Calendar of 2010 social change conferences
Holly Ross, executive director, NTEN (Photo by JD Lasica)
Superguide to events for nonprofits & social change organizations
Following is a roundup of conferences and events scheduled in the nonprofit and social change sector in 2010, with a few educational events tossed in as well.
If you know of other must-attend events, please add them by posting in the comments at the bottom and I’ll add them within a day or two.
Note that we’ve published an “ultimate calendar” of 2010 conferences in social media, tech and marketing on our sister site, Socialmedia.biz.
January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December
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| January | ||
| NETA | Jan. 12-15 | Las Vegas |
| Discussions and presentations about public television at the National Educational Telecommunications Association. | ||
| WordCamp | Jan. 23 onward | Various |
| WordCamps, where WordPress aficionados congregate, are happening in dozens of cities this year, including Boston (Jan. 23), Miami (Feb. 20), Ireland (March 6-7), Toronto (March 27-28) and elsewhere. |  |
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| IRE Workshops | Jan. 23-24 | New Orleans |
| Ethnic media watchdog workshops help journalists sharpen their skills, learn new approaches and add depth to their reporting. | ||
| World Economic Forum | Jan. 27-31 | Davos, Switzerland |
| The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting (better known simply as Davos) has engaged leaders from all walks of life to shape the global agenda. Socialbrite’s own Sloane Berrent will be covering the event. |  |
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| Twiistup | Jan. 28 | Los Angeles |
| More than just a conference, Twiistup is LA’s biggest technology event. Twiistup combines a showcase for innovation, a platform for thought leaders and an audience of entrepreneurs, media and investors all wrapped in a unique, stylized environment that rivals a Hollywood production. |  |
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| She’s Geeky | Jan. 29 | Mountain View, Calif. |
| The third Bay Area event takes place at the Computer History Museum. She’s Geeky hosts unconferences across the U.S. to give women in science, tech, engineering and math a chance to get together to learn from each other and discuss the issues they face in their fields. | ||
| A Helluva Camp for Nonprofit Rebels | Jan. 30 | San Francisco |
| As the economy faces a jobless recovery, social entrepreneurs are emerging in all sectors and industries. This content-packed camp features new faces and new ideas for the rebels who want to shake up the nonprofit world.. | ||
| BarCamp | Jan. onward | Worldwide |
| BarCamp is an international network of user-created unconferences – open, participatory workshops – whose content is provided by users. Also look for offshoots of the BarCamp model, such as HealthCamp. |  |
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| PodCamp | Jan. onward | Worldwide |
| A PodCamp is typically a free BarCamp-style community unconference for new media enthusiasts and professionals including bloggers, podcasters, YouTubers, social networkers and anyone curious about new media. | ||
| February | ||
| CSR Performance Summit | Feb. 1-3 | San Francisco |
| Many corporations have proved that corporate responsibility initiatives are essential to their bottom-line success. At CSR Performance Summit you will learn to align each initiative with strategy and to establish a foundation in meaningful metrics, research and industry best practices. | ||
| Social Media Week* | Feb. 1-5 | Various cities |
| Learn about the potential of social media in a series of events in these cities: New York, San Francisco, London, Berlin, Toronto and São Paulo. | ||
| TED | Feb. 9-13 | Long Beach, Calif. |
| TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) is where the world’s leading thinkers and doers gather to share ideas worth spreading. TEDActive, a simulcast experience, takes place in Palm Springs. TEDx brings the TED experience to local communities. |  |
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| NonProfit 2.0 | Feb. 12 | Washington, DC |
| A conference on the next generation Web, NonProfit 2.0 offers keynote sessions led by Amanda Rose, founder of Twestival, then shifts into full-on unconference mode. | ||
| edSocialMedia Bootcamp | Feb. 16 | Boston |
| Are you trying to understand social media and how it can be used at your school? Do you need a better grasp of the benefits and challenges of social media before jumping in? This one-day summit will tackle how social media can be used in education. |  |
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| RootsCampDC | Feb. 20-21 | Washington, DC |
