About the Speaker: Rosetta Thurman grew up in the public housing projects of Cleveland, Ohio, and if it weren’t for the nonprofits in her community who helped her family in times of need, she doesn’t know where she would be today. Fueled by a passion for social change, Rosetta worked in the nonprofit community for over eight years as a fundraising professional and leadership development practitioner before founding Thurman Consulting, an education company that specializes in leadership, entrepreneurship and social media initiatives to help purpose-driven professionals make a difference. As an author, trainer, speaker and coach, Rosetta believes in the power of personal and professional development to help nonprofit leaders and passionate entrepreneurs change the world.

Rosetta Thurman writes about nonprofits, leadership and social change on her popular blog at rosettathurman.com and her mission is to empower a new generation of leaders to create the world as it should be. She is the co-author of How to Become a Nonprofit Rockstar, 50 Ways to Accelerate Your Career, an accessible, do-it-yourself map of how to build a successful career in the nonprofit sector. Rosetta holds a Master’s Degree in Organizational Management with a concentration in Nonprofit Management from Trinity Washington University and a Bachelor’s Degree in English from Virginia Commonwealth University. She has also completed advanced training programs at The Fundraising School at the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University and the Institute for Nonprofit Management at Columbia Business School.

Rosetta is proud to be a member of the Young Entrepreneurs Council and the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network. She has also taught nonprofit management as an Adjunct Professor in the School of Professional Studies at Trinity Washington University. In 2008, Rosetta was named a “New Leader in Philanthropy” by Greater DC Cares. In her free time, she writes poetry, cooks fancy food and listens to old school jams. She also tweets. A lot.