We are excited to announce our 2025 Conference Lineup!
Our goal is to give you a conference with “something for everyone” in our membership. To that end, we have a first-class lineup of professionals representing a wide array of professional skills and knowledge. Thought leaders and hands-on practitioners who are ready to engage attendees in practical and actionable takeaways. Here is the conference lineup of topics and speakers as of now. We expect a few additional topics may be added, so check back…
• Washington Update – Allen Mast, Truist; John Fisher, Facilitator, Truist
• Building Your Brand and Owning Your Role, No Matter Your Title – Bradley Harris, Owner, Bradley Harris & Associates
• Revealing the Realities: Understanding ALICE in West Virginia – Brett White, CEO, Tygart Valley United Way; Margaret O’Neal, President, United Way of Central West Virginia
• Feedback Is Feasible: Practical Approaches For Listening to Your Community – Britt Lake, Feedback Labs; Alexis Banks, Feedback Labs; Katie Wolpert, Woodlands Development & Lending
• Practical Cybersecurity for the Real-World – Stephen Haynes and Terri Conway, Next Level Technologies
• Can We Make It Easier? Practical Tips on Reducing Barriers for Your Applicants – Renee Steffen, Executive Director, Sisters Health Foundation
• Strengthening Your Philanthropic Mission through Smarter HR Practices – Brock Malcolm, Partner, Bowles Rice LLP and Jenny Weaver, Human Resource Director, The Thrasher Group, Inc.
• Unlocking Greater Impact: The Power of Organizational Design in Nonprofit Capacity Building – Sarah Koegler and Kate Sphar, The Ready
• Leveraging Narrative Power to Inspire Stronger Communities and Confident Residents – Stephanie Hyre, The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation; Emma Pepper, Project Manager, TGKVF Narrative Change Collaborative; TGKVF Narrative Power Grantee representative; Rural News Fund Coordinating Committee representative; Central Appalachia Press Forward representative.
• Bridging differences & sharing power for more impactful civic engagement: A story from the SHIFT Labs and Parkersburg, WV – Laura Rigell, SHIFT
• Accessibility Matters: Why 20% of Your Audience Could Be Missing Your Message – Andrea Shirey, One Nine Design, LLC
• Volunteer Inclusion – Jenny Keener, Heart + Hand Outreach Ministries
• What do you do with your Unrestricted Funds? – Susie Nelson, Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley