September 2023 schedule
September 20
All day
Arrivals and Hotel check-in
Hilton Downtown Brooklyn or NU Hotel
3:00 PM
Invitation-only: Pre-conference Executive Workshop, “Mastering Strategic Impact: Unveiling the Power of Simplicity”
Thomas Kurmann, Vice President of Development, Oxfam America
Camp David, Industry City
6:00 PM
Welcome Happy hour
Black Walnut
September 21
7:45 AM
Shuttle
Departure from Hilton Downtown Brooklyn
9:00 AM
Welcome
Main room
9:15 AM
Keynote: Stories As Blueprints for Climate Optimism
Diandra Marizet Esparza (she/her), Cofounder, Executive Director, Intersectional Environmentalist
Main room
10:00 AM
Embracing Equitable Experiences: The Impact on Your Constituents, Relationships, and Reputation
Jessica Michels, Director Fundraising Technical Product Management, National Multiple Sclerosis Society Kris Carafelli, Experience Designer & Researcher, National Multiple Sclerosis Society Josh Drumm, Principal Consultant, Experience Design, Slalom
Main room
11:00 AM
How to Grow Revenue and Impact Without Expanding Your Team
Matt Scott, CEO, CauseMic
Main room
12:00 PM
Lunch
Industry City campus
12:00 PM
Customer Luncheon
Hosted by Ajay Chidrawar, Chief Customer Officer, Fundraise Up
Sahadi's — Building 4, ground floor
1:00 PM
Adopting Modern Data Practices at a 100-year old Non-profit: What we can learn from the ACLU's journey
Ilse Ackerman, VP of Data & Analytics, Brooklyn Data Onkita Ganguly, Director of Analytics Engineering, ACLU
Main room
2:00 PM
Revolutionize Your Digital Ads: An Interactive Exploration of How to Improve Fundraising’s Most Scalable Channels
Cameron Ripley, CEO, Community Boost Brian Leamy, SVP, Community Boost
Main room
3:00 PM
Coffee break
Main room
3:30 PM
Lost in Translation? Navigating Multilingual Communication in the Digital Age
Kevin Hudson, Executive Vice President, Client Services, Eriksen Translations Will Lach, Director, Eriksen Translations
Main room
4:30 PM
Mastering Fundraising: Elevate Your Nonprofit with Design Thinking & CX Mapping
Michael Johnston, Founder and President, Hewitt and Johnston Consultants
Main room
5:30 PM
Wines, wins, beers, and battles: cathartic conversations with industry peers (over drinks!)
Salvatore Salpietro, Chief Partnership Officer, Fundraise Up
Main room
6:00 PM
Day 1 summit concludes
7:00 PM
Cohort dinners
Various Brooklyn restuarants — details to be shared
September 22
7:45 AM
Shuttle
Departing from Hilton Downtown Brooklyn
9:00 AM
Stripe Climate & Frontier: The race to remove carbon from the atmosphere
Joanna Klitzke, Strategy for Climate, Stripe Salvatore Salpietro, Chief Partnership Officer, Fundraise Up
Main room
10:00 AM
Start with a Bang, End with Change: Tell Your Stories Better
Andrew Buck, Associate Creative Director, Mighty Citizen
Main room
11:00 AM
Nonprofit video marketing: How stories in motion are changing the world
Melissa Lahti, Creative & Executive Producer, New Moon Films Ibrahim Zafar, CEO, Lens End Media Andrew Buck, Associate Creative Director, Mighty Citizen
Main room
12:00 PM
Lunch
Industry City campus
1:00 PM
Navigating Crisis Philanthropy: From Rapid Response to Lasting Donor Engagement
Lindsay Marino Long (she/her/hers), Associate Vice President of Global Philanthropy, Faircom NY Ishmam R. Rahman, Associate Director, Mid-level Giving, International Rescue Committee
Main room
2:00 PM
Unveiling Tech Solutions: Simplifying Choices for Nonprofits
Karen Sievewright, Managing Partner, Hewitt and Johnston Consultants Samantha Cooke, Vice President, Philanthropy, Daily Bread Food Bank
Main room
3:00 PM
Closing Keynote
Adam Johnson, President, Fundraise Up
Main room
3:30 PM
Shuttle to Village East by Angelika for the film screen of “Uncharitable”
Main room
4:45 PM
“Uncharitable” movie screening with Q&A
Village East by Angelika
6:45 PM
Banquet and After-party
With remarks by Peter Byrnes, CEO, Fundraise Up
Project Farmhouse
September 23
All day
Departures
Hilton Downtown Brooklyn or NU Hotel. Check-out time is 11 AM.
Get ready for DXS
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Dress code is sporty business casual
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Daily temperatures will range from 61°-79°F (16°-26°C)
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Daylight is from 6:40 AM-7:00 PM
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For questions about summit events or travel arrangements, email attend@dxs.charity