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NNFS National Gathering 2026

SEPTEMBER 22 2026 – SEPTEMBER 25 2026
Detroit, Michigan

A Season of Reflection & Bold Intention is this year's theme for our 2026 National Gathering.

Join us in Detroit where fiscal sponsors come together to share information on fiscal sponsorship practice, learn from each other and experts, discuss challenges - and also celebrate successes, share stories, and build relationships. This year we'll learn more about the fiscal sponsorship landscape in the Detroit region, talk about the future of fiscal sponsorship and host a variety of sessions for both emerging and experienced fiscal sponsors.

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Schedule

Tuesday, September 22 2026

  • 42 Degrees North
    Sponsored by Crescent Cares

    If you have arrived at the Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center early, we would love for you to join us and other attendees for drinks and light fare!

Wednesday, September 23 2026

  • Ambassador 3

    Bring a towel and join other for a yoga session – all levels welcome!

    Facilitator
    Healing by Choice!

  • Ambassador 1 & 2

    Come grab some breakfast and pick up your badge and program book at the Registration Table.

  • Ambassador 1 & 2

    Join our opening plenary and welcome from Detroit based Healing by Choice, NNFS Updates and a panel discussion “Defending the Commons: Fiscal Sponsorship in a Politicized Landscape.”

    Facilitators
    Sampriti Ganguli, Founder, Ganguli Associates, LLC
    Thaddeus Squire, Lead Advocate & Knowledge Steward, Social Impact Commons
    Andrew Schulze, Principal, Adler & Colving
    Toni Moceri, Executive Director, Allied Media Project

  • Ambassador Ballroom 1 & 2

    Enjoy a Buffet Lunch!

  • Nicolet A

    Building Scalable, People-Centered HR Support Across Sponsored Projects (HR)
    This session explores how fiscal sponsors can design scalable, people-centered HR support models that strengthen both their internal operations and the projects they serve. We’ll highlight common breakdowns, share practical approaches, and explore how sponsors can better support project leaders through training, coaching, and shared tools.

    Facilitators
    Whitney Harrington    , CEO, Ascend People
    Ema Sol, People Operations Mgr, Future Incubator

    Nicolet B

    Amplifying Your Projects' Voice with Litigation and Policy Support (A)
    Come hear Earth Island Institute's legal team present about how litigation has served and furthered the work of their environmental project network. Attendees will learn how an in-house legal team can survey whether litigation will advance the aims of their projects, develop internal capacity and expertise to provide or marshal those services, and lessons we have learned along the way.

    Facilitators
    Sara Zimmerman    , Legal Director, Earth Island Institute
    Sumona Majumdar, CEO, Earth Island Institute

    Brule A

    Insurance for Fiscal Sponsors: Practical Tips for Tougher Times
    Insurance is getting more challenging for fiscal sponsors — across both property & casualty and health insurance — with reduced coverage, tighter underwriting, and rising premiums, all against a backdrop of increased regulatory scrutiny. This session will break down the current environment across key lines of coverage, highlight practical steps fiscal sponsors and their projects can take to strengthen their position, and explain what to expect in the months ahead.

    Facilitators
    Lauren Erickson    , Nonprofit Practice Leader - Relation Insurance Services
    Tuan Nguyen, Vice President, Employee Benefits, Relation Insurance Services
    Sam Chery, Assistant General Counsel, TSNE

    Brule B

    One Department, Many Functions: Building Cohesion for a Greater Impact (O)
    This session explores why specialization matters in fiscal sponsorship. Using Heluna Health's Program Management Department as a real-world example, we'll reflect on how moving from a generalist model to a structure with dedicated roles allows staff to build deeper expertise, leading to better oversight, stronger compliance practices, and more efficient support for sponsored projects.

    Facilitators
    Regina Chen    , Senior Grant Writer, Heluna Health
    Rochelle McLaurin, MBA, Senior Director of Contracts & Grants Management, Heluna Health
    Natalie R. Still, CGMS, Director of Accounts & Data Management, Heluna Health

    Richard A

    Built to Scale: A Fiscal Sponsor's Guide to Tech-Enabled Growth (T)
    As fiscal sponsors take on more projects, the back-office burden of reporting, compliance, cash management can grow just as fast. This panel highlights fiscal sponsorship leaders who’ve scaled their project base significantly, to share what actually worked (and didn’t) as they grew.

