Nonprofit Summit

Join the United Way of Cayuga County and Catalyst Cayuga for a day of learning, networking, and capacity building at the annual Nonprofit Summit.

Tickets are $50 per attendee and include workshops, breakfast, lunch, snacks, and beverages!

Attendee Registration Form

Vendor / Sponsor Form

NONPROFIT SUMMIT SCHEDULE

8:00am - 9:00am: Welcome & Check-In

8:00am - 9:30am: Breakfast & Vendor Fair

START OF WORKSHOPS
9:30am - 9:45am: Welcome Remarks & Instructions

9:45am - 11:15am: Breakout Session 1

11:15am - 12:00pm: Round-Table & Vendor Fair

12:00pm - 1:00pm: Lunch & Vendor Fair

1:00pm - 2:30pm: Breakout Session 2

2:30pm - 3:10pm: Burning Questions Group Exercise

3:10pm - 3:20pm: Afternoon Break

3:20 pm - 4:20pm: Capacity Building Speaker Panel

4:20pm - 4:30pm: Closing Remarks

4:30pm - 5:30pm: Happy Hour & Mingling

MORNING BREAKOUT SESSION

Artificial Intelligence
Recruiting & Retaining Talent When You Can't Compete on Pay
Building Effective Partnerships for Better Impact
Tourism & Marketing Impact

AFTERNOON BREAKOUT SESSION

Artificial Intelligence
Recruiting & Retaining Talent When You Can't Compete on Pay
Building Effective Partnerships for Better Impact
Mission Driven Story Telling to Boost Nonprofit Fundraising

For descriptions and other Nonprofit Summit information, scroll down

CAPACITY BUILDING SPEAKER PANEL
Keynote Dialogue and Idea Sharing

Capacity Building-- What does it mean? What are the needs? And what are the Solutions?

Join us for our Keynote Dialogue to engage with our panelists who will review these three important questions and those raised during this conversation.

Moderator: TBD

Panelists:

Lisa Kaminski, Executive Director of United Way of Cayuga County
Jennifer VerNooy, Executive Director of Catalyst Cayuga
TBD
TBD

BREAKOUT SESSIONS
We ask that you select your preferred sessions when registering. This allows us to assign rooms based on interest size. You are able and welcome to switch between sessions during the Nonprofit Summit. One meeting space is only accessible via stairs.

Artificial Intelligence
Speaker: TBD

Description Coming Soon!

Recruiting & Retaining Talent When You Can't Compete on Pay
Caprice Reader, MBA SHRM–SCP SPHR AWI-CH
Founder & Principal Consultant | Reader HR Consulting

Explore practical strategies for attracting and keeping great employees without relying on top-of-market compensation. This session highlights how organizations can strengthen their employer brand, create meaningful career growth opportunities, and build a workplace culture that drives loyalty and engagement. Attendees will learn how to leverage flexibility, purpose-driven work, recognition, and development programs to stand out in a competitive hiring landscape, while improving retention through smarter onboarding, stronger leadership, and employee centered benefits. The presentation delivers actionable ideas HR leaders and managers can implement immediately to build a committed, high-performing team even with limited salary budgets.

Building Effective Partnerships for Better Impact
Speaker: TBD

Description Coming Soon!

Tourism & Marketing Impact (Moring Session Only)
Speaker: TBD

Description Coming Soon!

Mission Driven Story Telling to Boost Nonprofit Fundraising (Afternoon Session Only)
Christopher Iven
Chief Advancement Officer | Unity House

Description Coming Soon!

VENDOR FAIR
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United Way of Cayuga County
Auburn, NY

Catalyst Cayuga
Auburn, NY

Causewave Community Partners
Rochester, NY

COLLABORATION SPONSORS