Session Year: 2026
July 27, 2026
Emerging Risk Leaders Roundtable
Are you new to a nonprofit risk management role or looking to expand your risk leadership skills? Join this interactive roundtable designed specifically for emerging risk leaders. Facilitated by an experienced nonprofit risk professional, this session provides a welcoming environment to ask questions, share early-career observations, discuss challenges, and learn from peers navigating similar experiences. Participants will gain practical guidance, fresh perspectives, and valuable connections while exploring the opportunities and complexities of building an effective risk management program and growing as a risk leader.
July 27, 2026
Experienced Risk Leaders Roundtable
Join fellow seasoned nonprofit risk professionals for an engaging peer-to-peer roundtable discussion focused on the realities of leading risk management in today's complex environment. This interactive session is designed for experienced risk leaders to openly share challenges, successes, lessons learned, and emerging concerns with colleagues who understand the unique demands of the role. Through candid conversation and collaborative problem-solving, participants will gain fresh perspectives, practical insights, and valuable connections with peers facing similar opportunities and risks across the nonprofit sector.
July 27, 2026
Data Access and Privacy: Safeguard Your Mission
Learn how simple steps to strengthen data privacy at your nonprofit can build trust with constituents, prepare your organization for AI and digital transformation, and reduce compliance risk. You'll leave with practical steps you can take on access controls, data collection and retention, and opt-outs.
July 27, 2026
Scenario Planning: Prepare for the Next Disruption
Uncertainty is constant—but preparation is possible. This session introduces scenario planning techniques tailored to nonprofit environments. Practice building plausible future scenarios and stress-testing your organization’s readiness.
July 27, 2026
Board Risk Direction: Moving Beyond the Checklist
Risk direction is more than a governance formality. This session helps boards engage in meaningful, strategic risk discussions. Learn how to strengthen risk direction without undue interference in staff decisions.
July 27, 2026
Your Next Great Leader(s): Succession Planning in an Era of Change
Nonprofits face a wave of retirements of longtime leaders. How prepared is your organization? Learn how to craft a succession plan that sets a steady foundation while allowing you to respond to changing circumstances.
July 27, 2026
Change Management For The Nonprofit Workforce
As the nonprofit sector faces emerging threats and opportunities, nonprofit teams are being asked to juggle more than they ever thought possible. Learn how to develop and roll out change initiatives strategically, solicit and act on feedback, navigate problems, and...
July 27, 2026
Navigate a Challenging Insurance Market
In today’s insurance marketplace, some nonprofits struggle to find coverage for all their activities, while others experience challenges with certain coverage lines. Join this panel discussion to hear from experts on how the insurance market is evolving, how to navigate common issues, and how to maximize your relationship with your insurance agent or broker and leverage resources available from your carriers.
July 27, 2026
When the Government Comes Knocking: A Nonprofit Readiness Workshop
Recent developments show that both federal law enforcement agencies and Congress are increasing scrutiny of nonprofit organizations, with investigations spanning compliance, fraud, political activity, and potential links to extremism – how prepared is your organization if investigators come knocking? Drawing on experience as former federal attorneys and investigators – including as the former head of two federal offices of investigations – this fast-paced, interactive session will help demystify the investigative process through mock governmental inquiries and practical real-world examples. Attendees will leave with strategies to effectively identify and mitigate risk early, and how to respond effectively when issues arise.