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I wanted to quickly let you know about a regional a conference that my 
nonprofit, the Philanthropy News Network, is sponsoring in Orlando, FL on 
Sept. 2-3 called "Nonprofits and Technology."

This conference is designed for nonprofits to learn more about how to use 
the Internet, the World Wide Web and computer technology to improve the 
work they do in their communities.

You can find a complete conference brochure located on the Web at 
<http://conference.pj.org/>.

Following is a summary of the conference sessions.

Thanks.


Philanthropy News Network presents

Nonprofits and Technology Conference
Orlando, FL
Hyatt Regency
October 2-3

Questions?
Conference Web site: http://conference.pj.org/
Voice: (919) 832-2325 Fax: (919) 833-4238
E-mail: mailto:pnnevents@mindspring.com
Philanthropy News Network
5 W. Hargett St. Suite 805, Raleigh, NC 27601

Admission for the two-day conference:
$295 early bird (Sept. 25 deadline)
$350 after Sept. 25

Save up to $75 off the full price by visiting our Web site 
<http://conference.pj.org> and faxing or mailing in the online 
registration form by Sept. 25, 1998.

Keynote: Reinventing nonprofits: A report from the National Strategy for 
Nonprofit Technology.
Speaker: Rob Stewart, Director, Rockefeller Technology Project, 
Rockefeller Family Fund.

New interactive technologies make headlines, but nonprofits are slow to 
respond to opportunities the Internet presents. Many nonprofits could 
suffer because of a failure to understand, appreciate and use appropriate 
technology. Rob Stuart explains the National Strategy for Nonprofit 
Technology and how it will help nonprofits reinvent themselves to be more 
potent forces in society.

Plenary sessions include:

***Getting your nonprofit on the Web: Strategies and challenges for 
building a successful Web presence
***Funding Technology Initiatives: The view from the foundation world. 
The view from the nonprofit world.
***Raising money and friends online? Techniques and strategies for 
raising money online, building online community and developing useful, 
interactive nonprofit web sites.
***Technology transforming nonprofits: Case studies in strengthening 
organizations through electronic communications 


Other sessions include:
**Technology Planning for Nonprofits
**Building Online Community: Find out how you can use the Internet to 
develop an online community.
**Nonprofit Webmasters: What role does the Webmaster play in your 
nonprofit?
**Developing Online Memberships: Turn Web surfers into supporters.
**Internet for Dummies: Bring your questions about the Web and computers.
**Database management: How the power and complexity of databases can be 
put to use for your organization.
**Legal Issues & the Internet: Here are the online legal issues every 
nonprofit should know.
**Finding Money & People Online: How to develop an online research 
strategy.
**Virtual volunteering: The Internet opens a new door to recruiting 
volunteers.
**Publishing news and information on the Web: Find out what your 
organization needs to know to get its information online.
**Internet Technology & Foundations: Find out how the Internet can 
transform the role of foundations in the nonprofit world.

Visit our conference site at http://conference.pj.org/