Speaking Engagements
"Your keynote was amazing and it was referenced at every session I attended.
It really set the tone for the conference."
Debra is often a featured speaker at social impact summits and state/regional/national association conferences for both nonprofits and funders. She led energized and highly regarded keynotes, workshops, and panels at the following meetings: AFP Midwest Conference American Institute of Biological Sciences ARNOVA Association for Strategic Planning Association of Junior Leagues International BBB Wise Giving Alliance Centre for Social Impact (Australia) C3Forum CQI Dance USA Do Good Data Donors Forum Corporate Grant Makers Peer Network Evaluation for Social Impact - Brown School of Social Work Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Forbes Funds Nonprofit Summit Forefront/Association of Consultants to Nonprofits Foundation Center General Assembly of Jewish Federations Good Tech Fest Grant Manager's Network GuideStar Independent Sector JUF Grants Network Kansas Association of Community Foundations League of American Orchestras Louisiana Association of Nonprofit Organizations Midot (Israel) National Conference on Health and Domestic Violence Net Impact Nonprofit Association of the Midlands Nonprofit Technology Conference North Carolina Center for Nonprofits NTEN NYU’s Social Entrepreneur Conference Philanthropy Club of Chicago Social Solutions |
Quotes from participants at 2019 CQI conference:
Debra did a wonderful job and shared highly useful, actionable resources and tools both in class and online. Great discussion, excellent info. Really enjoyed this session. A lot of ideas to take back to my agency. This was my favorite break out session. |
"We want to thank you again so very much for being here with us at the 2016 CQI Conference. We have heard nothing but rave reviews about your keynote and the impact that you made on our attendees. So – many many thanks!"
Jennifer Eblen Manning, MSW, Program Director,
Foster Care Utilization Review Program at the University of Illinois School of Social Work