RMPI 2025 Schedule - Thursday, September 17, 2026
Pre-Conferemce Session:
Essentials Workshop – Maximize the Power of Donor-Advised Funds (DAFs)
1:00pm - 5:00 pm
Wipfli
3615 Delgany St, Suite 500
Denver, Co 80216
RMPI 2026 Schedule - Friday, September 18, 2026
8:00am - 4:00pm
UCAR Center Green Campus
3090 Center Green Dr
Boulder, CO 80301
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8:30 am |
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RMPI Opens and Continental Breakfast Available |
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| 8:30 am |
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8:40 am |
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Welcome |
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| 8:40 am |
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9:20 am |
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Leading with Purpose - Focusing on What Matters Most
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Roger D. Ali - AFP Global Boar Chair |
| 9:20 am |
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9:40 am |
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Break and Networking |
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| 9:45 am |
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10:45 am |
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Workshop Session 1 |
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Session A: Joy Is for Mission Builders Too: Stop Surviving the Work You Were Called to Love - |
Dr. Lynette Adams |
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Session B: Planned Giving 2.0 - Donors as Investors: How Modern Fundraising Strategy and Non-Cash Assets Can Transform Giving |
Herbert Kyles & Aaron Sheklin |
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Session C: Who Pays for Collective Action? Confronting the Hidden Costs of BIPOC Labor in Philanthropy
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Chris Talbot and Lucas Land |
| 10:45 am |
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11:00 am |
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Break, Visit Vendors, Self-Care and Networking |
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| 11:00 am |
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noon |
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Workshop Session 2
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Session A: Seasons of Story: How Fundraisers Build Real Relationships Through Seasonal Storytelling |
Max Kringen |
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Session B: What Fundraisers Need to Know About Them and Their Donors |
Panel of local foundation representatives TBA |
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Session C: Collective Action to Level Up Philanthropy & Protect Race Explicit Grantmaking |
Jodeen Olguín-Tayler |
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1:00 |
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Grab Lunch & Community Building Activity |
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| 1:00 pm |
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1:15 pm |
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Break |
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| 1:15 pm |
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2:15 pm |
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Workshop Session 3 |
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Session A: Leading Across Difference: A Masterclass in Unlocking Your Team’s Best Ideas |
Jon Wheeler
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Session B: From Contacts to Community: Activating Mentorship in Your Career Journey |
Emma Byers |
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Session C: Engaging Latine/o/x Donors |
Dolores Garay, JoAnna Citron |
| 2:15 pm |
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2:30 pm |
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Break, Network, Visit Sponsors |
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| 2:30 pm |
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3:30 pm |
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Workshop Session 4 |
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Session A: From Transactional to Transformational: A Bold Shift to Human-Centered Fundraising |
Susan Kramer |
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Session B: Why We’re Burned Out (and How to Fix It): A Design Lab for Finding Your Genius |
Tamara Wheeler |
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Session C: Beyond Inspiration: Disability-Conscious Fundraising That Builds Trust, Equity, and Results
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Robin Wood-Mason, CFRE and Chanda Hinton |
| 3:45 pm |
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6:30 pm |
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Happy Hour on the Patio |
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*Note: Schedule is subject to change.