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Download the 2025 MCN Annual Conference program here.

To support your ongoing learning, session slides and handouts will be available for download. Speakers have been requested to share all of their learning materials with us by October 17. If slides are not hyperlinked below, we have not received them yet. Please directly reach out to speakers if you have any questions.

  1. A Nonprofit Leader’s Roadmap to Integrating AI in Operations | Slides
  2. A Thriving Wage Model for Staff; It’s Mission Critical | Slides
  3. Access for All: Understanding Digital Accessibility | Slides
  4. AI in Nonprofits: Tensions and Practical Tools | Slides / Handout / QR Codes
  5. Belonging Across Generations | Slides
  6. Best Practices for I-9 Management and Auditing | Slides & Priorities Graphic
  7. Board Service for Young Professionals | Slides
  8. Building for Impact: Engaging Designers to Strengthen Capital Fundraising |
  9. Cookies + Strategic Planning for Real Life | Slides & Resource Guide
  10. Developing Adaptive Boards to Govern Through Uncertainty | Slides
  11. Don’t Freak Out: Simplifying Minnesota Paid Leave Preparedness | Slides
  12. Embedding Policy Advocacy and Engagement in Non-Profit Culture | Slides
  13. Employee Sourced Innovation: An Incubator Model | Slide
  14. Establishing Sustainable Investments- A Round Table Discussion |
  15. Federal Actions and What They Mean for Nonprofits | Slides / Handout / Impact Article / Resources Article
  16. Financial Modeling for Uncertain Times |
  17. Financial Scenario Planning Approaches | Slides
  18. Finding Common Ground: Policy Wins in Divisive Times | Slides / Advocacy Plan Template
  19. Five Key Takeaways for Successful Building and Renovation Projects | Slides
  20. Follow the Leader: Leading After Founders | Slides
  21. From Burnout to Balance: Integrating Self-Care into Nonprofit Leadership | Slides
  22. Getting Ahead of the Curve: How to Develop a Practical AI Policy for Your Nonprofit | Slides
  23. Good, Better, Best: Smart Decisions That Build Fundraising Capacity | Slides
  24. How to Go From Collaborating … to Cooperating | Slides
  25. In Our Words: Lessons from SPYS’ Use of Video Storytelling | Slides
  26. Investing in Pathways Programs for Advocates of Color |
  27. Is Your Board Leading—or Leaning on the ED? | Slides
  28. Joining the Choir: Arming Nonprofits With Advocacy Tools to Meet the Needs of Minnesotans | Slides
  29. Leading from the Emerging Future: Living Into Adaptive Change | Slides
  30. Leading Through Constant Change: Building Empowered and Resilient Teams | Slides
  31. Leading Through Loss — Grief-Informed Leadership for Change-makers | Slides
  32. Leveraging Business Partnerships to Advance Your Nonprofit’s Mission |
  33. Magic or Mayhem? Making Creative Partnerships Actually Work | Slides
  34. Neurodiversity Affirmation and Accommodations in the Workplace | Slides
  35. Oops to Awesome: Celebrate Mistakes to Unlock Potential |
  36. Organizational Planning When Everything is on Fire | Slides
  37. Pivot & Persist: Agility, Equity, and Paths to Sustainability | Slides
  38. Recharge to Resist: Finding Strength in Rest for Conflict Transformation and Activism | Slides & Handout
  39. Regulated & Resilient: Building Resilience Through a Trauma-Informed Lens | Slides / Burnout Self-Assessment & Tips / Window of Tolerance / Infographics / Trauma in the Workplace: Recognizing the Signs and Responding with Care
  40. Reimagining Volunteerism: Equity, Engagement, and Innovation in a Changing World | Slides
  41. Reinvention as Resilience: Leading Through the Pivot |
  42. Rooted & Resilient: Leading with Clarity Through Change |
  43. Rooted in Values, Learning from Nation Rebuilding |
  44. Safeguarding Nonprofit Data: Risks, Best Practices, and Legal Considerations | Slides
  45. Shared Leadership’s Potential for Increased Resilience | Slides
  46. So You’re Thinking About a CRM… | Slides
  47. Start Up Status: From Chaos to Accountability and Impact |
  48. Storytelling as a Pathway Through Change Management | Slides
  49. The Spaces Between: Supporting Underrepresented Organizational Leaders | Slides
  50. The Unright Thing: Your Catalyst for Breakthrough | Slides
  51. Today’s Federal Funding Landscape – What it Means for Minnesota | Slides
  52. Total Rewards with A Whole Family Approach | Slides & Resources
  53. Transforming Crisis into Opportunity: CAPI’s Journey to Organizational Resilience |
  54. Understanding Uncertain Markets While Saving for Retirement | Slides / Article
  55. Why Psychological Safety in Today’s Workplace Is Critical and Practical Ways to Foster It | Slides

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