Serving as Senior Vice President of Human Resources at the Girl Scouts of the USA in 2011, Michael Watson was asked to moderate Pathways to (Non) Profit, a panel event featuring non-profit leaders and young women on the nonprofit track. The event was held at Girl Scouts of the USA headquarters in Manhattan.
Speaker
• Why Consider a Nonprofit Career? — Nonprofit Leadership Alliance Open House, Baruch College (March 20, 2014)
• Finding an Encore Career: Work that Matters in the Second Half of Life — New York Public Library (Feb. 28, 2009)
• Mature Workforce — Employer Roundtable Breakfast, New York City (Oct. 2008)
• Coffee Cup Conversations — Yale Undergraduate Career Services, New Haven, Conn. (Feb. 28, 2008)
• Building a Strategic and Diverse Board — The Professionals of Color Forum, Syracuse, N.Y. (June 27, 2007)
Presenter
• The Opportunity for HR to Increase Impact — Human Resources Professional Association of Nonprofit Professions. Also developed agenda, recruited panelists, wrote case studies and moderated 2 panels. New York City (June 17, 2014)
• The Manager’s Role in Driving Employee Engagement — Axelson Center Symposium for Nonprofit Professionals and Volunteers: The Engagement Effect (June 4, 2013)
• Recruitment and Retention of Talented Professionals — Strengthening the Nonprofit Sector’s Human Capital, at Mutual of America conference, sponsored by The Frances Hesselbein Leadership Institute, Baruch College School of Public Affairs, Center for Nonprofit Strategy and Management, and Nonprofit Leadership Alliance (April 18, 2013)
• With Pratichi Shah, Improving Employee Engagement webinar — National Council for Research on Women (April 11, 2013)
• Girl Scouts of the USA and Diversity Progress, Challenges and Opportunities — Society for Human Resources Management, Diversity & Inclusion Conference & Exposition (Oct. 2012)
• With Karen Key, Building a Diverse Senior Management Team — Nonprofit Human Resources Conference, Washington, D.C. (Oct. 10, 2011)
• The Leader’s Role in Improving Employee Engagement — Axelson Center Conference for Nonprofit Professionals and Volunteers, Chicago, Ill. (May 16-17, 2011)
• With Nichelle Sadler, Diversity and Inclusion: A National Coalition Perspective — American Humanics Leadership Institute, Orlando, Fla. (Jan. 2011)
• Retaining Your Best Talent when the Economy Recovers — Nonprofit HR Solutions Conference, Washington, D.C. (Oct. 4, 2010)
• The Leader’s Role in Closing the Employee Engagement Gap — National Council for Research on Women (American Express Fellows) (July 21, 2010)
• Recruiting Diverse Talent — Nonprofit Human Resources Conference, Washington, D.C. (Sept. 29, 2008)
• The Architecture of Diversity and Inclusion at Girl Scouts of the USA — The Conference Board 2007 Annual Diversity Conference: The State of Diverse Professionals and Executives in Today’s Corporate World, New York City and Chicago, Ill. (2007)
Moderator
• Nonprofit HR Solutions — Nonprofit Employment Trends Symposium, New York City (May 17, 2012)
• Pathways to (Non) Profit — National Council for Research on Women’s Emerging Leaders Network (June 23, 2011)
Facilitator
• Moving Beyond Diversity to Inclusion — Part of Conversation of Consequence, moderated by Soledad O’Brien, Girl Scouts of the USA National Convention, Houston, Texas (Nov. 11, 2011)
• Retaining Your Best Talent when the Economy Recovers — Nonprofit HR Solutions Conference, Washington, D.C. (Oct. 4, 2010)
• With David Simms, Career Development: What’s Next? — Independent Sector, Detroit, Mich. (Nov. 2009)
Panelist
• Public Service Internships in Nonprofit and Government: Good for Students, Good for Organizations — Baruch College (Oct. 15, 2013)
• Alumni Career Panel Series — Manhattanville College (Feb. 7, 2012)
• The Changing Landscape of America’s Workplace — Independent Sector Conference, Chicago, Ill. (Oct. 31, 2011)
• Recruiting for Service Focused Organizations — West Point’s Global Leadership Conference (March 30, 2011)
• How Women Are Transforming the Practice of Leadership — American Democracy Institute, Washington, D.C. (Dec. 1, 2009)
• The Encore Talent Pool: A Workforce for Your Nonprofit to Tap — Nonprofit Human Resources Conference (Oct. 5, 2009)
• Mainstream Nonprofits: A Commitment to Hispanic Inclusion — Hispanic Association of Corporate Responsibility 17th Annual Symposium, Dallas, Texas (May 19, 2009)
• American Humanics Diversity Competency Discussion — American Humanics Management Institute, Indianapolis, Ind. (Jan. 5, 2009)
• Encore Career Survey Press Conference — National Press Club, MetLife/Civic Ventures, Washington, D.C. (June 18, 2008)
• Volunteering in America: Innovative Strategies for Plugging the Leaky Bucket — National Conference on Volunteering and Service, Atlanta, Ga. (June 2, 2008)
• A Call to Serve — 2008 American Humanics Management Institute, Kansas City (Jan. 4, 2008)
• Nonprofit Leadership Initiative Advisory Group — Independent Sector, Los Angeles, Calif. (Oct. 23, 2007)
• Equity in the Nonprofit Sector Workforce: Issues and Solutions — Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (Nov. 16-18, 2006)
• Who’s Got Next? Addressing the Leadership Crisis among African American Nonprofit Organizations — Washington, D.C. (Sept. 26, 2007)
• The Talent Challenge: Developing the Next Generation of Nonprofit Leaders — National Human Services Assembly Leadership Summit (Sept. 14, 2006)
Planner
• With four-member team, Who’s Got Next — introductory remarks, Congressional Black Caucus, Washington, D.C. (Sept. 24, 2009)
Instructor
• Closing the Employee Engagement Gap — Organizational Behavior #305, Southern Connecticut State University (Sept. 11, 2010)
Judge
• Be Fearless – Let’s Pitch — Independent Sector Conference, New York City (Sept. 28, 2013)
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