KNN Website Event Calendar
Building and Cultivating Major Donors for Small- to Mid-Size Nonprofits Series
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
This intermediate three-hour workshop is designed for intermediate grant professionals who want to move from good proposals to fundable ones.
Advocacy 101: Foundations of Advocacy
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Wherever you are on your advocacy journey, join us and learn about how advocacy can further your organization’s mission and the nonprofit sector as a whole.
Louisville Nonprofit Coalition hosts: Meet the Candidates
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Join the Louisville Nonprofit Coalition for a meet and greet with your Metro Council candidates. Candidates are invited to share their vision on city partnerships and engagement with nonprofit organizations.
Show Me the Story (Not the Spreadsheet)
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
In this session, we’ll explore how to transform complex financial information into engaging visual stories that help staff and board members truly understand your organization’s financial model and health.
Building a Stronger Behavioral Health Network Together - Interest Meeting
Level up your contract negotiation skills and walk away ready to secure agreements that truly work for you. Then dive into powerful internal controls that protect your team, prevent fraud, and strengthen the trust your mission depends on.
KNN Member Orientation
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Make the most of your KNN membership! Do you know what your benefits are or how to access members-only resources? Did you know KNN’s resources and services are available to everyone affiliated with your organization? Join us for our Member ...
Kentucky Nonprofit Risk Management Summit 2026
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Join nonprofit leaders from across Kentucky for a day focused on practical strategies to navigate risk with confidence.
KNN Virtual Town Hall Meeting: Kentucky Medicaid Changes: What Nonprofits Need to Know
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
KNN’s Virtual Town Hall Meetings bring Kentucky nonprofits together to share current information and resources.
Intermediate Individual Donor Development
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
We covered some important first steps in a robust individual donor plan for your nonprofits in our “Introduction to Individual Donor Development” (not required to attend first, but recommended) - now let's dig a little deeper.
Developing Annual Sustainability
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Join KNN for Developing Annual Sustainability, an interactive three-day fundraising training from The Fund Raising School at the nationally recognized Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.
Two-Day Grant Writing Training: Ft. Wright
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
This training provides a practical, step by step foundation in grant writing designed for small, rural, and under resourced organizations, guiding participants through the full lifecycle of a competitive grant proposal from readiness to submission.
KNN Virtual Town Hall Meeting: State Opioid Grant Funding Portal Open
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
KNN’s Virtual Town Hall Meetings bring Kentucky nonprofits together to share current information and resources.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness – What Is It and How To Benefit
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
This webinar will cover practical guidance on voter engagement activities nonprofits can undertake, along with the broader legal and policy context shaping this work.
Virtual Finance Summit - Plan for Anything: Budgeting, Forecasting, and Financial Resilience
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Join KNN for the 2026 Nonprofit Finance Summit to expand your finance knowledge, strengthen the financial health of your organization, and gain resources to tackle your ever-changing work. The full day event includes two keynote presentations ...
Practical Internal Controls for Nonprofits with Pinion: Internal Controls Fundamentals & Fraud Awareness
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Establish a foundation and shared understanding of internal controls and why they are critical for protecting organizations, employees, volunteers, and boards — not just for audits, but for sustainability and trust.
KNN Member CEO/Executive Director Listening Session & Online Community
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
The free zoom call is designed to provide a space to share concerns as public policy, funding, workforce concerns, and other issues are posing challenges and opportunities.
KNN Virtual Town Hall Meeting: Local Government in KY - How It Works and How to Engage
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
KNN’s Virtual Town Hall Meetings bring Kentucky nonprofits together to share current information and resources.
Practical Internal Controls for Nonprofits with Pinion: Building Practical Internal Controls for Small & Growing Nonprofits
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
This session is more applied and focuses on implementation, showing organizations how to design reasonable, scalable controls based on their size and capacity.
8 Essentials of Great Email Marketing in 2026
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
This session will teach you the frustrating funk of email marketing creative AND show off some of what the email channel does better than any other: how to use data to make it really work.
Saying Hard Things: Adopting a Coaching Mindset
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
In this practical, highly interactive *three-part series, participants will learn how adopting a coaching mindset can transform difficult conversations into opportunities for greater clarity, ownership, and development.
Escape the Grind: Nonprofit CEO Retreat
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
You deserve a moment to step away, recharge, and connect with peers who truly get it!
Using AI to Strengthen Your Funding Requests
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Level up your contract negotiation skills and walk away ready to secure agreements that truly work for you. Then dive into powerful internal controls that protect your team, prevent fraud, and strengthen the trust your mission depends on.
Crisis Communications
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
KNN MEMBER EXCLUSIVE - Learn how to develop a strong crisis communications strategy before you need it—and get tips for how to adapt it when risky situations unfold quickly.
KNN Virtual Town Hall Meeting: Navigating Kentucky’s Opioid Abatement Data
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
KNN’s Virtual Town Hall Meetings bring Kentucky nonprofits together to share current information and resources.
Two-Day Grant Writing Training: Paducah
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
This training provides a practical, step by step foundation in grant writing designed for small, rural, and under resourced organizations, guiding participants through the full lifecycle of a competitive grant proposal from readiness to submission.
Seeing Around Corners: Financial Forecasting for Nonprofit Leaders
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Participants will explore how to communicate clearly and compassionately, reduce escalation, and help people feel heard—even when the answer is “no,” “not yet,” or “I don’t know.”
KNN Virtual Town Hall Meeting
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
KNN’s Virtual Town Hall Meetings bring Kentucky nonprofits together to share current information and resources.
National Foundations
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
This session demystifies how national funders build their portfolios and gives participants a concrete, honest picture of what it takes to get on their radar.
KNN Virtual Town Hall Meeting
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
KNN’s Virtual Town Hall Meetings bring Kentucky nonprofits together to share current information and resources.
Exploring Nonprofit Mergers and Partnerships (NCN Network Webinar)
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Join two experts on this topic, BoardStrong Director Barbara Paxton and New York Council of Nonprofits Senior Attorney Michael West, Esq., for this introductory session that will detail options and considerations for a variety of partnership options.


