Erin Burchfield
Global Director, Microsoft Philanthropies
Erin Burchfield is the Global Director of Strategic Partnerships for Microsoft Philanthropies, Tech for Social Impact. A native Seattleite, her career journey started in Nonprofit fundraising, before moving into corporate and technology leadership roles. Prior to Microsoft, Erin was an entrepreneur and co-founder of CEO Wattage: CEO Women At The Top, Achieving Gender Equality, which is dedicated to changing the ratio of women in the C-suite. In her current role within Microsoft Tech for Social Impact, she focuses on developing partnerships with organizations who deliver technology services and solutions to nonprofits, with a goal of helping advance mission impact and outcomes.
In her not-so-free time, you will find Erin out on a long run, digging in her garden, hiking a new trail, or attempting to bring a bit more mindfulness into her life on a yoga mat.
A session by Erin:
Digital Transformation for Nonprofits
Recommended for: Leadership
Time: 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM EST
Even before the pandemic, rapid advancement in technology has changed how we live, how we work, and how we learn. Today, many of these “nice to have” innovations have become critical for nonprofits to continue making an impact in their communities. Now, beyond solving for how to effectively grow engagement across donors, volunteers to sustain impact, you are faced with adapting to remote work and service delivery, economic strain, and heightened vulnerabilities to cyberattacks.
Join Microsoft Philanthropies, Tech for Social Impact Global Director of Strategic Partnerships as she outlines actionable steps nonprofits of any size can take now to start, or continue, a digital transformation journey. Along the way, learn what Microsoft nonprofit offers and programs are available to help you:
- Secure your data to maintain the trust and confidence of your constituents
- Create seamless donor and volunteer engagement and fundraising experience to maximize impact
- Adapt to a new, connected, collaborative modern workplace of remote/hybrid work