More than ever,  participating in the Nonprofit Technology Conference is like trying to get a drink of water from a fire hose!   Naturally, I can't help thinking about the first one that I attended, which had less than 200 attendees; eventually, everyone had a chance to bump into (or eat lunch with) everyone else. With 700 people here, I actually have to tell folks to leave a message on my hotel room voicemail or to page my cell phone if they want hang out with me.  

However, I will do my best to restrain myself from babbling about a Golden Age that has passed (circa 2001), in which the events were smaller and our hearts were pure.

In fact, I'm thrilled that more folks who are interested or involved in technology for the nonprofit sector have jumped on the bandwagon and have come to the annual conference.  I suspect that they were always out there, but that no one had invited them to the party (or made the party seem worth attending).  Kudos go to the Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network (N-TEN), and the other people who have worked so hard to do outreach.

Meanwhile, I would like to report that I am exhausted with my self-appointed task of chatting with as many people as possible and insisting that they meet other people that I just KNOW will turn out to be their kindred spirits.