Owner, Murray Learning Associates
Greater Boston Area
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- Asset Formation Coordinator and Benefits Specialist at Tri-City Community Action Program (Tri-CAP)
- Member at NTEN
- Partner at Cyber Cafe @ Malden Square
- Owner at Murray Learning Associates
- Past
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- Senior Lecturer at Northeastern University
- Education
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- Northeastern University
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Claire A. Murray’s Summary
Seasoned consultant and admitted Geek (even have the mug) who loves human services.
Bringing people and technology together is also part of what I do.
Paying it forward is how I have always lived even before I had a name for it.
My multiple roles have converged in this position at Tri-CAP where I shift from human specialist to technologist constantly.
Claire A. Murray’s Specialties:
Helping solopreneurs and small business owners/managers link their business needs to their human and technology needs; workforce development; curriculum management, career development, and training; web design, Web 2.0 tools, desktop support for end users, technology planning and integration, networked systems (LAN), and end user training
Claire A. Murray’s Experience
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Asset Formation Coordinator and Benefits Specialist
Tri-City Community Action Program (Tri-CAP)
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
November 2008 — Present (1 year 1 month)
We help people lift themselves out of poverty through asset formation in two initiatives: financial literacy education and Individual Development Accounts (save towards education, home ownership, or starting a business), while developing a relationship with the banking community. We also help them get public benefits they qualify for (fuel assistance, food stamps, health coverage, housing, temporary cash assistance), advocate with them when they run into difficulty, and further educate them on how to move off public benefits and into the mainstream.
I also coordinate our free tax preparation program (IRS VITA Site) for low-income residents: recruit, train, and supervise IRS-certified tax volunteers; develop collaborations with city government and agencies to better serve low-income taxpayers; conduct outreach and publicity (write press releases, appear on TV promos); and help taxpayers understand their tax situation and link them to the benefits and asset formation programs. -
Member
NTEN
(Non-Profit; Information Technology and Services industry)
2007 — Present (2 years )
NTEN is the membership organization of nonprofit professionals who put technology to use for their causes. NTEN is a community of peers who share technology solutions across the sector and support each other’s work.
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Partner
Cyber Cafe @ Malden Square
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
May 2001 — Present (8 years 7 months)
The Community Technology Access Coalition (CTAC) formed and operates this walk-in computer and Internet center for the community. CTAC Partners share responsibility for management and oversight, grant-writing, and operations. Murray Learning Associates provides operational oversight and oversees the technology side of operating a public access community technology center (CTC).
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Owner
Murray Learning Associates
(Information Technology and Services industry)
1983 — Present (26 years )
Murray Learning Associates provides technology management and business consulting services for small businesses, with a focus on non-profits and community technology centers (CTCs). Claire shifted into IT services in the late 1990s, assisting small businesses with technology integration and systems management into the overall business need.
Current efforts focus on helping businesses how understand Web 2.0/3.0 tools might fit into their business strategeies. Non-technology projects include professional development, management consulting, and a wide range of training, instructional design, and documentation services. -
Senior Lecturer
Northeastern University
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
1990 — 2003 (13 years )
Senior Lecturer in Human Resources Management, including Organizational Behavior, Human Resource Information Systems, and Employee Rights.
Claire A. Murray’s Education
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Northeastern University
M.Ed. , 1976 — 1978
Additional Information
Claire A. Murray’s Websites:
Claire A. Murray’s Interests:
technology as both tools & toys, self-improvement, workforce development, disability issues, dogs & dog guides especially, non-profit development
Claire A. Murray’s Groups:
501 Tech Club Boston, CTCNet, CTC VISTA Program, MassNPtechWorkingGroup, PodCamp, NTEN, Organizers' Collaborative
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PartnerPoint - An Online Community of Microsoft Partners -
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Greater Boston Business Women -
CTC VISTA Project -
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NPower.org Network Alumni -
Web 2.0 for Nonprofit Organizations -
Boston Joomla User Group
Claire A. Murray’s Honors:
Community Service Award, Tri-CAP, 2002
Walter E. Storey Citation, Northeastern University Alumni Association
Who's Who in the East, Who's Who of American Women
Sigma Epsilon Rho Honor Society, Northeastern University
Silver Key Honorary Society, Massachusetts Bay Community College
Claire A. Murray’s Contact Settings
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