Sorkin Summit

Sorkin Summit

The Sorkin Summit is our highly anticipated annual nonprofit leadership training conference that brings current and prospective nonprofit board members, community changemakers, and social entrepreneurs together to become more effective leaders. The Summit features expert panel training sessions and discussions around nonprofit best practices, emerging trends and challenges. We cover a wide variety of topics, from the fundamentals of governance for building highly effective boards to creating an inclusive board to risk management. 

Registration

The 2023 Sorkin Summit will be held May 10, 1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. All attendees will receive links to supplemental training materials and have access to recordings of the 2023 Sorkin Summit panels and discussions for three weeks after the event.

  • In-person attendance (Washington, DC), please register here.
    The in-person registration fee is $125, and includes lunch and networking from 11:30am-1:00pm.
    We are grateful to Hogan Lovells for hosting the Summit at 555 13th Street NW, Washington, DC 20004
  •  Virtual attendance (via Zoom), please register here.
    The virtual registration fee is $95.
Topics & Speakers
Keynote Speaker

  • Rick Cruz – President and CEO, Arabella Investors
Board Governance and Inclusion
Governance best practices that will help your board be more effective and create a culture of inclusion. 

  • Tom Monahan – President & CEO, DeVry University
  • Kyle Moore – Senior Vice President, Healthcare, Education and Nonprofit Banking, Bank of America
Finance and Risk Management
Board roles and responsibilities, and key points for providing oversight of your nonprofit’s finance and risk management. 

  • Carole Melvin – Director, Your Part-Time Controller
  • Sally Sloan – Chief Financial Officer, Horizons Greater Washington
  • Kevin Toruno – Chief Financial Officer and Interim COO, Center for American Progress
Board Engagement in Fundraising
Storytelling and other best practices to increase your board’s engagement in fundraising for your nonprofit. 

Philanthropy and Social Justice
How the history of philanthropy in this country continues to shape funding priorities and create barriers to systemic change, and what board members can do to support systemic change within your nonprofits. 

“[The event] was far beyond my expectations and absolutely relevant to the current board we have.  Thank you so very much for the training, I left energized and ready to reach for the moon!”

ALLIANCE FRANCAISE

For more information or to be added to our mailing list, please contact Amy Cress, Executive Director, at acress@compassprobono.org.
Thank you to our Sponsors

   

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