TechSoup’s NetSquared community organizers connect nonprofits with local technology experts. Our volunteer-run events are live, free, and held monthly. The goal is to create strong, self-sufficient communities of nonprofit technology professionals (and accidental techies too!)

With just one month left in 2014, now’s a good time to review NetSquared's progress. We have made a big dent in our 10-month plan with lots more amazing things to come.

In September, NetSquared groups participated in the Storymakers campaign. 15 groups held live events which helped drive video submissions to the contest and allowed TechSoup to reach more NGOs with educational opportunities. October’s Safer Internet theme month inspired 22 events, helping nonprofits work more safely and securely online! We also distributed a simple 12-step guide in English, French, and Spanish.

In 2015, NetSquared will continue to grow. We have scheduled our next theme month, on open data, for February and will gather the U.S. NetSquared community in Austin for the 15NTC conference in March. International NetSquared group leaders will also get together for training throughout the year, with our first events already planned for the United Kingdom, Cameroon, and Kenya.

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

North America

Tuesday, December 2, 2014

• Naples, Florida: Google For Nonprofits
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Community and Communications
• New Orleans, Louisiana: December Meetup: Topic TBA

Wednesday, December 3, 2014

• Portland, Oregon: Website Accessibility 101
• San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night (weekly)
• Morrisville, North Carolina: Let’s Party! NPTech Social
• Victoria, British Columbia: Mastering Google Advertising in 30 Minutes a Week

Thursday, December 4, 2014

• Seattle, Washington: Salesforce Essentials — Training for Nonprofit Organizations

Saturday, December 6, 2014

• San Francisco, California: Let’s Help 826 Valencia Launch Their Tenderloin Location!

Monday, December 8, 2014

• New York, New York: 501 Tech NYC Holiday Gathering 2014

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

• Washington, DC: Dec. 9: Photo Trends and Evolution
• Houston, Texas: Monthly Meetup with Awesome and Never Before Heard of Topics/Speakers to BE!

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

• San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night (weekly)

Friday, December 12, 2014

• Bagels and Bytes: Bagels and Bytes Holiday Party (all groups)
• Seattle, Washington: King County Executive Director Forum

Wednesday, December 17, 2014

• San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night (weekly)

Wednesday, December 24, 2014

• San Francisco, California
  • Code for America Civic Hack Night (weekly)
  • San Francisco Online Community Meetup

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

• Naples, Florida: NFN4Good Tech Club for Southwest Florida
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Crypto Currency
• Vancouver, British Columbia: Mifos, Microfinance, and Community-Built Software

Wednesday, January 7, 2015

• San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night (weekly)

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

• Toronto, Ontario: Nonprofit Tech and Design Trends for 2015
• Houston, Texas: Monthly Meetup

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

• San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night (weekly)

Thursday, January 15, 2015

• Arlington, Texas: Dallas-Fort Worth Nonprofit Geeks

Africa

Thursday, December 4, 2014

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

Saturday, December 6, 2014

• Busia, Kenya: Net2kenya Regional Event

Sunday, December 7, 2014

• Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Monthly Meeting of Local Members

Thursday, December 11, 2014

• Mukono, Uganda: Second Net2uganda Computer Training Meetup for Poor Rural Primary School and Communit­y
• Douala, Cameroon: NetSquared Camp Kribi Cameroon

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

• Abidjan, Ivory Coast: Abidjan NetSquared Monthly Meetup

Wednesday, December 24, 2014

• Douala, Cameroon: Celebre Douala en Decembre 2014

Sunday, January 4, 2015

• Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Monthly Meeting of Local Members

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

• Abidjan, Ivory Coast: Abidjan NetSquared Monthly Meetup

Asia and Pacific Rim

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

• Taipei, Taiwan 網路時代之自有媒體行銷：非營利組織篇

Central and South America

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

• Guayaquil, Ecuador: The Guayaquil NetSquared Monthly Meetup

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

• Guayaquil, Ecuador: The Guayaquil NetSquared Monthly Meetup

Europe

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

• Cambridge, United Kingdom: Social Media Surgery — Hands-on Help with Social Media

Image: Noah Ferguson / CC BY-NC-SA

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