Will you be at next week’s Nonprofit Technology Conference?  If so, here are my picks for sessions to attend:

• NTC Ignite – Tue, 4/3, 7 PM – View 12 quick presentations in one hour.  Especially if you haven’t experienced this before, don’t miss it.
• The Science of Giving: 7 Secrets to Connecting with Donors’ Minds and Hearts – Wed, 4/4, 10:30 AM.  Find out why your instincts about why donors give may be wrong.
• Digital Team Structure – The Underlying Foundation for Innovation – Wed, 4/4, 1:30 PM.  Learn how your organizational structure affects the success of your online strategy.  Also join me for a small group dinner Tuesday evening to discuss this topic.
• Doing It On Your Own: When to Call in the Consultants, When to Leave Them Out – Wed, 4/4 at 3:30 PM.  The latest scoop on the perennial question – when to do it yourself, and when to get help.
• 2012 eNonprofit Benchmarks: Am I Normal? – Thu, 4/5, 10:30 AM.  How is your organization doing against your competitors?  Update of an annual benchmarking report.
• NTEN Community Chat: Blackbaud’s Proposed Acquisition of Convio – Thu, 4/5, 1:30 PM.  How will this merger affect you?  Also read my previous post.
• Maturing Your Organization’s Social Culture … By Creating a Policy?- Thu, 4/5, 3:30 PM.  Why you need a social media policy – and how to create one for your nonprofit.

To get the most out of this year’s NTC, see also my post, Getting the Most from Nonprofit Events. And if you can’t join us in person, attend the Online NTC.  Hope to see you soon.