John Kenyon

Current

Owner at John Kenyon Consulting
Adjunct Faculty at University of San Francisco

Past

Consulting & Training Manager at Groundspring.org
Information Technology Director at Management Center
LAN Support Specialist at D'Accord Financial Services

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Education

Emerson College
Cushing Academy

Recommended

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Connections

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

John Kenyon Consulting

John Kenyon’s Summary

JOHN KENYON is an educator and strategist who’s worked with nonprofits for over 18 years providing advice, teaching seminars and writing articles about technology.

John's training and consulting services help organizations improve their use of technology and their online presence. He authored the chapter “Effective Online Communications” in the new book Managing Technology to Meet your Mission (Jossey-Bass/Wiley, 2009).

John is an adjunct professor at the University of San Francisco and has been a featured speaker across the US, England, Australia and online. Updates and more information:

www.johnkenyon.org

twitter @jakenyon

Clients include Bioneers, Community Information Strategies Australia (CISA), CompassPoint Nonprofit Services, CompuMentor, Hospice Foundation, Legal Services Corporation, London Advice Services Alliance, Meals on Wheels, New Progressive Coalition, Point Reyes National Seashore, River Network, Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, Theater Bay Area, Volunteer Center of Sonoma County, AFP Chapters and foundations nationwide.

John Kenyon’s Specialties:

Educating nonprofits about excellent practices in technology strategy, planning, budgeting, evaluation, selection and maintenance.

Consulting with nonprofits about the best uses of technology and the internet for their organization.

John Kenyon’s Experience

Owner

John Kenyon Consulting

(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

December 2005 — Present (4 years )

John’s consulting practice concentrates on strategic uses of appropriate technologies, with a focus on using the internet effectively.

John's education services make technology understandable and accessible for people of all levels of tech comfort. He recently helped Beth Kanter build and deliver the We Are Media workshops on social media for nonprofits. He is an adjunct professor at the University of San Francisco and has been a featured speaker across the US, England, Australia and online.
Adjunct Faculty

University of San Francisco

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

June 2005 — Present (4 years 6 months)

Professor for the Masters of Nonprofit Administration degree program, Information & Communications Technology course. Curriculum covers technology from a management perspective with emphasis on systems analysis, planning and implementation of technology projects. Regularly enhance curriculum to engage and enrich student's experience. Adviser for thesis projects. Consistently receive above-average ratings from students on content and delivery.
Consulting & Training Manager

Groundspring.org

(Non-Profit; Internet industry)

2003 — 2006 (3 years )

Created and maintained national training program to educate nonprofits on effective online fundraising and engagement. Produced and presented 20+ full-day training events annually. Conducted research and revised curriculum on a regular basis to keep up with this rapidly changing sector. Established and maintained relationships with a variety of nonprofit support organizations across the country to provide marketing and logistical support for training events. Created consulting services department, which provided strategic consulting to nonprofits around internet presence and communications.
Information Technology Director

Management Center

(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

February 1995 — February 2002 (7 years 1 month)

Director of Information Technology for the organization. Created and ran a successful nonprofit technology consulting group made up of affiliate consultants. Analyzed needs, provided recommendations for all hardware/software purchases and upgrades internally. Designed/installed/maintained 40+ user 10base-T network including e-mail, Internet and remote access. Managed and advised consulting practice manager, IT manager and database manager positions. Conducted trainings on all internal systems and externally around nonprofit technology for the community.
LAN Support Specialist

D'Accord Financial Services

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Financial Services industry)

August 1995 — September 1996 (1 year 2 months)

LAN specialist supporting 50+ desktop computers and peripherals. Responsible for management of users, groups and objects. Managed network troubleshooting, inventory, software updates and usage monitoring. Conducted training on application software, including email and the Internet.