REGION’S PREMIER NONPROFIT CONFERENCE COMING IN OCTOBER

Leadership Council for Nonprofits Expands Annual Securing the Future Conference

CINCINNATI – Leadership Council for Nonprofits is pleased to announce its expanded annual Securing the Future conference will be held on October 29, 2025, from 8:00 am-5:30 pm at Cintas Center.

About the Conference

Securing the Future will feature two nationally known speakers. The opening presentation will be given by Suzanne Smith, CEO, Social Impact Architects. The luncheon presentation will feature Patrice B. Borders, JD, Founder & CEO, AmplifyEI™. In addition to the keynote, guests will have the opportunity to choose from among 10 workshop sessions to attend in the morning and afternoon.

Securing the Future is the largest gathering of its kind each year in Greater Cincinnati, focusing on nonprofit resources and leadership development. The conference is a must for anyone who works in, works with, donates to, or serves a nonprofit in Greater Cincinnati or beyond. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit our conference page. 

Workshop topics include:

“Belonging at Every Level: Resetting Culture and Fundraising Through Connection”

“The Confidence Catalyst: How to Hold the Room Without Holding the Mic”

“From Crisis to Possibility: Reframing Uncertainty with Curiosity”

“Growing Stronger Together: Collaborative Partnerships & Mergers”

“Keep Calm and Fundraise On: What Brave Fundraisers Know and Do”

“Make it Your Culture, Not a Crisis: Embedding Succession Planning into Practice”

“Making Tech Work for Your Mission”

“Positive Leadership: How positivity can transform leaders and elevate teams”

“Turning Toward Hope: How Grief Builds Nonprofit Resilience”

“Issues Facing Nonprofit Boards”

Leadership Council thanks the following sponsors for their generous support: 

Presenting Sponsor: Greater Cincinnati Foundation

Keynote Sponsor: Barnes Dennig

Gold Sponsor: Interact for Health

Media Sponsor: Movers & Makers

Lunch Sponsor: Huntington Insurance, a Huntington Bank affiliate

Breakfast Sponsor: Forvis Mazars

Workshop Sponsors: Better Business Bureau Cincinnati, Ignite Philanthropy, Paylocity

Happy Hour Host: LARaterman Associates

Break Sponsor: Anne M. Maxfield, Nonprofit Consultant

Bronze Sponsors: Blue & Co, LLC; GrantAlly; Greater Cincinnati Nonprofit News; Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati; LCNB National Bank; PNC Bank; RetireMed; UST Workforce Solutions for Nonprofits

Leadership Council for Nonprofit’s mission is to maximize the impact of nonprofits, develop their leaders and strengthen the community. Founded nearly 50 years ago, the Leadership Council supports its 200+ members with leadership development for board and staff, capacity building, connections and cost savings.