| RootsCamp is an “unconference” convened by the New Organizing Institute and relying on attendees to identify the topics they want to talk about and the stories they want to share. | ||
| Social Enterprise Conference | Feb. 27-28 | Cambridge, Mass. |
| The Social Enterprise Conference is one of the world’s leading forums to engage in dialogue, debate and expression around social enterprise with leaders from across the world. | ||
| March | ||
| Global Ignite Week | March 1-4 | Worldwide |
| Ignite brings together geeks to do 5-minute talks in front of small audiences — with slides that rotate every 15 seconds. Global Ignite Week features 500 talks in 40 cities, including New York, LA, the Bay Area, Boston, Madrid, Manila, Paris and Sydney. |  |
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| Journalism Diversity Symposium | March 4 | Palo Alto, Calif. |
| News and Inclusion: Journalism and the Politics of Diversity will focus on the role of journalism in multicultural societies, with scholars from Singapore, Finland, Australia, The Netherlands, Canada, England and the U.S. | ||
| GoingGreen East | March 8-10 | Boston |
| Here is where green-tech CEOs and industry executives meet investors. This executive event features CEO presentations and high-level debates on the most promising emerging green technologies and new entrepreneurial opportunities. | ||
| South by Southwest | March 12-21 | Austin |
| Counterculture meets geek techies, indie filmmakers and alt bands. This year’s SXSW schedule: Interactive, March 12-16; Film, March 12-20; Music, March 17-21. |  |
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| eCampaigning Forum | March 23-24 | Oxford, UK |
| The event for e-campaigning practitioners to share their expertise. | ||
| Twestival | March 25 | Global |
| People in hundreds of cities around the world will come together offline to rally around the cause of education by hosting local events to have fun and create awareness. Twestival (or Twitter Festival) uses social media for social good. |  |
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| Transparency Camp | March 27-28 | Washington, DC |
| This unconference will convene a trans-partisan tribe of open government advocates — government reps, technologists, journalists, developers, NGOs, wonks, activists — to share knowledge on how to use new technologies to make our government transparent, accountable and accessible to the public. | ||
| April | ||
| Nonprofit Technology | April 8-10 | Atlanta |
| NTEN and the Georgia Center for Nonprofits will come together to provide an unparalleled meeting ground for drawing on the expertise and commitment of the nonprofit community. |  |
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| Skoll World Forum | April 14-16 | Oxford, UK |
| The Skoll World Forum focuses on catalysing collaboration for large scale change. This year’s Forum will engage the world’s most influential social entrepreneurs, social investors and thought leaders to create partnerships, networks, knowledge and collaborative pathways between the social, policy, academic and private sectors. |  |
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| Global Engagement Summit | April 14-18 | Evanston, Ill. |
| The Global Engagement Summit (GES) is a five-day training conference for students committed to global change. Delegates come together to understand the opportunities for their engagement; to hone the skills and mindsets that will enable them to better plan and participate in change-based projects; and to connect with like-minded peers from around the world. |  |
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| Earth Day Build-a-thon | April 17-20 | Oakland, Calif. |
| Turn the tide, one home at a time, with this hands-on neighborhood revitalization program, no construction experience needed. | ||
| Global Philanthropy Forum | April 18-21 | Redwood City, Calif. |
| Defy barriers, effect change: A conference about access to health, food and water. The conference will include breakout tracks, an awards banquet, musical performances and invite-only sessions. |  |
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| Government 2010 | April 22 | London |
| A series of events in the United Kingdom during 2010 exploring Government 2.0. | ||
| Investment, Influence, Impact: Seizing the Moment | April 22-24 | Denver |
| The conference will focus on how together we can seize the moment by increasing our investment, influence and impact to create positive, structural and long-lasting change for communities throughout the world. | ||
| ReVisioning Value 2010 Conference | April 26-27 | Portland, Ore. |
| ReVV 2010 is a one-day conference that will explore the leading ideas and promising results of how new financial and organizational models are increasing the flow of needed capital to those who will use it to create a more just and sustainable world. The conference is followed by a day of hands-on workshops and roundtables designed to help participants apply the ideas offered at the conference to their own organizations. |  |
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| May | ||
| Journalism Innovations III | May 1 | San Francisco |
| The third Journalism Innovations program will be coming from Independent Arts & Media, the Society for Professional Journalists and the University of San Francisco. | ||
| SHINE | May 13-15 | London |
| As an antidote to business conferences or other social enterprise events, this unconference sets out to provide the space, place and time where people setting up their social enterprise could grow their business, learn from others in the same situation, and come away with their questions answered. | ||
| Gov 2.0 Expo | May 25-27 | Washington, DC |
| Government 2.0 is about empowering government employees to serve citizens better and opening up the government into a platform that enables citizens to better help their communities. | ||
| June | ||
| Cause Marketing Forum | June 2-3 | Chicago |
| The 8th annual Cause Marketing Forum brings together business, nonprofit and agency executives dedicated to doing well by doing good together. | ||
| Personal Democracy Forum | June 3-5 | New York City |
| The annual gathering of political activists, government reform advocates and techies, with an “unconference” for the Saturday after the formal conference ends. |  |
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| Journalism That Matters | June 3-6 | Detroit |
| Journalism that Matters invites persons of color — journalists, entrepreneurs, programmers, technologists, bloggers, videographers, venture capitalists, artists, funders, educators — to a “mashup” to explore how voices often unheard or misrepresented can reshape the future of journalism. | ||
| IJ7 & JTM | June 7-11 | Palo Alto, Calif. |
| The 7th Conference on Innovation Journalism and Journalism That Matters will be held back to back at Stanford University with a look at journalism in the innovation economy. | ||
| New Media Consortium | June 9-12 | Anaheim, Calif. |
| The NMC’s annual conference is an opportunity to learn about how higher-education institutions are using new media to improve teaching, learning and research. This conference offers presentations, workshops and networking opportunities and attracts an audience of hundreds of highly skilled professionals interested in the integration of emerging technologies into teaching, learning and creative inquiry. |  |
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| Allied Media Conference | June 18-20 | Detroit |
| The conference seeks to cultivate strategies for a more just and creative world. Attendees come together to share tools and tactics for transforming our communities through media-based organizing. | ||
| Open Video Conference | June (?) | New York City |
| The inaugural Open Video Conference was held at NYU last June; no date has been set year for the 2010 event. | ||
| July | ||
| Aspen Ideas Festival | July 5-11 | Apen, Colo. |
| The Aspen Institute has been the nation’s premier gathering place for world leaders to engage in deep and inquisitive discussion of the ideas and issues that both shape our lives and challenge our times. The institute now seeks to engage a broader audience in a discussion of the significant issues that touch all parts of our society. |  |
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| Open Source (OSCON) | July 19-23 | Portland, Oregon |
| The premier open source gathering around. | ||
| Netroots Nation | July 22-25 | Las Vegas, Nev. |
| The Center for American Progress Action Fund, Netroots Nation and America’s Voice collaborate for the annual gathering of digital progressives. |  |
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| August | ||
| Craigslist Foundation Boot Camp | Aug. 14 | Berkeley, Calif. |
| Craigslist Foundation believes strong communities and neighborhoods are cornerstone of society. Boot Camp helps people learn how to make a positive impact in their communities and neighborhoods. The expanded focus aims at community builders and people engaged with their neighborhoods and social good across all sectors. |  |
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| NAMAC | Aug. (?) | Unknown |
| The National Alliance for Media Arts + Culture fosters and fortifies the culture and business of independent media arts through dialogue, collaboration, research and advocacy. Plans for the 2010 gathering have not been announced. |  |
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| September | ||
| Clinton Global Initiative | Sept. 21-23 | New York City |