    Facilitator
    Grant Roscoe    , CEO & Founder, Crescent

    Richard B

    Beyond Succession: Leadership Transitions in Fiscal Sponsors as Ecosystem Inflection Points (HR)
    This session will explore how leadership transitions play out at movement-embedded fiscal sponsors and how funders should support them to build movement resilience. Drawing on real-world experiences, this session is a chance to surface and uplift the hidden challenges and strategize on how to get them resourced.

    Facilitators
    Toni Moceri    , Executive Director, Allied Media Project
    Mo Willis, Co-Executive Director, Third Wave Fund

    Joliet

    Financial Health: Testing and Ongoing Monitoring (FI)
    This hands-on workshop is created for those who want to explore financial health indicators for fiscal sponsors. We will be looking at the case study of one fiscal sponsor's data and assessing their financial health and cost recovery practices. Participants will have space to apply the same tools to their own organizational records and discuss steps organizations could take to improve specific health indicators.

    Facilitator
    Asta Petkeviciute    , Chief Financial Steward, Social Impact Commons

  • Nicolet A

    The Talent Gap: Developing Shared Solutions for Recruiting, Developing, and Retaining Talent at Fiscal Sponsor Organizations (HR)
    Many fiscal sponsors struggle to recruit, develop, and retain staff and organizational leaders with the distinct blend of skills required to ensure operational effectiveness and service quality and consistency. This session will delve into the common talent challenges for fiscal sponsorship organizations and explore possible shared solutions for the sector.

    Facilitators
    Loren McArthur, Principal, Loren McArthur Consulting
    Thaddeus Squire, Lead Advocate & Knowledge Steward, Social Impact Commons

    Nicolet B

    Speaking Up - Why advocacy and lobbying matter and how fiscal sponsors and their programs can engage in both. (A)
    Using Goodnation Foundation as an example of how fiscal sponsors can develop policies, tracking tools, and educational materials to help programs consider the full scope of advocacy, up to and including lobbying. Participants will have the opportunity to sketch out their own game plan for enabling organizations to engage and promote advocacy activities.

    Facilitators
    KJ Shepherd, PhD, Senior Program Manager, Goodnation Foundation
    Rya Greene, Program Manager, Goodnation Foundation

    Brule A

    Risks and Opportunities: Fiscal Sponsors on AI — Real Talk. (T)
    We’re bringing together fiscal sponsorship leaders already using AI, alongside a technology CEO, willing to give honest answers about what the tools actually do, what they cost in energy and data, and where they fall short. Attendees leave with a values-based evaluation framework, peer benchmarks, and language for talking to skeptical boards and EDs.

    Facilitators
    Kian Alavi, CoFounder & CEO, Mazlo
    Sara Finger, Executive Director, Embolden WI
    Melissa Erickson, Executive Director, The Funding Studio
    Stuart Hee, Operations Director, Center for Community Stewardship

    Brule B

    Navigating Sponsored Project Exit Conversations and the Paths Forward (O)
    What happens when a fiscally sponsored project starts asking about leaving? This session will help sponsors answer this question in three parts: the exit pathways, the exit conversations, and an open "ask us anything" where attendees can bring their own exit and separation questions to two experienced practitioners.

    Facilitators
    Jodi Segal, Founder, Big Change LLC
    Andrew Schulman, Principal, Schulman Consulting

    Richard A

    Making Grants in a Volatile Climate (G)
    Fiscally sponsored projects make grants operate at the complex intersection of mission, compliance, and trust. This conversation will engage discussions about financial systems, vetting, and programmatic and legal due diligence required to steward funds responsibly.

