The nonprofit world is moving fast. New technology is everywhere, expectations are rising, and teams are being asked to do more with the same or fewer resources. There are a lot of opportunities, but also real challenges.
That’s exactly why we decided to organize the Nonprofit Unite Summit 2026. The idea was simple: if we want to better support nonprofits, we need to get even better at how we work together. Salesforce, FinDock, system integrators, and ISV partners all play a role, and while collaboration is already strong, there’s real value in aligning earlier and more deliberately. That helps us move forward together from the start.
Because even in a strong ecosystem, we sometimes find ourselves working next to each other instead of fully together. The opportunity is to change that. When we align earlier and more deliberately, we can move faster and create more value for nonprofits. That mindset was at the core of this summit.
So we brought the ecosystem together in one place. To align on which partners fit where, how we approach specific accounts, and how we translate new developments like AI and Agentforce into something that genuinely helps nonprofit organizations. The main goal of the summit was therefore quite practical: make sure everyone leaves with clarity. Clarity on Salesforce’s direction, clarity on each other’s strengths, and clarity on how to collaborate in the upcoming year. That meant working on real account plans, sharing roadmaps, and having honest conversations about what works and what doesn’t.
At the same time, we wanted to create space to look ahead. The era of what some call the “Agentic Nonprofit” is starting to take shape. More and more organizations are exploring how AI can support their work in a meaningful way, not as a buzzword, but as something that helps them operate smarter and engage better. That shift is real, and it’s happening now.
Beyond the sessions and workshops, a big part of the summit was simply spending time together. The strongest connections were often built over dinner, during walks, and in the conversations that happened in between. Spending a few days together, in the same place, without the usual day-to-day distractions, creates a different kind of connection. People get to know each other beyond roles and companies, and that makes collaboration a lot more natural once you’re back working with customers. That mix of focused work and informal time together is what made the summit different. It created both alignment and trust, and you need both to really move forward as an ecosystem.
Ultimately, everything we aimed to achieve comes down to one thing: helping nonprofits move forward. When the ecosystem is aligned upfront, things simply work better. Projects start faster because the right people are involved from the beginning. Solutions fit together more naturally because they are designed together. There’s less back-and-forth, fewer surprises, and more momentum.
For nonprofits, that translates into very practical benefits. Faster access to new capabilities, including AI-driven insights. More connected solutions across fundraising, payments, and engagement. And less time spent figuring out how systems work together, and more time focused on their mission. There’s also a longer-term effect. When partners consistently work well together, nonprofits experience that as stability and reliability. It becomes easier to adopt new technology, to take the next step, and to keep building without having to start from scratch every time.
One moment that captured this shift was the launch of the Beyond NPSP initiative. With a €1M commitment, this is not just funding, it’s a signal. A signal that the move from NPSP to Agentforce Nonprofit is accelerating, and that as an ecosystem we are taking shared responsibility to make that transition practical and accessible. Not in theory, but in execution. Together with Salesforce and a growing group of partners, the focus is on removing friction, guiding organizations step by step, and helping nonprofits move forward with confidence into an AI-powered future.
The Nonprofit Unite Summit is the start of a different way of working. A way where collaboration starts earlier, alignment is intentional, and the ecosystem works together around the nonprofit instead of around individual solutions. Unite, align, accelerate, not just as a theme, but as a way of working. Because in the end, progress in the nonprofit sector won’t come from technology alone. It comes from how well we bring people, ideas, and tools together in a way that actually works. And sometimes, that starts with simply being in the same place for a few days.