Events & Learning Community Benefit 101

Community Benefit 101

Oct 20 - Oct 22, 2026
2 - 5 PM EST

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Community Benefit 101 is an essential program for professionals seeking a clear, shared understanding of community benefit standards, expectations, and reporting requirements.

Led by experienced community benefit leaders, this live virtual program grounds participants in shared standards, real-world application, and current public policy context, providing foundational knowledge and practical tools to meet established expectations.  For more than 35 years, the Catholic Health Association (CHA) has been the leading national source of guidance, tools, and standards for nonprofit hospital community benefit. Community Benefit 101 draws on that expertise to support consistent, accountable community benefit practice across nonprofit health care.

Participants in this virtual program will receive:

  • A copy of CHA's A Guide for Planning & Reporting Community Benefit
  • 24/7 access to recorded presentations and resources after the live event

The CB 101 virtual conference sessions will cover:

  • How community benefit demonstrates the organization's mission
  • The latest news on tax exemption/community benefit public policy issues
  • Requirements for Community Health Needs Assessment and Implementation Strategies
  • Steps for planning and evaluating community benefit programs
  • Policies needed to support community benefit programs
  • What counts and doesn't count as community benefit
  • Community benefit accounting principles
  • How to tell the community benefit story

Who Should Attend:

While it is designed for new community benefit professionals, the virtual format makes this meeting accessible to a wider audience, including:

  • New community benefit professionals
  • Staff in mission, finance and tax, population health, strategic planning, health equity, communications, government relations, and compliance
  • Experienced community benefit professionals seeking a refresher on current practice and policy
  • Community partners, consultants and researchers who want to learn more about not-for-profit hospital community benefit processes and requirements.