NONPROFIT SUMMIT
Thursday, October 8, 2026 | 9:00am - 4:30pm | The Lodge, Skaneateles Falls

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!
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
- HR: Recruiting & Retaining Mission Driven Teams
- Building Effective Partnerships for Better Impact
- Tourism & Marketing Impact
AFTERNOON BREAKOUT SESSION
- Artificial Intelligence
- HR: Recruiting & Retaining Mission Driven Teams
- 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
Speaker: TBD
Description Coming Soon!
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)
Speaker: TBD
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
NPS COMMITTEE
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