Lone Star Summit 2026

Lone Star Summit 2026

12:00pm CDT

Registration Heritage Lobby Desk

1:30pm CDT

Opening Ceremony Heritage Ballroom

2:45pm CDT

Habitat Capital: Understanding How to Leverage HFHI’s CDFI Heritage 1Akilah Taylor • Habitat for Humanity International Succession Planning for Small and Medium Affiliates Heritage 2JD Gildemeister • Josh Kilgas Employee‑Centered HR Strategies That Attract and Keep Top Talent Heritage 6LaToya Davis • Michele Spenker Pricing Product: Aligning Revenue and Mission Heritage 3 Digital Engagement in Geographically Spread Communities Heritage 8 Recruit, Retain, Renew — Practical Strategies for Volunteer Success Heritage 7Dr. Linda Braddy, CFRE

4:00pm CDT

Best Practice Roundtable: Community Outreach Heritage 1 Attracting, tracking, and maintaining new individual donors Heritage 7 Train the Trainer: Financial Literacy and PATH to Homeownership Heritage 8Sarah White Strategic Dialogue: Tough Topics #1 - Shared Challenges & Shared Insights Heritage 3 Best Practice Roundtable: Construction Heritage 2 Local Government Advocacy: How to connect with city leaders and introduce ordinances Heritage 6

6:00pm CDT

Cocktail Hour Atrium

8:00am CDT

Breakfast Heritage Ballroom Registration Heritage Lobby Desk

8:30am CDT

Morning Plenary Heritage Ballroom

9:00am CDT

How to: Canva 101 Heritage 1 Building a Financial Forecasting Model Heritage 7 What can you actually afford: balancing subcontractors, volunteers and staff Heritage 2 Efficent Internal Workflow Systems Heritage 3 What's going on with the Inflation Reduction Act? Heritage 8 Panel: Advanced Retail Analytics & Inventory Turnover Strategy Heritage 6Wesley Owens

10:30am CDT

Fundraising Through Uncertainty: How to Secure Major Gifts in Today’s Climate Heritage 3Monica Christopher • John Mitchener, CFRE • Sarah Kahn • Bill Lively Strategic Dialogue: Building More Homes - What will it take for us to expand our collective capacity to build more homes across Texas? Heritage 7 Presented by TSAHC: Designing a Sustainable Repair Program, Models Heritage 6 Best Practice Roundtable: ReStore Heritage 2 Building Political Capital in Rural Counties Heritage 8 Best Practice Roundtable: Volunteer Management Heritage 1

12:00pm CDT

Lunch Heritage Ballroom

12:15pm CDT

Keynote Speaker: Monte Anderson Heritage BallroomMonte Anderson

1:15pm CDT

Board Financial Literacy in Risk Management and Volatility Heritage 6 Best Practice Roundtable: Fundraising Heritage 2 Best Practice Roundtable: Homeowner Services Heritage 1 Strategic Dialogue: Connecting with our Communities - How do we deepen our community impact and strengthen our presence as a trusted partner beyond the new homes we build? Heritage 3 Building More and Building Better Heritage 8Akilah Taylor • Habitat for Humanity International Safeguarding Training Compliance Heritage 7Akilah Taylor • Habitat for Humanity International

3:00pm CDT

All Things Escrow Heritage 6John Alexander Strategic Dialogue: Tough Topics #2 - Shared Challenges & Shared Insights Heritage 7 Building Capacity from the Inside Out Heritage 1Akilah Taylor • Habitat for Humanity International Energy Efficency retrofitting and repairs for long term affordability Heritage 3 Managing the ReStore Donor Pipeline Heritage 8Akilah Taylor • Habitat for Humanity International Culture Is Everyone’s Job: Designing Workplaces That Work Heritage 2Dr. Robyn Short

4:30pm CDT

Presented by Visions Quality Coatings: Social Media Marketing to create community Impact Heritage 6Geneva Diaz Cybersecurity Essentials - Protecting Our People, Data, and Mission Heritage 1Gabriela Barberena Mortgage Servicing/Originating Heritage 7Akilah Taylor • Habitat for Humanity International Supply Chain Strategy & Vendor Negotiation Heritage 3 Panel: Local Advocacy Approaches for Statewide Impact Heritage 2Bryan Tony Volunteer Pipeline Forecasting and Capacity Planning in Uncertain Times Heritage 8Sarah Burns • Cassie Collins

6:00pm CDT

Cocktail Hour Atrium

8:00am CDT

Breakfast Heritage Ballroom

8:45am CDT

Journey Mapping: Utilizing a constituent-first mindset Heritage 3 Prevention and Navigation: Tough Conversations - Foreclosures, delinquencies, and deselection Heritage 7 Best Practice Roundtable: Operations Heritage 6 Health, Safety, and Aging-in-Place Repairs That Make the Biggest Impact Heritage 1 Marketing the ReStore specifically (shoppers and donations) Heritage 2 Budgeting for Volatility Heritage 8

10:00am CDT

Closing Ceremony Heritage Ballroom

Lone Star Summit 2026

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