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[Editor's Note: We realize that a large number of conferences now have nonprofit tracks or elements.  We tried to focus on gatherings targeted specifically to nonprofits, but please let us know if we missed an event you feel has value to this community.  (Just drop the info into the comments section and we'll keep updating the list.)  Thanks!]

Descriptions were taken directly from conference websites.

SEPTEMBER

13th-15th   Conference for Community Foundations; Charlotte, NC
Join us at the premiere professional development and networking event for those who work at and support community foundations. With emphasis on cutting-edge grantmaking, the latest in technology, and best practices, this conference will enable you to change and thrive.

21st-23rd   Clinton Global Initiative; New York, NY
The CGI Annual Meeting is a premier gathering for heads of state, business leaders, and nonprofit directors from around the world. The 2010 Annual Meeting will take place September 21-23 in New York City.
During the CGI Annual Meeting, members make new connections and share insights and ideas. In interactive discussions, they learn about creative approaches taken by different organizations around the world. Participants analyze pressing global challenges, discuss the most effective solutions, and build lasting partnerships that enable them to create positive social change.
To inquire about membership, please email membershipinfo@clintonglobalinitiative.org.

23rd-24th  Texas Nonprofit Summit; Austin, TX
On A Mission: Igniting a Nonprofit Revolution
OneStar Foundation’s Governor’s Nonprofit Leadership Conference and Greenlights’ Crossroads Conference partner to present the Texas Nonprofit Summit.
A revolution is defined as a fundamental change in the way of thinking about or visualizing something; a change of paradigm; an activity or movement designed to effect fundamental changes. This is our opportunity to think differently about how we work, how we serve, and how we connect.

27th-28th  Innovative Giving Conference – “Mobile Giving Demystified”; Malibu, CA
The 2010 Innogive Conference, September 27-28th, 2010, co-hosted by the Innovative Giving Foundation and Pepperdine University’s Palmer Center in beautiful Malibu, CA campus has announced its initial line up of speakers. You’ll learn about the latest in mobile giving tools and strategies that can enhance reach and relevance of your non-profit – large or small… From SMS appeals to custom apps, we’ll demystify, simplify and educate attendees about best practices in mobile and other innovative giving communication solutions.

27th-29th  Montana Nonprofit Assoc. Conference; Helena, MT
National, state, and local economies, donor and foundation giving, increasing regulations, politics, and technological advances are all factors that will fundamentally change the face of nonprofits forever.  We are witnessing challenges to our basic exempt structure and evidence of vanishing boundaries between the nonprofit, business, and governmental sectors.  This transformation is inevitable, but ripe for opportunity, new funding strategies, innovation, and dynamic partnerships.  Join us to explore the forces working to change our sector, and learn where we can shape our future and where we must adapt to survive and thrive in the decades ahead.

28th-29th  Idaho Statewide Nonprofit Conference; Boise, ID
Nonprofits transform our communities.
They transform our surroundings by improving our quality of life and making Idaho a better place to live.   And they transform our lives – both for those on the receiving end of services, as well as for those who dedicate themselves in service to a positive vision for the future.
At the 2010 Nonprofit Conference, “The Transforming Power of Nonprofits”, we will focus on strengthening the organizational power of our nonprofits to make the biggest impact possible.
During the Conference, you’ll have the opportunity to choose workshops from four different tracks offering the information, skills, discussion and connections you need to be the transforming power for your community.

29th-30th  North Carolina Center for Nonprofits Conference & Public Policy Forum; Research Triangle Park, NC (Raleigh-Durham)
Two days packed with new ideas, timely information, and great networking! The conference includes in-depth Wednesday workshops, a Keynote Session by Governor Beverly Perdue, three rounds of concurrent sessions, Lunch with Grantmakers, Executive Director/CEO Forum, Curbside Consultants, The Nonprofit Marketplace, the U.S. Senate Candidates’ Forum, and more!

30th-1st     Colorado Nonprofit Association Fall Conference & Exhibition; Denver, CO
At the conference… Stop by the exhibit hall to meet nonprofit, business, and foundation exhibitors. Find new ways to save money on products you’re already buying, learn about new services just for nonprofits, and get to know the people you do business with…
Have a question? Need an expert? Sign up for a free 20-minute consulting session in the Consultants’ Corner…
Network! The conference includes lunch plenaries, plenty of breaks, and lots of opportunities to catch up with your colleagues.

OCTOBER

3rd-5th       Nonprofit Human Resources Conference; Washington, DC
The Nonprofit Human Resources Conference is the nation’s only human resources conference dedicated exclusively to meeting the professional development needs of nonprofit human resources leaders. The conference provides participants nonprofit specific education and outstanding networking opportunities designed to help mission-driven organizations more effectively carry out their visions and goals.

5th               Mobile Giving Foundation Forum; San Francisco, CA
Join us as non-profit, corporate social responsibility, and mobile industry professionals from around the world meet and network in San Francisco to discuss the hottest topics affecting mobile giving today.
This one-day event brings together various non-profit organizations, carriers, corporate foundations, technology providers, and other influencers in the rapidly emerging mobile-giving ecosystem for a program on the advancement of text-to-give campaign strategies and how they fit into broader fund development and mobile marketing initiatives.

