The Nonprofit Calendar

November 2026: events, trainings and webinars for nonprofits

November has 30 days. It begins on a Sunday. Clocks fall back and year-end letters go out. GivingTuesday is right after Thanksgiving, on December 1.

At a glance

  1. November 4 to 12: Managing People: November 2026

    CT Community Nonprofit Alliance · Rocky Hill, CT

  2. November 4: 2026 RGV Nonprofit Summit

    UTRGV Nonprofit Resource Center · Brownsville, TX

  3. November 4 to 7: GrantSummit 2026

    Grant Professionals Association (GPA) · San Antonio, TX

  4. November 5: 2026 Annual Conference: Stay Relentless

    Nonprofit New York · New York, NY

Awareness days and key dates for November

The days of November

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  • Has events
  • Federal holiday
  • Giving day
  • Awareness date
  • Observance
  • Good to know

What's on, day by day

All November long

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Sunday, November 1Red-letter day

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Saturday, November 7

  • 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM ET · In person

    NED 4-H Volunteer Fall Day

    N.C. Cooperative Extension, Franklin County Center (NC State and N.C. A&T) · Louisburg, NC · Free

  • 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM ET · In person

    Patrick County Nonprofit Summit

    Patrick County Chamber of Commerce with Virginia Tech's Reynolds Homestead · Stuart, VA · Paid

  • 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM CT · In person

    The Art of Grantsmanship

    Mariposa's Place of Wellness · Lonsdale, AR · $55.20

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Sunday, November 8

  • Nov 8 to 10 · ET · In person

    Nonprofit CEO Retreat: Gatlinburg

    Tennessee Nonprofit Network · Gatlinburg, TN · Members $599 with lodging / $499 without; non-members $799 without lodging

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Monday, November 9

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Tuesday, November 10

  • Giving day · Texas only

    Coastal Bend Day of Giving (Corpus Christi, TX)

    The Coastal Bend Community Foundation's 24-hour online giving day for local nonprofits. If you're taking part, schedule your reminders now.

    Source: Coastal Bend Community Foundation (opens in a new tab)

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Wednesday, November 11

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Saturday, November 14

  • Awareness day · Health, International

    World Diabetes Day

    Clinics and senior programs can host a quick screening or a cooking demo on a Saturday when families are free.

    Source: United Nations (opens in a new tab)

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Sunday, November 15

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Monday, November 16Red-letter day

  • Deadline

    Form 990 due if your fiscal year ended June 30

    November 15 is a Sunday, so the due date moves to Monday the 16th.

    Source: IRS Instructions for Form 990 (opens in a new tab)

  • Awareness week · through November 20 · Education

    American Education Week

    Invite the teachers and school staff you work with to see your program, and thank them by name. Wednesday the 18th is Education Support Professionals Day.

    Source: National Education Association (opens in a new tab)

  • Awareness day · Faith groups, Community and civic life, International

    International Day for Tolerance

    Faith and community groups can host a simple conversation across differences, with good food and a few ground rules.

    Source: UNESCO (opens in a new tab)

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Thursday, November 19

  • Giving day · Florida only

    Give Miami Day (Miami, FL)

    The Miami Foundation's day of giving for local nonprofits. If you take part, send supporters a save-the-date before the day.

    Source: The Miami Foundation (Give Miami Day) (opens in a new tab)

  • Giving day · Minnesota only

    Give to the Max Day (Minnesota)

    Minnesota's statewide giving day on GiveMN. Early Giving opens November 1, so ask early and remind people on the day.

    Source: GiveMN (opens in a new tab)

  • Awareness day · Health

    Great American Smokeout

    Health and community groups can invite people who smoke to make a plan to quit and point them to quit-smoking help.

    Source: American Cancer Society (opens in a new tab)

  • Awareness day · International, Health, Environment and animals

    World Toilet Day

    Water and sanitation groups can let the funny name open a serious talk about clean water and safe toilets.

    Source: United Nations (opens in a new tab)

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Friday, November 20

  • Giving day · Pennsylvania only

    ExtraGive (Lancaster County, PA)

    Lancaster County's 24-hour giving day. If you're in, plan a morning reminder and an evening thank-you.

    Source: Lancaster County Community Foundation (opens in a new tab)

  • Awareness day · Human services, International

    World Children's Day

    Ask the children in your programs what they want grown-ups to know, and share their answers with their families' okay.

    Source: UNICEF (opens in a new tab)

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Saturday, November 21

  • Awareness day · Human services

    National Adoption Day

    Courts finalize adoptions from foster care on or around this day, so child welfare groups can celebrate new families and invite more.

    Source: National Adoption Day (opens in a new tab)

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Monday, November 23

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Wednesday, November 25

  • Awareness · through December 10 · Human services, International

    16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence

    Pick one thing your community can do each week, and share where people can get help.

    Source: UN Women (opens in a new tab)

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Thursday, November 26

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Friday, November 27

  • Observance

    Native American Heritage Day

    A 2009 law encourages Americans to mark this day, the Friday after Thanksgiving, by honoring Native Americans. Point your followers to a Native-led group doing good work.

    Source: Public Law 111-33 (govinfo.gov) (opens in a new tab)

  • 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET · Online

    Fundraising Fridays

    Alliance for Nonprofit Impact (United Way of Rhode Island)

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Monday, November 30Red-letter day

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  • Mail your year-end letterNovember 2 to 6

    Mailed that week, it reaches mailboxes before GivingTuesday on December 1 and gives people all of December to answer. A check counts on the day it's mailed, so one sent on December 31 still counts for 2026.

    Sources

  • File your Form 990 if your year ended June 30Monday, November 16

    It would be due November 15, but that's a Sunday this year, so you have until Monday. Need more time? File Form 8868 by the 16th and you get six more months.

    Sources

  • Check your meeting timesSunday, November 1

    Clocks fall back an hour at 2 a.m. when daylight saving time ends. Give your regular online meetings and reminders a quick look that week.

    Sources

  • Line up a GivingTuesday matchEarly November

    Ask a board member or a local business now, so there's time to tell everyone about the match before the day itself.

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