2008 Bridge ConferenceThose of you in Fundraising know it's all about communicating your mission and building relationships.

Those of you in Communications share the goal of growing your constituencies while increasing support for your cause.

Wouldn't you love to get together and share tips, strategies, resources, and contacts?

You got it! Brought to you by AFP and DMAW, the 2008 Bridge Conference will have over 75 sessions, more than a thousand of your colleagues, inspiring keynote speakers, plenty of networking opportunities, and the "very best of insider tips and trade secrets."

But wait, there's more! If you're an NTEN member, you have the golden ticket. NTEN Members can register for the conference at the low member rates -- and if you register before June 1st, you get to go for the best rate available!

Get in touch with me to get your golden-ticket registration details.

What's that? You're not a member of NTEN yet? Take advantage of this and other benefits of membership by joining NTEN today!

As you prepare your Thanksgiving plans, don't forget about us: We have a few more things to offer you before the Holiday Season really kicks into gear.

First up, three days of webinars:

• On Tuesday, Nov. 27, JMT Consulting Group will present a free Product Spotlight Webinar, "Accepting Online Donations: Getting it Right". It’s no secret that online giving is growing exponentially and making donating simple for the donors, but is your organization truly benefiting from this simplicity yet? For the answer, register today.
  
• Wednesday brings "Selecting and Implementing the Right Combination of Person-to-Person Fundraising Tools". This webinar will guide development, communications, and technology staff through the process of selecting and implementing the best combination of services for your organization's needs.
  
• Then, on Thursday, Nov. 29, David Hollender of Mind-Sky, Internet Communications will discuss "The 7 Characteristics of a Great Internet Strategy". David will provide a powerful framework for conceptualizing, planning and operating great online campaigns. Read about the 7 Characteristics and sign up to learn more.

I've been working in this field for a long time now and if there's one thing I've come to learn, it's that you can't keep a good girl geek down! That's why I'm so happy to see that the one and only Kaliya Hamlin is involved in organizing a great event this fall out in California: She's Geeky.

She's Geeky will bring together women in tech from across all disciplines for two days. I hope that we'll be able to celebrate both our strength in the sector, and our love of shoes, but that's just me. I do love shoes. (One of my favorite blog posts: Beth Kanter on the Blogher Shoes.)

Here are the official deets:

• She's Geeky
• A Women's Tech (un)conference
• October 22-23 in Mountain View, CA.

This event is designed to bring together women from a range of technology-focused disciplines who self-identify as geeky. Our goal is to support skill exchange and learning between women working in diverse fields and to create a space for networking and to talk about issues faced by women in technology.