Montana Nonprofit Association (MNA) invites your proposal for our 2026 Annual Conference. This year’s conference will include virtual sessions throughout September, with an anticipated audience of 1,000, and an in-person event with 350 attendees. Nonprofit executives, staff, and board members will have the opportunity to attend virtual programming for whole-organization learning and participate in-person at our Helena event.
Conference Theme: Changemakers
Nonprofits are essential. The people who run, support, and benefit from the work of nonprofits embody democratic and civil engagement at every level. We are the changemakers who respond to the needs of our neighbors, imagine a brighter future for our children, and advocate for policies that expand our impact. We build connection, we spread joy, we demand better, and we change our own lives. Whether we are volunteer leaders, paid staff, donors, beneficiaries of care, or partners in nonprofit work, we know community isn’t a noun, it’s a verb.
This conference celebrates, connects, trains, and resources nonprofit changemakers. Amid uncertainty, economic instability, and polarization, nonprofit leaders need grounding in the basics and an invitation to dream bigger.
This year, we are prioritizing pre-recorded virtual sessions, facilitated conversations, and in-person workshops that help busy leaders adjust to uncertainty and amplify their impact – whether that means learning how to improve an accounting system that helps keep the budget on track, reimagining community collaboration for transformative results, or learning how to build a fundraising strategy from ground zero.
We are looking for presenters that deliver exciting, engaging, and content-rich sessions built on principles of nonprofit best practices and effective instruction for our in-person and virtual sessions.