2025 NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2025
UMKC BLOCH EXECUTIVE HALL & STUDENT UNION, KANSAS CITY, MO

The Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership at UMKC is hosting the twelfth annual Nonprofit Leadership conference in Kansas City on the University of Missouri – Kansas City (UMKC) campus. The 2025 Nonprofit Leadership Conference, a full-day conference, held Monday, November 24, 2025 from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (7:30 a.m. registration and breakfast, with the Opening Plenary beginning at 8:15 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.

Conference Schedule

7:30 – 8:15am Breakfast & Networking
8:15 – 9:30am Opening Plenary
Welcome & Presentation
9:30am 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).
9:45 – 11:15am Concurrent Sessions
Session A:
Session B:
Session C:
Session D:
Session E:
11:15am – 1pm Lunch Plenary
Welcome
Lunch Presentation
1pm 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).
1:15pm – 2:45pm Concurrent Sessions
Session F:
Session G:
Session H:
Session I:
Session J:
2:45pm – 3:30pm 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..

Conference Sponsors
If you are interested in sponsoring the 2025 Nonprofit Leadership Conference, please contact Julie Klima at julie.klima@umkc.edu

Questions about the conference: Please contact us at 816-235-5720 or lauferc@umkc.edu.

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