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#70 Cultural Tourism DC - Erica Kritt Mar 14, 2015

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Do you know how much is actually going on in your city? Most people walk past some of the most historic and cultural buildings and sites in their city without every really know it.

Erica Kritt is the Social Media Assistant for Cultural Tourism DC, and considers herself a specialist at content development. She started her career as a reporter for The Carroll County Times in Westminster, Maryland. After attending graduate school at Boston University she took the leap from traditional print media to the digital world writing blogs, creating social media posts and designing graphics among many other things for a travel agency and now uses these skills at Cultural Tourism DC.

Cultural Tourism DC is a nonprofit dedicated to educating and enlightening people about the heritage and history of Washington DC. To do this the organization runs 15 self-guided heritage trails and puts on Passport DC in the spring and WalkingtownDC event in the fall.

Mickey Panayiotakis is the managing partner and technical director for Infamia with 17 years of experience in the Internet backbone industry. He has worked for a variety of nonprofit and private sector organizations since 1995, with a commitment to process-driven management. He is an experienced leader of development and design teams with a unique capacity to translate client requirements into technical documentation and provide integral insights to clients throughout a project lifecycle.

Infamia is a sponsor of Through the Noise and they provides website management strategy for associations and institutes, to ensure their projects get noticed.

#69 Cato Institute - Kat Murti Mar 14, 2015

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What media isn't digital today? Traditional marketing and digital marketing have a huge overlap today.

Kat Murti—a digital native and a long-time lover of liberty—is Digital Marketing Manager of the Cato Institute in Washington, D.C., in which capacity she oversees Cato's presence in the online and social media spheres. Prior to joining Cato's Marketing and Communications teams, Kat was employed by the New Media department at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. In a previous life, Kat worked as a journalist and in drug policy reform. She currently serves on the board of Students for Sensible Drug Policy(SSDP), an international non-profit dedicated to empowering student activists to end the War on Drugs.

Founded in 1977, the Cato Institute is a public policy research organization dedicated to the principles of individual liberty, limited government and free markets. Its scholars and analysts conduct independent, nonpartisan research on a wide range of policy issues.

#68 HopeCam - Susan Koehler Mar 02, 2015

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Giving tablets to kids in schools to help communicate. Many kids today do not have internet access. This makes it very difficult for them to communicate with others.

Susan Koehler is Executive Director of Hopecam. In two years, Susan has grown Hopecam from helping 25 children each year to 360.

Hopecam is a charity that helps kids with cancer stay connected to their friends and classmates.

#67 Heidi Webb & Ryan Ozimek Mar 02, 2015

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Pushing the Needle is a new segment where we pair up a nonprofit professional with a vendor or consultant and see what happens!

A good fundraiser keeps their donors feeling needed.They keep their donors around with a lot of relationship building and maintenance efforts And, good software can help a fundraiser keep on top of it all. That's why we brought these two together.

Heidi is the Director of Development & Organizational Advancement at Cornerstone. She's a career development professional who brings an extensive network of contacts and wealth of knowledge about fundraising, non-profits, and board engagement.

Ryan Ozimek is the CEO and co-founder of PICnet, a company dedicated to building technology to help organizations succeed in their online engagement. PICnet is the maker of Soapbox Engage, an online engagement platform used by non-profit marketing professionals for online fundraising, events, applications, and more.

#66 Hostelling International - Netanya Trimboli Feb 20, 2015

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Each year hundreds of thousands of tourists, both international and domestic, arrive in cities all over the world. Many of these tourists opt to stay in hostels not only for the convenience, but more for the experience. There is nothing like exploring a city for the first time while surrounded by others who are doing just that.

Netanya Trimboli is the Communications and PR Manager for Hostelling International USA, where she oversees media relations for 55 unique hostels nationwide. Netanya has been doing marketing and communications for the hospitality industry for over 10 years, following 2 years of working, volunteering, and traveling across the U.S. and abroad.

Hostelling International USA (HI USA) is a non profit organization with a mission to create a more tolerant world and the nation's leading brand of hostels.

#65 R Street Institute - Andrew Moylan Feb 19, 2015

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Research and writing on policy issues may not seem like they have applications in the real world. You may hear lots of buzz about different new policies and may see them in action, but what you won't see is the scorecard on how they are doing that can determine their future.

