Schedule of Events
7:00am: Check-in and Coffee Bar Open
7:30am: Breakfast Buffet Opens
8:00am: Welcome and Opening Remarks
8:15am–8:50am: Plenary Session
9:00am-10:30am: Session One Breakouts
10:45am-12:15pm: Session Two Breakouts
12:15pm-1:15pm: Lunch and Keynote Speaker: Erin Jones
1:30pm-3:00pm: Session Three Breakouts
3:05pm-4:35pm: Session Four Breakouts
4:30pm–5:00pm: Closing Reception
Conference Schedule*
Session 1: 9:00am – 10:30am
Fundraising: Jetty Room
Bring Your Fundraising Into Focus: Clarifying and Organizing Your Fundraising Strategies
Brittany Kirk, Cloudbreak Collective
Leadership: Tide Room
Unbreakable Teams: Leading Through Transformation with Insights from Post-Traumatic Growth
Rebecca Weaver, HRuprise
DEI: Surf Room
Understanding and Engaging Young Folx
Andrea Seabert, Camp Victory
Communication: Wave Room
Executive Communications: The Leader as Community Storyteller
Nathaniel James, Nathaniel James Consulting
Session 2: 10:45am-12:15pm
Fundraising: Jetty Room
Big Fundraising Visions, Small Communities
Julie Bianchi, Cloudbreak Collective
Leadership: Tide Room
Successful Leadership Transition
Liz Heath, Sound Nonprofits
DEI: Surf Room
Leading as a BIPOC ED
Tanikka Watford, The Moore Wright Group
Communication: Wave Room
Bridges to Heal US
Erin Jones
Session 3: 1:30pm-3:00pm
Fundraising: Jetty Room
Non-Profit Financing Resources
Tim O’Connell, USDA Rural Development, WA
Leadership: Tide Room
Ten Things Every Board Member Should Know But Doesn’t
Mary Beth Harrington, 501c3 Empowering Nonprofits
DEI: Surf Room
Engaging Latinx Communities in Your Nonprofit Work
Brissa Perez , Nonprofit Association of Washington
Jessica Molina, Grays Harbor County Public Health
Johnny Alvaréz, Grays Harbor College
Rodolfo “Rudy” Mondaca, WA State Dept. of Labor & Industries
Isabel Cisneros, Catholic Community Services
Communication: Wave Room
Fundraising Requirements in Washington
Joshua Studor, Washington Attorney General & Constance Parbon, Office of the Secretary of State
Session 4: 3:15pm – 4:45pm
Fundraising: Jetty Room
Planned Giving: Why It Matters to Your Mission
Mindie Reule & Robin Callahan, Community Foundation of South Puget Sound
Leadership: Tide Room
Increase Your Volunteer Success Through Proactive Volunteer Leadership
Judith Bendersky, SHIBA Program/OIC
DEI: Surf Room
Generational Synergy: Capitalizing on your Multigenerational Workplace
Rashad Burden, In Good Company
Communication: Wave Room
Q&A with State Agencies
Constance Parbon, Office of the Secretary of State
*Schedule is subject to change.