Increase the impact of your organization.
KLC’s Nonprofit Business Impact Series is a multi-level experience that creates opportunities for people at every level to practice KLC’s framework, sharpen skills, strengthen connections and make progress on complex challenges.
WHO THIS IS FOR
Designed for nonprofit organizations ready to invest in people across roles and responsibilities:
Board members responsible for governance and stewardship
Executive leaders shaping strategy and culture
Staff and volunteers doing the day-to-day work
Early-career professionals preparing for civic and board engagement
HOW THE SERIES WORKS
The series includes four connected experiences, each designed for a different role within your organization:
Stewardship Summit
For nonprofit board members
A one-day experience focused on governance, stewardship and collective impact.
Luminary Lab
For nonprofit executives
A cohort-based experience combining retreats and coaching to support strategy,
culture and change.
KLC Path
For staff and volunteers
Build shared language, innovation and leadership capacity across your organization.
LEADNEXT
For early-career professionals
A one-day experience designed to support civic engagement and future board service.
PROGRAM DETAILS
Stewardship Summit
Cultivating purposeful leadership in nonprofit governance
- One-day summit
- Coaching available
- Ongoing forums
Date: August 13, 2026
The Stewardship Summit is a one-day experience designed for nonprofit board directors committed to deepening their impact and strengthening governance. The experience focuses on strategic oversight, ethical leadership, mission alignment and community impact.
Participant Outcomes:
- Learn and practice leadership from your position of authority
- Build a network of support for ongoing growth
- Strengthen board governance and management skills
- Explore collective impact on adaptive challenges
Program Structure:
- One-day summit with plenary and concurrent sessions
- Coaching available for board chairs
- Ongoing Stewardship Forums for continued support
Audience:
Board chairs, new and continuing board members
Date/Location:
- Thursday, August 13, 2026
- Kansas Leadership Center – 325 E. Douglas Ave. in Wichita
Luminary Lab
Cohort-based experience for nonprofit executives
- 6-month experience
- Retreats + roundtables
The Luminary Lab is a learning and coaching experience designed to support nonprofit executives in setting vision, managing change, building culture and working effectively with boards and teams.
Participant Outcomes:
- Apply management skills to support executive performance
- Practice leadership from a position of authority
- Build habits for self-awareness and sustainability
- Strengthen networks and peer support
- Connect executive development to organizational outcomes
Program Structure:
- Cohort of up to 25 executive directors
- Six-month experience
- Three 1.5-day retreats
- 4–5 facilitated executive roundtables
Audience:
- Executive directors / senior staff
Date/Location:
- Retreat 1: Conscious Leadership | June 15-16, 2026
- Retreat 2: Skillful Leadership | July 30-31, 2026
- Retreat 3: Energizing Leadership | Oct. 15-16, 2026
- Executive Roundtables (4) | Dates and locations TBD
All retreats held at the Kansas Leadership Center – 325 E. Douglas Ave. in Wichita
KLC Path
Build leadership capacity and a culture of innovation
- Shared language
- Reduce silos
The KLC Path builds leadership capacity and a culture of innovation across organizations by embedding KLC’s framework into everyday work. Organizations receive support to develop staff and strengthen culture, enabling greater progress on complex challenges.
Participant Outcomes:
- Build shared language across the organization
- Increase engagement on difficult challenges
- Move beyond siloed decision-making
- Strengthen a culture where more people exercise leadership
Program Structure:
Scholarship support provided based on organizational factors including size, mission focus and prior engagement
Audience:
Staff, volunteers and stakeholders
LEADNEXT
One-day experience for early-career professionals
One-day experience for early-career professionals
- Civic engagement
- Community connections
- Board service
LEADNEXT brings together early-career professionals from across Kansas who are ready to get more involved in their communities.
Participant Outcomes:
- Build connections with other early-career Kansans ready to make a difference in their communities
- Explore pathways to deeper civic and community involvement, including board service
- Get clearer about where you want to contribute and what your next move could be
Date/Location:
- Friday, October 2, 2026 | 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
- Kansas Leadership Center – 325 E. Douglas Ave. in Wichita
Registration: $100
Ready to Make a Difference in Your Community?
LEADNEXT brings together early-career professionals from across Kansas who are ready to get more involved in their communities. Get connected, leave energized and get clearer about where you want to contribute and what your next move could be.
LEADNEXT is a one-day experience bringing together early-career professionals from across Kansas who, like you, are ready to get more involved in your communities. You’ve put a lot of work into building your career, and you’re already thinking about how you can make a difference beyond it. Maybe you want to get more involved in the issues shaping your community, expand your civic network or explore opportunities like board service. LEADNEXT is designed to help you get clearer about where you want to contribute and what your next move could be.
You will:
- Build connections with other early-career Kansans ready to make a difference in their communities
- Explore pathways to deeper civic and community engagement, including board service
- Determine your next move for deeper civic engagement and greater impact
October 2 | 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m. | $100
Ask your employer about using professional or employee development funds to cover your registration.
SPONSORSHIP
Participation in the series reflects a shared commitment to developing people across your organization.
Includes:
- Executive participation in Luminary Lab
- Board chair + up to three directors at Stewardship Summit
- One LEADNEXT registration
PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT
Participation in the Nonprofit Business Impact Series represents an investment of more than $10,000 in developing people across your organization. Thanks to philanthropic partners, participating organizations access the series at a cost of $2,500.
