Beth Kanter

Current

• Visiting Scholar: Nonprofits and Social Media 2009 at David and Lucile Packard Foundation
• Have worked in the nonprofit technology field since 1993 at bethkanter.org (Self-employed)

Past

• Independent Consultant at Nonprofit Arts Sector
• General Manager at Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra
• Development Office at Boston Symphony Orchestra

• Development Office at New England Conservatory

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Education

• New School of Music
• Bennington College

Recommended

30 people have recommended Beth

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Non-Profit Organization Management

Websites

• My Blog
• My Website
• My Portfolio

Beth Kanter’s Summary

Beth is the author of Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media, one of the longest running and most popular blogs for nonprofits. A frequent contributor to many nonprofit technology web sites, blogs, and magazines, Beth has authored chapters in several books, including "Managing Technology to Meet Your Mission: A Strategic Guide for Nonprofit Leaders," edited by NTEN. A much in demand speaker and trainer, she was the keynote speaker for the Cambodian Bloggers Conference in Phnom Penh, The Connecting Up Conference in Brisbane, Australia, Minnesota Council on Nonprofits, Making Media Conference in Chicago and others. She has presented about nonprofits and social media at some of the leading social media industry conferences including O'Reilly's Graphing Social Patterns, Gnomedex, SWSX, Blogher, and Podcamp. She is curating NTEN's "We Are Media: Nonprofit Social Media Starter Kit," an online community of people from nonprofits who are interested in learning and teaching about how social media strategies. In 2009, she was named by Fast Company Magazine as one of the most influential women in technology and one of Business Week's "Voices of Innovation for Social Media." She is the 2009 Visiting Scholar for Social Media and Nonprofits for the Packard Foundation.

Please see my portfolio with links to my projects, articles, and blogs at http://bethkanter.wikispaces.com

Beth Kanter’s Specialties:

online research, online facilitator, training design and delivery, one-on-one computer coaching social web and software tools, pattern analysis, multimedia creation, screencasting, instructional materials development, global thinker, creative, pattern analysis, online community building

Beth Kanter’s Experience

• Visiting Scholar: Nonprofits and Social Media 2009

  David and Lucile Packard Foundation

  (Non-Profit; Fund-Raising industry)

  March 2009 — Present (9 months)

  See
  http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2009/03/my-new-title-scholar.html

• Have worked in the nonprofit technology field since 1993

  bethkanter.org (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  April 1993 — Present (16 years 8 months)

  See http://bethkanter.wikispaces.com for examples of my presentations, curriculum, articles, screencasts, and quotes from clients.

• Independent Consultant

  Nonprofit Arts Sector

  (Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  June 1986 — April 1993 (6 years 11 months)

  Between 1986-1993, I worked as an independent consultant to nonprofit arts organizations in the area of market research, focus group facilitation, management assessment, strategic planning, and fundraising. My clients ranged from the National Endowment to the Arts to many local, regional, and national nonprofit arts organizations.

• General Manager

  Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra

  (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  June 1984 — July 1986 (2 years 2 months)

  As General Manager, I did everything from promoting the concerts, fundraising, board management, financial management and artist management.

• Development Office

  Boston Symphony Orchestra

  (Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  August 1982 — July 1984 (2 years )

  I worked on annual fund raising projects for the Tanglewood Music Center.

• Development Office

  New England Conservatory

  (Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  August 1981 — August 1982 (1 year 1 month)

  I worked on various annual fund projects.

Beth Kanter’s Education

• New School of Music

  Music Performance: Flute 1979 — 1981

  Activities and Societies:

  I was preparing for a career as a classical music flutist and realized that there wasn't much of a future there.

• Bennington College

  BA , Music, Creative Writing, Visual Arts , 1975 — 1979

Additional Information

Beth Kanter’s Websites:

• My Blog
• My Website
• My Portfolio

Beth Kanter’s Groups:

NTEN
CP Squared
Social Media Club
Boston MediaMakers
Boston Podcamp
Video Bloggers
Berkman Bloggers Group

•    Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN)
•    NetSquared
•    The World Café
•    People to People Fundraising

Beth Kanter’s Honors:

NTEN Award 2007: Most Valuable Person in the Field
http://www.nten.org/blog/2007/04/09/fantasticness-in-the-nonprofit-technology-community

NTEN Award 2008: People's Choice Award - Person Most People Turn To For Advice

One in a Million World from Success Blog, 2007

Beth Kanter’s Contact Settings

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