Nonprofit Conference

Plant. Cultivate.
Bloom.

Tell your story, grow your resources and enhance your impact.

Join us for our second annual Nonprofit Conference on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, at Lambeau Field in Green Bay. All levels of nonprofit professionals are invited—entry level to Executive Director. The conference is now closed for registration.

Our Conference at a Glance

Find out more about the Nonprofit Conference: Plant. Cultivate. Bloom.

Date

Wednesday, April 3, 2024
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Registration opens at 8 a.m.

Format

In-Person
Lambeau Field, Green Bay

Investment

$99, including continental breakfast, lunch & snacks during breaks

Conference Schedule

7:45-8:30 a.m. Check-in & Registration

Get your nametag and materials. Continental breakfast.

8:30-9:30 a.m. Welcome & Keynote

The welcome and keynote speaker presentation will take place in the main room. Our keynote speaker is Eloiza Altoro, Mind Redesign Consulting.

Leading Authentically: Staying True to Your North Star

9:30-9:45 a.m. Break

Please travel to your desired Breakout 1. Rooms for breakout sessions will be provided in your conference packets.

9:45-11 a.m. Breakout Session 1

Please choose from the following breakout sessions:

Succession Planning: Securing Your Organization's Future
Radical Gratitude: Authentic Stewardship
Plant, Cultivate, Bloom: Endowments & Reserves
Leadership Island: Identify & Prevent Leadership & Executive Isolation

11-11:15 a.m. Break

Please travel to your desired Breakout 2. Rooms for breakout sessions will be provided in your conference packets.

11:15 a.m-12:30 p.m. Breakout Session 2

Please choose from the following breakouts:

Effective Governance Trends for High-Performing Boards
Be Ready: Nonprofit Crisis Communication Planning
Nonprofit Budget & Finances
Assess Operations, Infrastructure & Strategy

12:30-1:30 p.m. Lunch

A choice of entrees will be offered, including vegan and gluten-free.

1:30-2:45 p.m. Breakout Session 3

Please choose from the following breakouts:

Advocacy as a Tool to Advance Your Mission
Successful Marketing: What's the Game Plan?
Masterful Tactics to Building & Keeping Your Dream Fundraising Team
Leveraging Workplace Culture for Retention

2:45-3 p.m. Break

Please travel to your desired Breakout 3. Rooms for breakout sessions will be provided in your conference packets.

3-4 p.m. Closing

Our closing presentation will be delivered by Kate Morrow and Catherine Pederson, Loving Venti.

Generative AI for Nonprofits

4-5:30 p.m. Networking

There will be a networking opportunity after the closing of the conference. A cash bar will be available.

Get to Know the Speakers

Learn more about the presenters and their topics in a detailed overview.

Speaker Topics

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Earn Continuing Education

Attendance at the conference earns Certified Fundraising Executive continuing education credits through the Association of Fundraising Professionals–Northeast Wisconsin Chapter. Trackers will be available at the AFP table on April 3. Email us for more information.

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Meet Our Sponsors

Silver Network Sponsor

Bronze Network Sponsors

Breakout Sponsors

Greater Green Bay Community Foundation
Hawkins Ash CPAs
Thrivent

In-Kind Sponsors

Association of Fundraising Professionals Northeast Wisconsin Chapter
UW-Madison Extension Brown County

Need Guidance?

If you need additional guidance, please contact Kayle Petitjean, Office of Professional Continuing Education, at professionaled@uwgb.edu or (920) 465-2642.