Rebecca Masisak (born 1957) is the CEO of
TechSoup, a nonprofit organization that provides technical assistance to other nonprofits. She joined TechSoup (formerly CompuMentor) in 2001 and after various positions in management has served in the CEO role since 2012. Masisak established TechSoup's Europe office in
Warsaw, Poland
Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is official ...
in 2009, and has overseen the organization's growth since then.
Background and early career
Masisak graduated from Bethel Park High School in Pennsylvania in 1975. She subsequently studied for an MBA degree at
Columbia Business School
Columbia Business School (CBS) is the business school of Columbia University, a private research university in New York City. Established in 1916, Columbia Business School is one of six Ivy League business schools and is one of the oldest busin ...
.
Starting in the early 1990s, Masisak worked as a
management consultant
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with
Coopers & Lybrand
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for nine years. She established an
Internet service provider
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and served as its Senior Vice President.
CompuMentor/TechSoup
Compumentor, now known as TechSoup, first hired Masisak in 2001.
Masisak led the establishment of TechSoup Europe, which is organized by Fundacja TechSoup in Warsaw. In 2010 Masisak was involved in TechSoup’s combination with Guidestar International, and the following year, the Telecentre.org Foundation Board of Trustees appointed Masisak as a member of its board.
In 2008, Masisak was featured in an article for ''The New York Times'', "When Tech Innovation Has a Social Mission". In 2015 she was interviewed by the ''
Financial Times
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'' about the evolving role of social media in fundraising.
In May 2017, Masisak was named one of year’s most influential women in San Francisco Bay Area business by the ''
San Francisco Business Times
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''. In August 2017, she was named to the ''Nonprofit Times''’ annual list of the 50 most influential leaders in the U.S. Nonprofit sector.
See also
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Nonprofit technology
Nonprofit technology is the deliberative use of technology by nonprofit organizations to maximize potential in numerous areas, primarily in supporting the organization mission and meeting reporting requirements to funders and regulators.
Types of ...
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NTEN
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NTAP
References
External links
Executive bioat TechSoup Global
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1957 births
Living people
American nonprofit executives
Women nonprofit executives
Columbia Business School alumni