State of the State of Nonprofits

Funding patterns shifted in 2025. Staffing remains unpredictable. Boards are under pressure. Donor behavior continues to evolve. And 2026 is not shaping up to be a “return to normal.”

The State of the State of Nonprofits is a half-day, no-fluff gathering designed to give nonprofit leaders a grounded look at what actually happened in 2025, and what it realistically means moving forward.

This is not a hype-your-organization-up-to-do-awesome-work conference. This is definitely not a panic session for nonprofits. This is absolutely a practical reality check on what experts across the state of North Dakota are seeing, hearing, experiencing that you need to know to make 2026 your best year ever.

You’ll hear directly from:

• Regional funders on what they funded and what they didn’t
• Governance and risk experts on fraud, oversight, and board responsibility
• HR and business leaders on hiring, retention, burnout, and leadership transitions
• Fundraising and event professionals on what truly moved the needle in 2025
• And an unscripted “Ask Us Anything” panel where nothing is off the table

Coffee, lunch, and real conversation included.

If you lead, fundraise for, serve on the board of, or advise a nonprofit organization, this day is built for you.

Space is limited!

In Person Tickets just $65!

FREE Virtual Tickets brought to you by Do Good Better Consulting, Mobile Pro and The 13th Hat

Speakers Include:

Patrick Kirby - Do Good Better Consulting

Tony LookingElk – Bush Foundation

Erik Wilke – FM Area Foundation

Anne Crews Melton – Consensus Council

Steve Lipp – North Dakota Community Foundation

Melanie Gaebe – Shift Happens Consulting

Anne Stoll – Eide Baily

Lonna Whiting – Garden Communications

David Deitz – Preference Employment Solutions

Heather Ostrowski – Gate City Bank

Jeremy Ostrowski – Border States

Brian Bestge – Mobile Pro

Deidre Hillman – 13th Hat

Shawn McKena - North Dakota Association of Nonpriofit Organizations

Know what’s Happening Next — before everyone else does.

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