Building Stronger Nonprofit Professionals Across North Texas
The nonprofit sector runs on people who care deeply about their work. But caring isn't enough when you're trying to navigate organizational politics, understand how funding actually works, or figure out where your career can go from here.
NTXLN exists to fill that gap. We're a community of nonprofit professionals at all career stages who believe that understanding how the sector operates makes us better at the work we're here to do.
What We Do
Free Monthly Gatherings
Real conversations about the challenges we all face in nonprofit work. No agenda, no sales pitch. Just professionals who get it.
Professional Development
Practical workshops and resources that help you understand organizational dynamics, career pathways, and the business side of mission-driven work.
Leadership Circles
Small peer groups where you can be honest about what's hard, learn from others in similar roles, and build the professional relationships that matter.
Partnering Nonprofits
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Why Join Us
Most people enter the nonprofit sector because they care about a cause. Few receive structured guidance on how to build sustainable careers within it.
We're changing that by creating space for nonprofit professionals to learn how organizations function, understand career pathways, and connect with others navigating the same realities. When professionals know how to navigate the sector, they stay longer, lead better, and create greater impact.
This isn't about feel-good networking or surface-level advice. It's about practical education that helps you make sense of the work you're already doing.
Connection: Build a trusted circle of peers across the region.
Learning: Short, high value formats that respect your time.
Action: Every session ends with clear takeaways you can use immediately.
Who This Is For
Starting your nonprofit career?
You're figuring out how organizations actually work, what your role really means, and whether this sector is where you want to build your career.
Managing teams or programs?
You're caught between leadership expectations and front line realities, trying to grow your influence while staying true to the mission.
Leading at the executive level?
You're shaping organizational culture and strategy while managing the weight of being responsible for it all.
Wherever you are in your journey, NTXLN provides the education and community to help you lead more effectively and build a career that lasts.
Upcoming Gatherings
February 3rd, 2026 - Connection Circle
Hosted by: Tarrant Area Food Bank
Admission: Free with donation to TAFB
This session goes beyond identifying players in the sector to examine how power, resources, and influence move through nonprofit ecosystems.
Explore the formal and informal dynamics that shape which organizations thrive, which struggle, and why.
Bring your own lunch! Come ready to learn, discuss, and connect with fellow nonprofit professionals across North Texas.
Register now to secure your spot - space is limited to 10-12 spots!
February 17th, 2026 - Connection Circle
Hosted by: Tarrant Area Food Bank
Admission: Free with donation to TAFB
This session dives deeper into the financial mechanics behind nonprofit work, focusing on how sustainability decisions are actually made and where mission tension emerges in practice.
Bring your own lunch! Come ready to learn, discuss, and connect with fellow nonprofit professionals across North Texas.
Register now to secure your spot - space is limited to 10-12 spots!
February 18th, 2026 - Monthly Meeting
Hosted by: Fort Worth Library Foundation at Amon Carter Downtown YMCA
Admission: Free
Join the North Texas Nonprofit Leadership Network for an engaging conversation on how nonprofit funding structures influence decision making, programs, and long term impact.
This session will explore how budgets, program costs, and revenue streams connect, what financial documents reveal about organizational priorities, and the ethical tensions leaders navigate when balancing donor expectations with mission driven work.
March 26th, 2026- Monthly Meeting
Hosted by: Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
Admission: Free
Join the North Texas Nonprofit Leadership Network for a practical conversation on how nonprofits work together, from informal referral relationships to formal partnerships and mergers.
This session will explore different collaboration models, how to assess when partnership strengthens impact versus adds complexity, and what it takes to structure collaborations through clear agreements and shared expectations.
April 16th, 2026 - Monthly Meeting
Hosted by: UNT Health Fort Worth
Admission: Free
Join the North Texas Nonprofit Leadership Network for our April meeting focused on designing programs that move from idea to results.
Together, we will unpack what makes a program effective versus simply well intentioned, walking through the full life cycle from design to evaluation. The conversation will translate logic models and outcomes language into plain English, explore what makes programs fundable rather than just feel good, and highlight common program design mistakes with practical ways to address them.
What to Expect
- Topics like navigating roles and boundaries, team dynamics, career pathways, and sector-wide perspectives
- Interactive workshops with applied learning
- A supportive community where confidentiality and collaboration are valued
- No dues!