Avoid the lines and pick up your badge early at the convention center. While you're there, enjoy live music from Portland artists. Pop act WRNG HAUS plays 2:15 pm–3:00 pm and NTEN's Program Manager Samara Islam performs guitar-fueled tunes 3:15 pm–4:00 pm.
After you've picked up your badge, come to our welcome reception starting at 4:00 pm, sponsored by Microsoft and Zendesk. It's a great opportunity to meet up with other attendees and explore the Arcade before it officially opens on Wednesday.
Join us for a tour of the convention center, including its accessibility features. No RSVP needed. Add the tour to your personal agenda on the conference platform, and come to the meetup location at the start time.
This tour is the perfect time to get familiar with our conference spaces. Anyone who would benefit from seeing the convention center in advance in a small group experience is welcome. The tour will be led by NTEN Membership and Community Director Jude Parker Koski, members of NTEN’s Accessibility Committee, and convention center staff. Come with your questions or, if you prefer not to speak in public, email us your questions in advance.
After you've picked up your badge, stay a while to enjoy our welcome reception, sponsored by Microsoft and Zendesk. It's a great opportunity to meet up with other attendees and explore the Arcade before it officially opens on Wednesday.
Don't miss the live music from Portland artists in the spotlight presentation area. Indie rock duo Bees in a Bottle plays 4:15 pm–5:00 pm and singer-songwriter Renée Muzquiz performs 5:15 pm–6:00 pm. We'll also have light snacks and non-alcoholic drinks at the reception. Check out the menu.
A chance to connect with others who are in recovery. Coffee and pastries are provided.
Pick up your badge and let us answer any questions you might have about the day ahead.
All meals at the NTC include a range of options for gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, low-carb, low-salt, and low-sugar dietary needs. Menus avoid or label the inclusion of peanuts, tree nuts, shellfish, eggs, cow’s milk, soybeans, sesame, and wheat. Halal, kosher, and celiac meals are available on request. Check out the menu.
Meals are served buffet style. If you need assistance during designated meal times, attendants will be available to help you choose food and take it to a table.
If you need a space away from the cacophony, look for signs for quiet tables.
Bring a moment of energy to your day and enjoy a virtual coffee chat with the community. No slides, no presentation, nothing formal. This kickoff session will include community members sharing their excitement for the NTC, questions they've been pondering, tips they hope to pick up in sessions, and more. This is a chance to listen in on what others are thinking about and learning at the conference without any expectation that you turn your own video on.
Our morning general session features a keynote from Anasuya Sengupta, co-director and co-founder of Whose Knowledge?, a global multilingual campaign to center the knowledges of marginalized communities (the minoritized majority of the world) online. Get to know Anasuya.
We'll also announce the recipients of the Pizzigati Prize and the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Be sure to move and stretch so you can feel refreshed for the sessions ahead!
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Attendees of Color only. This is not an educational session. There's no presentation or learning outcomes. Instead, a facilitator will support people who attend by guiding activities or conversations based around the theme of connections and healing, as well as other topics people request.
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Be sure to move and stretch so you can feel refreshed for the sessions ahead!
Ready for some cuteness? Join the Houston SPCA for a virtual visit with their fuzzy friends as they go about their day. You're welcome to turn on your camera and let your pets join the NTC.
Connect with people at the NTC based on your shared interests or identities. These casual group conversations are flexible by design. Discuss your ideas, meet new people, and get questions answered.
Check out the birds of a feather topics that are already scheduled. While you don’t need to RSVP, space is limited, so arrive promptly.
How to participate in a birds of a feather:
If there's a shared interest or identity you want to discuss that’s not on the list, we encourage you to add a topic you want to host. Any NTC attendee can host a birds of a feather topic.
All meals at the NTC include a range of options for gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, low-carb, low-salt, and low-sugar dietary needs. Menus avoid or label the inclusion of peanuts, tree nuts, shellfish, eggs, cow’s milk, soybeans, sesame, and wheat. Halal, kosher, and celiac meals are available on request. Check out the menu.
