Is There a Community of #Tech4Good Activists Waiting for You?

TechSoup's NetSquared community of Tech4Good meetups is growing! As of January 25, there are 40,000 nonprofit members attending free tech networking events and workshops in 75 cities. So if you're looking to build your skills and find your fellow accidental techies, there's probably a group near you! Keep reading for a roundup of upcoming events or search the directory.

Find your closest NetSquared group

However, we aren't everywhere yet, so we're looking for community leaders to start new groups. As a NetSquared organizer, you will become known as someone who's a leader in the Tech4Good community. As an event host, you build your reputation, develop new tech skills, and give back to your community ... and have a reason to hang out with other cool people! If you're interested, apply now.

Here are the top nine cities without a NetSquared group and an estimate of how many potential members are waiting for you on meetup.com.

1. New York City: 22,000 potential members
2. San Diego: 7,000 potential members
3. Bangalore: 6,000 potential members
4. Denver: 6,000 potential members
5. Charlotte: 5,000 potential members
6. Phoenix: 4,000 potential members
7. San Antonio: 4,000 potential members
8. Miami: 4,000 potential members
9. Dubai: 4,000 potential members

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Upcoming Tech4Good 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 the Pacific Rim
• Central and South America
• Europe and the UK

North America

Friday, February 3, 2017

• Boston, Massachusetts: February Salesforce Bootcamp 101 for Nonprofits
• San Francisco, California: Mobile Apps for Change Demo Day

Monday, February 6, 2017

• Mississauga, Ontario: Hustle Hour — Tech Entrepreneurs Mastermind

Tuesday, February 7, 2017

• Naples, Florida: Learn How to Write More Effective Emails for Fundraising with John Haydon
• Las Vegas, Nevada: Online Courses (Storytelling)
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Google AdWords for Nonprofits

Wednesday, February 8, 2017

• San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night
• Los Angeles, California: WordPress for Nonprofits — Learn from an Expert!
• Brooklyn, New York: The Happy, Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact Without Burnout

Thursday, February 9, 2017

• Saint Paul, Minnesota: Skill Extension: Maps (on the Green Line) | Sponsors: Maptime MSP Meetup, CARTO
• Burlington, Vermont: #Worklifebalance — Calm Within the Storm: Finding Inner Balance

Friday, February 10, 2017

• Saint Paul, Minnesota: Communications Networking Lunch

Sunday, February 12, 2017

• Arlington, Texas: Bi-weekly Developers Call for the Joseph Storehouse Project

Tuesday, February 14, 2017

• Seattle, Washington: Governance Responsibilities for Nonprofit Boards
• Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects
• Columbus, Ohio: Nonprofit IT Forum
• Vancouver, British Columbia: Design for Nondesigners
• New Orleans, Louisiana: The Mother of All Meetups Returns to Present the Power of the Presentation

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

• Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina: Tech Trends for 2017
• San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night
• Austin, Texas: Miradi: A Flexible Approach to Program Planning for Conservation and Beyond
• Washington, District of Columbia: February DataJam

Thursday, February 16, 2017

• Boston, Massachusetts: TNB Roundtable: How Nonprofits Can Find and Use Public Data Effectively

Saturday, February 18, 2017

• Victoria, British Columbia: Social Media Surgery: Hands-on Advice and Help

Tuesday, February 21, 2017

• Minneapolis, Minnesota: Nonprofit Communications and Technology Conference (MCN)

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

• San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night
• Mankato, Minnesota: Social Media Outreach for Small Nonprofits | Mankato, Minnesota ($25/$35)

Thursday, February 23, 2017

• Peterborough, Ontario: Domains, Branding, and Identity — .NGO, .CA, .ORG, and more

Friday, February 24, 2017

• Montréal, Québec: Proposition d'Aide pour l'Obtention d’un Nouveau Nom de Domaine

Monday, February 27, 2017

• Boston, Massachusetts: TNB Roundtable: How Nonprofits Can Use Facebook to Broadcast Their Impact
• White Plains, NY: What is Virtualization and Why Should Nonprofits Care?