    Facilitators
    Dianne Debicella, Assistant Director, Compliance, NEO Philanthropy
    Kayla Tyrrell, Assistant Director, Movement Resourcing, NEO Philanthropy
    Courtney Babak, Assistant Director, Grant Operations & Compliance, NEO Philanthropy
    Yvette Diaz, Director of Sponsored Projects & Funds, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

    Richard B

    Multi-Entity Evolution for Sponsors and Projects (O)
    Fiscal sponsors exist to provide a home for work that matters. But in an environment of heightened scrutiny — of nonprofits, of advocacy, of anything that looks like political infrastructure — too many sponsors are quietly shrinking the definition of what they'll hold. Through real case studies and candid roundtable conversation, we'll explore what it looks like to orient toward yes — and what sponsors need to get there.

    Facilitators
    Jill Laumbacher, Director of Operations, Setauket Group
    Kara Federico, Co-Founder, Ops Collective
    Lauren Boyle, Accelerator Program Director, New Left Accelerator

    Joliet

    The Audit & Tax Survival Guide: Fiscal Sponsor Edition (FI)
    Overview key audit and tax developments impacting fiscal sponsors, with a focus on compliance, reporting, and governance considerations. Attendees will gain practical insights into current requirements, emerging issues, and best practices to help their organizations navigate the evolving financial and regulatory environment with confidence.

    Facilitators
    Patty Mayer, Director of Tax Group, Baker Tilly
    Zachary Gard, Senior Manager of Audit Division, Baker Tilly

    Ambassador 3

    Generative Conflict Playspace
    In this session, we'll identify common conflicts in fiscal sponsorship, practice moving through them in small groups through role plays, and incorporate embodiment practices & conflict literacy tools to expand our strategies when tensions arise.

    Facilitators
    Blair Franklin, Principal, Alight Alchemy

  • 42 Degrees North
    Sponsored by Crescent Cares

    Join us for drinks and lite fare!

Thursday, September 24 2026

  • Ambassador 3

    Bring a towel and join other for a yoga session - all levels welcome!

    Facilitator
    Healing by Choice!

  • Ambassador Ballroom 1 & 2

    Come grab some breakfast before getting into your next session!

  • Ambassador Ballroom 1 & 2

    TéMaTé Institute for Black Dance and Culture, a Detroit-based social justice organization using dance as tool community and civic engagement, will open Thursday’s programming.

    Facilitator
    TéMaTé Institute of Black Dance and Culture

  • Nicolet A

    Technology (T)

    Facilitator
    Joyce Williams, Chief Financial and Operating Officer, Community Partners

    Nicolet B

    LGBTQIA+

    Facilitators
    Sarah Strnad, Senior Project Manager, NEO Philanthropy
    Amanda LaFleur, Founder & Executive Director, NOPI

    Brule A

    Accounting/Finance (FI)

    Facilitator
    Vanessa Marcotte, Head of Finance, Commonweal

    Brule B

    Scaling Up or Down

    Facilitator
    Asta Petkeviciute, Chief Financial Steward, Social Impact Commons

    Richard A

    Human Resources (HR)

    Facilitators
    Emily Hunsaker, Director of People Operations, The Partnership Project
    Lessie Askew, Chief People Officer, New Venture Fund

    Richard B

    Fiscal Sponsors in the Arts

    Facilitator
    Ariel Shelton, Executive Director, CultureWorks Greater Philadelphia

    Joliet

    BIPOC

    Facilitator
    Jonathan Barona, Vice President of Fiscal Sponsorship, Panorama Global

    Ambassador Ballroom 1 & 2

    Emerging Fiscal Sponsors

    Facilitator
    Lev Greenstein, Community Affiliate Collective Manager, Native Movement

    Ambassador Ballroom 1 & 2

    Managing Partner Finances

    Facilitator
    Salimah Muhammad, Chief Financial Officer, Highlander Center

  • Nicolet A

    Technology (T)

    Facilitator
    Stephanie Levin, Customer Service Head, Mazlo

    Nicolet B

    LGBTQIA+

    Facilitators
    Lisa Dugdale, Executive Director, Center for Community Stewardship

    Brule A

    Finance (FI)

    Facilitators
    Kristin O'Connor, Senior Finance Consultant, Big Change Consulting
    Jodi Segal, Founder, Big Change Consulting

