Nonprofit Industry Conferences + Professional Development Opportunities in 2021

‘Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.’ –Socrates

Continued learning opportunities in the nonprofit sector are key to ensuring that its professionals are well-equipped to manage the day-to-day of organizations, hire and train (and, when necessary, fire) staff, and connect with and steward donors and other stakeholders. Whether you are new to the industry or have a long history of working for, or with, nonprofits there is always something you can learn from others.

With the pandemic, came a lot of changes to the standing conferences that we relied on for learning and networking. From about mid-February, through the end of 2020 most were either cancelled or moved to a virtual platform. In 2021, we saw most continue with purely virtual models until about late spring. With a vaccine readily available in the United States, many felt that the time to go back to in-person events had finally arrived… or at least to offer an in-person option. Alas, the rise of cases due to the Delta variant beginning in August has many people wondering what their fall plans might look like.

At the writing of this post, (September 1, 2021) we still don’t know. But now that we are all well-versed in the technology that allows us to learn and connect from wherever we are, the question remains: What conferences or professional development opportunities are scheduled in the nonprofit sector for the rest of this calendar year.

Here are 91 events that cover topics from Donor Acquisition to Running Meetings, Grant Writing, Planned Giving, Leadership and more. You’ll find everything from one hour events to multi-day day conferences.

This collection of events includes dates, registration costs, contact information.

If you would like to have an event added to this, please contact Amy@TopNonprofits.com