Debra Berg

Current

• Charity and Volunteering Guide at SelfGrowth.com
• Executive Director/founder of NICENetwork, nonprofit coach, author at National Institute for Civic Enterprise (NICENetwork)
• CEO at Power of One Publishing, LLC

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Past

• Software Support/Technical Writer at Gcom, Inc.
• Software Support Specialist/Technical Writer at Amdocs Inc
• President at TeamNet Intl.

• Senior Finance Analyst at Group Health, Inc.
• Program Evaluation Specialist at Minnesota Legislative Audit Commission
• Program Evaluation Specialist/Budget Analyst at Kentucky Legislative Research Commission
• Budget/research analyst at Illinois Senate Appropriations Committee
• IRS Intern - editor/writer at Internal Revenue Service
• Congressional Intern at US Congress

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Education

• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Recommended

7 people have recommended Debra

Connections

80 connections

Industry

Civic & Social Organization

Websites

• My Website
• My Blog
• My Portfolio

Debra Berg’s Summary

Coach and trainer for human service causes and nonprofits. Speaker to businesses and nonprofits on "cause partnering" and the power of the individual to bring change to the disadvantaged. Creative one-on-one coach on the topic of cause promotion.

* Author of "The Power of One: The Unsung Everyday Heroes Rescuing America's Cities" and co-author of "Living in Abundance" (with Wayne Dyer, Tony Robbins, Michael Beckwith and 50 others). I'm working on a second book, a parable, on the new citizen-inspired trend of social innovation.

Conducted research on innovative civic solutions inspired at the local level from 1995-2005 and have received growing attention by the media including The Chicago Sun-Times. I've held books signings in a dozen cities, been a guest on over 75 radio/TV talk shows, and hosted a radio talk show in 2007, The Power of One: What's Your Mission? on VoiceAmerica.com. I speak to business and nonprofit audiences on the topics of "The New Civic America", "Creating Heroes of All Ages", and "The Power of One."

*Fifteen-year entrepreneur of a successful international marketing company, TeamNet International, which reached the top 2% of all US micro-businesses in 1995.

*Senior finance analyst to the largest HMO in Minnesota 1983-86.

* From the mid-1970s to the early 1980s, as one of the few women on legislative staffs, I held positions in three states serving as a finance analyst for the Illinois Senate Appropriations and Local Government Committees and as a budget and program analyst of social programs for the Kentucky Legislative Research Commission and the Minnesota Legislative Audit Commission. Authored studies in the areas of welfare, education, and chemical dependency.

First real job was as a Congressional Intern on the Watergate hearings in Washington, D.C.

Debra Berg’s Specialties:

Trainer on partnerning nonprofits with corporations and speaker on social enterprise innovation in the U.S. Researcher and author on social and civic enterprise.
Event coordinator. Inspirational speaker.

Debra Berg’s Experience

• Charity and Volunteering Guide

  SelfGrowth.com

  (Online Media industry)

  August 2009 — Present (4 months)

  I author and coordinate nonprofit and volunteer resources in the form of professional articles, books, and video information from a variety of experts. The articles are free to volunteers, charities, donors and all visitors to the site.

• Executive Director/founder of NICENetwork, nonprofit coach, author

  National Institute for Civic Enterprise (NICENetwork)

  (Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  January 2008 — Present (1 year 11 months)

  I organize and direct the NICENetwork. NICE connects the ideas of human service civic and social enterprisers to faciliate scaling and replication of working solutions. We provide promotional, partnering, and social media coaching for nonprofits and iinvite those interested to share strategies on the NICENetwork.org Forum (http://NICENetwork.ning.com).

• CEO

  Power of One Publishing, LLC

  (Publishing industry)

  May 2003 — Present (6 years 7 months)

  We publish and promote the social innovations of civic/social entrepreneurs thoughout the U.S. Our books, talks, podcasts, and media interviews encourage innovation. We also provide social media and promotional coaching. We are a social enterprise initiative with profits going to support the National Institute for Civic Enterprise (NICENetwork.org).

• Software Support/Technical Writer

  Gcom, Inc.

  (Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)

  April 2000 — May 2003 (3 years 2 months)

  Technical writer and product support for the protocol software industry.

