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  • Wednesday, July 29, 2026
  • 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM EDT
    Morning Catholic Mass
  • 9:45 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Welcome Coffee
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    Opening Remarks & Keynote Stay the Course: Defying Disruption with Data and Resilience
  • 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM EDT
    Building Blocks of Loyalty: A Hands-On Lab for Sustained Giving Strategy
  • 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM EDT
    Copywriting Clinic for Direct Response Fundraisers
  • 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM EDT
    The Board Blueprint: A Workshop on Recruitment, Engagement, and Giving
  • 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM EDT
    Activate Your Data through a Lakehouse, Automation, and AI
  • 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM EDT
    Answer Engine Optimization 101: Making Your Organization the Answer in The Age of AI Search
  • 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM EDT
    Driving Donor Engagement and Operational Efficiency: A Real-World Look at Transforming Fundraising Through Technology and Strategy
  • 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM EDT
    Life Is Confusing But Ads Don’t Need To Be: A Practical Attribution Clinic
  • 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM EDT
    Wisdom from the Well: Navigating the Hard Choices in Faith-Led Fundraising
  • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM EDT
    Lunch & Faith-In-Action Awards
  • 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
    From One-Time Gifts to Lifelong Relationships: The Art and Science of Sustainer Program
  • 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
    Not Just Another AI Talk: Build Custom Agents That Actually Save You Time
  • 1:30 PM - 2:40 PM EDT
    Agentic AI: Semantic Search, Translation & Rapid Help
  • 1:30 PM - 2:40 PM EDT
    Breaking the Authority Ceiling: How Small Nonprofits Use AI-Powered Content Distribution to Compete with Major Organizations
  • 1:30 PM - 2:40 PM EDT
    The Agentic Revolution: How Direct Response and AI Can Transform Access to Care
  • 1:30 PM - 2:40 PM EDT
    The data diet: Cutting back to what really fuels digital fundraising
  • 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    7x7: Seven Inspiring Case Studies Presented in Seven Minutes Each
  • 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM EDT
    Afternoon Refreshments
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM EDT
    Spiritual Connection | Fostering the Fire Within: The Intentional Choice of a Faith-Led Career
  • 4:45 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Benediction & Closing Words.
  • 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM EDT
    Faith & Fundraising Network Reception at the 21st Bridge Welcome Reception!