Nonprofit Legal, Finance, and Grants Conference

The Nonprofit, Legal, Finance & Grants Conference merges the Nonprofit Finance & Grants Summit and the Washington Nonprofit Legal and Tax Conference from Webster Chamberlain & Bean LLP to offer a deeper, more diversified educational experience to the nonprofit sector.

This expert-led, two-day intensive training event will be held in October 2026, in Washington, DC. The sixth annual combined conference features dynamic general sessions alongside three specialized tracks covering Nonprofit Legal Issues, Finance and Tax Guidance, and Federal Grants Compliance. Attendees may follow a single track or mix and match to tailor their learning.

Registration includes access to the prestigious Nonprofit CFO Awards Reception, honoring nonprofit financial executives who exemplify operational excellence, innovative finance and management, and strong leadership dedicated to advancing accountability and financial reporting.

With your registration, you will receive:
✓ Two days of expert-led, in-depth training on the following topics and more:
– Navigating Shifts in Nonprofit Funding and Donor Retention Strategies in 2026
– Legal and Accounting Ethics in a Changing Regulatory Landscape
– Employment Law Updates and Workforce Retention Challenges
– Trademark, Copyright & Intellectual Property Considerations
– Preventing, Detecting, and Responding to Fraud and Financial Risks
– Adapting the Finance Function Post-COVID with a Focus on Resilience
– Active vs. Passive Investing Strategies in Today’s Market
– Strengthening Internal Controls and Financial Accountability
– Compliance with Procurement Standards, Grants Administration, and Federal & State Funding Changes
– Grant Compliance in the Face of Evolving State and Federal Regulations
– Leveraging Technology, AI, and Data for Financial Management & Grant Tracking
✓ Three specialized training tracks: legal, finance, & federal grants compliance
✓ Opportunities to network with attendees and ask speakers your specific questions
✓ Opportunity to earn CLE, CPE/GPCI, & CAE Credits (CPE/GPCI and CAE credits are subject to change; CLE credits are subject to change and vary by state)
✓ Access to attend the 2026 Nonprofit CFO Awards Reception immediately following the conclusion of sessions on October 8th

Who Should Attend?
The conference is designed especially for CFO’s, CEO’s, directors, comptrollers, counsel, and accountants of nonprofit organizations. Nonprofit sectors in attendance include foundations, associations, philanthropic, government, cultural, religious, health, educational, social welfare, civic, and fraternal organizations. Attorneys, accountants, and others providing critical services to these sectors are all present in force as well.

We hope you will join us in person in October 2026, in Washington, DC, to learn from informative sessions focused on nonprofit challenges delivered by subject matter experts. You’ll walk away from this conference with clear guidance centered on the hottest topics in the grants space.

Three specialized tracks providing comprehensive training:

LEGAL TRACK

This track is dedicated to educating those in the nonprofit world responsible for all legal aspects as they pertain to exempt organizations. As legal and legislative issues affecting nonprofits are under heavy examination, on all fronts, you owe it to yourself and your clients to keep abreast of current nonprofit laws. Sessions will identify important topics in legal areas and empower participants to recognize issues and explain how to resolve them.

FINANCE TRACK

With nonprofit organizations, there’s no margin for error when it comes to financial processes, budgeting, tax compliance, or strategic planning. Finance professionals must be in the know about new regulations and industry best practices, or else risk fraud, embezzlement, legal prosecution or fines, loss of your tax-exempt status, declining membership, or even bankruptcy.

GRANTS TRACK

As many nonprofits are dealing with personnel turnover and new staff, is your entire team — as well as your internal policies and procedures — truly up-to-date with all the provisions not only in the existing uniform grant guidance, but also the language in the April 2024 revisions to the guidance, which generally becomes effective for awards received on or after Oct. 1, 2024? The revised guidance includes numerous new compliance thresholds aimed at reducing recipient burden, but such changes likely will mean updating your internal policies and procedures. Everyone in your organization must be doing his or her part to ensure that your federal funding is protected from mismanagement.