Public Engagement
CNSM convenes nonprofit and international NGO stakeholders online and on the Baruch College campus in New York City for events throughout the academic year. Periodic events include expert panels, book talks, and workshops.
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Past Events
Watch videos of our past events here.
- Fast Forward: Policy & Legal Implications for the Future State of the Philanthropic Sector – November 19, 2025
- Third Sector Challenges and Responses: Perspectives from Ukraine, Philippines, and Peru – November 13, 2025
- The End of the Age of NGOs? – October 27, 2025
- Reimagining Your Nonprofit’s Strategic Vision: Navigating the Evolving Landscape – May 20, 2025
- Marxe School Research Seminar Series + Center For Nonprofit Strategy and Management: How Civil Society Organizations Build Resilience in the Face of Financial and Political Pressures – May 14, 2025
- Seeing Your Supporters Differently: Reaching Hearts and Minds Through Psychographic Segmentation– May 9, 2025
- Current and Future Policy Challenges Facing the US Nonprofit Sector at Home and Abroad (List of Resources) – March 24, 2025
- Women of Color Radiant Leadership Series Conversation: Poignant Conversations on Bold, Dynamic Leadership – March 20, 2025
- Multi-entity Nonprofits: Combining Public Charities and Social Welfare Organizations to Power Grassroots Activism – December 6, 2024
- Advocating for People in Poverty: Getting Policymakers to Listen and Act – November 19, 2024
- Worker Cooperatives in New York: New Models for Social Impact – October 18, 2024
- BBB Foundation Webinar: Talent Is Our Greatest Asset: Talent Trends in Healthy Organizations – September 18, 2024
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Practices for Nonprofit and Social Enterprises – May 15, 2024
- BBB Foundation Webinar: Planning for Critical Financial Decisions – March 26, 2024
- BBB Charity Effectiveness Symposium: The Power of Community:Building Authentic Relationships with Supporters – February 27, 2024
- BoardStrong Workshop: The Basics of Nonprofit Board Services – February 26, 2024
- Leadership Fellows New York – December Leadership Conversation: Conversations with Grantmakers – December 4, 2023
- Leadership Fellows New York – June Leadership Conversation: Work-Family Balance – June 26, 2023
- Leadership Fellows New York – May Leadership Conversation: Organizational Strengthening: Building Relationships With Consultants – May 22, 2023
- Interaction Event: NGO Leaders on Current and Future Change: Insights from the International NGO Futures CEO Survey – May 17, 2023
- International Perspectives on Nonprofit Governance and Leadership – May 12, 2023
- The First Annual Frederick S. Lane Award for Nonprofit Leadership Honoring Cheryl Dorsey, President, Echoing Green – May 8, 2023
- BBB Charitable Foundation Series: Internal Controls and Strong Governance – April 26, 2023
- Leadership Fellows New York – April Leadership Conversation: Mayor’s Office of Nonprofit Service – April 24, 2023
- BBB Charitable Foundation Series: Budgeting for Unknowns – March 29, 2023
- BBB Charity Effectiveness Symposium XVII: Reset: Building Community and Growing Donor Support – February 28, 2023
- Memorial Reception in Honor of Dr. Frederick S. Lane – November 18, 2022
- December Leadership Conversation: Disability Justice – December 12, 2022
- Nonprofit Board Leadership: Diversity and Development – December 2, 2022
- Consulting Day (PDF) – April 28, 2022
- International NGO Leaders on Current and Future Change in collaboration with InterAction (PDF)– April 26, 2022
- Transnational Activism in the Digital Era with Nina Hall (PDF) – March 16, 2022
- BBB Charity Effectiveness Symposium “Beyond Recovery: Transforming to Drive Change” (PDF) – February 22, 2022
- Virtual Team Leadership with Tosca Bruno-van Vijfeijken and Ahmed Hachelaf (PDF) – February 18, 2022
- Amateurs Without Borders with Allison Schnable – December 3, 2021
- Nonprofit Consulting Days 2021 (PDF) – April 12-23, 2021
- Development Strategies in the Era of COVID (Video) (PDF) – April 19, 2021
- Understanding IRS Form 990 (Video) (PDF) (Slides) – April 21, 2021
