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Annual National Funding Conference

April 14-16, 2026
Hilton Palmer House, Chicago, IL
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Get ready to maximize your National Funding Conference experience! Our new scheduling app ELFA Event Networking, is now available. With it, you can connect with funding sources and fellow attendees, book one-on-one meetings, and create your custom schedule before you even arrive at the conference. 

There are two ways to access the app:


Once you've received your invitation, follow these steps to log into the app and begin scheduling appointments:

  • Step 1: Click the link from your invitation to log in or create an account.
  • Step 2: Click the Create Profile button then click Get Started to set up your profile within the app.
  • Step 3: Select the days you want to network. Both days are checked by default. Unchecking a box will opt you out of networking for that day.
  • Step 4: Look for people and Funding Sources to connect with. Under people, there are three tabs:
    • Your Matches includes people the app matched who have the same profile options selected as you. 
    • All Attendees includes all attendees including Funding Sources.
    • Bookmarks include people you have bookmarked for later reference.

  • Step 5: Click the Connect button on the person you’ve chosen to connect with. You can suggest a meeting, start a chat or bookmark that person for later reference. 

    To create a meeting request, click Suggest meeting, a date and time that’s available for both you and that person will appear first. Click Change to change the date. Only dates that are available for both of you will show. 

    Include a brief message to the person you want to meet with and then click Send meeting request to send it out.

  • Both pending and accepted meetings will show up under My Schedule. Accept or decline a meeting by tapping the appropriate buttons. Tap the three dots to the right of the Accept/Decline buttons to reschedule or cancel a meeting request.

    If you need to have your invitation reset or have questions about accessing or using the app, please contact Shirley Bryant at [email protected] or 202-238-3412.