Camp Finance 2026 Schedule
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Innovative | Interactive | Informative | Fun | Challenging
October 7-8, 2026 | The Sagamore Resort, Bolton Landing, NY on Lake George
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Explore our Tracks of Learning
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
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Time |
Event Description |
Location (s) |
| 12:00pm to 2:00pm | Conference and Early Arrival Workshop Registration | Conference Center Lobby & Foyer |
| 1:00pm to 4:00pm | Firestorm! Risk Management Strategies for HR Crises (Separate Registration Required) | Abenia |
| 1:00pm to 4:00pm | The Adaptive Leader: Navigating Complexity and Change (Separate Registration Required) |
Triuna |
| 2:00pm to 5:00pm | Conference Registration: Check-in with NYCON staff and grab your conference packet to avoid the rush in the morning. | Lobby & Foyer |
| 4:00pm | Check-in time at The Sagamore Resort | |
| 5:00pm to 7:00pm | Fun & Games! Join us on early arrival day for a little extra fun. This is included with your conference registration. | Sagamore Rec Building |
Wednesday, October 7, 2026
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Time |
Event Description |
Location (s) |
| 7:30am to 8:30am | Registration and Breakfast Meet us for your first stop of the day to greet our staff and grab your name badge. A sit-down breakfast will be available for all of our guests. |
Lobby & Foyer, Nirvana & Wapanak |
| 8:30am to 9:40am |
Morning Keynote: Hope is a Practice We Tend Together |
Bellevue |
| 9:40am to 10:00am | General Session: Attorney General's Charities Bureau - Advocacy for New York's Nonprofits James Sheehan, Chief, New York State Attorney General's Charities Bureau |
Bellevue |
| 10:00 am to 10:30am | Morning Break and Exhibitor Visits Our sponsors are showcasing products and services that can help your nonprofit! This is your first chance to enter to win a prize this evening. |
Lobby & Foyer |
| 10:30am to 11:30am | Breakout Session #1: During this breakout, there will be 4 simultaneous sessions in the tracks of learning above. You can select which you would like to attend in advance or in the moment. |
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| Managing Benefits for Remote Employees Peter Andrew, CPIA, President & CEO, Council Services Plus & Eric Laughlin, CPIA, V.P., Business Development, Council Services Plus |
Abenia | ACC 1 |
| What Nonprofit Executives and Board Members Need to Know About Nonprofit Accounting (Part 1) Allen Fetterman, CPA, MBA, Lecturer and Discussion Leader (Not-For-Profit Accounting, Auditing and Governance) |
Bellevue | BAS 1 |
| Navigating Advocacy: Effectively Advancing Your Nonprofit Agenda with Legislators Vincent Marrone, Founder, Public Strategies, LLC |
Evelley | ODS 1A |
| Stop Having Bad Board Meetings: Simple Ways to Make Meetings More Engaging, Productive and Worth Everyone's Time David Howson, Professor, Arts Administration, Skidmore College |
Triuna | ODS 1B |
| 11:40am to 12:35pm | Breakout Session #2: During this breakout, there will be 4 simultaneous sessions in the tracks of learning above. You can select which you would like to attend in advance or in the moment. |
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| Navigating Grant Compliance: A Growing Risk Area for Nonprofits David M. Rottkamp, CPA, Nonprofit Practice Leader, GRASSI & Tina M. Chirico, MBA, Nonprofit Senior Managing Consultant, GRASSI |
Evelley | ACC 2 |
| What Nonprofit Executives and Board Members Need to Know About Nonprofit Accounting (Part 2) Allen Fetterman, CPA, MBA, Lecturer and Discussion Leader (Not-For-Profit Accounting, Auditing and Governance) |
Bellevue | BAS 2 |
| Burnout is Not a Leadership Style Trenia Parham, Founder and Principal, Sustainable Leadership Consulting |
Triuna | ORG 2A |
| Applying Tech and Best Practices for Effective Grant Writing and Research Stephen Densmore, President and Founder, Choice Words & Briana Maloney, V.P. and Co-Founder, Choice Words |
Abenia | ORG 2B |
| 12:35pm to 1:35pm | Lunch | Nirvana & Wapanak |
| 1:35pm to 2:10pm | Afternoon Break and Exhibitor Visits Visit our sponsors to learn about their services and enter to win a prize this evening. |
Lobby & foyer |
| 2:10pm to 3:15pm | Breakout Session #3: During this breakout, there will be 4 simultaneous sessions in the tracks of learning above. You can select which you would like to attend in advance or in the moment. |
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| Avoiding Financial Vulnerabilities: Identifying Hidden Risks Before They Derail Your Mission Jessica Dima, Manager, Eisner Advisory Group LLC & Candice Meth, Partner, Eisner Advisory Group |
Triuna | ACC 3 |
| Financial Storytelling - Engage Leadership and Prove Your Impact Jackie McLaughlin, CPA, Technical Reviews and Training Manager, Chazin |
