
Super Early Bird Pricing Available Until January 31st!
Innovate 2023 is back and better than ever! Join us in Hartford, CT May 17-19 for:
- Best-in-class sessions, hands-on training, financial and thought leadership sessions, networking opportunities and CPE credits.
- General sessions as well as four diverse learning tracks focused on accounting tools and best practices to help you better achieve your mission.
- Networking opportunities with other attendees, nonprofit finance professionals, technology leaders, partners, speakers, and JMT staff members.
- Product showcases and new product updates presented in our interactive exhibit hall.
Innovate 2023 is the place to be! Don’t just take it from us – hear what past attendees have to say.
- Gather with key takeaways to better your organization
- Increase efficiency in your nonprofit through expert tips and recommendations
- Stay on top of timely trends in the industry
- Network with other organizations invested in your mission
200 +
Attendees
Multi-track
Sessions
2 Days
of Exhibits



Check out our guest speakers:

John Davidoff is Founder and Chief Mission-Driver of Davidoff Mission-Driven Business Strategy, a national strategy, thought leadership, training and coaching consultancy. Founded in 2005, Davidoff leads nonprofits, foundations, associations, and businesses to become authentically Mission-Driven and to be led by Mission-Drivers. Davidoff’s proprietary suite of Mission-Driven services include organizational and strategic planning and other consulting services, executive coaching, leadership training, and creating drama-free high-performing cultures. John is recognized nationally for facilitating engaging and productive group strategic planning processes, leadership trainings, Mission-Driver executive coaching, and sales management.
With over 35 years of local, national and global experience, John has served hundreds of nonprofit organizations including AARP, American Cancer Society, American Diabetes Association, Blessings in a Backpack, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Crown Family Philanthropies, Pan American Health Organization, Public Health Institute, Rockefeller Foundation and the Smithsonian.
John is a founding board member and secretary of the Wright Foundation for the Realization of Human Potential and also served on the board of Heartland Alliance for Human Needs and Human Rights for over 25 years. He is a graduate of the Park School of Communications at Ithaca College in New York. John completed a doctorate and a master’s degree in Transformational Leadership and Coaching at the Wright Graduate University for the Realization of Human Potential. John lives in Evanston, IL with his wife and business partner Jacki Davidoff.

Jacki Davidoff is a management and human capital consultant. Jacki consults with national and local organizations to facilitate their growth, including identifying internal barriers that limit their effectiveness. She leads organizations to strengthen relationships among executive leaders, staff, Board, and external audiences through Davidoff’s unique Mission-Driven process. Jacki is also an executive leadership coach, supporting individuals and executives to develop their leadership capacities and create learning cultures in their organizations.
Jacki is founder and facilitator of the Leadership Forum, a monthly convening for diverse nonprofit CEO’s and Executive Directors; and the Leadership Intensive, supporting women at all levels of leadership. She is also founder and co-facilitator of The Self-Aware Leader: Understanding How Race Affects Your Leadership, a new 12-week cohort women’s leadership group for women of color and white women launched in April 2022.
Jacki bridges both nonprofit and corporate sectors. Her background includes 30 years in leading national advertising agencies and senior executive positions in Chicago nonprofits. Prior to joining Davidoff, Jacki completed nine years at the Chicago Botanic Garden where she worked in leadership roles in marketing and corporate/foundation fundraising, increasing the organization’s national and regional presence and growing its corporate support to record levels.
Jacki has been actively involved in racial justice training nationally and locally. She is Board Co-Chair of Chicago Women in Philanthropy and is former Co-Chair of the Racial Equity & Social Justice committee. She is also senior advisor to the Philanthropy Club of Chicago. Jacki recently completed the inaugural cohort of Dismantling White Supremacy, led by Chicago African Americans in Philanthropy.
Jacki is from Houston, Texas and earned her BS in Advertising with highest honors from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She completed her Masters in Transformational Leadership and Coaching at Wright Graduate University for the Realization of Human Potential in 2017.

Fundraising executive and transformational coach who has spent nearly two decades building fundraising and advancement programs in the health care, human service, and social justice fields. Facilitates change management and operational improvements within complex nonprofit organizations. Passionately committed to building stronger mission-based organizations.
Completed a Doctor of Education (EdD) in Transformational Leadership & Coaching from the Terry Research Institute at Wright Graduate University for the Realization of Human Potential. Dissertation research used existential-developmental social & emotional intelligence curriculum to foster personal responsibility and leadership effectiveness among nonprofit sector professionals.
Register by January 31st for Super Early Bird Pricing!
We'd love to have you.
We are now accepting sponsors
Join INNOVATE, the largest and longest running conference hosted by a firm dedicated exclusively to serving nonprofit finance professionals.
We are committed to facilitating dynamic interaction and participation among conference attendees, presenters, and exhibitors.
As a sponsor, you will be have the unique opportunity to:
- Network with attendees, speakers and other vendors
- Generate qualified leads, conduct market research and gain valuable industry knowledge
- Leverage dedicated exhibit hall hours and product showcase hours
- Expose your brand to Financial Management decision-makers and influencers
*If interested in becoming a sponsor of Innovate 2023, please contact kfredericks@jmtconsulting.com.