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Join us as a 2025 conference presenter by sharing your nonprofit knowledge and experience. Deadline: April 21, 11:59 p.m.
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You’re invited to MCN’s largest nonprofit conference for two days of in-person learning and connection to shift the way you think about your role in the sector, build new relationships, and acquire timely tools and skills.
Together with 900 nonprofit peers, we’ll tackle questions big and small and celebrate the amazing work being done throughout the state by organizations just like yours.
2025 Theme: Perennial – Here, Rooted, and Unwavering
Someone or something that is perennial persists, endures, and is constant. In 2025, nonprofits are proving to be just that – perennially grounded in their commitment to civic engagement and doing brave things to remain present and effective for their communities and each other.
Thursday, October 10
11:30 am – 6 pm
Friday, October 11
8 am – 4 pm
Saint Paul RiverCentre
175 Kellogg Blvd
St. Paul, MN 55102
Conference Highlights
40+ Breakout Sessions with a mixture of skill-building and action-oriented sessions.
Two Keynotes that offer equal parts inspiration and application to your work.
Brain breaks with wellness and creative activities, trivia, and social hour fun.
2025 Nonprofit Mission Awards Ceremony and Luncheon.
Exhibitor Showcase featuring 60+ vendors ready to support your nonprofit.
Facilitated networking and intentional spaces to connect with attendees.
Conference Learning Objectives
As we gather for this year’s Annual Conference, we acknowledge the unpredictable and hard conditions we – our work and our people – are met with and root deeply to fuel our collective power as an adaptive and constant community.
This year we will share resources to stay resilient, laugh and connect, celebrate and fortify our humanity, and review where we are to better understand the impact of actions taken and strategize about where to persist today and tomorrow as a sector.
Conference learnings include expert-driven workshops on topics ranging from fundraising and financial management to human resources to equity and justice. By the end of the event, you will shift the way you think about your role in the sector, build new relationships, and acquire timely tools and skills.
There’s something for your entire team, and you’ll leave St. Paul with tools, knowledge, and connections to advance your work (and your organization’s mission)!
Conference Tickets
Member Super Saver Rate
$285
Available through July 29.
Nonmember Rate
$475
Available through October 1.
Pay What You Can Rates
$69 – $129
Available through on-site registration.
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Conference Details
Thursday, October 9
11:30 am – 6 pm
Friday, October 10
8 am – 4 pm
Saint Paul RiverCentre
175 Kellogg Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55102
651-265-4800
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Conference Planning Committee
- Salena Acox, MN Alliance With Youth
- Osman Ahmed, Prosperity for New America
- Luna Allen-Bakerian, Citizens League
- Tavyer Buchler, Propel Nonprofits
- Tracie Clanaugh, First Witness
- Courtney Gerber, Minnesota Council of Nonprofits
- Corenia Smith Kunuku, Wholesome Management
- Kelsey Gantzer Miller, Second Harvest Northland
- Kelly LaCore, Minnesota Council of Nonprofit
- Sara Niemi, Head of the Lakes United Way
- Andrea Satter, Big Brothers Big Sisters Twin Cities
- Lori-Anne Williams, Catholic Charities