Events on: Tuesday, October 06, 2026

Firestorm! Risk Management Strategies for HR Crises

• Date: Tuesday, October 6, 2025 – the day before Camp Finance; attendance at Camp Finance is not required
• Time: 1:00pm -4:00pm
• Place: The Sagamore Resort, 110 Sagamore Road, Bolton Landing, NY
• Price: $425 per attendee – this event is only open to NYCON members; nonprofits sending more than one representative pay a discounted price of $300 for second and third attendees. Coffee and snacks are provided.

Every nonprofit with paid staff will periodically encounter difficult HR situations and knowing the applicable laws and how to apply them is key to protecting your organization. How an organization responds also has an impact on employee relations, including team morale, so dealing appropriately is critical.

Join us for this three-hour interactive session as NYCON's staff attorneys and HR expert dive into a series of typical real-life scenarios they have heard from nonprofits across New York State. With each situation they will describe the circumstances (without sharing the nonprofit's name or other revealing details) and review relevant state and federal laws. In an open discussion, they will then discuss how to handle the situations. Audience members will be encouraged to participate, asking questions and sharing their own similar situations – including how they handled the situation and how it worked out.

Attendees will hear a variety of scenarios in this session, and in doing so gain knowledge of laws governing typical personnel challenges, and confidence in knowing how to apply best practices in handling such situations.

Speakers Include:

• John T. Kuznia, CPA, SPHR
• Michael West, Esq., Senior Attorney

The Adaptive Leader: Navigating Complexity and Change

• Date: Tuesday, October 6, 2025 – the day before Camp Finance; attendance at Camp Finance is not required
• Time: 1:00pm -4:00pm
• Place: The Sagamore Resort, 110 Sagamore Road, Bolton Landing, NY
• Price: $425 per attendee – this event is only open to NYCON members; nonprofits sending more than one representative pay a discounted price of $300 for second and third attendees. Coffee and snacks are provided.

Leading a nonprofit organization as an executive director comes with unique pressures and responsibilities that can feel overwhelming, especially in today's rapidly changing landscape. The nonprofit executive director challenges you face daily require a delicate balance of strategic vision, operational excellence, and stakeholder engagement. These challenges can either propel organizations forward or create significant roadblocks to mission success.

During this session we will explore these challenges together, specifically in 5 key areas:

1. Building a financially sustainable organization
2. Managing relationships and expectations of your board
3. Staff management and retention in a competitive market
4. Digital transformation and technology adoption
5. Measuring impact and demonstrating value

During this challenging time, how are you leading your organization to short- and long-term success and sustainability? Would new ideas and hearing what others are doing be helpful?

Join this executive directors-only session where attendees will explore how strategic thinking, practical skills, and ongoing learning can help leaders adapt by embracing, understanding and navigating challenges as opportunities for growth, investment and innovation.

NYCON staff will be present to provide strategic guidance and practical tools to overcome obstacles and achieve your mission goals. Staff will share best practices and new ideas from nonprofits around the state. Participants will engage in group discussion to share their challenges, successes and ways they may have turned those challenges into opportunities. and sharing, providing additional ideas. Building a strong network of peer executive directors, investing in your professional development, and seeking support when needed are all signs of strong leadership, not of weakness. You are the leader the nonprofit sector needs in these uncertain times.

Join us to spark creativity, innovation, connection and idea sharing at this engaging session!

Speakers Include:

• Megan Allen, CEO, NYCON
• Mary Lou Carolan, Vice President, Nonprofit Capacity Building, NYCON