Andrew Moylan is executive director and senior fellow for R Street, where he heads coalition efforts, conducts policy analysis and serves as the organization's lead voice on tax issues. Prior to joining R Street, Andrew was vice president of government affairs for the National Taxpayers Union, a grassroots taxpayer advocacy organization. He previously served with the Center for Educational Freedom at the Cato Institute and completed internships in the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives with members from his home state of Michigan. Andrew's writings have appeared in such publications as the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times and The Weekly Standard.

The R Street Institute is a free-market public policy organization (or think tank). Our mission is to engage in policy research and outreach to promote free markets and limited, effective government. In addition to our D.C. headquarters, we have offices in Florida, Texas, California and Ohio (covering the midwest).

#64 Electronic Transactions Association - Jason Oxman Feb 05, 2015

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Do you pay with your debit card, credit card, bitcoin, or other electronic method? The answer is most likely yes considering how 70% of retail spending is electronic today.

Jason Oxman brings two decades of technology and policy experience to ETA, the global trade association representing more than 500 financial and technology companies in the electronic payments industry. He joined ETA from the Consumer Electronics Association, owner of the International CES®, where he served as senior vice president of industry affairs. Previously, Oxman served as general counsel of a technology industry trade association and as vice president of a Silicon Valley-based technology company. Oxman also worked at the Federal Communications Commission to develop and implement technology and broadband policies. He began his legal career as a law clerk for the Maine Supreme Court, and he is also a former broadcast journalist. Oxman received his B.A. cum laude from Amherst College, and his M.S. and J.D. from Boston University.

The Electronic Transactions Association (ETA) is the global trade association representing more than 500 payments and technology companies. ETA members make commerce possible by processing more than $4.5 trillion in purchases in the U.S. and deploying payments innovations to merchants and consumers.

#63 Center for Nonprofit Advancement - Glen O'Gilvie Jan 11, 2015

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Nonprofits are about so much more than just raising money and doing good in the world. They can require a lot of extra attention as well. Here we talk about advancing non profits and increasing their capabilities when they can't focus on the fundraising and board requirements.

A leader with more than 15 years of experience in the Metropolitan Washington nonprofit sector, Glen is passionate about addressing the issues affecting communities throughout the region. He has served as CEO of the Center for Nonprofit Advancement since June 2008. Before joining the Center, Glen served as president and CEO of Earth Conservation Corps. There he strengthened the organization's programmatic infrastructure and forged partnerships with nonprofits, public officials, foundations and corporations throughout the region. Previously, Glen worked for the Community Foundation for the National Capital Region and the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial's RFK Fellows program.

Since 1979, the Center for Nonprofit Advancement has strengthened, promoted and represented its member nonprofit organizations throughout the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. We connect our members to the tools and resources they need to meet their missions. Center members are a diverse group of large and small nonprofits serving communities in Greater Washington, across the nation and around the world.

#62 MarketSmart - Greg Warner Jan 07, 2015

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Kevin Costner was wrong. If you build it, it will need lots of work. Especially if you are looking to raise money for a good cause.

Greg Warner is CEO and Founder of MarketSmart, a revolutionary marketing software and services firm that helps nonprofits raise more money more efficiently. In 2013, Greg coined the phrase "Engagement Fundraising" to encapsulate his breakthrough fundraising formula for achieving extraordinary results.

MarketSmart's innovative products and services use Internet tracking technologies to help fundraisers focus on the donors that are most likely to support their organizations with large, major or legacy gifts.

#61 Sunlight Foundation - Gabriela Schneider Dec 29, 2014

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People act better when everyone is watching. Someone needs to keep an eye on the government. That may sound crazy but by working with journalists and the media, it is possible.

Gabriela Schneider is the Communications Director of the Sunlight Foundation, and is responsible for leading Sunlight's Communications team and external affairs. Gabriela came to Washington, D.C. in the late 1990s determined to work in public policy serving the public interest, but shifted her career to focus in communications so she could help translate policy issues into something more publicly accessible.

The Sunlight Foundation is a nonpartisan nonprofit that advocates for open government globally and uses technology to make government more accountable to all.

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