Interested in connecting with vendor partners? Join an Exhibitor Meet & Greet Session to learn more about the products and services they offer. Drop in to ask questions, see live demos, and have real conversations – just like you would on the exhibit hall floor in person. During the session, you can choose the breakout room of the exhibitor you’d like to meet. Please see below for the vendors partners who will be hosting sessions during this time block.
Exhibitor Meet & Greet Session | akoyaGO
Join the akoyaGO team for an informal demo and open Q&A where we’ll walk through how our platform is helping organizations do good, better. You’ll get a closer look at key features, hear how foundations are using akoyaGO today, and have plenty of time to ask questions and explore how our solution can meet your team’s needs. Whether you’re just getting started or ready to dive deeper, this is a great opportunity to meet the team and see akoyaGO in action.
Speakers
Mike Scoville, akoyaGO
Eric Aquino, akoyaGO
Mark Montoya, akoyaGO
Exhibitor Meet & Greet Session | Benevity
Running a granting program comes with no shortage of complexity. From managing applications and staying compliant to proving the impact you’re driving, there’s a lot to navigate. This is your chance to cut through it. Join Benevity’s Danielle Hood, Michael Broe and Satinder Minhas for an open forum where grantmakers can come with their real questions and walk away with real answers. Whether you’re exploring Grants Management for the first time, troubleshooting your current program, or looking for fresh ideas to take back to your team, this forum is built for you. Bring your questions. Leave with a plan.
Speakers
Danielle Hood, Benevity
Michael Broe, Benevity
Satinder Minhas, Benevity
Exhibitor Meet & Greet Session | Digital Science
Do you lead research strategy or impact reporting for your nonprofit? Join our session to receive a complimentary Altmetric report on your funded research or gain a clear view of the funding landscape in your focus areas- uncovering trends, gaps, and key global partners. See how our latest Non-Profit Dashboards can support smarter decisions, stronger storytelling, and greater mission impact.
Speaker
Sarah Laffey, Digital Science
Exhibitor Meet & Greet Session | Fionta
Fíonta is a nonprofit-focused technology consultancy specializing in Salesforce solutions. Stop by to chat with our team about how Agentforce Nonprofit can transform your grantmaking operations, whether you’re just exploring or ready to make a move. We’re also happy to walk you through a live demo if you’d like to see it in action.
Speakers
Dan DePuy, Fionta
Mary Dollins, Fionta
Exhibitor Meet & Greet Session | Foundant
Join the Foundant community for an open, informal user group. Whether you’re a current client or simply curious about what GLM, SLM, or CSuite can do for your organization, you’re welcome here. Come to connect, ask questions, and hear directly from the team!
Speaker
Aaron Spevacek, Foundant+SmartSimple+GivingData
Exhibitor Meet & Greet Session | GivingData
Join the GivingData community for an open, informal user group. Whether you’re a current client or simply curious about what GivingData can do for your organization, you’re welcome here. Come to connect, ask questions, and hear directly from the team!
Speaker
Maddie Thoms, Foundant+SmartSimple+GivingData
Exhibitor Meet & Greet Session | Good Grants
We will go over the Good Grants system from various perspectives. We can take a look at the processes for applications, reviewing, fund allocations, post grant reporting, payments, communications and more!
Speaker
Michael Saig, Good Grants
Exhibitor Meet & Greet Session | Grantbook
Great missions deserve great operations—but too often, grantmaking teams are slowed down by broken processes, unclear roles, and ways of working that no longer serve them. Join Leyla, Strategy & Design Service Lead at Grantbook, for an open AMA on grantmaking operations—exploring how to balance sector best practices, trust-based philanthropy, and your organization’s strategy, with topics like process and application streamlining, grantee engagement, and change readiness. Grounded in Grantbook’s experience supporting hundreds of grantmakers over the past 14 years, this is a candid, interactive space to ask questions and get practical insights.
Speaker
Leyla Razeghi, Grantbook
Exhibitor Meet & Greet Session | GrantFlow
Better Grants in, Smarter Grants out. Three ways to narrow the gap between you and your grantees
- Re-engineer your applications to save time for you and your grantees
- Level the playing field for promising, underrepresented nonprofits
- Extend your impact by building grant capacity beyond your funding
If you can’t always write the biggest check, here’s how to do better.