Meals are served buffet style. If you need assistance during designated meal times, attendants will be available to help you choose food and take it to a table.
If you need a space away from the cacophony, look for signs for quiet tables.
Blackbaud's new optimized donation form is now available for Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT®️, Blackbaud Altru®️, and Blackbaud CRM™️ customers. In this session we'll take a deep dive into the form, discuss some of the best practices built into the form design, and talk about how this form uses data and A/B testing to optimize for larger average gift amounts and a higher conversion rate — providing the best experience to your donors.
Esri's ArcGIS software provides nonprofit organizations with a complete system of ready-to-use maps and apps, authoritative data, and robust analytics tools to harness the power of geography to solve complex challenges and create a positive impact. Join us to learn how mapping and spatial analytics technologies are used by nonprofit organizations to identify donors, engage communities, demonstrate impacts, and more.
Ground yourself with a well-deserved yoga break. Yoga mats are not needed, and arrive in whatever outfit you're already wearing to the NTC. Whether you're a beginner or advanced practitioner, your experienced yoga teachers will help you feel welcome and comfortable. Leave calm, centered, and ready to mindfully enjoy lunch with new and old friends.
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Take a quiet moment to relax. Close your eyes and take a few deep breaths.
At the in-Portland NTC experience, be sure to enjoy our "Love Portland" afternoon snack break with delicious Oregon-inspired treats, generously sponsored by Data Axle. Visit the Portland Ballroom lobby or outside the F meeting rooms. Check out the menu.
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Checking your email can wait. Take time for yourself during this break.
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Show up for a chance to be a champion in the Table Tennis Tournament! Tournament space is limited and will fill up fast. Depending on how things play out, the tournament may continue after the reception ends.
You're also welcome to play table tennis and other games anytime the Arcade is open.
FILLED Tap into your creative side at our paint party with local artist Daren Todd. Everyone is welcome, no matter your artistic experience. If you'd like to enjoy a non-alcoholic beverage while painting, pick it up from the reception and bring it to the paint area. Pre-registration for the paint party was required.
Daren Todd is a Portland-based artist and founder of Art Larger Than Me, a thriving creative firm focused on community engagement, teaching, and the creation of captivating public artworks, installations, and private commissions. Daren's unique artistic style blends abstract expressionism and graphic representation, resulting in cohesive and vibrant pieces, often on a larger scale. His work captures the essence of the communities and identities he resides in, consistently showcasing his inner monologue of experience and emotion.
Calling all NTEN online group organizers attending 24NTC in Portland. Let's gather to connect and be in community together!
Meet with other people in NTEN's Cleveland, Ohio tech club for casual conversation about the needs, experiences, and priorities of the city's nonprofit tech community. If you haven't yet joined this tech club, come to this meetup to learn about being part of the community (you don't need to be an NTEN member).
The group co-organizers will be there to welcome you and answer your questions.
Meet with other people in NTEN's Women in Nonprofit Tech online group for casual conversation and support. This meetup is open to women, gender non-conforming people, transgender women, nonbinary folks, and anyone who identifies as female in the nonprofit technology sector. If you haven't yet joined this online group, come to this meetup to learn about being part of the community (you don't need to be an NTEN member).
The group co-organizers will be there to welcome you and answer your questions.
To join, visit the Women in Nonprofit Tech online group and click the Ask to Join button in the upper right corner.
Take time to enjoy live music as we close out our first day, featuring performances by pop act WRNG HAUS and singer-songwriter Renée Muzquiz.
Join us for light appetizers and non-alcoholic beverages in the Arcade. Visit exhibit booths, catch the spotlight presentation, help out in the Volunteer Village, unwind in the lounges, or have fun in the game area. Check out the menu.
Join us for a demo session on AI capabilities that are integrated within Microsoft Cloud solutions to enhance your nonprofit’s productivity and innovation. We will cover how nonprofits can accelerate mission outcomes with Microsoft Copilot which is embedded across Microsoft Cloud experiences. This is followed by a demonstration from one of our partners, FORWARD on the future of nonprofit case management. Discover how our innovative AI-powered FORWARD Sync platform empowers case workers to deliver personalized, effective support to clients through a seamless blend of technology and compassion.
