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10 Reasons to be at NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Conference (#14NTC)

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We’re one month out from NTEN’s annual Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) in Washington, DC. Last year was my inaugural year attending NTC, and within a few hours of landing in snowy Minneapolis, I was meeting hundreds of nptechies at the pre-conference party, #NTCBeer. Who wouldn’t want to be a part of that?

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Five Ways to Become a Better Fundraising Professional

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Attend one local networking event or conference each quarter. Attend at least one national conference a year. Save the Date and Join Me at a Conference in 2013: How will you reach your peer-to-peer and event fundraising goals? Read one thing related to your job a day (news article, blog post, or white paper).

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Get Your Peer-to-Peer Facetime in 2015

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This is the top conference in the P2P industry that focus solely on P2P events and fundraising. Additionally, if you are looking for a deep-dive workshop, this conference offers pre-conference hands-on workshops. If you are not located in the DC, New York or Chicago area, we still welcome you to travel in and attend.

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#convio10

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So maybe it's just because I actually brought a functioning hand-held mobile device, my trusty iPod touch, to the 2010 Convio Summit this year, but it seems to me that following the hashtag for the Convio Summit - which is #convio10 - really enhances the conference-going experience. I almost feel web 1.0 BLOGGING about this!).

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It Takes Two to Table

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” Tabling, as defined by an informal survey of several of my favorite organizing buddies, is the act of standing behind or near a table in a conference setting to distribute branded swag, engage with conference attendees, and gather the names and contact information of constituents.

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A-Conferencing We Go

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If you've been reading Connection Cafe recently, you probably noticed there are a few conferences going on in March. We've met a lot of wonderful nonprofiteers while at these conferences but we know there are probably even more nonprofiteers who weren't able to make it this year. Author: Cheryl Black. Yes, a few. Live from SXSW!

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Think Global, Act Local

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US Representatives spend most of their time thousands of miles away from their constituents in Washington, DC and have a long line of lobbyists and constituents jockeying for their time. But, grassroots organizing becomes a little easier when asking activists to do that at the local level.

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