7 Ways You Can Connect at #16NTC

This year's #16NTC Nonprofit Technology Conference is in San Jose, right around the corner from TechSoup's San Francisco office. And we can't wait to see you there!

TechSoup will be ALL OVER NTC this year. We'll be exhibiting, speaking at sessions, offering office hours and special events, and sharing exciting new TechSoup offerings. Plus, we've got a delicious surprise for you at #NTCBeer.

Here are seven ways you can get connected at NTC.

1. Visit Our Booth

TechSoup will be in booths 939 and 941.

Make TechSoup's booth your starting point in the exhibit hall. Our staff would love to meet you and hear about the great work you're doing.

We'll also be sharing news about upcoming events, educational opportunities, and new TechSoup offerings. We're especially excited to talk about three great offerings:

Consultant Connection
TechSoup Boost
Our annual Storymakers digital storytelling challenge

Be sure to visit our donor partners in the exhibit hall as well.

We are thrilled to have so many partners with us at NTC and look forward to introducing you to them in the exhibit hall and throughout the conference!

Not receiving TechSoup donations yet? Our exhibit hall booth staff will help you register your organization and check your eligibility.

2. Learn from TechSoup Leaders

So You Wanna Build an App for That: Experts Share Tips on Taking Apps from Need to Launch — Wednesday, March 23 — 3:30 – 5:00 p.m.

A well-designed app can be a great way for your nonprofit to motivate people to take action, change behaviors, convey important information, and inspire real change. But how do you create a successful app? Join Caravan Studios CEO Marnie Webb (@webb) and a panel of other app development experts for a highly interactive discussion in which you can learn their app development secrets.

Bridging the Divide: Online and Offline Community Managers — Thursday, March 24 — 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Meet and learn from your fellow community organizers, managers, and advocates. Discuss the struggles, challenges, and rewards of community organizing. TechSoup's NetSquared (@netsquared) community manager, Eli van der Giessen (@elijah), and Tech4Good SWFL organizer Birgit Pauli-Haack (@bph) are thrilled to offer this opportunity for online and offline community organizers to learn from each other!

Three Affordable Solutions: Using Open Data and Open-Source Data Science to Reach Your Goals — Friday, March 25 — 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Are you curious about how to use open-source tools and free open datasets to better deliver on your mission? See how these tools help different organizations reach their fundraising, operational, or online community outreach goals, particularly focusing on online abuse management with open-source tools.

This fully inclusive and interactive session featuring TechSoup's data scientist, Steph Nagoski (@informationchef), will help you effectively use open data and open-source tools.

Getting Your Clients the Help They Need: Three Models for Resource and Referral Apps — Friday, March 25 — 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

The nonprofit sector has long struggled with the best way to refer people to services, but new technologies can change that. Caravan Studios (@caravanstudios) will convene and moderate a diverse panel of technologists and program managers who have created resource and referral tools to better serve their communities, including

Teagan Widmer (@twidx), who will be talking about REFUGE, a web application that seeks to provide safe restroom access for transgender, intersex, and gender-nonconforming individuals
Daria Garina (@darialg33), who will be presenting on LGBT MD, a site that helps make sure everyone can find a trustworthy doctor

3. Connect with Tech Training (and Techies!) in YOUR Community

NetSquared is TechSoup's volunteer-driven network of in-person nonprofit technology training and peer support events. NetSquared has groups in 20 countries, and it held over 600 events last year, helping more than 17,000 nonprofit employees, board members, volunteers, and community leaders with technology.

Want to know if NetSquared is right for you? NetSquared community organizers will be hosting a variety of entertaining and educational events at NTC. See what a NetSquared event is all about at these event demonstrations:

Wednesday, March 23 at 1:30 p.m. in the Microsoft Lounge
Thursday, March 24 at 3:30 p.m. in the Microsoft Lounge

You can also learn more about NetSquared and NTEN's 501 Tech Clubs at a birds of a feather session on Wednesday, March 23.

If you're interested in online community management, social media, and group collaboration, then you won't want to miss the special #octribe event, Activating the Advocates. This panel discussion featuring Edutopia is on Wednesday, March 23 at 7 p.m., at our donor partner Adobe's San Jose office.

4. Connect with the Tech Support You Need

We'll be demonstrating one of TechSoup's most exciting new offerings, our Consultant Connection. If you're a consultant looking to connect with nonprofits or a nonprofit in need of IT support, Consultant Connection can help you achieve your tech goals.

