Masterclass: Our Sector, Our Voice
June 10, 2026 | 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM ET
At the University of Maryland’s Do Good Institute
Join Us for a Dynamic One-Day Empowerment Event
Independent Sector’s first in-person Masterclass is all about building nonprofit leaders’ capacity and confidence to step into advocacy in challenging times.
Your learning experience will include strategies to:
- Empower social change with practical advocacy tips, impact narratives, credible research, tools and coalition building.
- Transition from reactive responses to a structured proactive planning by defining advocacy as a core organizational responsibility rather than a secondary task.
- Combine narratives with credible research and impact reports.
- Interpret the Authorized Voice and Power (AVP) continuum and use it to analyze how lived experience, legitimacy, and power currently function at the board level.
Registration is free for Independent Sector members. Reserve your spot by completing the form below. Non-members, please complete this registration form to join us.
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Meet Your Facilitators
Dr. Danielle Gilmore
Director of Learning and Research
BoardSource
Nonprofit professionals, advocacy and governance teams, activists, and anyone aiming to strengthen and influence internal and external advocacy focus.
The Masterclass will be held at the Do Good Institute, located in the University of Maryland’s School of Public Policy.
The address is: Thurgood Marshall Hall, 7805 Regents Dr Suite 2300, College Park, MD 20742
For more information, contact Independent Sector’s Membership Team by emailing membership@independentsector.org or calling (202) 467-6161.
We’d love to see you at the Masterclass! Please use this registration form to sign up.
Note: Registration for non-members is $99 per person.
If you are interested in learning more about becoming an Independent Sector member, visit our Membership Page.
