Non Profit Technology Summit

Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Oregon Convention Center, Room E145 

        

TACS, NPower Oregon and InnoTech bring you the #1 Oregon technology conference of the year.

Get all your technology problems solved under one roof! Come to the Nonprofit Technology Summit on April 16, 2008 at the Oregon Convention Center. Sponsored by TACS - NPower Oregon and InnoTech, the summit will feature seminars specifically focused on technology issues of nonprofits.  (The Non Profit Technology Summit is open to all InnoTech attendees and does not require separate registration and payment).

The summit is part of the fifth annual InnoTech – Business and Technology Innovation Conference. InnoTech is the premier Oregon technology conference with a variety of seminars and the largest technology exposition in Oregon.

2008 Non Profit Technology Summit Agenda

Shawn Michael9:00am-10:00am
Cool (and Beneficial) Nonprofit Technology Tools
Shawn Michael, Senior Associate for Technology, TACS NPower Oregon
There are a multitude of new technologies being developed and tech-related buzz words bounding through the nonprofit sector. It can be difficult to sift through what tools truly offer benefits and at what stage in a nonprofit’s development are they appropriate.  Join Shawn Michael, NPower Oregon Director and Sr. Associate of Technology to get a glimpse of the possibilities, through a lens of feasibility.

Abe Conway10:30am-11:30am
Network Admin Highlight – Keeping your Network Stable and Secure
Abe Conway, Network Administrator, TACS NPower Oregon
You are running in circles trying to figure out if the reason you don’t see your report (that is due in an hour) is because your monitor is broken, your connection to the server was lost or your internet connection is down.  Join Abe Conway, TACS’ network guru to talk about how you prevent crisis and keep your organization’s network running smoothly.

 
Shawn Michael1:00pm-2:00pm
Software Highlight - Donor Management and Beyond
Shawn Michael, Senior Associate for Technology, TACS NPower Oregon
How can you move beyond shuffling contact names, addresses – mailing, street and email, phone numbers?  New features of many systems allow for moving towards “Relationship Management” – including integrating eMarketing, Surveys, and much more.  Join us to explore the possibilities.

2:30pm-3:30pm
Social Networking – What is it? What is the Return on the Investment?
Janet Johnson, Partner, O'Johnson Partners
You've heard social networking is all the rage. But no one's ever really defined what it is, or why (or even if) you should care. In this session, we'll explore the what, why, when, and hows of social networking, and what your organization might expect in return.

3:30pm-4:30pm
eCommunications – Best Practices for your Web Site and Email Marketing
Ash Shepherd, TACS | Technology Associate, NPower Oregon
Whether you are just starting to think about building a web site or launching an email marketing campaign, the biggest risk is that you are not answering the questions you don’t know to ask.  Ash Shepherd will walk you through the critical best practices for designing and rolling out eCommunication initiatives.