| Building on President Clinton’s lifetime in public service, the Clinton Global Initiative reflects his belief that governments need collaboration from the private sector, non-governmental organizations and global leaders to confront the world’s most pressing problems. |  |
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| Web of Change | Sept. 22-26 | Hollyhock, Cortes Island |
| This 10th gathering has grown to about 90 participants who are seeking ways to harness the power of the Internet to effect social change. | ||
| The IdeaFestival | Sep. 29-Oct. 2 | Louisville, Ky. |
| I spoke not long ago at the IdeaFestival, a world-class event that attracts highly diverse thinkers from around the globe to explore and celebrate innovation, imagination and cutting-edge ideas. |  |
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| GoingGreen West | Sept. (?) | Sausalito, Calif. |
| The third year of the green technologies conference organized by AlwaysOn will likely take place this fall in the Bay Area. | ||
| Social Capital Markets* | Sept. (?) | SF (?) |
| Social Capital Markets (SoCap) will return this fall for its third gathering of social entrepreneurs and other change-makers. |  |
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| Women in Computing | Sep. 28-Oct. 2 | Atlanta |
| A program of the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology, this gathering is designed to advance the research and career interests of women in computing. | ||
| Momentum | Sep. (?) | SF (?) |
| Momentum brings together 300 dynamic participants made up of forward-thinking activists, philanthropists and social entrepreneurs. Through interconnections we can create the change that is needed for a healthy, just and vibrant world. No date or place set yet. | ||
| October | ||
| Bioneers | Oct. 15-17 | San Rafael, Calif. |
| Bioneers is the premier environmental conference where social and scientific innovators focus on solutions inspired by nature and human ingenuity. |  |
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| Pop!Tech | Oct. 20-23 | Camden, Maine |
| Pop!Tech is a network of remarkable people, extraordinary conferences, powerful ideas and innovative projects that are changing the world. I attended one year — it’s a great gathering. |  |
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| November | ||
| Green Awards | Nov. (?) | London |
| The Green Awards has become a fixture the global eco calendar as the leading industry awards for sustainability in marketing and communications. The Green Awards recognizes excellence in 16 categories. | ||
Other gatherings will include social change or nonprofit tracks, including Social Media World Forum Europe, BlogWorld Expo and others.
Could not find any 2010 listing for:
• Summer of Social Good (held in September 2009 in NYC)
• Beyond Broadcast (held in June 2009 in LA)
• TweetCamp (held in June 2009 in the UK)
• Reboot Britain (held in July 2009 in the UK)
• ISKME’s Big Ideas Fest (held in December 2009 in Half Moon Bay, Calif.)
• Organizing 2.0 (held on Dec. 5 in New York)
• Alliance for Community Media (ACM) regional conferences
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Pingback by UFOS & PROBES 13 JULY 2009 CZECH REP | Miscellaneous Videos — January 25, 2010 @ 9:42 am
I recommend adding the Women's Funding Network National Conference; "Investment, Influence, Impact: Seizing the Moment", Denver, Aprill 22-24, 2010
Link: http://www.womensfundingnetwork.org/Conference
Comment by Laura Kaufman — January 25, 2010 @ 6:01 pm
Great, Laura, will do (very soon)! – jd
Comment by socialbrite — January 25, 2010 @ 6:15 pm
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Trackback by uberVU - social comments — January 25, 2010 @ 10:39 am
Great list! Two more from the Web of Change group on Upcoming (http://upcoming.yahoo.com/group/2043/) would be:
March 23, 24: Ecampaigning Forum in Oxford, http://ecampaigningforum.com
Sept 22-26: Web of Change at Hollyhock in BC, http://webofchange.com
Comment by @rolfkleef — January 25, 2010 @ 8:21 pm
RootsCamp DC – the unconference for progressive organizers — on February 20th and 21st.
http://www.neworganizing.com/wiki/index.php/Roots...
Comment by Matt — January 25, 2010 @ 8:28 pm
Don't forget the Allied Media Conference!
Comment by Kevin Erickson — January 25, 2010 @ 9:42 pm
Great, thanks for the suggestions, will add! – jd
Comment by socialbrite — January 25, 2010 @ 9:58 pm
Transparency Camp! http://transparencycamp.org/
It will be March 27 to March 28!
Thanks!
Comment by Nisha Thompson — January 25, 2010 @ 10:24 pm
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Pingback by Calendar for 2010 conferences & events | Socialmedia.biz — January 25, 2010 @ 4:28 pm
wow- this is so great! thank you for sharing!!!
Comment by Nicole — January 26, 2010 @ 1:16 am
This is great. Thanks. Does it exist as a calendar that I can share, add to, or import into my own events?