Ask about Consultant Connection in the TechSoup booth or visit the Microsoft booth for this scheduled demonstration:

Friday, March 25 10:00 a.m. in the Microsoft Lounge

Our nonprofit consultant friends at Tech Impact will also be holding office hours at the Microsoft Lounge at these times:

Wednesday, March 23, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 24, 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Thursday, March 24, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Thursday, March 24, 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Friday, March 25, 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Friday, March 25, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

5. Raise a Glass to Nonprofit Technology (with a Tasty Surprise!)

Michael Enos is the senior director of community and platform at TechSoup. More importantly, he's an award-winning home brewer AND he's organizing #NTCBeer this year.

This year's #NTCBeer is on Tuesday, March 22 from 6 – 9 p.m. at the Original Gravity Public House, 66 South 1st Street. There's a rumor that Michael will have a tasty surprise in store just for #NTCBeer.

6. If You Spot a Blue Shirt, Say Hi!

If you see anyone in a snazzy TechSoup blue t-shirt, say hi! We'd love to hear more about your organization, answer your questions, and learn about how TechSoup can help you.

7. Join the Hunt for Fun and Prizes

We've also come up with a little something special to make your visit to the exhibit hall even more fun. Check your NTC tote bag for this TechSoup postcard and play along with us.

We promise you'll learn something new and you'll maybe even win some sweet prizes! The first 100 attendees to answer four simple questions get a power bank, so they can stay connected at NTC. All attendees who submit their answers to us by 4:00 p.m. each conference day will also be entered into a daily grand prize raffle. We thank our generous donor partners who are contributing the below awesome prizes to make up the daily raffle grand prizes. Check back here as the prize list keeps growing!

Adobe — One-year Creative Cloud membership valued at $600
Amazon Web Services — $250 credit card
ClickTime — $250 Amazon gift card
DonorPerfect — $250 gift card
InterConnection — Refurbished i5 Dell laptop valued at $300
JourneyEd — Ricoh PJ S2240 3000 Lumens SVGA 800 x 600 dpi 2000 projector valued at $462
Litmos — Apple watch valued at $382
NetSuite — $250 Amazon gift card
Telosa — $250 Amazon gift card

TechSoup Presence at a Glance

Tuesday, March 22

6 – 9 p.m. — #NTCBeer at Original Gravity Public House, 66 South 1st Street

Wednesday, March 23

All day — Visit our booth!

Lunchtime — NetSquared Birds of a Feather

1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. — Chat with Steve Heye, NetSuite's social impact solution consultant, at TechSoup booth

1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. — NetSquared Demo in the Microsoft Lounge

1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. — Chat with our Chief Business Development Officer Gayle Samuelson Carpentier at TechSoup booth

3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. — So You Wanna Build an App for That: Experts Share Tips on Taking Apps from Need to Launch

7:00 p.m. — Online Community Meetup, featuring Edutopia: Activating the Advocates at Adobe's San Jose office

Thursday, March 24

All day — Visit our booth!

10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. — Bridging the Divide: Online and Offline Community Managers

1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. — Chat with our Chief Business Development Officer Gayle Samuelson Carpentier at TechSoup booth

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. — Office Hours with Amazon Web Services at TechSoup booth

3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. — NetSquared Demo in the Microsoft Lounge

4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. — Chat with Peggy Duvette, NetSuite's social impact director, at TechSoup booth

Friday, March 25

All day — Visit our booth!

10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. — Consultant Connection Demo in the Microsoft Lounge

10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. — Chat with our Chief Business Development Officer Gayle Samuelson Carpentier at TechSoup booth

10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. — Getting Your Clients the Help They Need: Three Models for Resource and Referral Apps

10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. — Three Affordable Solutions: Using Open Data and Open-Source Data Science to Reach Your Goals

12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. — Chat with Peggy Duvette, NetSuite's social impact director, at TechSoup booth

1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. — Chat with Steve Heye, NetSuite's social impact solution consultant, at TechSoup booth

Saturday, March 26

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. NetSquared Organizer Day

Images 1 and 2: NTEN

Image 3: Janette Phan

Image 4: Elijah van der Giessen / CC BY-NC

Image 5: Steph Nagoski

Images 6, 7, 8, and 9: TechSoup

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