Securing the Future marks 25th year with full-day nonprofit conference

Securing the Future, the region’s largest nonprofit leadership conference, marks its 25th year Oct. 29 with an expanded full-day program.

Organized by the Leadership Council for Nonprofits, the event brings together board members, staff, and donors from across the Tristate every year to build strategic, leadership and resource development skills.

This year’s theme is “Mission: Possible – Resilience, Connection, and Courage in Uncertain Times.” The program at Cintas Center features keynote addresses from Suzanne Smith of Social Impact Architects and Patrice Borders of AmplifyEI. Smith will open the conference with “Nonprofit 2.0: Navigating the Road Ahead,” while Borders will headline the luncheon with “Lead with Emotional Intelligence, Live with Intention.”

The expanded event format includes a full slate of workshops led by local and national nonprofit leaders. Sessions will cover topics such as fundraising, succession planning, partnerships and culture change.

Among the scheduled workshops:

• “Belonging at Every Level: Resetting Culture and Fundraising Through Connection” with Alison Hansen of DBD Group
• “The Confidence Catalyst: How to Hold the Room Without Holding the Mic” with Kat Steiner of YWCA Greater Cincinnati
• “From Crisis to Possibility: Reframing Uncertainty with Curiosity” with Ramsey Ford of XPLANE at Tier1
• “Growing Stronger Together: Collaborative Partnerships & Mergers” with Lisa Nolan of Collab Consulting LLC
• “Keep Calm and Fundraise On: What Brave Fundraisers Know and Do” with Scott Provancher of Ignite Philanthropy
• “Make it Your Culture, Not a Crisis: Embedding Succession Planning into Practice” with the Gilman Partners team
• “Making Tech Work for Your Mission” with Robert Ramsay of Barnes Dennig
• “Positive Leadership: How Positivity Can Transform Leaders and Elevate Teams” with Jesiah Brock of CityLink Center
• “Turning Toward Hope: How Grief Builds Nonprofit Resilience” with Rosie Santos and Lindsay Way of Perspective Guides

The daylong program runs from 7:45 a.m. to 5 p.m., beginning with breakfast and networking and concluding with a reception.

Tickets are $150 for Leadership Council members and $200 for nonmembers. You can register and purchase tickets online.

Movers & Makers Magazine is the media sponsor for the event.

2025 Securing the Future Conference