Description: How to Turn Passionate Volunteers Into an Engaged, Accountable Team Most nonprofit board seats are filled by people who genuinely love your mission. That's the easy part. The hard part is what happens next: passionate community members are handed a board seat without the clarity...

Program Description: This program will examine the unique opportunities and challenges attorneys encounter when serving on nonprofit boards. Panelists will analyze fiduciary duties under the Revised Iowa Nonprofit Corporation Act, the interplay between professional conduct rules and board service...

Program Description: This session will provide a substantive review of recent developments in nonprofit law with a particular emphasis on sustaining corporate existence and federal tax-exempt status; significant decisions in state and federal case law; and notable legislative enactments and...

Every nonprofit has a story worth sharing—but can you communicate it clearly and confidently in just a few minutes? Join fellow nonprofit professionals for Nonprofit Know-How: Perfect Your Pitch, an interactive virtual learning session designed to help you refine your organization's elevator pitch...

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...