Wednesday, March 1, 2017

• San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night
• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Bagels & Bytes — Allegheny

Thursday, March 2, 2017

• Seattle, Washington
  • Speed Reading Financial Statements: Efficient Review Practices
  • Governance Matters: Create a More Powerful Board Through Policy Governance

Friday, March 3, 2017

• Seattle, Washington: King County Executive Director Forum — March 3

Monday, March 6, 2017

• Mississauga, Ontario: Hustle Hour — Tech Entrepreneurs Mastermind

Tuesday, March 7, 2017

• Naples, Florida: Google Drive: Tips and Tricks for Collaboration and Productivity
• Las Vegas, Nevada: AdWords Basics

Wednesday, March 8, 2017

• San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night
• Los Angeles, California: Using Technology in Local Activism

Friday, March 10, 2017

• Saint Paul, Minnesota: Communications Networking Lunch

Tuesday, March 14, 2017

• Columbus, Ohio: Nonprofit IT Forum
• Greensburg, Pennsylvania: Bagels & Bytes — Westmoreland
• Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects

Wednesday, March 15, 2017

• San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night
• Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina: Spring Networking Event

Africa

Saturday, February 4, 2017

• Yaoundé, Cameroon: Office 365 Workshop

Sunday, February 5, 2017

• Cotonou, Benin: Nous Allons Parler de Toutes les Maniere de Web à Utiliser PR Lutter Contre VIH

Monday, February 6, 2017

• Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Monthly Meeting of Local Members

Tuesday, February 7, 2017

• Port Harcourt, Nigeria: How to Launch a Nonprofit Crowdfunding Campaign
• Kisumu City, Kenya: Netsquared Safer Internet 2017: Be the Change; Unite for a Better Internet

Wednesday, February 8, 2017

• Bamenda, Cameroon: How to Create Digital Stories

Thursday, February 9, 2017

• Buea, Cameroon: Microsoft Cloud Event for Nonprofits

Sunday, February 12, 2017

• Cotonou, Benin: Nous Allons Parler de Toutes les Maniere de Web à Utiliser PR Lutter Contre VIH

Friday, February 17, 2017

• Douala, Cameroon: Microsoft Cloud Workshop for Nonprofits
• Kibiribiri Village, Mukono, Uganda: First Term Solar Mobile Computer Training Meetup for Kibiribiri Primary School

Sunday, February 19, 2017

• Cotonou, Benin: Nous Allons Parler de Toutes les Maniere de Web à Utiliser PR Lutter Contre VIH
• Lusaka, Zambia: Website Building and Designing Using WordPress for Nonprofits

Monday, February 20, 2017

• Bamenda, Cameroon: Microsoft Cloud for Nonprofits

Friday, February 24, 2017

• Mukono, Uganda: First Term Solar Mobile Computer Training Meetup for Saint John Kaama Primary

Saturday, February 25, 2017

• Douala, Cameroon: Techfugees Cameroon Creative Conference Douala
• Limbe, Cameroon: Microsoft Azure Training for Nonprofits

Sunday, February 26, 2017

• Cotonou, Benin: Nous Allons Parler de Toutes les Maniere de Web à Utiliser PR Lutter Contre VIH
• Lusaka, Zambia: Social Media Surgery

Friday, March 3, 2017

• Mukono, Uganda: First Term Solar Mobile Computer Training Meetup for Saint John Kaama Primary

Sunday, March 5, 2017

• Cotonou, Benin: Nous Allons Parler de Toutes les Maniere de Web à Utiliser PR Lutter Contre VIH

Monday, March 6, 2017

• Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Monthly Meeting of Local Members

Wednesday, March 8, 2017

• Bamenda, Cameroon: How to Create Digital Stories

Friday, March 10, 2017

• Mukono, Uganda: First Term Solar Mobile Computer Training Meetup for Saint John Kaama Primary

Sunday, March 12, 2017

• Cotonou, Benin: Nous Allons Parler de Toutes les Maniere de Web à Utiliser PR Lutter Contre VIH

Europe and the UK

Thursday, February 2, 2017

• Genève, Switzerland: The Swiss Fintech Convention — Forum Genève

Friday, February 3, 2017

• Lausanne, Switzerland: Avant-LIN: Workshop on Roadmap 2030: The Ecological Sequestration Trust

Wednesday, February 8, 2017

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

Monday, February 13, 2017

• Birmingham, United Kingdom: Social Media Session

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

• London, United Kingdom: Uses of Internal, External, and Open Data for Charities

Wednesday, March 8, 2017

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

Asia and the Pacific Rim

Friday, February 10, 2017

• Wellington, New Zealand: Get a Digital Head Start for 2017 — NetSquared Wellington Unconference

Central and South America

Wednesday, February 8, 2017

• Guatemala City, Guatemala: Internetgt Carta Magna de Internet en Guatemala

Sunday, March 5, 2017 7:00 PM

• Guatemala City, Guatemala: 7 Days of Genius Guatemala

Image: Sylvie Ndahimana  / CC BY

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