NH Nonprofit Conference & Expo

The 2019 NH Nonprofit Conference & Expo is designed to help nonprofits invest in their most valuable asset: their staff. Whether you are an experienced executive, seasoned practitioner, or emerging leader, this conference will provide you with the skills and tools needed to succeed at every stage of your career.

This professional development and networking event brings together nonprofit staff, board, volunteers, supporters, and funders to inspire and be inspired, share ideas, and discuss solutions to strengthen their work in the communities they serve.

More than 20 workshops will be presented in a variety of topics including governance, fundraising, finance, marketing and operation. Preview the current list below.

Workshops
How to Get Your Board Excited About Fundraising	It's not as Hard as You Think: Grantwriting for Small Shops and Beginners
Development in an Era of Widening Wealth Disparity	Four-Way Stretch to Muscle Up Your Fundraising
Stand Out From The Crowd: Research-Based Branding	Drive Action with Video
No One Knows Who We Are! Communication to build and grow community awareness	It's Not About You! Making Compelling Videos
Scenario Planning: Guiding the Future with Imagination	Lighting a Spark Under Your Board
Whose Job Is It? Changing Roles of Board and Staff in Today’s Nonprofit	Organizational Assessments: What’s Your Appetite for Information?
Turn Enemies Into Allies: The Art of Peace in the Workplace	Building A Positive Culture With Strong Communication
#UsToo? Sexual Harassment Prevention and Response for Nonprofits in the #MeToo Era	The Duh! Approach To Management and Supervision: Dispelling Common Leadership Myths
Knowledge Capture: The Forgotten Essential	Time Management
Protecting Yourself and Your Organization in an Age of Ever Increasing Security Threats	Making Sense of Nonprofit Financials
Developing Your Side Gig: Considerations for Developing Unrelated Business Income to Support Your Mission	Streamlining your Accounting and Back Office
Accounting Update: The New Not-for-Profit Reporting Standard - The Time Has Come

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Register by April 12 to get the early bird discount!

The agenda for the event including the workshop schedule will be available in early April.

Have a product or service to share with the sector? Review our sponsor and exhibitor opportunities.

Lead Sponsor

Learning Track Sponsors

Finance Track Sponsor

Fundraising & Marketing Track Sponsor

Leadership & Governance Track Sponsor

Technology & Operations Track Sponsor

Workshop Title	Presenter	Organization	Track
Four-Way Stretch to Muscle Up Your Fundraising	Anne Peyton, CPF CFRE & Jenn Hayslett	Yellow Brick Road Consulting & Jenn Hayslett Coaching & Consulting	Fundraising
How to Get Your Board Excited About Fundraising	Maryann LaCroix Lindberg, CFRE	Philanthropy Resource Group	Fundraising
Development in an Era of Widening Wealth Disparity	Al Cantor	Alan Cantor Consulting LLC	Fundraising
It's not as Hard as You Think: Grantwriting for Small Shops and Beginners	Katie Collins & Cassandra Mason	Capitol Center for the Arts & NH State Council on the Arts	Fundraising
It's Not About You! Making Compelling Videos	Chris Conroy	Heartwood Media, Inc.	Marketing
Drive Action with Video	Linda A Fanaras & Sean Morse-Barry	Millennium Agency	Marketing
No One Knows Who We Are! Communication to build and grow community awareness	David Deziel	DavidGeorge Communications	Marketing
Stand Out From The Crowd: Research-Based Branding	Robin Schell, APR & Jayme Simoes	Louis Karno & Co.	Marketing
Scenario Planning: Guiding the Future with Imagination	Tom Burack	Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green	Leadership & Governance
Lighting a Spark Under Your Board	Mary Ellen Jackson	Mary Ellen Jackson Consulting	Leadership & Governance
Whose Job Is It? Changing Roles of Board and Staff in Today’s Nonprofit	Joseph DiBrigida	Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green	Leadership & Governance
Organizational Assessments: What’s Your Appetite for Information?	Christine Strong	Strong Resource Group	Leadership & Governance
Turn Enemies Into Allies: The Art of Peace in the Workplace	Judy Ringer	Power & Presence Training	Human Resources
#UsToo? Sexual Harassment Prevention and Response for Nonprofits in the #MeToo Era	Kevin O'Leary & Kathy Peahl	Kevin O'Leary P.L.L.C. and Wadleigh Starr and Peters	Human Resources
The Duh! Approach To Management and Supervision: Dispelling Common Leadership Myths	Gerri King	Human Dynamics Associates Inc	Human Resources
Building A Positive Culture With Strong Communication	Stacey E Smith	Jackson Jackson & Wagner	Human Resources
Knowledge Capture: The Forgotten Essential	Nancy N Jackson	Nancy N Jackson	Operations & Technology
Time Management	Ryan Barton	Mainstay Technologies	Operations & Technology
Protecting Yourself and Your Organization in an Age of Ever Increasing Security Threats	Ryan Robinson	Mainstay Technologies	Operations & Technology
Making Sense of Nonprofit Financials	Michelle Reagan	Adaptive Sports Partners of the North Country	Finance
Developing Your Side Gig: Considerations for Developing Unrelated Business Income to Support Your Mission	Kristin Mendoza	Bernstein Shur	Finance
Accounting Update: The New Not-for-Profit Reporting Standard - The Time Has Come	Tyler Butler & Jerry Cahill	BerryDunn	Finance
Streamlining your Accounting and Back Office	Enrico Palmerino	botkeeper	Finance

