Meta to host virtual conference to help nonprofits connect with their audiences, 28 & 29 Sept

Posted on 27 Sep 2022

Meta has announced that it will host a two-day virtual event that will provide nonprofit organisations with training and best practice advice around how to use Meta technologies to better communicate with their audiences and stakeholders. 

The Meta Nonprofit Education Conference will take place virtually on 28 & 29 September 2022 and will include a combination of educational sessions from Meta representatives and panel discussions with international nonprofits sharing best practice and industry leading learnings. 

Topics covered will include advice on: how to optimise fundraising capabilities; leveraging WhatsApp to reach supporters; and ways that charities can develop a stronger organic content strategy.

The event will include addresses from Nicola Mendelsohn, Meta's Vice President of Global Business Group, and Erik Hawkins, Meta’s Vice President of Government, Politics and Nonprofits; and talks from industry leaders such as Nicola Smedley, Director of Marketing and Supporter Engagement, at Cancer Research UK and  Arturo Rago, Content Lead for Nonprofits at Canva.

Metas Nonprofit Education Conference is part of its Friday for Good programme which is a monthly incubator programme designed to support local NGOs through training. Since launching in 2019, Meta Ireland's Friday for Good programme has supported over 1,400 Irish charities.

The Meta Nonprofit Education Conference commences at 1pm GMT on 28 & 29 September To attend, please register at https://nonprofiteducationconference.splashthat.com/. If you’d like to attend the in-person Nonprofit Conference Watch Party at Meta’s HQ in Grand Canal Square, Dublin please email Meta’s Friday For Good team for more details and to secure your place FridayForGoodDublin@fb.com