The United Way Western Regional Conference will be held at The M Resort Spa & Casino in Henderson, Nevada from August 2-5, 2022.

The United Way Western Regional will offer various learning and networking opportunities for United Way leaders, along with some great sessions on our United Way priorities, organizational development, fundraising, community impact, resource development, marketing, and more. All United Way board members, executives, staff members, volunteers, and partners are welcome to attend. Visit our preliminary schedule for a preview of what we have planned for the conference. The fact that most of us haven’t seen our fellow United Way colleagues in a couple of years is a pretty good incentive too!

The United Way Western Regional is being organized by United Ways of California and United Ways of the Pacific Northwest, the two United Way state associations in the West Coast. We have formed a national planning committee to help frame the vision and agenda for the conference. If you would like to join our planning committee, please write to Rachel Dievendorf at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., and we’ll be glad to invite you to our next planning meeting.

We had originally planned on hosting the Western Regional at The M Resort in the summer of 2020 but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we were forced to postpone to 2022. We decided to retain our contract with the M Resort to avoid any termination fees.

Hosting the United Way Western Regional in Las Vegas provides United Ways traveling across the country easy access to travel with limited layovers. We also wanted to identify a cost-effective venue that is approximately 20 minutes from an airport, limiting the amount of commute time for our attendees.

The health and safety of all attendees is our first and foremost priority. The last thing we want is to cause a COVID-19 outbreak during the conference and put anyone at risk.

Our Western Regional Conference planning committee is carefully evaluating local COVID-19 ordinances in the Las Vegas area as we head into the conference. Any decisions on mask requirements, social distancing, testing, and vaccinations will be announced in June 2022.

Yes, we are currently accepting applications for learning sessions at the 2022 United Way Western Regional Conference through Friday, April 22, 2022.

A learning session can be a presentation, training, workshop, discussion, interactive activity, or a professional development opportunity relevant to our United Way work. Each learning session will last one hour and fifteen minutes in a break-out room outside our plenary conference space. Selected speakers will receive a 10% discount code to attend the conference. Our Advisory Committee will carefully review all submissions in late April, and final decisions will be posted shortly thereafter. Please note registration will be required for all learning session speakers.

The early-bird registration to attend the Western Regional is $535 through Sunday, July 10. After that date, normal registration will be $600. Click here to learn more or register.

We have secured a hotel block at the outstanding rate of $125/night at The M Resort Spa & Casino. Click here to book your hotel room(s). Our hotel rate will expire on Sunday, July 10 (the same date as our early bird registration deadline). After that date, the rate will increase to normal seasonal rates. We kindly ask that everyone attending the Western Regional book their hotel room at the M Resort to help secure our attrition rate. For questions about your hotel booking, please contact The M Resort Spa & Casino directly at (702) 797-1000.

Of course you will! Not only will you have the opportunity to see many of our United Way colleagues for the first time in a couple of years, but we will also have numerous trivia prizes throughout the conference. More importantly, it will provide us the opportunity to learn from one another on our shared United Way goals and priorities. Our primary goal is to have each local United Way leave the conference with two or three takeaways that will leverage your local work. Plus, we'll have lots of fun music to keep your energy up throughout the week.

For the first time, United Ways of California and United Ways of the Pacific Northwest are glad to announce co-chairs for the United Way Western Regional Conference. They are Keisha Browder from United Way of Santa Cruz in California, Blake Pang from United Way of Linn, Benton and Lincoln Counties in Oregon, and Rodney Prunty from United Way of Central New Mexico. In addition to helping shape the vision for the Western Regional, our conference co-chairs will serve as "masters of ceremonies" and provide critical leadership in intersecting our United Way priorities with our shared equity framework. They will also be instrumental in ensuring a safe space for everyone as we continue to heal from the COVID-19 pandemic. Click here to learn more about our co-chairs.

Yes, shuttle services to and from McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas are available from 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. daily, by reservation only. Due to capacity restrictions, reservations are subject to availability and must be made 72 hours in advance by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Should any issues arise with your shuttle service, please call the M Resort Bell Desk at 702-797-1115.

Lyft, Uber, and other ride-share services are also available at the M Resort and McCarran International Airport.

All registrations for the United Way Western Regional Conference are non-refundable. However, if you are unable to attend the conference, you may send another representative from your organization in your stead. If the United Way Western Regional is canceled due to an unforeseen event or predicament outside of our control, we will fully refund all registrations. For further registration questions, please contact Rachel Dievendorf at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 877.355.8922 x2.

Yes, the United Way Western Regional has been approved for flex credits by United Way Worldwide. Each participant may use flex credits for up to $535 in registration fees, up to $500 in travel fees, and up to $740 in per diem expenses ($185 per day x 4 days). Instructions on how to redeem flex credits will be provided to each registrant following the conference. Click here to learn more about flex credits.

The United Way Western Regional Conference usually takes place every two years, and we do our utmost not to schedule it the year of the United Way Community Leaders’ Conference.