• Software Support Specialist/Technical Writer

  Amdocs Inc

  (Computer Software industry)

  August 1997 — April 2000 (2 years 9 months)

  Supported clients and authored/edited software manuals for Nextel, Sprint, Southern Companies, and other wireless clients.

• President

  TeamNet Intl.

  (Marketing and Advertising industry)

  October 1981 — August 1997 (15 years 11 months)

  Sixteen-year entrepreneur of a successful international marketing company which reached the top 2% of all US micro-businesses in 1995. Trained entrepreneurs and salespersons to sell business to business and directly. Business spanned Mexico, U.S., and the Netherlands.

• Senior Finance Analyst

  Group Health, Inc.

  (Hospital & Health Care industry)

  October 1983 — May 1986 (2 years 8 months)

  Oversaw the budgets of 15 clinics, staffed capital construction committee, trainer of clinic managers and administrative staff on budget policy and procedures. Wrote the corporate budget manual.

• Program Evaluation Specialist

  Minnesota Legislative Audit Commission

  (Research industry)

  October 1980 — July 1981 (10 months)

  Writer and researcher on legislative topics commissioned by the legislature. Topics covered the areas of vocational education and chemical dependency.

• Program Evaluation Specialist/Budget Analyst

  Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

  (Research industry)

  February 1978 — June 1980 (2 years 5 months)

  Evaluated the budget of the Dept of Human Resources (1 billion) and staffed committee hearings. Conducted a 6-month study of the special education system statewide and testified before the legislative committee on the recommendations.

• Budget/research analyst

  Illinois Senate Appropriations Committee

  (Research industry)

  September 1975 — February 1977 (1 year 6 months)

  Responsible for analyzing $1 billion in state agency funding and staffing committee hearings. Also, sole staff for the Local Govt. Committee.

• IRS Intern - editor/writer

  Internal Revenue Service

  (Civic & Social Organization industry)

  June 1975 — August 1975 (3 months)

  Edited the Statistics of Income Handbook

• Congressional Intern

  US Congress

  (Government Agency; Government Administration industry)

  June 1974 — August 1974 (3 months)

  Answered constituent mail on the Watergate hearings and conducted energy policy research.

Debra Berg’s Education

• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  B.A., MPA , Political Science , 1973 — 1979

  I attended as an undergrad and went back later for a graduate degree in public administration. I took part in three internships, Congressional intern during the Watergate hearings and IRS internship, both in Washington, D.C. Between degrees I was a legislative intern and then staff for the Illinois Senate.

  Activities and Societies:

  Member of the U of I Alumni Association; Pi Sigma Alpha political science honorary; Invited to participate in "Authors Come Home" 2006

Additional Information

Debra Berg’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Blog
• My Portfolio

Debra Berg’s Interests:

networking nonprofits nationally and promoting their social causes, writing, travel, spiritual growth, music, interior decorating

Debra Berg’s Groups:

Kiwanis, University of Illinois, United Methodist Church Missions Outreach, National Association of Women Writers, National Institute for Civic Enterprise, Global Institute of Associations, SelfGrowth.com.

•    NetSquared
•    Inbound Marketers - For Marketing Professionals
•    Young Republicans
•    UIUC Networking
•    eMarketing Association Network
•    Kiwanis Networking Group
•    Non-Profit and Charity Network
•    Nonprofit Professionals Forum
•    Bridgestar: an initiative of the Bridgespan Group
•    Non Profit Network - MojaLink
•    Social Enterprise Network - MojaLink
•    Alliance for Nonprofit Management
•    NonProfit Media
•    NonProfit South (US)
•    Nonprofit Communicators
•    Web 2.0 for Nonprofit Organizations
•    The Chronicle of Philanthropy
•    NonProfit Web / Social Media
•    Linked Strategies
•    Getting Attention
•    Policy Researchers
•    ChariTweeps
•    Society for Nonprofit Organizations
•    NICENetwork
•    Excelle - Networking for Career-Minded Women
•    Bridgestar Nonprofit Executive Director Network
•    Selfgrowth.com's Social Media University
•    At -risk Youth
•    Rollins College Philanthropy & Nonprofit Leadership Center

Debra Berg’s Honors:

Charles E. Merriam Scholar (Illinois local govt. research), Pi Sigma Alpha (natl. political science honorary), Outstanding Young Woman of America, Who's Who of American Women 2008

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