    Brule B

    Program Staff

    Facilitator
    Lauren Lattimore, Director of Program Partnerships & Outcomes, Fractured Atlas

    Richard A

    Human Resources (HR)

    Facilitators
    Elizabeth Scott, PhD, CEO, Brighter Strategies
    Payal Martin, Managing Director, Strategy & Evaluation, Brighter Strategies

    Richard B

    International Fiscal Hosting

    Facilitator
    Thaddeus Squire, Lead Advocacy & Knowledge Steward, Social Impact Commons

    Joliet

    Capacity Building for Projects

    Facilitator
    Lupe Solorio, Vice President of Fiscal Sponsorship & Capacity Development Community Partners

    Ambassador Ballroom 1 & 2

    Emerging Fiscal Sponsors

    Facilitator
    Robert Gibson, Intermediary Services Manager, Build Missouri Health

    Ambassador Ballroom 1 & 2

    C3/C4

    Facilitator
    Sanai Fisher, Business Development Director, Beyond Impact

  • Ambassador Ballroom 1 & 2

    Enjoy a Buffet Lunch!

  • Nicolet A

    Mapping Current Technology Usage to Clarify Future Needs (T)
    In this session, participants will work individually and in groups to map their current technology use, identify workflows and shortcomings, and clarify future tech needs to bring back to their organizations for further consideration, analysis, and decision-making.

    Facilitator
    Asta Petkeviciute, Chief Financial Steward, Social Impact Commons

    Nicolet B

    Is Chaos Your Friend? Let's Find Out (O)
    This session is an exploration of the various operational styles and setups of fiscal sponsors, where info gets charted, relationships are managed (or not), requests sit unread or fiscal sponsors spring into action, If you are looking to reexamine your workflows or peek behind the curtain of other structures, join us.

    Facilitators
    dawn matlak, Founder, Parentheses Consulting
    Alex Siclait, Director of Fiscal Sponsorship, Proteus Fund
    Kara Federico, CoFounder, Ops Collective
    Aditi Naik, CoFounder, Ops Collective
    Yijana Perez, Portfolio Manager, Panorama Global
    Nathan Hewitt, President, Raft Foundation

    Brule A

    Strength in Numbers: How Fiscal Sponsors Can Use Their Portfolio to Drive Down Health Insurance Costs (O)
    Health insurance is a significant cost for nonprofits and the market is complex. Fiscal sponsors have leverage that individual organizations lack, and this session shows them how to use it before their next renewal while providing attendees with a completed portfolio audit and decision framework.

    Facilitators
    Jodi Segal, Founder, Big Change Consulting
    Jeff Mers, District Manager, Insperity

    Brule B

    Fight or Flight - Approaches to Collective Risk Management & Defense (A)
    This session will examine intersecting areas of risk including financial, reputation, legal and not just with warning signs, but also practical tools for managing capacity limits and internal dynamics. Attendees leave with a clearer framework for assessing their organization’s risk tolerance, strengthening tools, and insight into potential collaborative models.

    Facilitators
    Thaddeus Squire, Advocacy & Knowledge Steward, Social Impact Commons
    Carla Dartis, Executive Director, Movement Strategy Center
    Sarah Motola, Vice President of Project Partnerships, NEO Philanthropy
    Paige Farmer, Senior Director of Operations & Compliance, Global Impact Ventures

    Richard A

    Building Practical Evaluation Capacity (O)
    Fiscal sponsors serve portfolios of different missions — so how do you measure collective impact? Participants will learn to articulate desired impact across three metric tiers — operational, efficiency-focused, and impact-focused — and identify outcomes that resonate with the audiences who matter most: sponsored projects, funders, and communities.

    Facilitators
    Payal Martin, Managing Director, Strategy & Evaluation, Brighter Strategies
    Elizabeth Scott, PhD, CEO, Brighter Strategies

    Richard B

    Making the Invisible Visible: How Fiscal Sponsors Communicate Their Value (F)
    We’re reframing how fiscal sponsors talk about organizational and operational funding by connecting infrastructure to visible mission outcomes. Participants will leave with practical tools to articulate a stronger case for support and defined impact statements for operational and organizational funding for donor communication.

