- pending: Introduction to Using the Internet to Supporting and Involving Volunteers, for Northwest Oregon Volunteer Administrators Association (NOVAA), Portland, Oregon. July 15, 2010, noon - 1:30 p.m.
- Volunteering Internationally, a workshop for the Portland Hostels. Portland, Oregon. June 2010.
- Traveling in Eastern Europe, a workshop for the Portland Hostels, Portland, Oregon, October 2009, and the Burning Moto Man Adventure Motorcycle Rally, June 2010.
- New Rules: Volunteer Engagement; What's changing in involving and supporting volunteers, a workshop for the Nonprofit Network Southwest Washington, Vancouver, Washington. May 2010.
- Using the Internet to Support and Involve Volunteers (Virtual Volunteering), a workshop for HandsOn/United Way of the Mid-Willamette Valley, Salem, Oregon. April 2010.
- Leading an advanced onsite retreat for experienced volunteer managers in Australia, and trainings at volunteer centers throughout Southern Australia (Volunteering Tasmania, Northern Volunteering, Volunteering Western Australia, Volunteer South West, Albany & Regional Volunteer Service, Volunteering Victoria. March 2010
- Onsite intensive workshops and one-on-one consulting on strategic planning and demonstrating program credibility and transparency for education advising centers throughout the Balkans affiliated with EducationUSA, a global network supported by the U.S. Department of State. Belgrade, Serbia. Dec. 2009
- Onsite all-day presentation, "Volunteer Management 101," for AmeriCorps members, through the Oregon Commission for Voluntary Action & Service, Portland, Oregon, USA, Oct. 2009
- Online three-hour training, "Online Networking and Volunteer Involvement," for Energize, Inc., as part of its "Everyone Ready" series. August 2009
- Onsite presentation re: online volunteering, for the Center for Nonprofit Excellence, Louisville, Kentucky, USA, July 2009
- 30-minute Q & A via live video with students at the Global Business Education and Social Justice Institute, part of a special program at the School of Management and Business at St. Edward's University, Austin, Texas. March 2009
- Akademie für Ehrenamtlichkeit Deutschland, Berlin, Germany. All-day, in-depth, onsite seminar re: online volunteering, followed by an informal one-hour talk with representatives of a German federal volunteering initiative and a member of the German parliament. Feb. 2009.
- Annual Congress for The Office for Volunteers in Adelaide, South Australia. Presentation via live, online video conference re: online volunteering. May 2008
- Live online Q & A (text-based) regarding online volunteering and online tools for outreach with graduate students in SOCW 6355: Advanced Use of Information Technology in Human Services and SOCW 6371: Community and Administrative Practice at the University of Texas at Arlington School of Social Work. Feb. 2007, Feb. & Nov. 2008, March 2009, March 2010
- Greenpeace Skillshare, for volunteer managers from Greenpeace offices around the world. Presentation regarding online volunteering and risks in working with online activists. Hamburg, Germany. Oct. 2008
- The Changing Face of Volunteering, presentation on Online Volunteering, for Henry Stewart Events, London, England. June 2008.
- Presentation and consultation on online volunteering for Kölner Freiwilligen Agentur eV (Cologne volunteer center), Cologne, Germany, June 2008
- Northern Volunteer Managers Forum (for volunteer managers in the Northern suburbs of Adelaide, Australia). Presentation via live, online video conference re: Online Volunteering. May 2008
- Dynamic Communication conference, Grand Victoria Foundation, Chicago, Illinois. Presentation: "When Your Public Talks Back: Valuable Strategies and Tools for Two-Way Communication." May 2008
- Institute for Advanced Volunteer Management (IAVM) by Community Service Volunteers (CSV). Blackpool, England. Nov. 2007
- "ICT, Social Capital and Voluntary Action," a seminar in London, produced jointly by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the UK National Council for Voluntary Organisation (NCVO). Oct. 5, 2006
- UICC World Cancer Congress, regarding emerging trends and innovations in volunteer involvement, and "Online Communities As Mobilizers of Community Philanthropy and Volunteerism." July 10, 2006
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- Volunteering Research: Frontiers and Horizons, by the Institute for Volunteering Research, Birmingham, England. 28-29 Nov. 2005
- Points of Light Foundation / Corporation for National Service Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. (2005), Minneapolis, Minnesota (2001), Orlando, Florida (2000), and the POL Annual Conference in New York City (1997)
- Module regarding online volunteering as part of graduate classes at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Policy at the University of Texas at Austin in 2004, and part of the class Volunteer Program Planning and Evaluation for the University of North Texas. 2001, 2002 and 2004
- The 18th World Volunteer Conference by IAVE (International Association for Volunteer Effort) and organized by FCVS, (Federació Catalana de Voluntariat Social) Barcelona, Spain. 2004
- Exhibit area at World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), Geneva, Switzerland. 2003
- United Nations Development Programme - Cairo, Egypt, 2003
- Pro Bono Net, Feb. 2003, online and via phone. For participants in its www.lawhelp.org initiative
- InterAction ICT Initiative presentation, via phone and online for D.C.-based office and participants across the U.S., Jan. 2003
- NetAid, via phone and online, for NGO representatives from former CIS states, March 2003
- Volunteers and Technology, and Gender and the Digital Divide, two online events (and ongoing discussions) for TechSoup, 2002 & 2003
- Onsite workshop for UN Volunteers Program Officers serving in Arab states and former CIS states, Cairo, Egypt, May 2002
- Community Technology Centers Network (CTCnet) annual conference, June 2002
- Geneva, International Year of Volunteers, United Nations Volunteers, 2001
- Live Web Event, with presenters in Germany, Jordan, Seattle and Geneva, for United Nations Volunteers, Oct. 2001 (also featured Tim Berners-Lee, who credited his creation of the Web to the contributions of online volunteers)
- Conference on corporate volunteerism by Employees in the Community Network (EitCN), London, April 2001
- Annual (Texas) Governor's Volunteer Leadership Conference (San Antonio 1997, Dallas 1999, Galveston 2000) and the Texas Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service
- Nonprofits Online 1998 and 1999 Conferences in Denver, Colorado; Washington, D.C.; and Dallas, Texas
- American Society of Directors of Volunteer Services (ASDVS) of the American Hospital Association, 1999 annual conference in Denver and Summer 2000 regional meeting in Pasadena
- 1999 Texas Community Network Creators' Conference
- 1997 and 1998 International Conferences on Volunteer Administration by the Association for Volunteer Administration (AVA)
- The Texas Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service, in association with the United Way/Capitol Area Volunteer Center, Directors of Volunteers in Austin (DOVIA), and the Center for Volunteerism and Community Engagement at the University of Texas at Austin - August 1998
- 1996 American Chamber of Commerce Executives Conference (ACCE)
- ChariTech - Sept. 1997 and 1999 (Austin, Texas)
- Nonprofit Support Center (now called CompassPoint Nonprofit Services, in San Francisco, CA), 1995 and 1996 (it's worth noting that the 1995 presentation marked the first time I talked about online volunteering and using the Internet to work with volunteers)
- Smart Valley, Inc. (Santa Clara, California), 1995 and 1996
- Volunteer Exchange of Santa Clara County
(California), 1996
- San Jose Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, 1995
- Peninsula Area Information and Referral Service (PAAIRS - Palo Alto, California), 1996
- American Indian Alliance of Santa Clara Valley (California), 1995
- Arts Council of Santa Clara County (California), 1995
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