Events guide for nonprofits & social change organizations

Conference season is ramping up again. Here’s a roundup of conferences and events scheduled in the nonprofit and social change sectors for the month of September. I’ll be attending the Social Capital Markets conference in San Francisco next week.

For the full year, see our Calendar of 2011 social change conferences. If you’re interested in social media, tech and marketing conferences, see this month’s calendar on our sister site, Socialmedia.biz.

If you know of other events, please share by adding the info in the comments below.

SOCAP	Sept. 6-9	San Francisco
SOCAP is a multi-platform organization dedicated to the flow of capital toward social good. The event series connects leading global innovators – investors, foundations, institutions and social entrepreneurs – to build this market at the intersection of money and meaning. SOCAP11 is asking, What needs to be created, what needs to be put into action, what should the social capital market stand for? What does Money + Meaning = ?
Open Video Conference	Sept. 10-12	New York
This multi-day summit brings together thought leaders in business, academia, art and activism to shape the future of online video. It’s a forum for technical and creative innovation in online video as well as larger questions. This year’s event will be about a third as big as years past, with an emphasis on working groups and concrete action.
Social Venture Institute	Sept. 14-18	Cortes Island, BC
Participants will present their business problems to a panel of experienced business leaders and fellow participants. In return, they receive advice, tools, and resources to strengthen and grow their enterprise in a socially conscious way.
Web of Change	Sept. 21-25	Cortes Island, BC
Web of Change connects the foremost thinkers and do-ers in the growing community of social change and technology from across North America.
IdeaFestival	Sept. 21-24	Louisville, Ky.
IdeaFestival is a world-class event that attracts leading global innovators and thinkers to discuss and celebrate imagination, new perspectives and transformational ideas. (I’ve spoken here in the past and recommend it.) It provides a stage to explore the cross-cutting nature of innovation involving a range of diverse disciplines.
Artez InterAction	Sept. 29	Toronto
Join thought leaders and peers and participate in one of the world’s top social fundraising exchanges. Watch an all-star lineup of speakers and sessions to explore the potential of mobile and social media on your fundraising programs.

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Events guide for nonprofits & social change organizations

Here’s a roundup of conferences and events scheduled in the nonprofit and social change sectors for the coming month. It’s a busy month: my colleagues Sloane and John will be attending South by Southwest, and I’ll be attending the Nonprofit Technology Conference in Washinton, D.C., March 17-19.

For the full year, see our Calendar of 2011 social change conferences. If you’re interested in social media, tech and marketing conferences, see the calendar on our sister site, Socialmedia.biz.

If you know of other events, please share by adding the info in the comments below.