Sponsors and Exhibitors

Have a product or service to share with the sector? Review our sponsor and exhibitor opportunities.

Lead Sponsor

Learning Track Sponsors

Finance Track Sponsor

Fundraising & Marketing Track Sponsor

Leadership & Governance Track Sponsor

Technology & Operations Track Sponsor

Exhibitors

Baker Newman & Noyes Baker Newman Noyes, one of the nation’s top 100 accounting and consulting firms, is known nationally as a leader in the accounting and consulting profession, with offices throughout New England in Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire.
Bank of New Hampshire Bank of New Hampshire, founded in 1831, provides deposit, lending and wealth management products and services to families and businesses throughout New Hampshire and southern Maine.
BerryDunn A team of not-for-profit CPAs helping you find your way forward.
Botkeeper Botkeeper provides automated bookkeeping to all types and sizes of companies, helping them save time and money, while also increasing the accuracy of their financial reporting to enable good business decisions.
Comcast NBCUniversal At Comcast NBCUniversal, we believe success starts with opportunity. We are investing our resources in programs and people that are focused on transforming communities, expanding access to technology, helping more people develop digital skills, and empowering entrepreneurs to use technology for good.
E & S Insurance Services, LLC E & S Insurance Services is the exclusive insurance agency for the New Hampshire Center for Nonprofits. Through our knowledge of insurance and the special programs we represent on behalf of the Center, you will receive unsurpassed individual and professional service.
Melanson Heath Melanson Heath, a full-service CPA firm, has been performing audit, accounting, and tax services for over 40 years in Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Vermont.
Northeast Delta Dental Northeast Delta Dental specializes in the administration of dental programs and has become the leader in the dental marketplace by promoting its uniqueness.
Sheehan Phinney With approximately 60 attorneys and a talented and diverse support team, Sheehan Phinney represents clients throughout the New England region, nationally and internationally. We understand our clients’ businesses and work efficiently to advance their interests and find creative solutions to problems. We value the trust our clients have placed in us, and we know there is no greater honor than always being available to advise and guide them.
This End Up Furniture Company In the contract furniture industry, This End Up Furniture Company strives to provide its customers with furniture that is stylish yet practical, furniture that is exceptionally durable and sustainable in a variety of settings. Our quality furniture does all of this at an economical price. Since we sell our furniture direct, we provide our customers with:

Who Will Be There?

