Finding Your Seat at the Table
Finding your place isn't always easy. Finding strength in one another can make all the difference.
As resources tighten, priorities shift and demands grow, nonprofit leaders face mounting challenges. How do we navigate uncertainty, lead with purpose and make room for others?
At the Center's 47th Annual Celebration, we're bringing together three longtime nonprofit leaders to explore these questions and share what they've learned along the way.
Three nonprofit leaders. One candid conversation.
Meet our featured guests:
George Jones
Bread for the City
George Jones has served as CEO of Bread for the City since 1996, growing the organization from a $1.2 million to a $23 million operation providing essential services to D.C. residents experiencing poverty. Under his leadership, Bread for the City has expanded its facilities and strengthened its commitment to racial equity and advocacy. He also chairs the People's Institute for Survival and Beyond and the DC Fiscal Policy Institute.
Mike Curtin
DC Central Kitchen
Since joining DC Central Kitchen in 2004, Mike Curtin has championed innovative social enterprise solutions that create meaningful careers and pathways out of poverty. Under his leadership, the organization has sustained more than 300 full-time, living-wage jobs and generated half its annual budget through social enterprise activities. He also spearheaded the development of the Michael R. Klein Center for Jobs and Justice, advancing inclusive economic development.
Glen O'Gilvie
Center for Nonprofit Advancement
Glen O’Gilvie has served as CEO of the Center for Nonprofit Advancement since 2008, strengthening the nonprofit sector through education, advocacy and partnerships. With more than 20 years of nonprofit leadership experience, he previously held roles at Earth Conservation Corps, the Community Foundation for the National Capital Region and the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial. He is also a Certified Association Executive (CAE) and an adjunct professor specializing in nonprofit management and leadership.
With more than ten decades of experience combined, these leaders will share the challenges, lessons and relationships that have shaped their journeys — and what it takes to lead through change while creating opportunities for others.
More Than a Seat at the Table
This year's theme, “Finding Your Seat at the Table,” explores belonging and connection in a nonprofit landscape that can sometimes feel like a game of musical chairs. How can we move beyond competing for limited seats and build a bigger table together?
Beyond the workplace, the theme reminds us of the spaces that bring us together — from boardrooms and community gatherings to family dinners and conversations with friends. In a world of growing demands and distractions, these moments of connection matter more than ever.
Your Seat Is Waiting
Join us for a morning of candid conversation, fresh perspectives and meaningful connections with the people shaping our sector. Enjoy breakfast, reconnect with peers and celebrate the work that brings us together.
Thursday, December 10, 2026
9:00–11:30 a.m.
Hamilton Live
600 14th St. NW, Washington, DC
Reserve Your Individual Ticket
Center members (Nonprofit & Industry) – $99
All others – $179
Sponsor a Table (9 people)
Center members (Nonprofit & Industry) – $825