2024 Iowa Nonprofit Summit

Keynote: We the People

Acooa Ellis has served as a national leader on numerous pioneering, complex change efforts, with a career that spans multiple industries--including roles in government, corporate and nonprofit sectors.

Delve with Acooa into the essential elements needed to drive long-term systems change, focusing on nonprofit organizations as powerful agents of collective progress. This session promises to kick the day off with lots of food for thought.

Advancing Systems Change: Attendees will gain insights into the crucial components required for driving enduring transformations within complex systems.

The Power of Coalitions: We’re powerful together as a sector. Attendees will be invited to consider the role of coalitions as effective mechanisms for maximizing impact.

Examining Notions Around Power: Speaking of power, there’s levels to this.  Understanding power in different forms is critical to crafting a winning strategy.

Exploring Concepts in Practice: This session will conclude with time to process together, for practical application.

If a small group of passionate advocates can change the world, imagine what a whole conference of committed nonprofit professionals can accomplish! This session promises to engage and inspire attendees to leverage their organizations’ respective strengths to transform systems in service to their mission.