5th-6th       Stanford Social Innovation Review/Association of Fundraising Professionals Annual Nonprofit Management Institute; Palo Alto, CA
Today nonprofit executives are leading their organizations during tumultuous structural change. The recession has permanently changed the approaches organizations need to take to raise funds; nonprofits have to work with government in new ways; traditional governance models are shifting; and social media has turned communication upside down. This year’s Nonprofit Management Institute will address these important strategic topics and emphasize the new leadership skills needed for managing and growing nonprofit organizations during times of dramatic change.

6th-8th       Alliance for Nonprofit Management Annual Conference; St. Louis, MO
With more than 30 sessions and workshops, the Alliance Annual Conference is designed by and for nonprofit capacity builders, nonprofit leaders, grantmakers and academics. Our goal is to provide you with the resources and tools that will enhance your skills and increase your nonprofit’s effectiveness and impact.

11th-13th    Nonprofit Marketing Conference; Chicago, IL
The 2010 AMA/AMAF Nonprofit Marketing Conference (NPMC) will gather nonprofits marketers from across the country to dive deep into the marketing strategies, tools and techniques needed to successfully reinvent their organizations.  Unique insights, proven cases and in-depth, solutions-oriented sessions will provide the framework for an unparalleled conference program.  Whether you’re local or national, an association or a charity, the 2010 Nonprofit Marketing Conference will help you gain the skills and ideas you need to ensure your organization not only survives, but thrives.

14th-15th   Nonprofit Conference on Sustainability Strategies; Phoenix, AZ
From Red to Black: Innovative Thinking for Generating Income and Resources.  A collaboration between the ASU Lodestar Center and the Greater Arizona Association of Fundraising Professionals.

17th-20th   SoCap International Conference; San Francisco, CA
The new Social Web has opened up a whole new world of ways for consumers and brands to interact.  This year’s annual conference will focus on consumer engagement through social media, the intersection of consumer affairs and marketing, and sustainability.

20th-22nd  Independent Sector Annual Conference; Atlanta, GA
Join more than 800 leaders from across the nonprofit community for the dynamic, innovative 2010 Independent Sector Annual Conference. This year’s dynamic program  conference will examine how people from organizations of all sizes and missions can collaborate to fulfill the conference theme, “Forging a Stronger Future Together.
At the heart the conference will be the committed, diverse, and knowledgeable group of attendees. Their experience and expertise will power nearly two dozen breakout sessions and four plenaries, as well as the invaluable exchanges taking place before, between, and after the sessions. Innovative formats drawing on the energy and ideas of attendees will encourage participant contributions.

20th-22nd  Blackbaud Conference for Nonprofits; Washington, DC
Join us to experience everything you have come to love about the Blackbaud Conference — three days of educational content dedicated to your specific needs and unprecedented opportunities to network and interact with your peers and industry experts — all in a new venue that will have more to offer than ever before!

27th-29th  Grantmakers for Education Annual Conference; New Orleans, LA
We’re pleased to hold our 14th annual national gathering in New Orleans, where five years after Hurricane Katrina, both the promise and the crisis of American education remain in sharp focus. Join the country’s largest convening of education funders, as we seek more powerful approaches to achieve systemic change. Even as we celebrate resilience and highlight models of success, we gather with a heightened sense of immediacy, a greater sense of opportunity and a renewed commitment to providing equity and excellence for all learners.

NOVEMBER

3rd-6th      American Association of Grant Professionals National Conference; St. Pete Beach, FL
AAGP’s annual conference has gained a well-earned reputation as the most comprehensive educational and professional growth event available for those committed to excellence in the practice of grantsmanship. Each year, conference participants enjoy high-quality workshops on a wide variety of topics presented by the most experienced and knowledgeable experts in their respective fields.
The conference draws grant proposal writers, grant managers, nonprofit administrators, and consultants of all skill levels, in all areas of practice, from arts to education to homeland security. AAGP anticipates that the 2010 conference will attract more than 700 attendees from across the country and internationally.

10th-11th   BoardSource Leadership Forum; San Francisco, CA
A wide variety of trends and events are fueling boardroom deliberations today. As a result, nonprofit leaders everywhere are taking new approaches to governance with great results.
The 2010 BoardSource Leadership Forum will focus on exploring these key developments. For two days, governance’s brightest thinkers and practitioners will gather to share their insights, ideas, and solutions to the challenges we face.

22nd           Connecticut Nonprofit Conference; New Haven, CT
Each fall, our signature event, the Annual Connecticut Nonprofit Conference, draws nonprofits from all over the state. The conference features seminars and workshops from professionals in nonprofit leadership, development and management.

DECEMBER

3rd Conference on Philanthropy and the Leadership Forum; Boston, MA
From Mission To Possible: Fundraising in a New Era is the theme we take for the 2010 Conference on Philanthropy being hosted by the Massachusetts chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP).  Reflecting that fundraising is not simply good luck in good times, this day-long professional development opportunity is a chance to participate in keeping your skills and our field strong.

Happy Holidays!

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