2026 NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2026
UMKC BLOCH EXECUTIVE HALL & STUDENT UNION, KANSAS CITY, MO

The Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership at UMKC is hosting the thirteenth annual Nonprofit Leadership conference in Kansas City on the University of Missouri – Kansas City (UMKC) campus. The 2026 Nonprofit Leadership Conference, a full-day conference, held Monday, November 23, 2026 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (8 a.m. registration and breakfast, with the Opening Plenary beginning at 9 a.m.). The Opening & Lunch Plenaries will be held in the UMKC Student Union, 5100 Cherry Street, Kansas City, Missouri. The rest of the conference will be held, next door, in the Bloch Executive Hall, 5108 Cherry Street.

Registration Information

The registration fee for the conference is $150 per participant. Bring multiple people from your organization and save $25 off each registration! Note: Use the following promo code if you are registering more than one person from your organization (Use this code for each of the people you are registering): NP25. 

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Conference Schedule

8 – 9am Breakfast & Networking
9 – 10:15am Opening Plenary
Welcome & Panel Presentation
10:15am Break
Note: The morning concurrent sessions will be held in the UMKC Bloch Executive Hall, 5108 Cherry Street (right next door to the Student Union).
10:30am – 12pm Concurrent Sessions
Session A
Session B
Session C
Session D
Session E
12 – 1:45pm Lunch Plenary
Welcome
Lunch Presentation
1:45pm Break
Note: The afternoon concurrent sessions will be held in the UMKC Bloch Executive Hall, 5108 Cherry Street (right next door to the Student Union).
2 – 3:30pm Concurrent Sessions
Session F
Session G
Session H
Session I
Session J
3:30 – 4pm End of Conference Networking
Connect with fellow attendees over ice cream from The Golden Scoop (a local nonprofit ice cream shop), fostering new connections and meaningful conversations.

Biographies of the Conference Presenters

Note: bios will be added as we receive them from the presenters..

 

Questions about the conference: Please contact us at culverm@umkc.edu.