A chance to connect with others who are in recovery. Coffee and pastries are provided.
Pick up your badge and let us answer any questions you might have about the day ahead.
All meals at the NTC include a range of options for gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, low-carb, low-salt, and low-sugar dietary needs. Menus avoid or label the inclusion of peanuts, tree nuts, shellfish, eggs, cow’s milk, soybeans, sesame, and wheat. Halal, kosher, and celiac meals are available on request. Check out the menu.
Meals are served buffet style. If you need assistance during designated meal times, attendants will be available to help you choose food and take it to a table.
If you need a space away from the cacophony, look for signs for quiet tables.
Our morning general session features a keynote from Sabrina Hersi Issa, a human rights technologist and angel investor committed to leveraging innovation as a tool to build power and unlock opportunity and dignity for all. Get to know Sabrina.
We'll also announce the recipient of the Catalyst Award.
Recharge your batteries, both figuratively and literally! Use this break to plug in your devices and give yourself a moment of quiet reflection.
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Attendees of Color only. This is not an educational session. There's no presentation or learning outcomes. Instead, a facilitator will support people who attend by guiding activities or conversations based around the theme of workplace strategies, as well as other topics people request.
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Recharge your batteries, both figuratively and literally! Use this break to plug in your devices and give yourself a moment of quiet reflection.
Ready for some cuteness? Join the Houston SPCA for a virtual visit with their fuzzy friends as they go about their day. You're welcome to turn on your camera and let your pets join the NTC.
Meet with other people in NTEN's DMV (DC Metro Area) tech club for casual conversation about the needs, experiences, and priorities of the area's nonprofit tech community as we refresh this tech club. If you haven't yet joined this tech club, come to this meetup to learn about being part of the community (you don't need to be an NTEN member).
The group co-organizers will be there to welcome you and answer your questions.
Connect with people at the NTC based on your shared interests or identities. These casual group conversations are flexible by design. Discuss your ideas, meet new people, and get questions answered.
Check out the birds of a feather topics that are already scheduled. While you don’t need to RSVP, space is limited, so arrive promptly.
How to participate in a birds of a feather:
If there's a shared interest or identity you want to discuss that’s not on the list, we encourage you to add a topic you want to host. Any NTC attendee can host a birds of a feather topic.
All meals at the NTC include a range of options for gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, low-carb, low-salt, and low-sugar dietary needs. Menus avoid or label the inclusion of peanuts, tree nuts, shellfish, eggs, cow’s milk, soybeans, sesame, and wheat. Halal, kosher, and celiac meals are available on request. Check out the menu.
Meals are served buffet style. If you need assistance during designated meal times, attendants will be available to help you choose food and take it to a table.
If you need a space away from the cacophony, look for signs for quiet tables.
A clear and robust Impact Framework is at the heart of any effective impact measurement and management (IMM) strategy. It outlines what you want to achieve, how you plan to achieve it, and the data you will collect to measure your progress against those goals. Impact Frameworks are critical tools for measuring, increasing, and showcasing your impact because they provide a structured and actionable process for operationalizing your mission, and enable you to easily assess whether what you do is achieving your desired outcome, quickly gain insight into how you can maximize or accelerate your impact, and it becomes the basis for telling an effective story of impact that moves funders and donors to act. In this Spotlight session, we'll demonstrate why an Impact Framework is essential for nonprofits and guide you through a step-by-step process for crafting an impact framework of your own. From aligning your desired change and objectives to your mission, vision and values to selecting the right Key Impact Indicators to help you measure progress against your goals, we'll equip you with the tools to design, implement, and run a simple and effective measurement system that works for your nonprofit. Join us to unlock the impact potential of your nonprofit and gain insights that will enhance your organization's ability to create positive and lasting change within the causes and communities you care about.
Meet with other people in NTEN's Drupal online group for casual conversation about best practices for using the Drupal content management system. If you haven't yet joined this online group, come to this meetup to learn about being part of the community (you don't need to be an NTEN member).
The group co-organizers will be there to welcome you and answer your questions.
Introducing the LGBTQIA2S+ online group, one of NTEN's newest virtual communities!
This meetup is for LGBTQIA2S+ community members to meet and get to know each other. The group's co-organizers will be there to welcome you and open the space for conversation. Bring your ideas, specific needs, voices, and experiences to inform the focus of the group's online discussions and virtual meetings.
To join, visit the LGBTQIA2S+ online group and click the Ask to join button in the upper right corner.
Does your governance need a software update? At OnBoard, we believe the board is the operating system of a nonprofit organization, and relying on outdated systems decreases efficiency, hinders effectiveness, and reduces the impact a nonprofit can make. Join OnBoard for a demonstration of how innovative technology is revolutionizing the ways nonprofit boards lead their organizations. We’ll showcase the features our nonprofit users can’t live without, such as the Microsoft 365 integration that streamlines collaboration, Skills Tracking & Diversity Reporting for achieving and maintaining DEI goals, Roles & Terms Management that enhance recruitment and succession planning, and licensed BoardSource resources to support the growth of individual directors and the evolution of the entire board.
Bring your water bottle and wear comfortable shoes to join Beth Kanter for a leisurely walk and wonderful networking opportunity. You'll also get some fresh air an a few steps. Meet at 12:00 pm outside the Portland Roasting Company in the convention center. We'll have you back well before 1:00 pm, energized and ready for your afternoon sessions.
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Use this break to center yourself and head into the rest of the day with a clearer mind.
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Meet with other people in NTEN's Data online group for casual conversation about using data to serve a mission, either directly or by improving nonprofits and the nonprofit sector. If you haven't yet joined this online group, come to this meetup to learn about being part of the community (you don't need to be an NTEN member).
A group co-organizer will be there to welcome you and answer your questions.
Meet with other people in NTEN's Cleveland, Ohio tech club for casual conversation about the needs, experiences, and priorities of the city's nonprofit tech community. If you haven't yet joined this tech club, come to this meetup to learn about being part of the community (you don't need to be an NTEN member).
The group co-organizers will be there to welcome you and answer your questions.
Meet with other people in NTEN's Drupal online group for casual conversation about best practices for using the Drupal content management system. If you haven't yet joined this online group, come to this meetup to learn about being part of the community (you don't need to be an NTEN member).
The group co-organizers will be there to welcome you and answer your questions.
Meet with other people in NTEN's Tech Decision-Makers online group for casual conversation about best practices for information technology and management information systems. If you haven't yet joined this online group, come to this meetup to learn about being part of the community (you don't need to be an NTEN member).
The group co-organizers will be there to welcome you and answer your questions.
Meet with other people in NTEN's WordPress online group for casual conversation about best practices for using the WordPress content management system. If you haven't yet joined this online group, come to this meetup to learn about being part of the community (you don't need to be an NTEN member).
The group co-organizers will be there to welcome you and answer your questions.
Show up for a chance to be a champion in the Pickleball Tournament! Tournament space is limited and will fill up fast. Depending on how things play out, the tournament may continue after the reception ends.
You're also welcome to play pickleball and other games anytime the Arcade is open.
Join us for light appetizers and non-alcoholic beverages in the Arcade. Visit exhibit booths, help out in the Volunteer Village, unwind in the lounges, or have fun in the game area. Check out the menu.
FILLED Tap into your creative side at our paint party with local artist Daren Todd. Everyone is welcome, no matter your artistic experience. If you'd like to enjoy a non-alcoholic beverage while painting, pick it up from the reception and bring it to the paint area. Pre-registration for the paint party was required.
