On May 10-12, the Salesforce Marketing Cloud will host thousands of digital marketers in Atlanta for Salesforce Connections 2016 and we encourage marketers of all backgrounds to attend. Whether you manage email or advertising, identify as transgender or cisgender, or are one of our amazing customers or partners, #CNX16 will be inclusive and open for service for your digital marketing needs. There are two great ways you can experience this throughout the week and be inspired to foster diversity and inclusion for all your customers and colleagues:

1. How Open for Service Leverages Heroku for Success (3 p.m. Tuesday - Register for this session in Connections Agenda Builder)

Open For Service is an Indianapolis-based non-partisan non-profit organization that is rapidly building a worldwide community of nearly 5,000 diversity-supporting businesses, churches, organizations, employers, and consumers to celebrate inclusiveness through storefront stickers and an online directory. In this breakout session, Josh Driver, the founder and sole employee, will share how he leverages Salesforce CRM with Heroku Connect and Marketing Cloud to overcome challenges associated with growth and to centralize their data management for mobile and web users.

The Open For Service mobile app inspires people to shop at businesses that support everyone. Text OPENAPP to 64586 to download the app and shop at equality-minded business around the world!

2: Celebrate #EqualityForAll at OutFierce Atlanta

You're invited for a night of drinks, networking, and a whole lot of dancing at the OutFierce Atlanta party, benefiting Lost-N-Found Youth and Open For Service! Lost-N-Found Youth is Atlanta's only non-profit organization dedicated to taking homeless lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth off the street and into more permanent housing. This event, open to all members of the diverse Salesforce community, is presented by Outforce, an employee resource group at Salesforce dedicated to fostering inclusion and equality for all. Better yet use the discount code CNX2016 to get in free with your conference badge and enjoy the open bar, appetizers, and 10 free raffle tickets for an iPad Pro and other great prizes.

It's not too late to register for Connections to hear inspiration and insights from special guests Robin Roberts, Captain Scott Kelly, and theSkimm. Get the free pass to attend the keynotes on each day and have the opportunity to network with digital marketers, meet innovative brands, and get hands-on training in the Customer Success Expo.

Join the Outforce group in the Success Community and enroll in the Open For Service breakout session!