mini-golf course, or stuffing his face at the great restaurants in New York City.
Matt Kershnar will project manage all aspects of COHORT implementation and integration for NPOKI members. His responsibilities will include project communications, vendor management, member liaison and user training & documentation. You can reach Matt at mkershnar@npoki.org. The addition of Matt’s extensive project management and client relations expertise will strengthen NPOKI and enable rigorous project management practices to be extended to the COHORT suite, as NPOKI members integrate this powerful portfolio management software into their organizations. Please join me in welcoming Matt to the NPOKI team.
Bill Lester
NPOKI Executive Director