Tracey Adams	Peter Ames Foundation for Healthy Communities	Ellen Arrigoni Triangle Club Inc
Cheryl Avery Spaulding Youth Center	Brooke Baldwin Friends Forever International	George Barrett Opportunity Networks, Inc.
Ryan Barton Mainstay Technologies	Kathy Beebe HAVEN Violence Prevention and Support Services	Christopher Bicknell Little Green Light
Holly Blanchard Make A Wish Foundation of NH	Kristen Brewster The Granite YMCA	Linda Brodeur Bishop Guertin High School
Cathleen Brooks Farmsteads of New England	Rebecca Bryant Lakes Region Community Services	Lucie Bryar Front Door Agency
Tom Burack Sheehan Phinney	Amelia Burke Friends Forever International	Tyler Butler BerryDunn
Jerry Cahill BerryDunn	Irv Canner Seacoast Family Promise	Alan Cantor Alan Cantor Consulting, LLC
Jessica Carbonneau Richie McFarland Children's Center	Shelley Carita Partnership for Public Health	Tom Carr Farmsteads of New England
Briana Carrigg Brightspot Consultants	Dianne Castrucci NH Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselors Association	Elizabeth Chang Franklin VNA & Hospice
Liz Chipman Keene Housing Kids Collaborative	Marcia Clark Future In Sight	Elizabeth Clemence Greater Seacoast Community Health
Wendy Cogswell Betty J. Borry Breast Cancer Retreats	Katie Collins Capitol Center for the Arts	Chris Conroy Heartwood Media
Daniel Coons Moose Mountains Regional Greenways	Susan Copley Harris Center for Conservation Education	Megan Corcoran The Granite YMCA
Lisa Couture Krempels Center	Leslie Craigen New Hampshire Children's Health Foundation	Catherine Crooker Crooker Consulting
Anna Crosby Keene Housing Kids Collaborative	Erika Cross MacDonald Nashua Soup Kitchen & Shelter	Olga Cruz Nashua Soup Kitchen & Shelter
Tracy Culberson Office of Public Guardian	Angela Daprato Twin States Network	Dan Darling Franklin Opera House Arts and Entertainment Center
Caitlin Delaney Brightspot Consultants	Kelly Delekta Brightspot Consultants	Jamie Demetry The Granite YMCA
Katelyn Dennis Great Bay Kids' Company	Deborah DeScenza Farmsteads of New England	David Deziel DavidGeorge Communications
Joseph DiBrigida Sheehan Phinney	Martha Dickey The Friends Program	Judi Dufresne The Granite YMCA
Nancy Egner Fellowship Housing Opportunities	Denise Elwart Southeastern NH Alcohol & Drug Abuse Services	Katharine Eneguess Animal Rescue League of NH
Cindy Enright Front Door Agency	Linda Fanaras Millennium Agency	Peg Fargo Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
June Fichter Lake Sunapee Protective Association	Maria Finnegan Front Door Agency	Theresa Finnemore Attorney General's Charitable Trust Unit
Kyle Fisher LISTEN Community Services	Diane Fitzpatrick	Cindy Flanagan Office of Public Guardian
Jane Fletcher Osher Lifelong Learning Institute	Cameron Ford HEADREST	Nathalie Fortier Future In Sight
Bruce Freeman NH LAKES	Meg Freeman Southwestern Community Services	Sue Fulton Endowment for Health
Cathy Furlong Penacook Community Center, Inc.	Megan Gage Southwestern Community Services	Catherine Gagne YWCA New Hampshire
Rebecca Gagne Front Door Agency	Karla Gallagher HOPE for NH Recovery	Kelley Gaspa Partnership for Public Health
Jennifer Giusto The Granite YMCA	Amy Greenlaw Portsmouth Music and Arts Center	Melissa Grenier Alzheimer's Association - NH/MA Chapter
Jeanne Grover Vouchers for Veterans	Teresa Gustavson Office of Public Guardian	Jude Hamel Prescott Farm Environmental Education Center
Terri Harrington NH Lawyer's Assistance Program	Karen Hatcher Cornucopia Project	Jenn Hayslett Jenn Hayslett Coaching & Consulting
Kim Henning PathWays of the River Valley	Nate Hill Maynard House	Hershey Hirschkop Seacoast Outright
Keith Howard HOPE for NH Recovery	Mary Ellen Jackson Mary Ellen Jackson Consulting	Nancy Jackson Gammy Bird Consulting
Sandra Jalbert Triangle Club Inc	Rick Jaques Penacook Community Center, Inc.	Nicole Johnson Richie McFarland Children's Center
Marianne Jones Animal Rescue League of NH	Natalie Jutras	Sharon Kace Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
Meg Kennedy Dugan Voices Against Violence	Karen Kersting UpReach Therapeutic Equestrian Center, Inc.	Jennifer Kilar LISTEN Community Services
Jill Kimball Ammonoosuc Community Health Services	Gerri King Human Dynamics Associates	Jo-Ann Kleyensteuber TLC Family Resource Center
Terry Knowles Attorney General's Charitable Trust Unit	Michelle Kolias Woodside School	Cathy LaForge The Granite YMCA
Dawn Lavallee Playworks New England	Robin LeBlanc Plan NH	Lauw Liang Crisis Center of Central NH
Maryann Lindberg Philanthropy Resource Group	Cheryl Lindner St. Joseph Community Services	Stuart Lord NH LAKES
Rebecca MacLennan Bishop Guertin High School	Linda Mallon Office of Public Guardian	John Manning Southwestern Community Services
Katherine Martey NH Community Development Finance Authority	Cassandra Mason NH State Council on the Arts	Sara McCarthy UpReach Therapeutic Equestrian Center, Inc.
Jennifer McCourt New Hampshire Off Highway Vehicle Association	Stacie McCoy Triangle Club Inc	Beth McGuinn Five Rivers Conservation Trust
Debra McLoud Breakthrough Manchester at Derryfield School	Kristen Mendoza Bernstein Shur	Mary Michaud Office of Public Guardian
Jen Miller Nashua PAL	Ronald Morelli Opportunity Networks, Inc.	Sean Morse-Barry Millennium Agency
Lisha Nelson New Hampshire Bar Association	Shaun Nelson Nashua PAL	Joann Neumann Greater Seacoast Community Health
Kylee Noga Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire	Thomas O'Brien NH LAKES	Kevin O'Leary Kevin O'Leary, LLC
Devin Oot HAVEN Violence Prevention and Support Services	Sheree Owens Capitol Center for the Arts	Tara Pacht Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains
Enrico Palmerino Botkeeper	Katie Parent YWCA New Hampshire	Jessica Parker Cross Roads House
Kathleen Peahl Wadleigh, Starr & Peters, PLLC	Kevin Peterson NH Community Development Finance Authority	Anne Peyton Yellow Brick Road Consulting
Judy Pinkham Portsmouth Music and Arts Center	Lynn Post Empower Success Corps, Northern New England	Lisa Press Friends of Lafayette House
Jen Pribble Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire	Deb Quimby YWCA New Hampshire	Linda Quinn Davis & Towle Insurance Group
Tanya Randolph Great NH Restaurants' Charitable Trust	Michelle Reagan Adaptive Sports Partners of the North Country	Kara Reeves Front Door Agency
Jacquelyn Reinert NH Psychological Association	Michael Reinke Nashua Soup Kitchen & Shelter	Bettina Rickenbach St. Vincent de Paul Exeter
Jessica Riendeau The Granite YMCA	Judy Ringer Power and Presence Training	James Robbins Bangor Savings Bank
Miles Robinson Empower Success Corps, Northern New England	Ryan Robinson Mainstay Technologies	Don Rupard Twin States Network
Susan Ryan Spaulding Youth Center	Diane Sawyer The Granite YMCA	Susan Scacchi SMS Consulting & Business Services, LLC
Robin Schell Jackson Jackson & Wagner	Michelle Schembri Howe Library Corporation	Sheree Sevigny Front Door Agency
Michele Sheppard The Granite YMCA	Thomas Shovlin Adaptive Sports Partners of the North Country	Jayme Simoes Louis Karno & Company Communications
Peggy Small-Porter Richie McFarland Children's Center	Boyd Smith Newfound Lake Region Association	Stacey Smith Jackson Jackson & Wagner
Mackenzie Soha The Granite YMCA	Martha Stone Cross Roads House	Christine Strong Strong Resource Group
Kerry Sweeney Fellowship Housing Opportunities	Bridgett Taylor NH Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselors Association	Keith Thibault Southwestern Community Services
Jeanine Tousignant Jeanine & Company	Nicole Tower Manchester Family Justice Center	Kim Vacca Red River Charitable Foundation
Phoebe VanScoy-Giessler Prescott Farm Environmental Education Center	Jessica Vaughn-Martin Manchester Family Justice Center	Peggy Villar Twin States Network
Ann Walsh This End Up Furniture Company	Carol Weeks Nashua Soup Kitchen & Shelter	Liz Wehmeyer AbilityPLUS Inc
Katiemae White Friends Forever International	Mandy White Southwestern Community Services	Charlotte Williams Animal Rescue League of NH
Amy Williamson This End Up Furniture Company	Maryse Wirbal Front Door Agency	Jackie Wozniak The Granite YMCA
Molly Zirillo St. Vincent de Paul Exeter

