Cultivating Entrepreneurial & Innovative Mindsets in Nonprofits & the Arts
Friday | February 6, 2026 | 9:00 am – 6:00 pm | Bucknell University
9:00 am | Registration | Rooke Recital Hall* Lobby
9:30 am | Welcome Remarks from Campus Partners | From Theory to Practice: How Campus Partners Create Meaningful Student Experiences | Presenters: Melissa Intandola, Lynn Pierson, Rick Rinehart
10:00 am | Session 1 | Leadership in Arts Organizations | Panelists: Margaret Graham, Tibby Plasse, Emily Reed | Moderator: Kahla DeSmit
11:00 am | Session 2 | Finding Your Path to Purposeful Leadership and Impact | Amy Sutton, CEO CrossRoads4Hope
*All sessions except lunch and the afternoon reception will be held in the Rooke Recital Hall, located in the Sigfried Weis Music Building | Campus Map
noon | Lunch & Remarks by Kathryn Maguet and Robyn Eversole and students | Atrium, Weis Center for the Performing Arts
1:00 pm | Keynote | Public Media, Arts, Entertainment, Information & Entrepreneurship | Steve Bass, former President & CEO of Oregon Public Media
2:00 pm | Session 3 | Nonprofit Governance | Panelists: Emily Connors Henry, Paul Muir, Barbara O’Connor and Jennifer Wilson | Moderator:
3:00 pm | Session 4 | Nonprofit Founders’ Stories | Panelists: Judy Grisel, Abby Gulden-Luthi, Charles Kim | Moderator: Erin Jablonski
4:00 pm | Closing Remarks & Cocktail Reception | Campus Theatre (413 Market St.)
Join us for a conference exploring the intersection of creativity, social impact, innovation and entrepreneurship. This event will bring together visionary leaders, seasoned practitioners and changemakers to share strategies for building sustainable organizations and careers that serve community needs, turn vision into action and solve real-world problems.
Our day features breakout sessions and speakers exploring the formation of nonprofits, development of collaborative partnerships, and the integration of entrepreneurial strategies and experiences into nonprofit and arts ventures.
Participants will engage with each other to discuss how to tackle the emergent challenges facing nonprofits and the arts today, from starting a new nonprofit to learning how to “sell” oneself in these complex times.
Registration includes all workshop materials, a networking lunch, and a reception that invites exploration of downtown Lewisburg’s nonprofit and arts organizations.