Intended Audience: Nonprofit staff who are interested in learning more about building guidelines, best practices and context for AI (artificial intelligence) in their workplaces. Interested board members are also encouraged to attend. Session Facilitator: Luke Ifland, principal, Syntax Solutions...

Intended Audience: Nonprofit staff or board members who are interested in feeling more confident in building and implementing the organization’s budget. Session Facilitator: Jessica Richter, CPA, CITP, CISA and Partner at Forvis Mazars. Your budget isn’t just a financial document, it’s a reflection...

Being an executive director can be incredibly rewarding—but it can also be one of the loneliest jobs in an organization. You're expected to have answers, make difficult decisions, navigate competing priorities, and carry the weight of the mission, often with few places to openly process the...

Nonprofit Association of the Midlands (NAM) invites you to an overview presentation and workshop of the Guidelines & Principles Program for Nonprofit Excellence in Nebraska and Iowa. This session will go over common questions that arise from the Guidelines and Principles and give you the opportunity...

Advocacy efforts often stall not because the facts are wrong, but because the message doesn’t connect. Nonprofits pour time into data, policy briefs, and talking points, yet still struggle to persuade decision-makers, adapt messages for different audiences, or use personal stories without fear of...

In many nonprofits, feedback is one of the most powerful—and underdeveloped—tools for building healthy organizations. When done well, it strengthens relationships, improves decision-making, and creates a culture where people can truly thrive. But when feedback is unclear, avoided, or poorly...

Description Successful leadership communication extends beyond staff and executives—it includes building strong, strategic relationships with your board. This session equips association professionals with practical approaches to engage board members effectively, foster trust, and align priorities...

Join us on Wednesday, March 11, for Nonprofit Know-How: Budgeting and Finance Essentials. Joe Heitz, VP of Community Impact, and David Little, CPA, will go over practical budgeting tools, nonprofit financial statements, tips to avoid common pitfalls, and how to communicate financial needs to boards...

This two-day webinar series combines our Social Media 101 and 102 topics and includes additional resources to elevate your social media presence. Attendees will receive a Social Media Boot Camp Workbook and get additional Q&A time with our experts each day. Feb 25 | 2PM CST | Day One We’ll teach you...

Technology and AI are reshaping how mission-driven boards govern, oversee risk, and prepare for what’s next. In this panel discussion, governance experts explore how boards are thinking about AI heading into 2026—where the opportunities are, where the risks are emerging, and what it takes to adopt...

DonorConnect is a conversation series designed to bring our community together to learn about and discuss our region’s most pressing issues and promising opportunities. Progress happens when communities come together around shared priorities and a vision for what’s next. In 2025, the Better Together...

The Iowa Nonprofit Alliance is hitting the road in 2026, and we’re excited to kick off our regional gatherings in Dubuque! Join us on January 15 from 3:30–5 p.m. at the Dupaco Voices Building Rooftop for an energizing, connection-focused event designed to help nonprofits better understand and...