Congratulations to all of our bbcon 2021 Session Speakers!

Crystal Bruce

Did you know we have 75+ bbcon speakers who are also members of this Community? That's amazing!

Here they are:

@Adrian Hill, @Amanda Tadajewski, @Amy Dana, @Andrea Crowley, @Angela Strader, @Amy Shaiman, @Ann Schubert, @Azlan Cuttilan, @Bailey Benzle, @Bethany Avery, @Bill Connors, @Breanne Leach, @Bri Seoane, @Candice Buhrman, @Carlene Johnson, @Cheryl Whitman, @Christine Gomez, @Chuck Hays, @Courtney Foy-Baldwin, @Damon Rosenthal, @Dan Sullivan, @Derek Clark, @Elizabeth Bowers, @Emily Berry @Emily Ferguson, @Emily Wisniewski, @Erin Schwartz @Evelyn Safder, @Felicia Rush, @Geoff Sharbrough, @Heidi Hopewell, @Hillary Murphy, @Jason Shim, @Jennifer Sargent, @Joel Weinbach, @John Guerriere, @John Wooster, @Julian Heidelberg, @Julie Remmelts, @Justin Rosado, @Keisha Hartman, @Keith Brown, @Kelly Vance, @Kerry Schrader, @Kieran Blanks, @Kimberly Moore, @Kira Antonyshyn, @Kirk Zuercher, @Lauren Scott, @Lindsay Lewis, @Liz Murray, @Maggie Utsch, @Maria WasleyValdez, @Mark Becker, @Maura Benton, @Michelle Mullineaux, @Missy Egelhoff, @Natasha O'Donnell, @Nic Prenger, @Oliver Mamangun, @Pam LaBove, @Patrick Bower, @Patricia Salzillo, @Patti Hommes, @Paul St Onge, @Peter Panepento, @Preston Lundgreen, @Rich Muniz, @Robert Johnson, @Robyn Frampton, @Ryan Hyde, @Scotland Lamb, @Scott Allenby @Sevetri Wilson, @Shannon Knight, @Stephanie Crawley, @Tammy Batchelor, @Teresa Goddard, @Todd McMahon, @Wendy Smith

We invite them to tell us a little about themselves, their organization, and their session!

Bri Seoane

WOOP! WOOP! So excited to learn from you all!

Patti Hommes

Hi all! I am the DBA at Jack & Jill Center in Ft. Lauderdale, FL! We are so excited because we opened a brand new state-of-the-art elementary school for this school year! I am presenting in two sessions with the awesome @Amy Dana, @Carlene Johnson, @Stephanie Crawley & @Ryan Hyde! Our sessions are “What is a Database Manager?​ The SeQueL” and “Quick Wins: Empowering Database Managers”. Come one come all!!

Scotland Lamb

Hi everyone! I'm the Database Manager at Heartspring in Wichita, KS. We are a school and outpatient services for kids with special needs. I am presenting with our VP for Advancement, Stacie Williamson, on “What Is Your Data Teaching You? From Basic to Boss.”

Natasha ODonnell

Thank you for the introduction! I'm so looking forward to sharing with, learning from and connecting with all of you. I'm Natasha O'Donnell, Annual Giving Manager at the Saint John Regional Hospital Foundation in New Brunswick, Canada. My colleague Alejandro Joven, our Database Administrator, and I will be sharing our journey with NXT's Workflow, building engaging stewardship programming.

Breanne Leach

Hi everyone! I'm the Database Administrator at the San Diego Natural History Museum and I'm presenting with our Membership Manager, Emily Ferguson, on “Integrating The Database into your Organization's DNA."

@Scotland Lamb, it sounds like ours might pair really well with yours and can't wait to tune in! @Patti Hommes, I can't wait for yours too!

Carlene Johnson

Hi! I'm Carlene Johnson from Boston College High School in Dorchester, MA. BC High is a Jesuit, Catholic college preparatory school serving young men in grades 7-12.