Comment by Jessica — January 27, 2010 @ 6:44 am
Great calendar, with some seriously good events – adding a few to my diary now! As the Twestial London organiser I'm really pleased to see Twestival on there.
I'd suggest adding the SHINE unconference for social entrepreneurs, May 13-15, London, UK. http://www.shineunconference.com
Comment by @evarley — January 27, 2010 @ 3:41 pm
JD,
Great calendar, and we at Craigslist Foundation are so pleased and impressed that you already have our August Boot Camp listed. I wanted to let you know that our focus has expanded, and that Boot Camp is no longer geared mostly toward nonprofits but is now aimed at community builders and people engaged with their neighborhoods and social good across all sectors. Our event page has a little more about this change here: http://www.craigslistfoundation.org/events/index….
we appreciate the exposure and love your site.
Comment by Paige — January 27, 2010 @ 11:40 pm
Paige, congrats, I thought I detected a shift in focus! I'll rewrite the entry tonight …
And thanks for the compliment. :~)
Comment by JD Lasica — January 28, 2010 @ 12:09 am
Jessica, yes, it exists as a shared Google calendar right there in the right sidebar. Let me know if you can't copy items to your calendar.
@evarley, thanks – we love Twestival! And we'll add the SHINE unconference, thanks for that!
jd
Comment by socialbrite — January 27, 2010 @ 4:37 pm
Microfinance USA 2010 – The conference where U.S. microfinance practitioners, investors, and enthusiasts meet!
May 20 & 21
San Francisco, CA, USA
Comment by @OpportunityFund — January 30, 2010 @ 6:21 pm
http://www.WEBiversity.org is a free open source way to share the best video talks on the web (for those who can not get to the events:) & http://www.Traidmark.org can help
Comment by ed whyman — February 1, 2010 @ 11:46 am
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Pingback by Social change & nonprofit calendar: February | Socialbrite — February 1, 2010 @ 9:00 am
Great calendar!
In addition to Web of Change at Hollyhock, there are 3 other conferences that are part of the Social Change Conference Series.
1) Media that Matters, May 19-23, 2010 at Hollyhock on Cortes Island, BC. Brainstorm with media visionaries to build bridges, sharpend your media and leadership skills and fuel your passion. Through trend-spotting, open dialogue and the exchange of ideas, gain tools to navigate today's dynamic media climate. http:///www.mediathatmatters.org
2) Social Venture Institute (SVI), September 15-19, 2010 at Hollyhock on Cortes Island, BC. Join mission-based entrepreneurs in a dynamic gathering to share goals, challenges and successes. SVI creates a confidential and supportive environment with inspiring mentors and a practical, problem-solving format five day business school. For leaders of established companies and non-profit enterprises. http://www.renewalpartners.com/svi-hollyhock
3) Web of Change, September 22-26, 2010 at Hollyhock. See above in September for more info.
4) Social Change Institute, October 20-24, 2010 at Hollyhock. Sharpen skills, deepen impact, generate new possibilities. SCI gathers seasoned and emerging leaders with thinkes and trainers from the change making world. Designed to strengthen capacity, collaborations and success of the sector, SCI offers invaluable workshops, creative practices, dialogue circles and community building that will enhance your organizational effectiveness. http://www.hollyhock.ca/cms/index.cfm?Group_ID=37...
Hollyhock
Cortes Island, British Columbia
800-933-6339
http://www.hollyhock.ca
Comment by @HollyhockLive — February 1, 2010 @ 6:23 pm
I would hope you would add the IMPACT Conference, being held March 19-21, 2010 in Little Rock, AR at the Clinton School of Public Service.
The IMPACT Conference is historically the largest gathering in the country of socially-engaged college students who come together across issue, perspective, and approach to social change. Building on the rich 25-year tradition of the COOL Conference and the Idealist Campus Conference, IMPACT is the one time during the year when students, campus staff, year of service members, and nonprofit professionals gather together to share resources and exchange stories.
Thanks!
Julianne
Comment by Julianne — February 1, 2010 @ 9:10 pm
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