    Facilitator
    Melissa Erickson, Executive Director, The Funding Studio

    Joliet

    Hot Topics in Fiscal Sponsorship – A Lawyer’s Perspective (L)
    Fiscal sponsorship is impactful, effective, and rewarding, but it’s also complicated, challenging, and dynamic – especially right now! Join us for this casual conversation on hot topics in fiscal sponsorship and to ask your questions.

    Facilitators
    Erin Bradick, Principal, NEO Law
    Tracy Boak, Partner, Perlman & Perlman

  • Nicolet A

    Building Narrative Power for Fiscal Sponsors: Film as Funding Strategy (FI) (M)
    Screening of “What It Takes To Build”, a film about the impact of Allied Media Project’s fiscal sponsorship, followed by a talkback about how organizations can use creative multimedia strategies to show the value of fiscal sponsorship to individual and institutional funders.

    Facilitator
    Ciarra Ross, Director of Communications, Allied Media Projects

    Nicolet B

    Supporting Social Justice Projects In Today's Political Climate (A)
    This panel will walk through current trends in the field, discuss changes in funder strategies that have forced fiscally sponsored projects to adjust their approach, and highlight real examples of fiscal sponsors that are supporting more progressive, social justice projects.

    Facilitators
    Aditi Naik, CoFounder, The Ops Collective
    Nathan Hewitt, President, RaftFoundation
    Otha Cole, Associate Director of Executive Partnerships,
    Community Initiatives
    Raymond Petit, Director of Partnerships, Possibility Labs
    Em Miller, Director of Participating Organization Svcs., Epic Works
    J. Sarah Gonzales, Senior Director of Sponsored Projects, Allied Media Projects
    Kara Federico, CoFounder, Ops Collective
    Jacob Winterstein, Senior Partner & COO, Movement Alliance Project

    Brule A

    A Lawyer, Consultant, and Practitioner walk into a bar (L)
    Fiscal sponsorship sits at the intersection of law, strategy, and practice — and navigating it well requires fluency in all three. In this panel session, a lawyer, consultant and practitioner take on a series of real-world hypothetical situations drawn from the field.

    Facilitators
    Josh Burgner, Associate Director of Fiscal Sponsorship, Panorama Global
    Andrew Schulman, Principal, Schulman Consulting
    Erin Bradick, Principal, NEO Law

    Brule B

    Community Organizing Around Field Standards & Self-Regulation/Accreditation
    Does our field need more consistent standards of operations, and if so, what are the pros and cons of greater field regulation, who should do it, and what are the possible approaches, including field self-regulation and peer accreditation? Panelists will overview the possible start of organizing around this important issue through discussion and presentation.

    Facilitators
    Thaddeus Squire, Lead Advocacy & Knowledge Steward, Social Impact Commons
    Melissa Erickson, Executive Director, The Funding Studio
    Rachel M. Goldman, MS, CNAP, CNM, CFO, Mockingbird Analytics & Incubator
    Lee Bodner, President, New Venture Fund
    Deborah Mueller, Director of Operations, Jacob and Terese Hershey Foundation

    Richard A

    Effortless Financial Management for Model C Fiscal Sponsors (FI)
    Fiscal oversight of sponsored projects / organizations is one of the core functions of a fiscal sponsor. In this session we’ll talk about the overlap between systems, day-to-day management and oversight, and how you can apply these lessons to your organization.

    Facilitators
    Hiten Jethwa, Senior Director of Build Program, The Hadanou Collective
    Cailin Shioshita Pickett, Build Program Manager, Leader Support, The Hadanou Collective

    Richard B

    Fiscal Sponsorship as Infrastructure: Protecting the Field in Uncertain Times (O)
    How can fiscal sponsors respond, individually and collectively, to emerging legal, policy, and operational challenges while strengthening equity-centered nonprofit infrastructure. We’ll guide a facilitated discussion of current trends, strategies for risk mitigation and advocacy, and opportunities for collaboration across sponsors and sector partners.

