Agenda
Our conference is spread over 2.5 days and includes networking and connection building, hands-on workshops, open breakfast and lunches, and breakout sessions.
Sunday, September 27
Optional Expert Office Hours - 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
*Sign-ups required
Registration Opens - 5:30 PM
Welcoming Party Happy Hour - 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Monday, September 28
Breakfast & Conference Registration Opens - 8:15 AM
Welcome & Plenary Talks - 9:00 AM - 10:25 AM
"Mind the Data Gap: From Data Provider to Data Practitioner—Candid's Internal Journey"
"From AI Readiness to Public Value: How State Governments Are Using AI for Social Impact"
Breakout Sessions - 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
"Device Management in a Cloud-First Environment"
"AI for Impact: Evidence on How Nonprofits Are Using AI in Program Delivery"
"Designing Nonprofit Programs for People, Powered by Technology"
Breakout Sessions - 11:40 AM - 12:40 PM
"AI Without the Eye‑Roll: Training Approaches for Tech‑Tired Teams"
"Security Is a Team Sport: How IT and Marketing Collaborate to Build a Stronger Nonprofit Security Culture"
"From Copilot Chat to Custom Agents: Building AI Tools That Work for Your Nonprofit"
Lunch & Networking - 12:40 PM - 1:10 PM
TIA Ceremony & Plenary Talks - 1:15 PM - 2:35 PM
"Celebrating The 2026 Technology Innovation Award Winner"
"Your Data Should Work for You: The Scalability of an Evidence-Based Approach"
"Beyond the AI Hype: How Nonprofits Can Implement AI Responsibly and Actually See Results"
Breakout Sessions - 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
"Insights Begin with Infrastructure: Designing Your Data Systems to Enable Easy Analytics and Research"
"Where to Start? 5 High-Impact Automation Wins for Nonprofits"
"Secure. Respond. Recover: Building a Nonprofit Incident Response Plan That Works"
Optional Expert Office Hours - 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
*Sign-ups required
Downtown Party at Casual Animal Brewing Co. - 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
1725 McGee St
Tuesday, September 29
Breakfast & Conference Registration Opens - 8:15 AM
Plenary Talks - 9:00 AM - 10:20 AM
"How American Humane Turns Farm Audit Data into Better Animal Welfare Decisions"
"Fractional by Design: Scaling Data Strategy for Nonprofit Impact"
"Introducing Microsoft's Changemakers Program"
Breakout Sessions - 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
"Don’t Sleep on Strategy: How Building the Right IT Foundation Is Critical to Success"
"Power Automate in Action: Unlocking More for Your Nonprofit"
"Navigating the New Threat Landscape - Nonprofit Cyber Trends and How to Respond"
Breakout Sessions - 11:40 AM - 12:40 PM
"Think SEO is Important? Welcome to GEO! Understanding Generative AI Engine Optimization"
"Building a Technology Strategy That Gets Implemented"
"Gas & Guardrails: How a Nonprofit Scaled AI from Prompts to Agents"
Closing Remarks & Lunch - 12:40 PM - 1:20 PM
Optional Expert Office Hours - 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
*Sign-ups required
Microsoft Generative AI & Prompting Hands-On Workshop - 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
"From AI Experiments to Useful Agents: Building Org-Wide Capability"
Building and Prompting 1-on-1 Support: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
*Agenda subject to change