Bellevue | BAS 3 |
| Aligning Governance and Leadership for Financial Sustainability Rebecca Reynolds, CPA, MBA, Partner, UHY LLP & Katelyn Tymczyszyn, CPA, Audit Manager, UHY LLP |
Abenia | ORG 3A |
| AI Adoption Without Cognitive Surrender: A Nonprofit Roadmap Tosca Bruno-van Vijfeijken, Principal Consultant, Five Oaks Consulting |
Evelley | ORG 3B |
| 3:25pm to 4:30pm | Afternoon Keynote: The Power of Future Back Thinking H. Art Taylor, President and CEO, Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Sponsored by Your Part-Time Controller |
Bellevue |
| 4:30pm to 6:00pm |
Break, Room Check-in |
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| 6:00pm to 7:00pm |
Reception |
Dollar Island Terrace |
| 7:00pm to 9:00pm | Dinner & Exhibitor Drawing | Nirvana & Wapanak |
| 8:00pm to 10:30pm | Campfire S'mores, live music and cash bar. Sounds like fun! Meet and mingle with fellow Campers. We can arrange transportation for those who need assistance, but you don't want to miss this Camp Finance tradition! |
Mountain View Lawn |
Thursday, October 8, 2026
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Time |
Event Description |
Location (s) |
| 7:30am to 9:00am | Breakfast | Nirvana & Wapanak |
| 8:00am to 8:45am |
Early Bird: Coffee Chat with Jackie McLaughlin: Making Sense of Your Nonprofit's Financials |
Abenia |
| 8:00am to 8:45am |
Early Bird: Finding Savings: How Nonprofits Can Reduce Everyday Expenses |
Triuna |
| 9:00am to 9:40am |
General Session: How Will AI Affect Your Organization? How Should It? |
Bellevue |
| 9:45am to 10:45am | Breakout Session #4: During this breakout, there will be 4 simultaneous sessions in the tracks of learning above. You can select which you would like to attend in advance or in the moment. |
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| Past as Prologue: Building Audit Readiness Strategies for the Future Mark Tessar, CPA, CIA, Senior Management, Audit and Assurance, GRF CPAs and Advisors & Lynne Alexander, CPA, CIA, Senior Manager, Outsourced Accounting and Advisory Services, GRF CPAs and Advisors |
Abenia |
ACC 4 |
| Managing Grants with AI - Not Spreadsheets Srikar Chinam, CEO and Co-Founder, KarmaSuite |
Evelley | BAS 4 |
| The Generosity Table: A Role-Playing Lab for Trust, Perspective, and Donor Relationships That Hold Tim Sarrantonio, Founder, The Generosity Spectrum |
Bellevue | ORG 4A |
| Building Equitable and Sustainable Fundraising Systems: Strengthening the Infrastructure Behind Donor Success Dr. Kesha Carter, CDE, PHR, Founder and Principal Consultant, Carter Culture Strategies |
Triuna | ORG 4B |
| 10:45am to 11:15am | Morning Break | Lobby & Foyer |
| 11:15am to 12:15pm | Breakout Session #5: During this breakout, there will be 4 simultaneous sessions in the tracks of learning above. You can select which you would like to attend in advance or in the moment. |
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| Automated for the Future, Grounded in Principles from the Past Cory Bonura, Senior Systems Engineer, MMB+CO |
Bellevue | ACC 5A |
| Preparing for Future Funding Challenges Allan Blum, CPA, Partner, Forvis Mazars & Anna Shaferova, CPA, Partner, Forvis Mazars |
Triuna | ACC 5B |
| Ready for What's Next: Scenario Planning for Nonprofit Leaders Rachel DeMatteo, Director, Your Part-Time Controller |
Abenia | BAS 5 |
| Mission-Driven and People-Centered: Leading with Empathy in Nonprofits Risa Seelenfreund, Senior HR and Organizational Development Consultant, Sageview Consulting & Marilyn Hauserner, Managing Partner, Sageview Consulting |
Evelley | ORG 5 |
| 12:15pm to 1:30pm |
NYCON's 96th Annual Meeting and Luncheon |
Nirvana & Wapanak |
| 1:30pm to 2:45pm | Breakout Session #6: During this breakout, there will be 4 simultaneous sessions in the tracks of learning above. You can select which you would like to attend in advance or in the moment. |
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| Strengthening Investment Governance: Practical Strategies for Nonprofit Boards and Finance Committees Timothy Tindall, Senior Client Advisor, Alesco Advisors |
Evelley | ACC 6 |
| How to Enhance Your Financial Reports (Hands-On Workshop) Sarah Hopkins, CPA, Partner, Lumsden McCormick |
Bellevue | BAS 6 |
| ED Confidential Megan Allen, Chief Executive Officer, New York Council of Nonprofits (NYCON) |
Triuna | ORG 6A |
| 2:45pm to 3:00pm | Afternoon Break | Lobby & Foyer |
| 3:00pm to 3:45pm | General Session: Long Term Sustainability - Group Discussion and Q&A In this session, our panel will offer guidance and answer questions on a framework for Long Term Sustainability. We'll also draw for one lucky attendee to win a scholarship to the next Camp Finance! Provided by Fenimore Asset Managment. Sarah Hopkins, CPA; Kelly Mathews, COO, Sr. VP, Financial Management Group, New York Council of Nonprofits (NYCON), and all remaining faculty |
Bellevue |