Daren Todd is a Portland-based artist and founder of Art Larger Than Me, a thriving creative firm focused on community engagement, teaching, and the creation of captivating public artworks, installations, and private commissions. Daren's unique artistic style blends abstract expressionism and graphic representation, resulting in cohesive and vibrant pieces, often on a larger scale. His work captures the essence of the communities and identities he resides in, consistently showcasing his inner monologue of experience and emotion.
Finish our second day on a high note with live music by singer, pianist, and composer Jesse Maclaine.
Enjoy good food and conversation with small groups of other attendees at one of Portland’s popular restaurants. Dinners are no-host, which means you’re responsible for the cost of your meal and drinks. Space is limited. RSVPs will be required when a reservation has been made. RSVP for a dinner.
A chance to connect with others who are in recovery. Coffee and pastries are provided.
Check your bags for free, but tips are appreciated.
Pick up your badge and let us answer any questions you might have about the day ahead.
All meals at the NTC include a range of options for gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, low-carb, low-salt, and low-sugar dietary needs. Menus avoid or label the inclusion of peanuts, tree nuts, shellfish, eggs, cow’s milk, soybeans, sesame, and wheat. Halal, kosher, and celiac meals are available on request. Check out the menu.
Meals are served buffet style. If you need assistance during designated meal times, attendants will be available to help you choose food and take it to a table.
If you need a space away from the cacophony, look for signs for quiet tables.
Our morning general session features a keynote from Amber Case, who studies the interactions between humans and technology, and how technology affects culture. Get to know Amber.
We'll also announce the recipient of the Champion Award.
Take some time to move your body or rest your mind in whatever way you can that feels good to you.
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Take some time to move your body or rest your mind in whatever way you can that feels good to you.
Ready for some cuteness? Join the Houston SPCA for a virtual visit with their fuzzy friends as they go about their day. You're welcome to turn on your camera and let your pets join the NTC.
Meet with other attendees interested in restarting NTEN's Baltimore tech club. Please come to this meetup to say hello and join the online group to stay in touch. An NTEN membership is not required.
Introducing the LGBTQIA2S+ online group, one of NTEN's newest virtual communities!
This meetup is for LGBTQIA2S+ community members to meet and get to know each other. The group's co-organizers will be there to welcome you and open the space for conversation. Bring your ideas, specific needs, voices, and experiences to inform the focus of the group's online discussions and virtual meetings.
To join, visit the LGBTQIA2S+ online group and click the Ask to join button in the upper right corner.
Meet members of NTEN's Oakland Tech Club for a casual conversation about the needs, experiences, and priorities of the area's nonprofit tech community as we refresh this club. Come to this meetup to learn more about us. An NTEN membership is not required.
The group co-organizers will be there to welcome you and answer questions.
Connect with people at the NTC based on your shared interests or identities. These casual group conversations are flexible by design. Discuss your ideas, meet new people, and get questions answered.
Check out the birds of a feather topics that are already scheduled. While you don’t need to RSVP, space is limited, so arrive promptly.
How to participate in a birds of a feather:
If there's a shared interest or identity you want to discuss that’s not on the list, we encourage you to add a topic you want to host. Any NTC attendee can host a birds of a feather topic.
All meals at the NTC include a range of options for gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, low-carb, low-salt, and low-sugar dietary needs. Menus avoid or label the inclusion of peanuts, tree nuts, shellfish, eggs, cow’s milk, soybeans, sesame, and wheat. Halal, kosher, and celiac meals are available on request. Check out the menu.
Meals are served buffet style. If you need assistance during designated meal times, attendants will be available to help you choose food and take it to a table.
If you need a space away from the cacophony, look for signs for quiet tables.
Ground yourself with a well-deserved yoga break. Yoga mats are not needed, and arrive in whatever outfit you're already wearing to the NTC. Whether you're a beginner or advanced practitioner, your experienced yoga teachers will help you feel welcome and comfortable. Leave calm, centered, and ready to mindfully enjoy lunch with new and old friends.
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Use this break to connect with fellow attendees or take a moment for self-reflection.
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Join us for one final session to share our gratitude, talk about opportunities to continue learning and engaging in the NTEN community, and review plans for the future.