This list consists of annual events or other national conferences that we think you might be interested in attending despite the distance. If you're looking more for professional development opportunities, such as classes or conferences, look through our list of trainings throughout Virginia and Washington DC on our Classes page.
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Authentic Leadership in Action: Summer Institute
Shambhala Institute for Authentic Leadership
June 22-28, 2008
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
You will gain the practical skills and understanding needed to be more effective in the midst of high complexity, high pressure, and high stakes. Your guides will be internationally recognized and respected leaders working at the edge of emerging new fields.
Training Series: TechnoMarketing
American Marketing Association
June 16
Philadelphia, PA
Engaging your customers through the newest media vehicles such as social media, customer communities, blogs, RSS, and podcasts requires a solid foundation steeped in customer understanding, marketing planning and technological prowess. The challenges marketers face today are often compounded by the sheer volume of new media channels and the depth of expertise required to execute well in each channel. This two-day course in using the latest marketing tools and technology to reach today’s customers will take you from the defining basics to the implementation planning stage.
Keys for Nonprofit Excellence: Accountability. Sustainability. Impact.
Alliance for Nonprofit Management
July 9 - 11
Dearborn, Michigan
This year’s meeting is all about unlocking those doors to making connections….personally, professionally, emotionally, and successfully. Over 45 workshops will be offered through our session tracks: Executive Leadership for Nonprofit Managers, Senior Practitioners, Public Policy, Ethics and of course, those Hot Topics.
We Play Workshop
KaBoom! We Play
July 10
Houston, TX
Workshop entirely on play.
Kids Need Playgrounds! Learn how to make it happen at WE Play!
2008 AMA Nonprofit Marketing Conference: Telling Your Story: From Vision to Results
American Marketing Association
July 14 - 16
Washington, DC
Join nonprofit marketing colleagues from across the country for three days of interactive sessions that will equip you to be more successful conveying your story – and increasing the power of your nonprofit’s brand. After kicking off the conference with a keynote presentation and workshop on storytelling, we’ll offer case studies of organizations that are getting it right, dig into how to convey messages using specific marketing channels, and – ultimately – share how to measure the results of your work.
2008 Bridge Conference
July 23 - 25
Washington, DC
The Bridge Conference is the event of the year that can't be missed by fundraisers, direct marketers and association professionals! This year's conference will feature more than 70 cutting-edge educational sessions, the latest tips and techniques from top-notch experts, abundant networking opportunities, and vendors with the tools you need to boost your efficiency and revenue.
Raising Change: A Social Justice Fundraising Conference
GIFT and Grassroots Fundraising Journal
July 25 - 26
San Francisco, CA
Join us for the only national conference in the country that brings social justice organizations together specifically to talk about fundraising and how to resource our movements!
Marketing ROI Techniques
American Marketing Association
August 5 - 6
Chicago, IL
This two day course will take you through the basics as well as more advanced marketing ROI techniques. It is best suited to marketing managers, analysts, researchers, and executives in medium and large companies that have reasonable access to sales data and resources to dedicate to measurements. Through interactive presentation and exercises, participants will learn how to use measurements, analytics, and financial discipline to guide the development of more profitable strategies and tactical marketing campaigns.
Summer Marketing Educators' Conference
American Marketing Association
August 8 - 11
San Diego, CA
The theme of the 2008 Summer Educators’ Conference, "Unleashing the Power of Marketing to Transform Consumers, Organizations, Markets, and Society," is designed to encourage thinking, research, and managerial insights into the effects of the power of marketing knowledge on consumers, organizations, markets, and society.
Internal Branding: Strong Brands through Consistent Delivery
American Marketing Association
August 11 - 12
San Francisco, CA
How can you align your organization’s execution capability with your brand? By aligning your operations to deliver your brand promise, by using the brand to communicate your organization’s strategies and goals, you can create a more effective, efficient and unified organization. Learn how to make this happen in your organization by attending this hands-on, in-depth training program.
Annual Meeting & Exposition 2008
ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership
August 16 - 19
San Diego, CA
Come experience exceptional customer service with the leader in association management: Connecting great ideas and great people.
Integrated Marketing and Sales
American Marketing Association
August 18 - 19
Chicago, IL
In B2B sales cycles, the customer-sales interaction is your most important marketing tool, where value is created and differentiation occurs. At the end of this hands-on seminar, you will walk away with a repeatable process for increasing marketing’s impact on selling.
Marketing ROI Techniques
American Marketing Association
August 19 - 20
San Antonio, TX
This two day course will take you through the basics as well as more advanced marketing ROI techniques. It is best suited to marketing managers, analysts, researchers, and executives in medium and large companies that have reasonable access to sales data and resources to dedicate to measurements. Through interactive presentation and exercises, participants will learn how to use measurements, analytics, and financial discipline to guide the development of more profitable strategies and tactical marketing campaigns.
Internal Branding: Strong Brands through Consistent Delivery
American Marketing Association
August 21 - 22
Chicago, IL
How can you align your organization’s execution capability with your brand? By aligning your operations to deliver your brand promise, by using the brand to communicate your organization’s strategies and goals, you can create a more effective, efficient and unified organization. Learn how to make this happen in your organization by attending this hands-on, in-depth training program.
Forces for Good: Especially for Nonprofits 13th Annual Conference
Especially for Nonprofits
September 17
Richmond, VA
3rd Annual Nonprofit Management Institute
Stanford Social Innovation Review and AFP
September 23 - 24
Nonprofit CEOs, executive directors, board members, and others with significant leadership responsibilities will benefit from two full days of sessions conducted by some of the world's leading academic experts and practitioners in nonprofit management. A complete program will be announced in June.
2008 Nonprofit Human Resources Conference -- Advancing Mission through People
Nonprofit Human Resources
September 28-29
Washington DC
Pathways to Opportunity: Redesigning Education, Revitalizing Community, Restoring Hope
Grantmakers for Education
October 20 - 22
Baltimore, MD
What can grantmakers do to break the poverty cycle and help all of the nation's students find pathways to a prosperous future? How can we link our focused efforts in education to complementary change efforts in community revitalization, workforce training and youth development? Baltimore—where new leaders are bringing momentum to efforts to shrug off its industrial past and help its inner-city neighborhoods with unique partnerships between community builders and education reformers—is an ideal place to learn from your peers by reflecting on promising practices for improving educational outcomes and expanding economic opportunities.
2008 Leadership Forum - 20/20 enVISION: Imagine What's Possible
BoardSource
October 29 - 31
Washington, DC
20/20 enVISION Imagine what's possible examines the interdependence and far-reaching impact of these and other forces affecting leadership and governance. The Forum will offer keener insights into what's possible — not just what's required — as nonprofit boards face choices, opportunities, and challenges amid the ever-rising standards and stresses of contemporary governance.
2008 Public Policy Action Institute
Independent Sector
November 8 - 9
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The 5th annual institute will bring together nonprofit leaders and policy advocates to develop winning strategies to shape laws and regulations affecting the nonprofit community. Participants in the institute, to be held immediately before the conference, will explore how the 2008 elections have changed the federal and state political landscape for nonprofits and share strategies and tools for communicating effectively with the new administration and Congress, local lawmakers, and the media.
2008 Annual Conference: Our Hopes, Our Voice, Our Future
Independent Sector
November 9 - 11
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This year's conference will focus on the best ways for the nonprofit community to use our powerful voice to secure brighter futures for people across the country and around the world.
By examining how charities, foundations, and corporate giving programs can together enhance our work, the conference will highlight how we can better strengthen our communities and fulfill the hopes of millions of people for better lives.