    Facilitators
    Edwith Theogene, Director, Policy and Advocacy, TSNE
    Sam Chery, Deputy Counsel, TSNE

    Joliet

    Breaking Down Barriers to Institutional Fundraising & Grants (F)
    The goal of this session is to break down barriers between fiscally sponsored projects and their fiscal sponsors to support institutional fundraising and grants management. This session will provide concrete steps any fiscal sponsor can take to support mission-driven projects in raising the resources they need effectively, efficiently, and appropriately in compliance.

    Facilitator
    Stephanie Somerman,
    Operations Advisor,
    Groundwork Project

    Ambassador 3

    The Embodied Steward: Using Somatic Awareness for Effective Leadership and Beyond
    In the high-energy environment of the non-profit sector, the quality of our decision-making is inextricably linked to our capacity to remain regulated under pressure. This session, "The Embodied Steward," introduces evidence-based somatic techniques designed to enhance clarity and professional resilience. By learning to track the felt sense, participants will gain practical tools to navigate decision fatigue, maintain objectivity, and foster a sustainable culture of stewardship within their organizations

    Facilitator
    Shantell Taylor, Healing By Choice!, Holistic Wellness & Arts Organization

  • Lobby

    Registration required! Detroit Bus Company will arrive in the lobby and make rounds back and forth to Allied Media Project's LOVE building.

Friday, September 25 2026

  • Ambassador 3

    Bring a towel and join other for a yoga session - all levels welcome!

    Facilitator
    Healing by Choice!

  • Ambassador 1 & 2

    Come grab some breakfast before getting into your next session!

  • Nicolet A

    A Human-Centered Design Approach to Fiscal Sponsorship (O)
    Allied Media Project’s first network principle is “We begin by listening”. In this session, we will share how AMP uses the lived experiences of people in our network to shape the design of our policies and processes. Through discussion and activities, we will explore how fiscal sponsors can adopt the design thinking method to develop human-centered practices while still meeting the needs of their organizations.

    Facilitators
    Nic Lassiter, User Experience Manager, Allied Media Projects
    A'leetzia Burns, Sponsored Projects Program Manger, Allied Media Projects

    Nicolet B

    Lessons from the Ground: Advocacy of Fiscal Sponsorship in California (A)
    Fiscal sponsors across California have organized and are playing an increasingly influential role in advancing advocacy efforts. This breakout session will explore how fiscal sponsors are uniquely positioned to enable advocacy while maintaining compliance, managing risk, and amplifying impact across diverse issue areas and how California have structured and implemented their efforts.

    Facilitators
    Lupe Solorio, Vice President of Fiscal Sponsorship & Capacity Development,
    Community Partners
    Carla Dartis, Executive Director, Movement Strategy Center

    Brule A

    Holding the Center: Fiscal Sponsors as Backbone Organizations
    This interactive workshop explores how fiscal sponsors can serve as backbone organizations for collective impact initiatives, grassroots collaboratives, and community-led innovation while balancing governance, neutrality, equity, and sustainability. Participants will gain a framework for understanding fiscal sponsorship as movement infrastructure rather than solely administrative support.

    Facilitator
    Linda Rentschler, Executive Director, Humanitarian Social Innovations

    Brule B

    The Art & Science of Portfolio Design: From Complexity to Capacity (O)
    NEO Philanthropy Project Partnership team will share how we developed a complexity matrix that blends qualitative insights with quantitative data to better understand project demands and inform an equitable workload distribution. Attendees will leave with practical tools, adaptable frameworks, and guiding questions to assess and manage capacity in their own organizations.

    Facilitators
    Brandon Jones, Director of Project Partnerships, NEO Philanthropy
    Yeleen Lee, Senior Partnership Manager, Project Partnerships, NEO Philanthropy

    Richard A

    From Sponsor to Shared Services: Creating Sustainable Back-Office Infrastructure
    Sponsors are being asked by their projects, by peer organizations, and by funders to take on finance, HR, compliance, and technology work for nonprofits that want to keep their own corporate identity. The opportunity is significant: a larger addressable market and a deeper role in the local nonprofit ecosystem.