Conference	Date	Place
March
TED	Feb 28-Mar 4	Long Beach, Calif.
TED2011 will assemble a cast of characters capable of stirring the imagination. Explorers, storytellers, photographers, scientific pioneers, visionaries and provocateurs from all parts of the globe will participate in this seminal event.
Social Enterprise Conference	March 5-6	Boston
The 2011 Social Enterprise Conference will provide a platform for you to explore how others are living change and for you to be inspired to live change through your own life in your own way.
ReVisioning Value	March 7-8	Portland, Ore.
ReVV 2011 will be a must-attend event for innovators from nonprofits, for-profits, finance institutions, investors, educational institutions and people interested in making their money matter. The event will provide a deeper engagement for attendees ready and willing to integrate new best practices into their business.
South by Southwest	March 11-20	Austin, Texas
South by Southwest offers an amazing gathering of thought leaders in independent music, independent films and emerging technologies. Fostering creative and professional growth alike, SXSW is the premier destination for discovery. The Integrated Media Association Conference will take place March 10 within SXSW.
Innovative Giving	March 16	Washington, DC
Innogive – Mobile Giving Applied lets you connect with peers who share the same questions and some that have answers regarding online giving technologies. Make new friends, meet old and meet yet others from intriguing mobile and innovative giving technology companies – all coming together to understand how to forward their cause in a changing and increasingly mobile world.
Web and New Media Conference	March 17–18	Washington, DC
This conference is for government new media managers and webmasters, many of whom are wearing both hats in 2011. It’s proved to be an excellent networking and educational forum.
NTC: Nonprofit Technology Conference	March 17-19	Washington, DC
This three-day gathering from NTEN brings together nonprofit professionals from around the world to collaborate, innovate and maximize effectiveness. It’s perhaps the key nonprofit conference of the year.
Left Forum	March 18-20	New York
A one-of-a-kind gathering, Left Forum convenes the largest annual conference of a broad spectrum of left and progressive intellectuals, activists, academics, organizations and the public. Conference participants come together to engage a wide range of critical perspectives on the world, to discuss differences, commonalities and alternatives to current predicaments, and to share ideas for understanding and transforming the world.
AFP International Conference on Fundraising	March 20-22	Chicago
More than 4,000 professionals will come together in Chicago for a three-day immersion to share stories and strategies that work. It’s a place to gain insight from industry and world leaders, a chance to learn breakthrough fundraising tactics and an opportunity to share best practices by meeting colleagues from across town and around the globe.
eCampaigning Forum	March 22-23	Oxford, UK
The event for e-campaigning practitioners to share their expertise.
Twestival Local	March 24	Global
Twestival uses social media for social good. It’s the largest global grassroots social media fundraising initiative to date, raising $1.2 million within 14 months for 137 nonprofits. All local events are organized by volunteers and 100% of all ticket sales and donations go directly to projects.
Skoll World Forum	Mar 30-Apr 1	Oxford, UK
The theme for the 2011 Forum is “Large Scale Change – ecosystems, networks and collaborative action.” Delegates will explore the increasingly global, complex and interrelated nature of pressing social problems, while also surfacing conditions and challenges that help or inhibit large scale change. Sessions will focus on the ideas, knowledge, networks and actions needed to span geographic areas, issues and institutional boundaries to achieve large-scale change.
Sustainatopia	Mar31-Apr6	Miami
With 60 individual events in film, art, music, eco-fashion, food, design & parties, Sustainatopia is one of the biggest sustainability and impact investing events in the world. (I’ll be speaking there.)

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Happy July! Here’s a roundup of conferences and events scheduled in the nonprofit and social change sectors for the coming month — it’s one of the lightest months of the year for nonprofit gatherings. For the full year, see: Calendar of 2010 social change conferences.

If you’re interested in social media, tech and marketing conferences, see the July calendar on our sister site, Socialmedia.biz.

If you know of other events, please share by adding the info in the comments below.

Conference	Date	Place
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.
International Development Design Summit	July 7-30	Fort Collins, CO
The fourth annual summit brings together people from around the globe to build technologies that improve the lives of people in the developing world. It is the goal of IDDS 2010 to guide project teams through the process of becoming viable ventures with business plans to disseminate their innovations at scale. Participants will have the opportunity to explore the challenges of entrepreneurship and technology dissemination for developing markets with a diverse group of people from around the globe.
OSCON	July 19-23	Portland, OR
In its 12th year, OSCON continues to be the premier meeting ground for everyone using open source. At OSCON, you’ll participate in hundreds of sessions covering open source languages and platforms, practical tutorials, inspirational keynotes, an Expo Hall, and great networking events. Join over 2,500 people who are passionate about open source.
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.
Bridge to Integrated Marketing & Fundraising	July 26-28	Maryland
The 5th Annual Bridge to Integrated Marketing and Fundraising Conference combines the resources of two major organizations: The Association of Fundraising Professionals, Washington, DC Metro Area Chapter (AFP/DC), and the Direct Marketing Association of Washington (DMAW). Designed to bring together some of the biggest buyers, sellers and users of fundraising and direct marketing products and services, this three-day event features nationally and internationally renowned speakers and top cutting-edge educational programming.

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Following is a roundup of conferences and events scheduled in the nonprofit and social change sector for the month of February. For the full year, see: Calendar of 2010 social change conferences.

Note that we’ve published a calendar of 2010 conferences in social media, tech and marketing on our sister site, Socialmedia.biz.

Conference	Date	Place
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.
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.
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.

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