Blaze Your Trail: 4 Perfect Days at Dreamforce ‘16 for Nonprofit Program Managers

Dreamforce is in the air! It’s time to go into Agenda Builder and make some serious choices about the sessions you’re going to attend, and quick ― they’re starting to fill up! There will be over 3,000 sessions at DF16. Even if you only think about the nonprofit-specific sessions, there are still over 70 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 program management. This list is not exhaustive ― it’s just meant to help you jump-start your Dreamforce planning. Take a look!

Tuesday, October 4th

Drive Your Mission Forward with Volunteers: New Ways to Recruit, Manage & Retain
8:30 – 8:50am
Speakers: International Rescue Committee, roundCorner
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

Monitoring Programs & Collecting Data in Challenging Environments
1:30 – 1:50pm
Speaker: BOMA Project
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

Wednesday, October 5th

Exploring the Future of Case Management with Community Housing Partnership
8:00 – 8:20am
Speakers: Community Housing Partnership, Exponent Partners
Location: The Westin St. Francis, Colonial Room: Power of Us Theater

“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

Managing Your Custom Programs with Custom Apps
5:00 – 5:40pm
Speakers: Furniture Bank, National Council on Aging
Locations: The Westin St. Francis, Tower Salon A

Thursday, October 6th

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

Accelerating Education Transformation With the Help of Salesforce
11:00 – 11:20am
Speakers: Big Picture Learning, ECHO Technology Solutions
Location: The Westin St. Francis, Colonial Room: Power of Us Theater

Program Management on the Social Impact Platform
1:30 – 2:10pm
Speakers: Easter Seals Bay Area, Salesforce.org Solution Engineers
Location: The Westin St. Francis, California West

Program Management: Case Management, Call Centers, and More
3:00 – 3:40pm
Speakers: Adelante Development Center, Hamilton Families
Location: The Westin St. Francis, California East

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

Friday October 7th

Innovation in K-12 Education with Boston Day & Evening Academy
8:00 – 8:20am
Speaker: Boston Day & Evening Academy
Location: The Westin St. Francis, Colonial Room: Power of Us Theater

From Pro Bono to Direct Service: Transforming Your Programs with Volunteers
9:30 – 10:10am
Speakers: Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, St. Anthony Foundation
Location: The Westin St. Francis, California West

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

Remember, this is just a preliminary list. The only one in control of your Dreamforce experience is you — make every moment count!

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