    Facilitators
    Amrit Kanesa-thasan, CoFounder, ImpactGraph
    Hiten Jethwa, Senior Director of Build Program, The Hadanou Collective

    Richard B

    No Cap(ital): Why Sponsored Projects Love Fiscal Sponsorship
    In this presentation, consultants and representatives from sponsored projects will share the greatest benefits they’ve heard about and experienced working with fiscal sponsors, before offering practical solutions for all sponsors to provide best-in-class services.

    Facilitators
    Kristine Stallone, Senior Manager, BDO USA
    Asta Petkeviciute, Chief Financial Steward, Social Impact Commons
    Cathryn McAleavey, Transition Advisory Team, BDO USA

    Ambassador 3

    Healing Arts Workshop
    Self Care as a cornerstone built in for resilience.

    Facilitator
    Shantell Taylor, Healing By Choice!, Holistic Wellness & Arts Organization

  • Ambassador 1 & 2

    (A)

    Join us for our final closing plenary to reflect on the Gathering and what's next. Hear from our panel and join in the discussion - A Call to Community Action: Advocacy Initiatives You Can Get Involved With

    Facilitator
    Sampriti Ganguli, Founder, Ganguli Associates, LLC
    Elaine Ng, CEO & President, TSNE
    Lee Bodner, President, New Venture Fund
    Vincent Jones, CEO, Beyond impact
    Thaddeus Squire, Lead Advocate & Knowledge Steward, Social Impact Commons

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Registration Information

  • With this event, we are intentionally trying to make this a more equitable space where smaller organizations have the same access as larger ones, so registration is based on the overall revenue size of your organization, arranged in four (4) tiers.  

    The deadline for registration is September 1.  

  • Tier 1 - Fiscal Sponsor Org - Less than $2M

    Tier 2 - Fiscal Sponsor Org - $2M - 9.9M

    Tier 3 - Fiscal Sponsor Org - $10M - 49M

    Tier 4 - Fiscal Sponsor Org - $50M and up

  • The registration fee includes all sessions, provided meals, and networking happy hours. Registration does not include transportation to and from the venue or lodging.

Transportation & Lodging in Detroit

  • We have a large room block at the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center, where all of the Gathering will take place.  Please reserve your room by September 1.  Reserve at our discounted rates on Passkey.

    Check in is 4:00pm and Check out is 11:00am. 

    Cancellation Policy: Cancellations must be made 48 hours prior to arrival. Please note that we will assess a one-night fee if you cancel after the deadline. 

    There is a hotel restaurant and bar, Fuell and is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner.  Motor City Pantry is open from 6 AM–12 AM for grab and go options.  Illy Cafe is open from 6 AM–1 PM (coffee, breakfast, sandwiches).

  •  $14.95 a day. Complimentary Basic Internet in guest rooms with individual Bonvoy membership. You can join at Join Marriott Bonvoy, it is free to join!

  • 1.  Use Rideshare – Detroit has Lyft and Uber options

     2. Here’s ground transportation info from the Detroit Metro Airport, view more information on Metro Airport website. 

    3.  Detroit Air Xpress - 16 trips from 3:30am-11:00pm from airport to downtown Detroit, view more information on the Detroit Air Xpress website.

  • It is recommended to park in the Beaubien Garage (on Beaubien) next to the hotel, which offers in and out privileges to guests for a flat rate of $25/day which can be charged to guestrooms.  Valet parking is available for $30daily/$40 overnight.

  • The Detroit People Mover – A free tram system with various stops around the Detroit downtown area.   There is an interactive map on the website and each stop lists shops and restaurants accessible from there. 

    Q Line – A 3.3-mile circulating streetcar running along Woodward Avenue between Congress Street and West Grand Boulevard in downtown Detroit. The QLine stretches from downtown through New Center and drops you off near prime locations, including: Little Caesars Arena, The Detroit Institute of Arts and the Museum of Contemporary Art. Headways ranging from 8 to 12 minutes. The streetcar route has 20 stations serving 12 locations.

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