October 28th
| 9:00 – 10:00 | Registration – Lobby |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Welcome – Ballroom |
| 10:30 – 12:00 | Learning Labs |
| | Navigating the Talent Gap: Hiring & Retaining the Nonprofit Workforce — Candice Holcomb, CPA, Chief Financial Officer, Generation West Virginia |
| | Impact Alongside Poverty: A Strengths Based Approach — SaraBlevins O’Toole, Director of Development, Branches Domestic ViolenceShelter |
| 12:00 – 1:30 | Lunch – Ballroom |
| | WVNPA Members Meeting |
| | Leading the Charge: Defending Nonprofits on the National Stage — Diane Yentel, CEO, National Council of Nonprofits |
| 1:30 – 1:40 | BREAK |
| 1:40 – 3:10 | Learning Labs |
| | Collaborative Leadership — Steph Masters, Partner, Nonprofit Sidekick — Wendy Burtner, Partner, Nonprofit Sidekick |
| | The Rise of Smart Machines – Harnessing AI Tools in Mission-Driven Organizations — Ron Bailey, Solution Architect and Delivery Manager, Summit Technologies |
| 3:10 – 3:20 | BREAK |
| 3:20 – 4:50 | Learning Labs |
| | Data & Evaluation in Nonprofit Organizations — Megan Gall, Principal, Blockwell Consulting, LLC |
| | Strategic Refresh: Fundraising Beyond Grants — Sarah Barton, Founder, Nonprofit 411 |
| 4:50 – 5:00 | BREAK |
| 5:00 – 6:00 | Keynote – Ballroom |
| | Speaker – TBA |
| 6:30 | Cocktail Event/Dinner on your own |
October 29th
| 8:00 – 8:40 | Breakfast – Ballroom |
| 8:40 – 8:50 | BREAK |
| 8:50 – 10:20 | Learning Labs |
| Campus to Community: Leveraging Higher Ed Partnerships to Strengthen the Next Gen of Nonprofit Leaders — Whitney Glotfelty, Director of Community-Based Learning, WVU Center for Community Engagement — Shannan Tschopp, Nonprofits LEAD Program Director, Marietta College | |
| CEO Succession Planning: Lessons Learned & Best Practices — Ann Boland, MBA, CEO, Boland Group — Reggie Jones, MSW, CEO, PACE Enterprises — Travis Kline, CEO, Job Squad | |
| 10:20 – 10:30 | BREAK |
| 10:30 – 12:00 | Learning Labs |
| Sustaining Impact: A Strategic Approach to Nonprofit Resilience in Challenging Times — Dr, Michelle Foster, President & CEO, The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation | |
| Stop Guessing, Start Planning: The Lifecycles Approach to Budgeting — Jennifer Bonnett, President & CEO, Nonprofit Lifecycles Institute | |
| 12:00 – 3:00 | Luncheon & Closing – Ballroom |
| Leading Through Crisis: Lessons in Resilience from the Field — Heather Foster, Managing Partnter, Red Spruce Collective — Additional Speakers TBA | |
| From the Ground Up: How Coalfield Development Became a Capacity Building, Ecosystem Driven Nonprofit — Marily Wrenn, Chief Development and Strategy Officer, Coalfield Development | |
| Closing Ceremony |