Pre-Conference Board and CEO Leadership Summit: Building Resilient Fair Housing Organizations

Saturday, June 27, 2026 - 12:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Held as part of NFHA’s 2026 National Conference, this exclusive, invitation-only, Board & CEO Leadership Summit convenes executive leaders and board members of community-based, non-profit fair housing organizations for a high-level, strategy-focused convening. Designed to strengthen governance, leadership alignment, and institutional resilience, the Summit addresses the urgent challenges facing justice-based organizations amid legal, political, and financial disruption. Participants will gain practical frameworks, peer-driven insights, and actionable strategies to enhance governance effectiveness, financial sustainability, narrative power, and long-term impact—advancing the shared goal of building strong, durable institutions equipped to meet this defining moment for civil rights.

Please note: this pre-conference summit is only open to NFHA Board Members and CEO/Executive Directors of NFHA Operating Member organizations.

Planning to register as a virtual attendee? Click here to view which sessions are included in the 2026 Virtual Conference Agenda.
08:45 - 09:30Welcome and Keynote Address
09:30 - 10:30Plenary - Strategic Alignment: How Mission-Driven Organizations Collaborate to Expand Fair and Affordable Housing Opportunities
10:30 - 10:45Break
10:45 - 12:15Concurrent Workshop 3A – Enforcement: Smart, Ethical, Effective: Leveraging AI for Fair Housing Writing (CLOSED SESSION - SEE REQUIREMENTS IN DESCRIPTION)
10:45 - 12:15Concurrent Workshop 2A – Examining the Language of Advertisements to Determine if there are Fair Housing Violations
10:45 - 12:15Concurrent Workshop 1A – Bridging the Gap: What’s Needed to Expand and Protect Housing Opportunity for Us All
12:15 - 12:30Break
12:30 - 14:30Fair Housing Awards Luncheon
14:30 - 14:45Break
14:45 - 15:45Concurrent Workshop 1B – Fair Housing Under Pressure
14:45 - 15:45Concurrent Workshop 2B – Fair Housing, Renters’ Rights, Disclosure, and Transparency when Housing Providers Use AI Tools
14:45 - 15:45Concurrent Workshop 3B – Pushing Fair Housing Forward: Advancing Fair Housing Advocacy (CLOSED SESSION - SEE REQUIREMENTS IN DESCRIPTION)
15:45 - 16:00Break
16:00 - 17:30Concurrent Workshop 3C – Meeting the Moment: Advancing Complex Fair Housing Cases in a Shifting Legal Landscape (CLOSED SESSION - SEE REQUIREMENTS IN DESCRIPTION)
16:00 - 17:30Concurrent Workshop 1C – Turning Rights into Outreach: Messaging, Materials, and Strategies for Advancing Fair Housing
16:00 - 17:30Concurrent Workshop 2C – Aligning AI Data Center Policy with Community Benefit and Affordability Goals
17:30 - 19:30Conference Networking Reception
Fus orar: (UTC-04:00) Ora de Est (SUA și Canada) [Schimbați fusul orar]