Securing the Future Conference | A Signature Non-Profit Event
BEAM Center for Nonprofits' Securing the Future Conference
Tuesday, October 20th, 2026
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Cintas Center, Xavier University
1624 Musketeer Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45207
Barnes Dennig is proud to be the Keynote Sponsor of BEAM Center for Nonprofits’ Securing the Future, an annual conference dedicated to building the strategic, leadership, and resource development skills of the board, staff, and donors of the region’s non-profits.
We are excited that the 2026 Securing the Future conference will be a full day providing more time for networking! This year’s conference at the Cintas Center includes an opening keynote, networking lunch, speakers, multiple workshop sessions, exhibit area, free parking, breakfast, lunch, and happy hour.
This conference is hosted by BEAM Center for Nonprofits, and sponsored by Barnes Dennig.
About the Keynote
Jane Wei-Skillern, Ph.D.
Jane is an internationally recognized pioneer in network leadership and non-profit collaboration, with over two decades of research, teaching, and fieldwork experience. She is currently a Senior Fellow at the Center for Social Sector Leadership at the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley. Previously, she has served on the faculty at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, Harvard Business School (HBS), and London Business School. She has studied and published extensively on non-profit networks for more than two decades. She has also taught courses on social entrepreneurship, non-profit strategy, and network leadership to MBAs and executives, and is the author and coauthor of dozens of publications, including journal articles and HBS and UC Berkeley Haas School of Business case studies.
Her widely cited research explores how social impact leaders—funders, executives, staff, and board members—can achieve greater mission impact by fostering trust-based networks and building on existing community assets rather than focusing primarily on organizational growth. Her 2013 article outlining the “Four Principles of Network Leadership” is the most downloaded article in The Foundation Review’s 15-year history, with over 31,000 downloads. She has also published several popular Stanford Social Innovation Review articles and white papers in partnership with Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO) and Board Source.
Jane now works directly with non-profits, boards, funders, and collaboratives to apply these principles and strengthen trust-based community partnerships. She regularly delivers keynotes, webinars, and workshops to support leaders building high-impact networks.
