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IN-PERSON: April 16 - Best of NTC & SXSW
Date: 4/16
Time: 11:30 AM-3:30 PM
Location: MLK Library, 901 G St NW, 401-D Rm *See Accessibility for details
MEETING AGENDA
Note: We will have optional in-person networking before and after the event.
11:30 AM-12:30 PM - IN-PERSON NETWORKING
12:30-2 PM - PRESENTATIONS
2:30-3:30 PM - HAPPY HOUR AT ASIA 9
PRESENTERS
Note: Elisabeth Bradley will be joining in-person. Other presenters will be joining online.
NTC
Christy McGillivray, Executive Director of Voters Not Politicians, will share ways to leverage technology to address threats to democracy.
Wayan Vota, Social Impact AI Expert, will talk about the NTC takeaways, and share his tips for how nonprofits can smartly leverage AI tools.
Katy Hinz, Creative Director at Teal Media, explores three key strategies for advancing & protecting creative teams by embracing AI as a collaborative "promotion" from designer to director.
Aram Fischer, Co-Founder & CEO of Change Agent AI, will talk about what differentiates their platform from Big Tech AI, and how they make it easy for nonprofits to use AI securely.
Valerie Vierengel, Director of Mid-Level Giving at National Audubon Society, will share highlights from her NTC presentation on engaging donors with gamification.
Mitch Stein, Head of Strategy at Chariot, will share NTC highlights & his presentation on fundraising best practices for leveraging Donor Advised Funds.
SXSW
Elisabeth Bradley, CEO of Forum One, will share key takeaways on the intersection of tech and impact from SXSW.
Mike Hyzy, VP of AI Strategy & Product Development at CGI, will discuss The Human Signal: What SXSW 2026 Is Telling Us About What's Next.
Richard Wise, Brand Anthropologist, will uncover both the signals of dangerous drift and the signs of renewal observed at SXSW.
Event details
| Location | Martin Luther King Library, 901 G St NW, ROOM 401-D, Washington, DC 20001 |
| Collaborative notes link | RSVP to see collaborative notes link |
| Starts | Thursday, April 16 2026, 8:30 am PT |
| Ends | Thursday, April 16 2026, 12:30 pm PT|
| Accessibility | Wheelchair Accessibility The library has wheelchair-accessible entrances, parking, and hearing loops. HOW TO GET TO THE MLK LIBRARY CONFERENCE ROOM 1. Arriving to the MLK Library - Directions 2. After arriving to the library, go through the front doors and at the security desk, turn right to take the elevators to the 4th floor. 3. After arriving to the 4th floor, go through the 4th floor doors and turn right towards the conference rooms area. 4. Enter the conference rooms area, and go towards the left to Conference Room 401-D. *Note: Once you enter the library, go directly to the 4th floor. The security guard can direct you to the elevators. The front desk person may or may not know about our specific event. If you cannot find the conference room after arriving to the 4th floor, please call or text 202-384-6852. **BOOKMARK THIS PAGE AND COPY AND PASTE THE INSTRUCTIONS ABOVE INTO THE EVENT IN YOUR CALENDAR. Do you have any accessibility support requests? If you have any specific accessibility requests to support your experience that you feel comfortable sharing with us (like ASL or live captioning), please email community@nten.org at least two weeks before the event. |