- Real Money, Real Power? The Challenges with Participatory Budgeting in New York City (Video) (PDF) – March 4, 2021
- Between Power and Irrelevance: The Future of Transnational NGOs (PDF)– September 19, 2019
- Consulting Day for New York City’s Nonprofit Community (Video) (PDF) – April 10, 2019
- Consulting Day Workshop: Understanding and Managing Today’s Workplace with Lucia Antonia Alcantara (Video) – April 19, 2018
- Consulting Day Workshop: Major Nonprofit Accounting Changes with Laurence Scot (Video) – April 19, 2018
- Book Discussion BIG IMPACT: Leadership through the Lens of Social Justice with Linda C. Hartley (Video) – February 7, 2018
- The Debate “Can we Quantify our Way to Better Giving?” (Video) – November 16, 2017
- Consulting Day For New York City’s Nonprofit Community – March 22, 2017
- A Conversation with Dr. Earl Lewis, President of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (PDF) – February 23, 2017
- Biographies of the participants (PDF) – February 23, 2017
- Making Social Change: Nonprofit Leaders Share Models for Deeper Community Engagement (PDF) – October 26, 2016
- Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation (CHLDC) – Approaches to Change (PDF) Bios (PDF) – October 26, 2016
- Outstanding Nonprofit Board Leadership: A Conversation With the Winners of the 2016 Brooke W. Mahoney Award for Outstanding Board Leadership – September 21, 2016
- New York City’s Art and Cultural Organizations: Their Communities and the Challenges they Face (PDF) – May 5, 2016
- Consulting Day for New York City’s Nonprofit Community (PDF) (Bios PDF) – March 23, 2016
- The Nonprofit Sector in China and Russia: A Comparative Forum (PDF) – November 24, 2015
- Managing Growth and Change in Nonprofit Organizations (PDF) – October 27, 2015
- Outstanding Nonprofit Board Leadership: A Conversation With the Winners of the 2015 Brooke W. Mahoney Award for Outstanding Board Leadership – September 21, 2015
- New York City: Global Leader in International Nongovernmental Organizations – April 23, 2015
- Consulting Day For New York’s City Nonprofit Community (PDF) – March 25, 2015
- Social Impact Metrics for Attracting Investment (PDF) (Slides) – February 24, 2015
- National Immigrant Communities Project (PDF) (Slides) – November 11, 2014
- Outstanding Nonprofit Board Leadership: A Conversation With the Winners of the 2014
- Brooke W. Mahoney Award for Outstanding Board Leadership – October 23, 2014
- Current Priorities for Regulation of New York’s Nonprofit Organizations (Video) (PDF) (Slides) – October 15, 2014
- Managing Nonprofit Facilities: Basic Issues and Best Practices – June 12, 2014
- Translating a Passion for Civic Engagement Into a Career in Public Affairs – May 20, 2014
- New Communication Strategies for Nonprofits – April 8, 2014
- Consulting Day for New York City’s Nonprofit Community 2014 (PDF) – March 20, 2014
- Building a Fourth Wave of HIV/AIDS Activism: An Activist-Scholar Panel Discussion (PDF) (Readings PDF) – February 3, 2014
- IRS Tax Workshops for Small and Mid-Size Nonprofit Organizations – December 10, 2013
- Current Perspectives on Philanthropy: A Conversation with Darren Walker, President of The Ford Foundation, conducted by Dean David Birdsell, School of Public Affairs, Baruch College (PDF) – November 19, 2013
- Collective Impact (PDF) – November 19, 2013
- Public Service Internships in Nonprofits and Government: Good for Students, Good for Organizations (PDF) – October 15, 2013
- Hagedorn Internship (PDF) – October 15, 2013
- National Urban Fellows & Nonprofit Leadership Alliance (PDF) – October 15, 2013
- Outstanding Nonprofit Board Leadership: A Conversation with the Winners of the 2013 Brooke W. Mahoney Award for Outstanding Board Leadership – September 26, 2013
- Current Legal and Policy Developments for Nonprofit Organizations (PDF) (Sources PDF) – June 18, 2013
- Social Impact Investing: New Strategies for Financing Nonprofit Ventures (PDF) – May 22, 2013
- NESC (PDF) – May 22, 2013
- Consulting Day for New York City’s Nonprofit Community 2013 (PDF) (Bios PDF) – March 20, 2013
- Young Men’s Initiative (PDF) (PowerPoint PDF) (Report PDF) – February 20, 2013
- Pathways to Excellence: Excellence in Managing for Results (PDF) – January 25, 2013