I've been lucky enough to join up with @Patti Hommes, @Ryan Hyde, @Amy Dana, and @Stephanie Crawley for a couple of presentations. Our sessions are What Is a Database Manager? The SeQueL and Quick Wins: Empowering Database Managers. We're lucky enough to have the fantastic @Ashley Sweeney introducing our sessions as well.

I'm really excited about bbcon and can't wait to “meet” many of you in the chat room for our sessions! I know that you all (my fellow nerds!) will have some great comments, questions, and content to share.

I can't sign off without mentioning that @Sunshine Watson and @Heather MacKenzie were incredible behind the scenes contributors to our sessions. We couldn't have done it without them.

Looking forward to bbcon 2021! See you soon!

Carlene Johnson

@Breanne Leach, your session sounds fantastic! Looking forward to it.

Bri Seoane

Hi all! My session “?Love & Money?: A Titillating Tale of Analytics and Strategy” will demonstrate how analytics and data intelligence can close fundraising gaps, create sustainability and GROW contributed income lines. I'm a “toddler” fundraising with almost three years under my belt in a formal fundraising role (although we all know that NPO professionals do all the things and wear all the hats!). Analytics helped my org (Ronald McDonald House Charities Bay Area) close a $1M fundraising deficit and turn it around in to a $1M surplus in less than two years. If we can do it, YOU can do it! Join me!

Azlan Cuttilan

Hey everybody! @Tom Hedges and I shall have a session titled “Making the web accessible to all” where we shall discuss the importance of inclusivity and accessibility in web pages and applications, a few common issues and ways to overcome them, alongside ways we are working to ensure we provide the best experience for everybody. We shall be mainly looking at this subject from a higher level and will also be including some easy technical solutions.

Carlene Johnson

Azlan Cuttilan:

Hey everybody! @Tom Hedges and I shall have a session titled “Making the web accessible to all” where we shall discuss the importance of inclusivity and accessibility in web pages and applications, a few common issues and ways to overcome them, alongside ways we are working to ensure we provide the best experience for everybody. We shall be mainly looking at this subject from a higher level and will also be including some easy technical solutions.

@Azlan Cuttilan, having worked at Perkins School for the Blind in the past, I know how important this is! Excited that this session is happening at bbcon. Really looking forward to it!

Kimberly Moore

Hi Everyone!

Go Together, Inc is part of Blackbaud's Social Good program and excited to present CarpooltoSchool as access + equity solutions for safely getting students to and from school.

The national school bus driver crisis is creating the latest pandemic for schools and families. Being innovative is key to finding best school bus alternatives. CarpooltoSchool powered by Go Together, Inc.

Joining me will Negeen Behdad and Garrison Grow, our Safe Passage Team Lead.

Until then, check our my profile or visit CarpooltoSchool to learn more.

Looking forward to bbcon 2021!

Kimberly Moore

Amy Shaiman

Hello everyone. Thanks for sharing information about your sessions. We are a talented bunch ?

Technology solutions (like the many that Blackbaud offers) can provide important information, resources, and visualizations. This is well and good for those of us who dive in, enjoy the options, and want to get the most out of every feature. But, how do you make the solution and the data it presents part of your culture? Please join Emily Berry and I as we share Miami University Advancement's journey as we embed data into our development culture. We look forward to seeing you there!

Session Info: “Embedding Blackbaud Data into the Development Culture”

Amy Dana

Hi all! I'm Amy Dana, currently a RE consultant, living outside Little Rock, AR.

I'm really excited to be part of the group presenting Quick Wins: Empowering Database Managers
along with @Carlene Johnson, @Patti Hommes, and @Ryan Hyde (plus support from @Stephanie Crawley, @Heather MacKenzie, and @Sunshine Watson). Come learn some tips and tricks to work smarter, not harder!

Carlene Johnson

@Amy Dana - Your Quick Wins really helped me out last week. Can't wait for everyone to see your part of the session!

Azlan Cuttilan

Thank you to everybody that attended our session. If you didn't managed to catch us but wish to, don't forget the talks are all still available to view. Also if you have any questions or feedback, feel free to contact myself and @Tom Hedges - we (and the other accessibility champions) love to talk about this subject.