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We hope you will join us at our 2025 North Bay Nonprofit Event (NBNE) on Thursday, July 24th, 2025 in Santa Rosa! You'll hear from experts in the field and learn strategic, actionable advice on how to create impactful change - all at no charge to you!

Space is limited, so use the form below to secure your FREE spot today.

Event Schedule

The 2025 NBNE will be held at The Backdrop in Santa Rosa on July 24th.

• 8:30am - Doors open & a light breakfast will be available.
• The first speaker is Geoff Green from CalNonprofits who will speak on the topic of Government Policy.
• Up next is a Panel Discussion featuring members of our nonprofit community - please add any questions you'd like to have discussed on your registration form!
• The Keynote Speaker is Mallory Erickson, who comes to us with a wealth of Nonprofit Fundraising knowledge.
• Following these speakers there will be a donation drawing, lunch, networking & a book signing. The event ends at 1pm.

Donation Giveaway!

In addition to our amazing speakers, we are thrilled to announce our NBNE Donation Giveaway during the event where we are giving 5 separate $1,000 donations to North Bay nonprofits who attend. Just enter your nonprofit into the drawing when you arrive! One entry per nonprofit, must be a 501(c) nonprofit that serves the North Bay area, and a representative must be present during the drawing to win.

Keynote Speaker: Mallory Erickson

Mallory Erickson is an executive coach, fundraising consultant, and host of the podcast What the Fundraising, aimed at supporting nonprofit leaders to fundamentally change the way they lead and fundraise. Through her signature framework, the Power Partners Formula™, Mallory provides unique tools to help nonprofits fundraise more from foundations, corporate partners, and individuals. As of 2024, she had trained over 60,000 fundraisers using elements of her unique win-win framework, which combines best practices from executive coaching, science-backed behavior design, and fundraising strategy. If you want to feel differently about fundraising as well as clear and excited about your next steps, Mallory's work is for you.

Policy Speaker: Geoff Green

Geoff Green is CEO of the California Association of Nonprofits (CalNonprofits), a statewide policy alliance of more than 10,000 nonprofits speaking to government, philanthropy, and the public at large. A long-time CalNonprofits board member, Geoff previously served as CEO of the Santa Barbara City College Foundation. With more than 25 years of experience in the nonprofit sector, he has worked on a wide variety of issues including affordable housing, access to education, racial equity, and environmental protection.

Under Green's nine years of leadership, the SBCC Foundation raised over $50 million to support student success programs. In 2016 he led the creation of the SBCC Promise, a groundbreaking initiative that offers all recent, local high school graduates the opportunity to attend college full-time at no cost.