Learn from the Pros at a NetSquared Community Event

Fall has arrived, and with it comes fundraising season! More than one-third of charitable giving happens in the last three months of the year; the emergence of #GivingTuesday and the growth of online giving makes the fall ever more critical for charities.

Feeling overwhelmed? Your local NetSquared group is here to help with free, in-person events being held across the U.S. and the globe. We're offering one-on-one social media help at our "surgery" in Naples, Florida. Or learn about crowdfunding in Melbourne, Australia and New York, New York. Vancouver, Canada's NetSquared group is also focusing on fundraising this month with "How to Optimize Your Online Donations." These are just some of more than 30 events scheduled for October.

Not a fundraiser? TechSoup's NetSquared groups are also focusing on online privacy and security events this October. We'll help you #Do1Thing to manage your online reputation and keep your organization secure. The TechSoup blog is also sharing practical tips to keep you safer online (just in case there isn’t a NetSquared group near you!).

Upcoming Events

This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared, NTEN's Tech Clubs, and HandsOn Tech. If you're holding monthly events gathering the #nptech community, let me know, and I’ll include you in the next community calendar, or apply today to start your own NetSquared group.

Jump to events in North America or go international with events in:

• Africa
• Asia and Pacific Rim
• Central and South America
• Europe

Africa

Thursday, October 9, 2014

• Mukono, Uganda: Second Net2uganda Computer Training Meetup for Poor Rural Primary School and Community

Thursday, October 16, 2014

• Mukono, Uganda: Second Net2uganda Computer Training Meetup for Poor Rural Primary School and Community

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

• Abidjan, Ivory Coast: Abidjan NetSquared Group Monthly Meetup

Thursday, October 23, 2014

• Mukono, Uganda: Second Net2uganda Computer Training Meetup for Poor Rural Primary School and Communit­y

Thursday, October 30, 2014

• Mukono, Uganda: Net2uganda Computer Training Meetup for Poor Rural Primary School and Community

Friday, October 31, 2014

• Kakamega, Kenya: Kakamega Maker Party
• Busia, Kenya: Maker Party Western Kenya

Central and South America

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

• Guatemala City, Guatemala: Taller de como hacer Estilos Sociales para el mundo digital

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

• Guayaquil, Ecuador: The Guayaquil NetSquared Group Monthly Meetup

Thursday, October 16, 2014

• Guatemala City, Guatemala: Taller de Automatización de QA para dispositivos móviles y aplicaciones web

Thursday, October 23, 2014

• Guatemala City, Guatemala: Taller de seguridad en Internet

North America

Tuesday, October 7, 2014

• Naples, Florida: Social Media Surgery: Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Youth and Social Change
• Vancouver, Canada: Small Changes for Big Results: How to Optimize Your Online Donations

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

• Seattle, Washington: Project Management for Nonprofits

Friday, October 10, 2014

• Naples, Florida: NFN4Good Office Hours Q&A for Members

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

• San Francisco, California: Cause Funding: Indiegogo + Cause Funder: Geek Club Books, Autism Story Apps
• Toronto, Canada: How to Work Effectively with Google Apps
• Houston, Texas: Monthly Meet-Up with Awesome and Never Before Heard of Topics/Speakers to BE!

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

• Vancouver, Canada: Social Media Tune-Up for Nonprofits (with Hootsuite!)
• New York, New York: How to Launch a Nonprofit Crowdfunding Campaign
• Morrisville, North Carolina : Does Your Donation Page Need Work?

Thursday, October 16, 2014

• North Richland Hills, Texas: NTEN Monthly Meetup
• Naples, Florida
  • NFN4Good Office Hours — Q&A for Members
  • NFN4Good: WordPress Walk-In Clinic

Monday, October 20, 2014

• Portland, Oregon: Being Mindful on the Web: Protecting Yourself and Your Organization

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

• New York, New York: Google Analytics for Nonprofits

Asia and Pacific Rim

Tuesday, October 7, 2014

• Melbourne, Australia: Learn How to Utilize Crowdfunding in Your Organization

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

• Taipei, Taiwan: 當電腦科學家遇上社會學－從計算社會學來看慈善募款

Europe

Thursday, October 2, 2014

• Stay tuned!

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