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Our Donor Management Systems survey needs more responses – and we’ve extended the deadline to March 6, 2026 for one final push! If you are familiar with your organization’s fundraising practices – this 15–minute survey is for you. Contribute to shape sector-wide understanding of the DMS ecosystem. Take it and stand to win a last-minute NTC registration, or a $100 giftcard. Thanks to Karen Graham for leading this research. FILL BY MARCH 6: https://lnkd.in/eRpBYGQn

🚨 Three learning opportunities close THIS WEEK. If you’ve been considering applying, now’s the time. 🌐 Global Tech Enablers A 6-month global cohort to build your technology skills and strengthen preparedness through a project tailored to your organization 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ey-cuzAi 📈 Reaching & Retaining Donors A 6-month cohort for marketing and fundraising staff focused on tech readiness. Open to nonprofits in AL, AR, AZ, KY, LA, MS, NV, NM, SC, TN, TX, and WV — as well as organizations based in or serving Central Appalachia, the Black Belt, and Native Tribal Lands. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ehNSXY2e 🛡️ Nonprofit Cybersecurity Readiness A 3-month cohort designed to help you understand cybersecurity risks and develop a practical plan to protect your organization. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ewENfGtj ⏳ Applications close on FEBRUARY 28. Apply now!

This year’s NTC is full of intentional spaces to collaborate, organize, and simply have a great time with fellow attendees. From virtual connection spaces to trivia nights at Detroit bars, there are many ways to find your people at #26NTC! 🐦 Birds of a feather: Hosted by attendees, these shared informal chats – both in-person & virtual – can be on anything from fundraising to motorcycles! 👷🏼 Collective Action Room: Facilitated by Nonprofit Quarterly, this is a space to connect around shared issues, coordinate collective action, and get support with sticky nonprofit challenges. 🎵 Attendee-led events: Attendees make NTC special – even after conference hours! Explore Detroit with fellow NTCers through museum walks, the Symphony Orchestra, or an early morning jog. 💬 Virtual huddles: A space for virtual attendees to connect and reflect on their experiences at the start of each day. Learn more and register: https://lnkd.in/eSCcAK4S

We’re excited to announce the keynote speakers for the 2026 Nonprofit Technology Conference — leaders whose work reflects what this moment calls for: community-led technology, ethical practice, and collective action. #26NTC 🎤 Anil Dash Technologist, writer, and advocate for ethical and inclusive tech. A Webby Lifetime Achievement honoree, former CEO and founder of Glitch, whose venerable personal blog has been cited over the last 25 years by everyone from sitting U.S. Senators to hundreds of academic papers to TMZ. 🎤 Sylvester Johnson & Kelle DeBoth Foust Sylvester Johnson is Co-founder and CEO of the Corporation for Public Interest Technology, advancing human-centered and ethical approaches to technology. Kelle Foust, PhD, OTR/L is a researcher and occupational therapist whose work centers accessibility, disability justice, and community-engaged technology in healthcare and education. Together, they bring grounded perspectives on what public interest technology looks like in practice. 🎤 Sasha Costanza-Chock Author of Design Justice and a leading voice in community-led design and social movements. Sasha’s work focuses on building shared power, supporting collective care, and imagining more democratic and just technological futures. These principles carry through the conference beyond the keynotes, especially in partner-led spaces designed for collaboration, like The Collective Action Room, hosted by Nonprofit Quarterly – a space to gather around shared issues, organize ideas, and begin shaping collective projects, campaigns, or long-term collaborations — whether you arrive with a group or find collaborators onsite. If you haven’t registered yet, we’d love to have you join us at 26NTC and be part of these conversations! Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eF9F-CKf

We know this is a tough moment for many nonprofits. Budgets are tight, funding is uncertain, and teams are carrying a lot. That’s why we’re extending regular pricing for the 2026 Nonprofit Technology Conference. We want to make sure more of our nonprofit peers still have access to space for learning, connection, and collective problem-solving—without cost being the thing that stops you. NTC is about coming together honestly, sharing what’s working (and what isn’t), and building collective strength. If you’ve been hoping to join us in Detroit or virtually, there’s still time. We hope to see you at #26NTC 💛 👉 nten.org/ntc

Our spring cohorts for Nonprofit Tech Readiness are open for applications! 🧑🏽💻 The Nonprofit Tech Readiness program has served nearly 1,000 nonprofit staff over the years in helping them improve how they use technology in their work. 🇺🇸 The Reaching and Retaining Donors cohort is open to U.S. nonprofit staff from the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, New Mexico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and West Virginia – as well as to nonprofits based in or serving communities in Central Appalachia, the Black Belt, and Native Tribal Lands. 🌎 The Global Tech Enablers cohort is open to nonprofit staff worldwide! 🚨 DEADLINE EXTENDED: February 28, 2026. Learn more and apply: https://lnkd.in/eDwC3veY

NTEN is among the 40+ signatories to this letter, along with Fight for the Future, Access Now, and the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project, calling on our Members of Congress to vote NO on funding for ICE's multi-billion-dollar surveillance technology. A major part of the $170 billion in funding that ICE has received from the Trump administration is being leveraged to supercharge ICE violence and intimidation using surveillance tech – including building databases of sensitive personal data of all US residents, using facial recognition techology, license plate readers, and Ring cameras for surveillance, and purchasing technology to surveil all the phones in a given neighborhood without a warrant, including past and present location data. Lawmakers need to block funding for the Department of Homeland Security and with it, funding of surveillance tech and other tools ICE is deploying against people in the US to deprive them of their privacy and liberty. https://lnkd.in/eBQy2rPS

We've been hard at work brewing up the most exciting agenda for you at #26NTC! Apart from the 100+ sessions led by brilliant speakers sharing both technical expertise and lived experience, you'll find community events and spaces designed for sharing and thoughtful connection. At NTC, you can build projects or dream up new ideas, organize with others working on similar issues, or even just find a fun group to share some Detroit-style pizza with! 🍕 If you haven't registered yet – now is the time. Regular pricing ends on February 9! 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eZ5cwaQr

💻 The Pizzigati Prize awards $10,000 to open source projects making real-world nonprofit impact. 🎊 The winning project will be celebrated at 26NTC! 📝 Note: Applications are detailed and require 2–5 community supporters to submit statements. ⏰ DEADLINE EXTENDED: Apply by Feb 9! 🔗 https://lnkd.in/g2i8ASy4

Donor management software is one of the largest investments that nonprofits make. How does your organization make decisions about it? In this study, led by Karen Graham, we want to understand how nonprofits use and manage them to inform our ninth Donor Management Systems Study. It takes only 15-20 minutes of your time, and you are entered in the draw for an NTC registration or a $150 gift card once you complete it! DEADLINE EXTENDED: MARCH 6, 2026 https://lnkd.in/gZDsd2Fn