#CUSACONF25
"I'm moving beyond Circles as service delivery to really looking at systemic issues in terms of how we can really, create a win-win situation for communities all around the country."

— Bruce Forbes, Circles Upstate SC

#MovingBeyond #CUSACONF25
March 2, 2026 at 3:43 PM
“I am moving beyond barriers towards growth. With Circles, I feel that I've overcome barriers and I'm steady growing. And now, since I'm in a leadership position, I can help other people grow as well.” #MovingBeyond #CUSACONF25
February 19, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Part Two of our 2025 Conference Recap is here, with an overview of session highlights, keynotes and more! Check out the post at www.circlesusa.org/post/2025-co... #CUSACONF25
December 29, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The results are in! We're pleased and proud to share the feedback we’ve compiled from attendee questionnaires for #CUSACONF25. Thank you to everyone who joined us this year!
November 24, 2025 at 5:58 PM
That’s a wrap on #CUSAConf25! Thank you to all of our staff, volunteers, partners, sponsors, and attendees who made this a week to remember—full of inspiration, innovation, laughter and love! 💙
October 23, 2025 at 6:52 PM
#CUSAConf25 NETWORK AWARDS now live streaming on FB, Insta and YouTube! See links in our feed below! 🏆💐🥇💫
October 23, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Would you believe us if we told you this is financial #trauma #healing? 😉 #CUSAConf25 folx activating our empathetic brains with TRAUMA OF MONEY’S Chantel Chapman!
October 23, 2025 at 3:47 PM
“We name the shame to tame the #shame…” TRAUMA OF MONEY author and financial trauma educator Chantel Chapman at #CUSAConf25 #livestransformed #CirclesUSA
October 23, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Where does gratitude live in the body? How does it feel when we recall expressions of thankfulness and connection? TRAUMA OF MONEY author Chantel Chapman leads participants in a #financialtrauma healing exercise at #CUSAConf25
October 23, 2025 at 3:29 PM
In just a few hours, we're hosting CUSA's 2025 Network Awards at our #CUSAConf25 in Ogden, UT. We can't wait to celebrate some truly outstanding work from across our community of practice this year.

You can tune in live from wherever you are at 11am MT (10am PT / 12pm CT / 1pm ET)!
October 23, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Guess who we’ll be talking to on our LAST MORNING here in beautiful Ogden, UT? So excited to welcome Chantel Chapman, author of Trauma of Money to #CUSAConf25 !! cc: @chantelchapman @traumaofmoney
October 23, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Stories move hearts in ways facts alone cannot. In the #CUSAConf25 session The Art of Storytelling, attendees step into their stories, claim their pasts, and uncover the power their voices hold to change minds.
October 22, 2025 at 10:37 PM
We love a #MakerSpace! At the session for Creating the Future Through Collaborative Art, #CUSAConf25 attendees are letting creative play to embody the hope, resilience, and community at the heart of the #CirclesUSA movement.
October 22, 2025 at 10:29 PM
“What I found is important…is to learn to sit with my pain. To honor my pain. And then to put it down.” Roxy Hastings teaches #CUSAConf25 attendees how to use movement to reduce care fatigue
October 22, 2025 at 10:21 PM
“Everybody is creative: we’re born creative and that creativity is trained out of us.” Ogden’s Poet Laureate Angelika Brewer teaches in her session, Creativity as The Human Superpower, this afternoon at #CUSAConf25
October 22, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Ogden, UT’s Poet Laureate Angelika Brewer takes the stage now at #CusaConf25
October 22, 2025 at 9:28 PM
“When you have hope, you’ve halfway won.” ❤️‍🔥Jennifer Brown #CUSAConf25
October 22, 2025 at 8:58 PM
“Hate rhetoric has turned into real action that is oppressing many of us…and we are also confronting who we are in terms of our ability to vote. In our strategic plan, CUSA must make a decision to what extent our work can build coalitions to address these crises.” Joan Kuriansky #CUSAConf25
October 22, 2025 at 8:57 PM
What’s on your wishlist for the next #CirclesUSA strategic plan? “My hope is that this plan will give us a stronger infrastructure…if we had more people who exemplified radical hospitality, we would not be in this position socially.” Peyton McCoy #CUSAConf25
October 22, 2025 at 8:56 PM
STARTING NOW! #CirclesUSA has a stellar working Board, and they’re here with us at #CUSAConf25 to speak on nonprofit governance, the future of Circles, and how our network can come together to end #poverty in our lifetime.
October 22, 2025 at 8:32 PM
We are so inspired by the Parkersburg Engagement Project, a year-long WVian experiment to cultivate civic engagement that bridges divides! This work asks: “Who do you need to reach out to?” #CUSAConf25 #communitywins
October 22, 2025 at 7:54 PM
“Our kids’ behaviors are not just rebellions against us; they’re children’s way of communicating their needs to us.” Circles Chief Learning Officer Kris Alexander #CUSAConf25
In her Bringing Your Why to Your Youth session, #CirclesUSA CLO Kris Alexander is teaching members how to make sure all our kids are are safe, cared for, and supported in our chapters.
October 22, 2025 at 7:30 PM
What would you do if your new CEO—highly successful in their previous role—falls prey to mission drift at your org? Board members are learning best practices for this and other scenarios from Circles RVA’s Lisa Specter-Dunaway’s in her Nonprofit Board Essentials session at #CUSAConf25
October 22, 2025 at 7:22 PM
October 22, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Jomaris DeJesús of The Prosperity Agenda is helping #CUSAConf25 members sort out our life priorities as part of today’s Family-Centered Coaching session! #communitywins
October 22, 2025 at 7:09 PM