Sponsored by Community First Foundation, Powering Partnerships has brought together funders and nonprofits for the past several years for a keynote that highlights the stresses and joys of working in the nonprofit sector. This year's program will feature Jessamyn Shams-Lau, co-author of Unicorns Unite: How Nonprofits and Foundations Can Build Epic Partnerships. California-based foundation leader Shams-Lau penned the whimsical book with Jane Leu and popular nonprofit blogger Vu Le.