Speakers
Matt Leighty, GrantFlow
Emily Joseph, GrantFlow
Neil Patel, GrantFlow
Exhibitor Meet & Greet Session | Matter of Voice
Grantmakers at PEAK in St. Louis told us the same thing throughout the conference: they want to bring unheard voices into decisions, scale story collection without added burden, and connect insights across partners and geographies. In this meet-n-greet session, we will provide a live demo and Q&A, showing how Matter of Voice makes that possible. Come ready with questions and potential use cases!
Speakers
Melissa Young, Matter of Voice
Tim Sweeney, Matter of Voice
Paul Noble-Campbell, Matter of Voice
Exhibitor Meet & Greet Session | National Network of Consultants to Grantmakers (NNCG)
Ask an Advisor: Real-Time Solutions for Grantmaking Challenges What would it look like to get real-time, tailored guidance on the challenges you’re navigating right now? Join us for an interactive “Ask an Advisor” session designed for grantmaking professionals who want practical, actionable support—not just ideas. Bring your questions, roadblocks, or in-progress initiatives, and tap into a small group of experienced advisors (NNCG members) across strategy, operations, talent/HR, and emerging tools like AI. This is a live, conversational space where attendees can:
- Get direct input on current challenges
- Pressure-test ideas and approaches
- Learn from the questions and experiences of peers
Whether you’re navigating internal strategy, team capacity, or how to integrate new AI tools into your work, you’ll leave with clearer next steps, expert guidance, and fresh perspective. Come with a challenge. Leave with a plan.
Speaker
Kamilah Martin, National Network of Consultants to Grantmakers
Exhibitor Meet & Greet Session | Resilia
Get an overview of Resilia’s latest capacity building offerings that increase nonprofit digital fundraising by 80%+. Our practical offerings to help grantmakers use AI in real world grantmaking workflows.
Speakers
David Geilhufe, Resilia
Rachel Costa, Resilia
Exhibitor Meet & Greet Session | Salesforce
Join us at the Salesforce virtual exhibit booth for a casual meet and greet with our Director of Product Management for Salesforce Grantmaking. This is a great opportunity to ask questions, share new ideas for consideration to add to the GM solution, and learn firsthand how we can help streamline your mission. We look forward to seeing you there!
Speaker
Angel Navedo, Salesforce
Exhibitor Meet & Greet Session | SmartSimple
Join the SmartSimple community for an open, informal user group. Whether you’re a current client or simply curious about what SmartSimple can do for your organization, you’re welcome here. Come to connect, ask questions, and hear directly from the team!
Speaker
Greg Stanley, Foundant+SmartSimple+GivingData
Exhibitor Meet & Greet Session | Submittable
When it comes to grants, we all know that software can get you started, but it’s people and partnership that will make your program with Submittable a true success. So come get to know us! For this meet & greet, we’ll have a line up of an implementation specialist, tech support lead, customer success manager, and product marketer – plus a cameo from a product manager – to share a bit about themselves and how they help clients like you. You’ll leave with a better understanding of what you can expect in a relationship with Submittable–as well as enjoy some laughs in a casual atmosphere as we own up to personal quirks, gush about our favorite features, recount memorable client stories, and more. (And if you want to see more of the product – we’ll hook you up with how to get our demo video, join our monthly live demo, or request a custom one too!) We hope to see your smiling face!
Speakers
Bella Herring, Submittable
Denn Stewart, Submittable
Vicki Sundara, Submittable
Natalya Taylor, Submittable
Debbie Wurfel, Submittable
Exhibitor Meet & Greet Session | Temelio
Join us for an informal demo and open Q&A where we’ll walk through what we’re building and how teams are using it today. You’ll get a quick look at key features, plus plenty of time to ask questions and explore use cases. Perfect for anyone considering how this could fit into their workflow.
Speakers
Maya Kupperman, Temelio
Ruthwick Pathireddy, Temelio
Exhibitor Meet & Greet Session | Your Part-Time Controller, LLC
Join us to learn about how YPTC supports grantee partners through financial capacity building. We’ll share a few recent case studies and will have plenty of space for questions.
Speaker
Rachel DeMatteo, Your Part-Time Controller
