Leadership Summit 2026 | September 14 – 16
San Antonio, Texas
Leadership Summit 2026
The Leadership Summit is an intensive gathering where nonprofit leaders collaborate to address critical challenges facing our sector. Over three powerful days, you’ll work and learn alongside peers to develop practical solutions to protect and advance the vital work nonprofits perform in our communities.
Attendance is restricted to TNPA members and invited guests, with seating capped at 170 attendees. This event is designed for senior leaders with 15+ years of experience, C-suite or Vice President titles (or equivalent), or other distinguishing experience as sector change-makers. While not explicitly a fundraising summit, many attendees hold philanthropy-focused roles in development, finance, operations, marketing, and data strategy, bringing valuable perspectives to our collaborative work.
What to Expect:
- A structured multi-day intensive designed to strengthen your leadership capacity, deepen peer connections, and equip you with forward-thinking insights you can immediately apply in your organization
- Facilitated small-group discussions where you’ll collaborate with diverse leaders to share expertise, solve problems together, and contribute to the collective knowledge base that strengthens our entire sector
- Meaningful networking opportunities with 170 influential nonprofit leaders committed to sector-wide improvement
- A unique blend of perspectives from both nonprofit organizations and consulting partners who work alongside nonprofits toward shared goals of public engagement and mission impact
Your Impact:
- Explore pressing challenges facing social sector leaders today and co-create actionable solutions
- Join a community of leaders committed to implementing meaningful change beyond the Summit
- Leverage the collective influence and expertise of fellow attendees to drive sector-wide growth
This isn’t just another conference. It’s a working summit where your expertise and commitment shape solutions that strengthen ourselves, our organizations, and our entire sector. Come prepared to collaborate, innovate, and leave with concrete plans to promote, protect, and advance the critical work nonprofits do every day.
Registration opens in May 2026.
Check back soon for more information.
What Summit Attendees Are Saying
“It didn’t feel like an industry event, it felt like a large committee gathered to tackle a problem.”
“High-level, strategic thinking approach to all the sessions. It wasn’t the normal ‘how to implement xyz,’
but more ‘how do we transform our industry for the better.’ This was exciting!”
“The configuration, with a great mix of partners and nonprofits, brought together in a small group setting was amazing for networking and group discussion.”
“Inspiring, thoughtful, and engaging.”
“Love the high-level discussions and camaraderie in the room.”
“Engaging and innovative.”
“The culture of the event is really wonderful. I feel like we check our business card at the door and work as a group.”
“The event was a breath of fresh air.”
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