Social change & nonprofit calendar: March

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South by Southwest begins March 11 (photo of crowdsourcing panel at SXSW 2010 by JD Lasica)

Events guide for nonprofits & social change organizations

Here’s a roundup of conferences and events scheduled in the nonprofit and social change sectors for the coming month. It’s a busy month: my colleagues Sloane and John will be attending South by Southwest, and I’ll be attending the Nonprofit Technology Conference in Washinton, D.C., March 17-19.

For the full year, see our Calendar of 2011 social change conferences. If you’re interested in social media, tech and marketing conferences, see the calendar on our sister site, Socialmedia.biz.

If you know of other events, please share by adding the info in the comments below.

Conference	Date	Place

March
TED	Feb 28-Mar 4	Long Beach, Calif.
TED2011 will assemble a cast of characters capable of stirring the imagination. Explorers, storytellers, photographers, scientific pioneers, visionaries and provocateurs from all parts of the globe will participate in this seminal event.
Social Enterprise Conference	March 5-6	Boston
The 2011 Social Enterprise Conference will provide a platform for you to explore how others are living change and for you to be inspired to live change through your own life in your own way.
ReVisioning Value	March 7-8	Portland, Ore.
ReVV 2011 will be a must-attend event for innovators from nonprofits, for-profits, finance institutions, investors, educational institutions and people interested in making their money matter. The event will provide a deeper engagement for attendees ready and willing to integrate new best practices into their business.
South by Southwest	March 11-20	Austin, Texas
South by Southwest offers an amazing gathering of thought leaders in independent music, independent films and emerging technologies. Fostering creative and professional growth alike, SXSW is the premier destination for discovery. The Integrated Media Association Conference will take place March 10 within SXSW.
Innovative Giving	March 16	Washington, DC
Innogive – Mobile Giving Applied lets you connect with peers who share the same questions and some that have answers regarding online giving technologies. Make new friends, meet old and meet yet others from intriguing mobile and innovative giving technology companies – all coming together to understand how to forward their cause in a changing and increasingly mobile world.
Web and New Media Conference	March 17–18	Washington, DC
This conference is for government new media managers and webmasters, many of whom are wearing both hats in 2011. It’s proved to be an excellent networking and educational forum.
NTC: Nonprofit Technology Conference	March 17-19	Washington, DC
This three-day gathering from NTEN brings together nonprofit professionals from around the world to collaborate, innovate and maximize effectiveness. It’s perhaps the key nonprofit conference of the year.
Left Forum	March 18-20	New York
A one-of-a-kind gathering, Left Forum convenes the largest annual conference of a broad spectrum of left and progressive intellectuals, activists, academics, organizations and the public. Conference participants come together to engage a wide range of critical perspectives on the world, to discuss differences, commonalities and alternatives to current predicaments, and to share ideas for understanding and transforming the world.
AFP International Conference on Fundraising	March 20-22	Chicago
More than 4,000 professionals will come together in Chicago for a three-day immersion to share stories and strategies that work. It’s a place to gain insight from industry and world leaders, a chance to learn breakthrough fundraising tactics and an opportunity to share best practices by meeting colleagues from across town and around the globe.
eCampaigning Forum	March 22-23	Oxford, UK
The event for e-campaigning practitioners to share their expertise.
Twestival Local	March 24	Global
Twestival uses social media for social good. It’s the largest global grassroots social media fundraising initiative to date, raising $1.2 million within 14 months for 137 nonprofits. All local events are organized by volunteers and 100% of all ticket sales and donations go directly to projects.
Skoll World Forum	Mar 30-Apr 1	Oxford, UK
The theme for the 2011 Forum is “Large Scale Change – ecosystems, networks and collaborative action.” Delegates will explore the increasingly global, complex and interrelated nature of pressing social problems, while also surfacing conditions and challenges that help or inhibit large scale change. Sessions will focus on the ideas, knowledge, networks and actions needed to span geographic areas, issues and institutional boundaries to achieve large-scale change.
Sustainatopia	Mar31-Apr6	Miami
With 60 individual events in film, art, music, eco-fashion, food, design & parties, Sustainatopia is one of the biggest sustainability and impact investing events in the world. (I’ll be speaking there.)