

Be sure to register today!Ĭhanges in Philanthropy: What’s Next? – Ellen Alberding, President, Joyce Foundation and Helene Gayle, President and CEO, The Chicago Community Trust The Axelson Center has been working consistently at the cutting edge of nonprofit management education for 20 years, and The Arc of Innovation will include both comprehensive trends and practical takeaways for organizations and leaders looking to help their organizations thrive. And back by popular demand, our “Ask a Funder” sessions will allow for nonprofit leaders to sit down for quick one-on-one conversations with foundation representatives.

The plenary speaker at The Arc of Innovation will be Vu Le, executive director of the Rainer Valley Corps and author of the well-known blog, Nonprofit AF.Īdditionally, the Axelson Center will present our annual nonprofit management awards-the Alford-Axelson Award for Nonprofit Excellence and the Excellent Emerging Organization Award-at the conference luncheon. Gathering almost 500 nonprofit leaders from across the Midwest, this conference will look forward and backward, drawing on the timeless lessons and tested innovations of thriving nonprofits and their leaders. In celebration of its 20th anniversary, the Axelson Center for Nonprofit Management is holding The Arc of Innovation: Timeless Lessons from Thriving Nonprofits on May 2nd, 2019 at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare.
