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Blaze Your Trail: 4 Perfect Days at Dreamforce ‘16 for Nonprofit Marketing Professionals

By Salesforce.org October 1, 2016

DreamforceDreamforce is right around the corner! Now is the time to plan your schedule with Agenda Builder. There will be over 3,000 sessions at DF16 and only 4 days. Even if you only think about the nonprofit-specific sessions, there are still over 50 to choose from.

So we thought we’d help out by breaking it down for you. Here’s what we think would make a pretty perfect four days of content at Dreamforce for those of you who work in nonprofit marketing. This list is not exhaustive ― it’s just meant to help you jump-start your Dreamforce planning. Take a look!

Tuesday, October 4th

Staying on Top of Salesforce & NPSP Releases
10:00 – 10:20am
Speakers: Santa Fe Institute, KELL Partners
Location: The Westin St. Francis, Colonial Room: Power of Us Theater

Hub Office Hours LIVE: Nonprofit
1:00 – 1:40pm
Speakers: Salesforce.org MVPs & Community
Location: The Westin St. Francis, Colonial Room: Power of Us Theater

Nonprofit Kickoff: Journey to the Connected Nonprofit
2:00 – 3:15pm
Speakers: Salesforce.org, RallyPoint/6, United Way Worldwide
Location: Hilton San Francisco Union Square Hotel, Grand Ballroom B

But Can NPSP Do [Fill in the Blank]?: Walk, Jog & Run with NPSP
4:00 – 4:20pm
Speaker: KELL Partners
Location: The Westin St. Francis, Colonial Room: Power of Us Theater

Wednesday, October 5th

“Be A Customer Trailblazer” with Marc Benioff & Special Guests
1:00 – 3:00pm
Speakers: Marc Benioff & Special Guests
Location: Moscone North, North Hall D

Rapid-fire Learnings from Nonprofits using Salesforce
3:30 – 4:10pm
Speakers: The Aspen Institute, The Campbell Foundation, Food and Water Watch, Housing Partnership Network, iDE
Location: The Westin St. Francis, California West

Marketing Cloud 101: Personalized Communications at Scale
4:00 – 4:40pm
Speakers: United Nations Refugee Agency, Salesforce.org Solution Engineers
Location: The Westin St. Francis, Tower Salon A

Thursday, October 6th

Nonprofit Marketing Communications: Capturing & Cultivating Leads with Pardot
10:00 – 10:40am
Speakers: Project Lead the Way, Salesforce.org Solution Engineers
Location: The Westin St. Francis, Tower Salon A

Salesforce.org Product Roadmap for Nonprofits: Where We Are & Where We’re Headed
10:30 – 11:10am
Speakers: Salesforce.org Technology & Products
Location: The Westin St. Francis, California West

Social Media Management Demystified — with Salesforce Social Studio
12:30 – 1:10pm
Speakers: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Common Sense Media
Location: The Westin St. Francis, California West

Marketing Cloud 201: Strategies for Meaningful Constituent Engagement
2:00 – 2:40pm
Speakers: GreatSchools, Change.org
Location: The Westin St. Francis, California East

Bridging the Diversity Gap: Corporate Responsibility with PwC & Salesforce
3:00 – 3:40pm
Speakers: Black Girls Code, Code2040, PwC, Salesforce
Location: The Westin St. Francis, Tower Salon A

Hub Office Hours LIVE: Nonprofit
3:30 – 3:50pm
Speakers: Salesforce.org MVPs & Community
Location: The Westin St. Francis, Colonial Room: Power of Us Theater

Innovative Environmental and Sustainability Solutions on Salesforce
4:00 – 4:40pm
Speakers:
Location: The Westin St. Francis, California East

Friday, October 7th

Transparency FTW: Achieve Award-Winning Visibility & Efficiency with Automation
8:30 – 8:50am
Speaker: PATH
Location: The Westin St. Francis, Colonial Room: Power of Us Theater

Streamlining Nonprofit Programs and Processes Across Chapters — or Nations
10:30 – 11:10am
Speakers: Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience, Habitat for Humanity International
Location: The Westin St. Francis, California West

There you have it. Remember, this is just a baseline to get you started. The trail you take is up to you. At Dreamforce, the sky’s the limit!

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