Blog
January 21, 2021
This fall, I was invited to join the Nonprofit Dreamin planning committee. “Dreamin” events are community-driven events in the Salesforce ecosystem and this one is the first major event planned BY the nonprofit community FOR the nonprofit community. Attain Partners encouraged me to spend time supporting the planning and marketing of this inaugural event and as the event took shape, Attain Partners came on board as a sponsor as well.
As someone who has worked for and with nonprofit organizations for nearly 20 years, it has been exciting to be part of a project with so many people whose experiences exceed my own. I offered my expertise in digital outreach to help coordinate and drive the marketing efforts. For me, those efforts aligned with one of the great joys I find working with nonprofit organizations day in and day out. By helping nonprofits improve their use of technology to advance their mission, I believe that I am making the world a better place for everyone and our shared community.
Coming together and learning from each other is the most powerful force for change. I have observed that the nonprofit community gets much of its strength from collaboration. It is at events like this that we catalyze each other to think creatively about how to harness the power of technology to achieve our missions.
While we cannot fully replace the experience of meeting someone new over lunch, we are trying to use everything we’ve learned from a year of virtual conferences. We want to make this conference more than just a series of one-way broadcasts. In that spirit, one of the elements I am really excited about are the ‘collaborative spaces’. In addition to great sessions on tools like Outbound Funds, process improvements like demystifying Agile, and community improvement like the DEI panel, we have also layered in spaces for collaborative and one-on-one meetings. A great opportunity to connect, learn and collaborate!
So, please join us as we all come together to support, grow, and expand our knowledge. Nonprofit Dreamin will have something for everyone, from people still considering Salesforce and long-time practitioner like me.
Want to learn more?
Contact us at [email protected] with any questions, to get additional details, or to discover how we can support your organization.
About the Author
Aaron Crosman is a Senior Specialist in Attain Partners’ Salesforce Services Group. After a decade working IT and Digital Communications for a nonprofit, Aaron moved to consulting to help organizations create first-class online communications systems. He specializes in Drupal development and Salesforce integrations for our nonprofit and higher education clients.
