With record nominations submitted for this year’s Australian Not-for-Profit Technology Awards, a sold out 36-booth exhibition, a stellar array of speakers and non-profit leaders locked in, plus a world class Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre Venue, Connecting Up’s 2019 conference is shaping up to be its biggest and best yet.
The annual event, now firmly established as Australia’s leading non-profit technology conference, brings IT, philanthropy, fundraising, marketing and social media together under one roof, with 500 people expected to attend over three days of master classes, plenaries and awards from May 8-10.
Themed, “Transform”, and including the 2019 Australian Not-for-Profit Technology Awards gala dinner at MCEC on Thursday May 9, it has been designed to inspire and empower non-profits to transform how they work so they can thrive in an increasingly digitised 21st century.
Motivational keynotes by Australian Council of Social Services (ACOSS) CEO Cassandra Goldie and Community Council for Australia (CCA) CEO David Crosbie, will be supported by world class plenaries from experts including IBM Watson’s Jodie Sangster, Microsoft Chief Technology Officer Erik Arnold, Melbourne Business School’s Mark Ritson and Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Non-Profit Centre researcher Dr Ruth Knight.
Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Digital Strategy and Infrastructure for Transformation, the Future of Philanthropy, Digital Security, 21st Century Grant Writing and Busting the Overhead Myth are all on the agenda during a packed program of master classes, plenaries, panels and streams.
Building on rave reviews following Connecting Up’s Digital Flightpaths Conference in Brisbane last year, Transform 2019 delegates will also enjoy a significantly improved technology experience thanks to a new Technology Partnership with this year’s event builder Cvent that will see the introduction of self-registration, a new interactive conference app as well as a customisable QR Code lead capture app for exhibitors.
Meanwhile, a flexible approach to registration in 2019 will allow delegates to create a personalised conference experience to suit their needs (and budgets), with everything from one-day passes, to attendance at the 2019 Australian Non-Profit Leadership Breakfast, to a three-day Complete Conference Experience package all available.
Sign up now to secure your place Transform 2019, Melbourne
Watch Connecting Up’s 2019 Australian Not-for-Profit Technology Awards promotional video here.
Watch Connecting Up’s 2019 Conference promotional video here.
About Connecting Up
Connecting Up Inc was established in 1981 as Community Information Support Service of SA Inc. (CISSsa). CISSsa was established as the peak community information agency in South Australia, providing essential community services information in a variety of print and, later, electronic formats. CISSsa later changed its name to Community Information Strategies Australia and is now Connecting Up Inc.
Connecting Up’s purpose is to help our fellow not-for-profits leverage the digital world to positively impact their communities. The digital world is ever expanding beyond IT software and hardware, digital marketing, fundraising to new and innovative service delivery and understanding / measuring impact.
We have a long history of affordable software, hardware, educational events and more recently group consulting. We believe that not-for-profits with the right tools and skills can and do achieve great things. We work in partnerships with over 40 organisations to deliver high quality products and services specifically meeting the nuanced needs of the not for profit sector.
Connecting Up's and TechSoup New Zealand’s services are available in Australia, New Zealand and throughout the South Pacific. In addition, Connecting Up also helps to develop relationships with business, community and government sectors for the development of the not-for-profit sector.
Connecting Up is a part of the Infoxchange Group.