Social change & nonprofit calendar: June

A scene at the Craigslist Foundation Boot Camp.

Events guide for nonprofits & social change organizations

It’s a busy month! Here’s a roundup of conferences and events scheduled in the nonprofit and social change sectors for the month of June. I’ll be in San Francisco tomorrow for the Craigslist Foundation Boot Camp. Then I’m heading to New Orleans this weekend for the National Conference on Volunteering and Service and giving a Social Media for Social Good bootcamp there on Sunday.

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

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

Cause Marketing Forum	June 1-3	Chicago
Highlights of the ninth annual forum include presentations full of news you can use from the cause marketing masters, dozens of topic roundtables and small breakouts that promote learning and networking, and Cause Marketing Halo Award presentations that go beyond the kudos to share key learnings.
Connecting Up	June 1-3	Melbourne
Connecting Up 2011 is the nonprofit interactive event for learning and thinking strategically about how innovation and technology can improve our operations and outcomes.
Fundraising Day	June 2	Toronto
The Association of Fundraising Professionals represents 30,000 members in over 200 chapters in Canada, the United States, Mexico and China working to advance philanthropy through advocacy, research, education and certification programs.
Craigslist Foundation Boot Camp	June 2	San Francisco
Craigslist Foundation Boot Camp helps people learn how to make a positive impact in their communities and neighborhoods. The expanded focus aims at community builders and people engaged with their neighborhoods and social good across all sectors.
Personal Democracy Forum	June 6-7	New York City
The annual gathering of people interested in how technology is changing politics, governance and society.
MyCharityConnects	June 6-7	Toronto
Join nonprofits from across Canada and social media experts for the premier social media and online fundraising learning opportunity of the year.
National Conference on Volunteering and Service	June 6-8	New Orleans
I’ll be speaking at this annual event, which provides attendees with an opportunity to learn, connect and be inspired through plenary sessions, workshops, special events, service projects, exhibits, specialized corporate tracks and more.
Net Change Week	June 6-10	Toronto
Net Change Week 2011 is a week dedicated to exploring the intersection between social technology and social change.
Social Change Institute	June 8-12	Cortes Island, BC
SCI gathers seasoned and emerging leaders with thinkers and trainers from the change-making world. Designed to strengthen capacity, collaboration and success of the sector, SCI offers invaluable workshops, creative practices, dialogue circles and community building that will enhance your organizational effectiveness.
North by Northeast	June 13-19	Toronto
In its 17th year, North by Northeast Music Festival and Conference (NXNE) has become the Canadian festival destination for new and emerging talent: unsigned bands, indie favorites and major-label headlining artists. Seen as the most anticipated summer music event in Canada, NXNE Music, NXNE Film and NXNE Interactive are essential gatherings for artists, industry reps and fans.
New Media Consortium	June 15-18	Madison, Wisc.
The NMC’s Summer Conference is an opportunity to learn about how higher-education institutions are using new media to improve teaching, learning and research. The conference offers presentations, workshops and networking opportunities and attracts an audience of hundreds of highly skilled professionals interested in the integration of emerging technologies into teaching, learning and creative inquiry.
bigBANG!	June 16	Dallas
Last June bigBANG! convened a community of investors, philanthropists, social entrepreneurs, nonprofit leaders and others who want to helped catalyze positive impact. This year the organizers will continue to advance the agenda of social innovation in North Texas.
Netroots Nation	June 16-19	Minneapolis, Minn.
Netroots Nation amplifies progressive voices by providing an online and in-person campus for exchanging ideas and learning how to be more effective in using technology to influence the public debate.
Games for Change Festival	June 20-22	New York City
The festival brings together leaders from government, philanthropy, civil society, academia and the game industry to explore the increasing real-world impact of digital games as an avenue for social change. The festival is also a showcase for some of the most innovative new games in development.
Allied Media Conference	June 23-26	Detroit
The conference seeks to cultivate strategies for a more just and creative world. Attendees come together to share tools and tactics for transforming our communities through media-based organizing.
International Development Design Summit	June 27	Ghana, Africa
IDDS 2011 brings together people from a variety of backgrounds to learn about design and practice it alongside users in villages in Ghana. The summit will focus on designing and developing products and the ventures to disseminate them via village-based market research, iterative design, field testing, user feedback and co-creation.
Aspen Ideas Festival	June 27 -July 3	Aspen, Colo.
The Aspen Institute has been the nation’s premier gathering place for world leaders to engage in deep and inquisitive discussion of the ideas and issues that both shape our lives and challenge our times. The institute now seeks to engage a broader audience in a discussion of the significant issues that touch all parts of our society.
Tällberg Forum	June 29-Jul 3	Sigtuna, Sweden
With the theme “How on earth can we live together – How can we agree to agree?,” 500 leaders from all over the world and from different sectors of society will gather for a conversation about the whole – and in the interests of the whole.

Image at top by jengee on FlickrJD Lasica, founder and former editor of Socialbrite, is co-founder of Cruiseable. Contact JD or follow him on Twitter or Google Plus.