Need Hands-on Help? NetSquared's Free Workshops Are in Your Community

Technology helps nonprofits deliver on our missions more effectively, but it can also be fiendishly complicated. Sometimes the best way to get started with a new tool is to have a guide sitting next to you giving directions. That's why TechSoup supports a global network of tech trainers called NetSquared. Each month, more than 70 groups hold free events in 24 countries.

NetSquared groups focus on topics that address their unique local tech challenges, but once a quarter, we select a common theme. For spring 2017, we're focused on nonprofit cloud services.

In Peru, the group explored how Azure can help NGOs and in Tanzania, people learned about the concept of cloud productivity services. In the US, the Chicago and Portland groups visited their local Microsoft stores to learn how to leverage the Office 365 donation. Webinars are awesome, and so are blog posts — but there's a special magic that happens when we get face to face.

We've already scheduled 66 events for June, and the month is just beginning. Search for your city on NetSquared.org to find your closest event.

Find your closest NetSquared group

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 and Middle East
• Asia and Pacific Rim
• Central and South America
• Europe and UK

North America

Thursday, June 1, 2017

• Bellevue, Washington: Microsoft Azure IoT Workshop
• Chicago, Illinois:
  • "Not a Scientist" with Dave Levitan
  • Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways June PDH Lunch — Incorporating Green Infrastructure
• New Orleans, Louisiana: Glossophobics Anonymous (or How to Hone your Public Speaking Skills)

Monday, June 5, 2017

• Mississauga, Ontario: Geek Talk — Coffee and Convo
• Boston, Massachusetts: Monthly Pitch Night | BostonSpeaks/Impact Hub Open Project Night

Tuesday, June 6, 2017

• Naples, Florida: How Do You Move Forward with Google AdWords for Nonprofits
• Durham, North Carolina: North Carolina Tech4Good Annual Conference, June 6 – 7, 2017
• Fort Collins, Colorado: Tech4Good in Fort Collins: Donor CRMs

Wednesday, June 7, 2017

• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Bagels and Bytes "Open-Source Summer Fiesta"
• San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night
• Detroit, Michigan: SeeClickFix Summer Workshop
• New York, New York: Board Match New York 2017

Thursday, June 8, 2017

• Cleveland, Ohio: Tableau Tutorial: Free Data Visualization for Nonprofits
• Chicago, Illinois: Engaging Your Donors for Lifelong Giving
• Detroit, Michigan: SeeClickFix Summer Workshop
• New York, New York: First-Generation College Graduate Networking and Philanthropy Conversation

Friday, June 9, 2017

• Saint Paul, Minnesota: Communications Networking Lunch: Fostering Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in Your Communications

Saturday, June 10, 2017

• Atlanta, Georgia: Connecting for Social Good

Monday, June 12, 2017

• Boston, Massachusetts: Community Class — Intro to Design Thinking and Prototyping

Tuesday, June 13, 2017

• Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects
• Columbus, Ohio: Nonprofit IT Forum

Wednesday, June 14, 2017

• Los Angeles, California: LGBTQ and Tech! How Do You Use It?
• Baltimore, Maryland: Google AdWords and Free Tech Help
• San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night

Thursday, June 15, 2017

• Seattle, Washington: Social Network Analysis: Mapping Your Nonprofit's Connections

Friday, June 16, 2017

• Burlington, Vermont: Finance Friday: What Kind of Audit Is Best for Your Organization?

Saturday, June 17, 2017

• Arlington Heights, Illinois: Volunteer Fair — Registration for Nonprofits

Tuesday, June 20, 2017

• Vancouver, British Columbia: Changemakers Summer Potluck
• New York, New York: Summer Solstice Success Celebration

Tuesday, June 27 to Saturday, July 1, 2017

• Burlington, Vermont: Project Management Professional Training in Burlington, Vermont

Wednesday, June 28, 2017

• San Francisco, California: San Francisco Online Community Meetup #octribe — June Features Betabrand
• Austin, Texas: Facebook Isn't Free (and That's OK!) — Make Facebook Ads Work for Your Nonprofit
• Boston, Massachusetts: Tech Networks of Boston Roundtable: A Frank Discussion of Technology Procurement for Nonprofits

Thursday, June 29, 2017

• Milton, Massachusetts: Giving Nonprofit Life Seminar

Friday, July 7, 2017

• Saint Paul, Minnesota: Communications Networking Lunch: Tips and Tools to Doll Up Your Data

Tuesday, July 11, 2017

• Naples, Florida: How to Use Technology to Communicate and Manage Volunteers
• Vancouver, British Columbia: Full Spectrum Civic Engagement

Wednesday, July 12, 2017

• Los Angeles, California: YouTube for Nonprofits

Asia and Pacific Rim

Wednesday, June 7, 2017

• Singapore, Singapore: DataJam!

Wednesday, June 21, 2017

• Melbourne, Australia: Ideas for the Not-for-Profit Intranet

Africa and Middle East

Wednesday, June 14, 2017

• Bamenda, Cameroon: How to Create Digital Stories

Saturday, June 17, 2017

• Douala, Cameroon: Microsoft Cloud Workshop for Nonprofits

Sunday, June 25, 2017

• Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Monthly Meeting of Local Members

Wednesday, July 12, 2017

• Bamenda, Cameroon: How to Create Digital Stories

Europe and UK

Thursday, June 1, 2017

• Lausanne, Switzerland: Grand Day Event Abissa Informatique, Netapp, et Kudelski

Wednesday, June 7, 2017

• Genève, Switzerland: Collab du Savoir: Montreal et Paris, en WebCollab "Live"

Monday, June 12, 2017

• Birmingham, United Kingdom: Social Media Session

Wednesday, June 14, 2017

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

Saturday, July 1, 2017

• Saint-Étienne, France: Rencontres Mondiales du Logiciel Libre 2017

Tuesday, July 4, 2017

• Saint-Étienne, France: RPLL: Rencontres Professionnelles du Logiciel Libre

Wednesday, July 12, 2017

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

Central and South America

Tuesday, June 13, 2017

• Guatemala City, Guatemala: PechaKucha #Teclab #Campustec

Image: NetSquared via Robert Kibaya / CC BY

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