Conferences & Events

• Published date: 01 April 2018
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1002/nba.30435
• Date: 01 April 2018

NONPROFIT BUSINESS ADVISOR APRIL 2018

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DOI: 10.1002/nba

Conferences & Events

Council on Foundations’ Public

Policy Summit

The Council on Foundations will hold its 2018

Public Policy Summit April 11–13 in Philadelphia�

According to organizers, the Public Policy Sum-

mit promises to engage foundation leaders, policy

experts, media representatives and current and retired

members of Congress and other elected ofcials in

important conversations around the most-pressing

policy issues of the day�

Attendees will have the opportunity to exchange

ideas and inuence the positive impact philanthropy

has on communities across the country and world�

They will be able to connect with colleagues and

policy experts on ways to unleash philanthropy’s po-

litical capital to further their own charitable mission

and inuence policymaking around shared interests�

Attendees will discuss how foundations can amplify

their voice in policy conversations at the local, state

and federal levels, from issue-specic policy to broad-

scale advocacy strategy�

Attendees will also learn about the latest local,

state and federal policy issues; their emerging impacts

on their own priorities; and how they can maximize

their impact in the public policy sphere�

Registration fees for this event range up to $799�

For more information, visit http://bit�ly/2HHA1bE.

2018 Nonprot Technology

Conference

The 2018 Nonprofit Technology Conference,

produced by NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology

Network, will be held April 11–13 in New Orleans�

According to organizers, this event is where non-

prot professionals gather together from around the

world in a vibrant, supportive community and a safe

place to ask questions, share expertise and engage in

professional development� The conference will feature

a program full of thought-provoking, useful sessions

and exhibitors, dynamic keynotes and plenty of op-

portunities to learn, network and connect�

Highlights of this year’s conference will include:

• Nearly 200 sessions on topics covering technol-

ogy management, program and service delivery,

fundraising and development, operations, and digital

communications and marketing�

• A career center featuring résumé review, speed

mentoring and a professional photographer to spruce

up your prole picture�

• Community events, including Birds of a Feather

lunch tables, Dine Around NOLA gatherings, the

ofcial NTEN after-party and other self-organized

meetups�

Registration fees for this event range up to $1,199�

For more information, visit https://www�nten�org/

ntc/.

Conference on Diverse

Philanthropy and Leadership

The Council for Advancement & Support of Edu-

cation will host its Conference on Diverse Philanthro-

py and Leadership April 12–13 in Washington, D�C�

According to organizers, this conference concen-

trates on emerging philanthropic markets in advance-

ment, while exploring minority wealth, philanthropic

behaviors and diverse engagement strategies� The

program also features sessions on enhancing manage-

ment and leadership skills for advancement profes-

sionals of diverse backgrounds� The conference is

presented in collaboration with the African American

Development Ofcers Network�

The sessions and workshops will teach attendees

how to:

• Better understand the impact of diverse philan-

thropy�

• Create strategies to engage community members

and leaders as fundraising partners�

• Enhance their leadership skills�

• Gain direct skills for managing relationships at

all levels�

• Learn best practices for fundraising from diverse

constituencies�

Fees for this event range up to $695�

For more information, visit http://bit�ly/2F4gEer. ■

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