Conferences & Events

• Published date: 01 February 2018
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1002/nba.30411
• Date: 01 February 2018

NONPROFIT BUSINESS ADVISOR FEBRUARY 2018

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DOI: 10.1002/nba

Conferences & Events

The Corps Network National

Conference

The Corps Network will hold its 2018 National

Conference Feb. 11–14 in Washington, D.C.

The annual gathering brings together national,

state and local leaders in the elds of youth devel-

opment, community service and the environment.

According to organizers, attendees include approxi-

mately 200 directors and senior staff from Service and

Conservation Corps across the country; ofcials from

federal agencies; representatives from philanthropic

foundations; and friends and supporters of the Corps

movement.

This year’s conference theme is “The Trail Ahead”

and will examine innovation within the Corps move-

ment, as well as new ways in which Corps can con-

front larger societal concerns. Attendees will hear

how Service and Conservation Corps use technology

and creative partnerships to better meet their Corps

members’ needs; promote program efciency; and

expand work in such elds as resiliency, food security,

marine conservation and infrastructure improvement.

The conference will also take up the issue of racism

and creating equity in the Corps and conservation

movements.

Fees for this event range up to $875.

For more information, visit http://www.

corpsnetwork.org/national-conference.

Stanford Social Innovation Review’s

Data on Purpose conference

The Stanford Social Innovation Review will host a

two-day conference, “Data on Purpose: The Promise

and Pitfalls of the Connected World,” Feb. 15–16 in

Stanford, Calif.

According to organizers, this year’s Data on Pur-

pose conference will be a mix of plenary and breakout

sessions, examining some of the larger forces for good

and ill shaping public discourse and action—from

“click-tivism” and cyber-hate to movement-building

to fake news—and present emerging technologies and

tools that can make the work of social innovation

more efcient and effective.

Topics that will be explored at this year’s confer-

ence include:

• “Digital Dependency? How Nonprots Fit in

DMA Nonprot Federation’s

Washington Nonprot Conference

The DMA Nonprot Federation will hold its An-

nual Washington Nonprot Conference Feb. 21–23

in Washington, D.C.

The event will bring together hundreds of fun-

draising and marketing professionals to exchange

innovative marketing and fundraising ideas, generate

insightful solutions and think creatively to help make

the relationship with their donors even stronger.

Conference tracks will focus on the key steps of

building, discovering, retaining and transforming

nonprot donor bases through effective marketing

and fundraising strategies.

Fees for this event range up to $939.

For more information, visit https://

dc.nonprotfederation.org. ■

the World of Big Tech,”

• “Combatting Hate Speech Online,”

• “What Open 990s Mean for You,”

• “Into the Breach: Emerging Practices in Digital

Security,”

• “Effectively Partnering with Governments (and

Their Data),”

• “Assessing Your Data Maturity,”

• “Blockchain and Digital Currency,” and

• “Understanding Your Nonprofit Ecosystem

Through Data Visualization.”

The conference will also feature a series of quick

“Technology for Good” presentations, where orga-

nizations addressing various challenges—such as

education, health and the environment—will show

how they are using the tools of the connected world

to make a difference.

Fees for this event range up to $950.

For more information, visit http://www.ssirdata.org.

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