2026 West Coast Nonprofit Data Conference
April 17-18, 2026
University of Nevada Las Vegas
Submissions and registration for the 2026 West Coast Nonprofit Data Conference are now closed.
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About the Conference
For this 23rd annual convening, we are keeping with the tradition of past conferences by accepting a variety of types of presentations, panels, and workshops that advance data-driven knowledge and conversation to improve qualitative and quantitative approaches to conceptual design, methodologies, analyses and interpretation of results in nonprofit scholarship. This annual convening brings faculty, graduate students and researchers who study the nonprofit sector together to share and receive constructive feedback on both completed research and works in progress.
The conference also provides support for doctoral students who present their work and ideas, by offering an opportunity to receive critical perspectives on their research in a supportive and collegial atmosphere.
This year’s panels will include research presentations and panels, nonprofit data collaborations, and methodology and pedagogy workshops.
We are excited to welcome all of our presenters and attendees to this year’s conference!
Conference Schedule
1:30–2:00 pm – Registration – Greenspun Hall Lobby
2:15–2:30 pm – Welcome – Greenspun Hall Auditorium
Robert R. Ulmer, Dean, Greenspun College of Urban Affairs, UNLV
Jayce Farmer, Interim Director, School of Public Policy and Leadership, UNLV
2:30–3:45 pm – Opening Plenary on the Use of Data in Nonprofits – Greenspun Auditorium
Featuring: Alison Caliendo, PhD, Foster Kinship, Miles Dickson, Nevada Grant Lab, and Heidi Erplinger-Welsh, Tech Impact
4:00–5:30 pm – Concurrent Sessions
Track 1 – International Perspectives on Civil Society and Community Support – GUA 5163
5:30–6:30 pm – No-Host Dinner at Scarlet Sage at UNLV – Meet in Greenspun Lobby
8:00–8:30 am – Registration and Light Breakfast – Greenspun Lobby
8:30 am–10:00 am – Concurrent Sessions
Track 2 – Nonprofit Data and Public Image – GUA 3202
Track 3 – Giving and Volunteering – GUA 5163 – Dean’s Conference Room
10:15 am–11:45 am – Concurrent Sessions
Track 4 – Big Gifts and Philanthropy – GUA 3202
Track 5 – Critical Perspective on Nonprofits and NGOs – GUA 5163 – Dean’s Conference Room
12:00 pm–1:00 pm – Lunch – Greenspun Courtyard
1:00 pm – Concurrent Session
Track 6 – The Environment of Nonprofits – GUA 3202
Track 7 – Impact of the Environment on Individual and Organizational Behaviors – GUA 5163 – Dean’s Conference Room
2:45–3:00 pm – Closing Session – Greenspun Auditorium