Please review the workshop list before proceeding.

During the registration process you will be asked to select five workshops that you are most interested in attending. You are not locked into attending those workshops, we are using the information to gauge interest so that we can assign workshops to rooms and time-slots appropriately.

If you are registering multiple people, you will be asked to select workshops for each person.

List of Workshop Titles and Presenters

Workshop Full Descriptions

Early bird pricing is available through April 12. Register early to save!

NH Nonprofit Conference and Expo

NH Nonprofit Conference & Expo

Lead Sponsor

Learning Track Sponsors

Finance Track Sponsor

Fundraising & Marketing Track Sponsor

Leadership & Governance Track Sponsor

Technology & Operations Track Sponsor

Sponsors

Sponsors and Exhibitors

Lead Sponsor

Learning Track Sponsors

Finance Track Sponsor

Fundraising & Marketing Track Sponsor

Leadership & Governance Track Sponsor

Technology & Operations Track Sponsor

Sponsors

Exhibitors

Baker Newman & Noyes

Bank of New Hampshire

BerryDunn

Botkeeper

Comcast NBCUniversal

E & S Insurance Services, LLC

Melanson Heath

Northeast Delta Dental

Sheehan Phinney

This End Up Furniture Company

Who Will Be There?

Please review the workshop list before proceeding.

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