Level up your fundraising.

Let’s be real: fundraising can feel like juggling flaming swords while someone asks you for a budget report. Our events are here to make it easier, and a lot more fun. Whether we’re unpacking donor strategy or swapping stories over coffee, you’ll leave feeling grounded, energized, and reminded that you’re not the only one doing a lot with a little.

Upcoming Events

We don’t have any events scheduled at the moment—but we’re always working on what’s next. Check back soon for opportunities to learn, connect, and grow with us.

In the meantime, join our mailing list to be the first to hear about new events as they’re announced.

Working with Your Board of Directors to Raise More Money

CLICK HERE to register for Tuesday, July 21st at 1:00 PM CT

Join us for a training hosted by Robin Mary Grace Wolf, Co-Founder & CEO of Innovative Fundraising. In this training, Mary Grace will discuss how to identify the fundraising roles your board members are best suited for, how to have a direct and productive conversation about expectations, and what concrete next-steps should happen to activate at least one board member in your fundraising efforts.

7th Stories+Money=Change Conference

Our seventh skills-based conference will take place in Chicago on September 16 and 17, 2027. This conference is part of a lineage of fundraising training that goes back several decades. Held every two years, the conference brings together more than 100 fundraisers, organizers, and nonprofit communicators from across the country to explore what it means to be a fundraiser in today’s world.

Past sessions have included: 

  • Building a Joyful Culture of Fundraising

  • How to create a fundraising strategy

  • Pitch Perfect: Donor Materials That Get You Funded

Our biennial conference is an opportunity to connect with development experts to enhance your fundraising skills, and to be in community as we tackle tough issues.

This conference was a nerve center for the community thinking about progressive fundraising in the U.S., especially progressive fundraising for power organizations. It gave me a strong sense of the people involved and the main conversations.
— Molly Abbattista, past conference attendee
Stories+Money=Change! is the best conference I have ever attended. Innovative Fundraising is a team of deeply knowledgeable and talented organizers that attract that same dynamic. Networking has never been more fun than what I’ve experienced at S+M=C!, and I always leave the conference with new tactics and ideas to put into action at home.
— Amy Gatto, Development Director & Office Manager Ground Game LA

Let’s work together.

Our team of experts are ready to level up your fundraising skills.
Contact us today to schedule an exploratory call.