Below is a current list of sessions being presented at bbcon 2025 in Philadelphia.

The full schedule of these sessions will be available later this summer. Please check back frequently as these are subject to change. The conference agenda builder will launch in early September.

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Breakfast & Dedicated Exhibit Hall Hours
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Defeat ALS Your Way: Building a DIY Fundraising Home with UX Dev and Strategy
The Little Awarding Office that Could: Small Team, Big Impact
Lessons from Three Independent Schools: What Works and What Doesn’t in Advancement Database Management
From Attendees to Donors: Elevate Your Galas and Auctions with Raiser's Edge NXT and Trellis (Presented by Trellis)
Panel Discussion: Unleashing the Velocity of Data & Automation in Blackbaud CRM
Keynote from Adam Grant
The Power of Partnership: How Advancement and IT Reimagined Data Operations
Refining and Optimizing Your Budgetary Processes
Everything We Know About Fundraising Is (Mostly) Wrong
The Planned Giving Boom: Key Terms, Trends and Strategies You Need to Know
From Inboxes to Impact: Crafting an Effective Email Series for Giving Days
Local Touch, Global Reach: A Deep Dive into YourCause Global Capabilities
Outliers: Using Data to Go Beyond the Average
Behind the Scenes: Our Prospect Management Expedition with Blackbaud Altru
A Guided Journey to Prepare for the 26-27 Enrollment Season
Blackbaud TeamRaiser Templates Made Easy: Optimizing Your Event Builds and Year-Over-Year Transitions
Frictionless Grantmaking: Simplifying Your Payment Process From Collection to Delivery
Unlocking Potential: The Power of Interconnected Systems with Raiser's Edge NXT and Financial Edge NXT
Nonprofit Financial Reporting and Design: Building a Simple System for Complicated Needs (CPE)
Innovation Keynote
Sneak Peek: The Future of Blackbaud TeamRaiser’s Participant Center
Are You Ready for Common Records Engine?
Stronger Alignments Between Finance and Fundraising
Moves Management in the Pursuit of Precious Gems
Your Experience Matters: Shaping the Future of Support Together
Your Experience Matters: Shaping the Future of Support Together
Dynamic Communication via Blackbaud Education Management
Chapter 3: Continuous Enrollment
Making the Leap to Web View: Advice from the Trenches
Learn how Susan G. Komen is utilizing Blackbaud Integrated Payments to Improve Their Fundraising Efforts
Thumb-Stopping Content: How to Hack the Algorithm, Not Flop on TikTok and Win at Social
The P2P Chronicles: Lessons from a Century of Expertise
Leveraging Technology for a Teacherless Attendance
Shop Talk: Learning Blackbaud Management System and Blackbaud Student Information System
Spring Clean Your Data in Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT
Guardians of the Data-Verse: Global Privacy Compliance and your AI Roadmap (Presented by BrightVine)
Triple the Tools, Triple the Success: AP Automation, Payments, and AI in Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT® (Presented by Pairsoft)
Future-Proofing Your Nonprofit’s Finances (CPE)
Beyond the Click: Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT Gift Management
Breaking Up with Database View: My Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT Web View Journey
Customization Is King: How Sharp Healthcare Foundation Tailors Predictive Analytics to fit its Grateful Patient Program
How to Unlock DAF Gifts in Peer-to-Peer Fundraising
Navigate Your Event with Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT's Total Web Solution: From Planning to Fundraising Triumph
Process and Solution Assessment: Tuning Up Your Award Management Site
Become a Grading Detective: Uncover and Solve School Grading Mysteries
Prospect Insights Pro: How Fort Collins Habitat for Humanity Drove Change Without Overload
Unlocking AI’s Potential for Philanthropy: Insights from an AI Funder and Developer
The AI-Powered Database Manager: Practical & Ethical Applications
Break Free from Manual Data Exports: Unlocking the Power of the Query API
Maximize the Impact of Your Recurring Giving Programs with Blackbaud Integrated Payments
The AI Advantage Panel: Advancing Industry-Leading Fundraising Intelligence with Blackbaud CRM
Streamlining Gift Processing and Donor Acknowledgments with Raiser’s Edge Proposals
Radical Generosity: Success on GivingTuesday and Beyond
Visualize Fundraising Success with Dashboards, Insights Designer, and Power BI
Reporting with YourCause: Empowering Your Corporate Impact Story with AI and Reporting
Reconciliation Revolution: Teamwork Unleashed with Blackbaud Integrated Payments!
Keeping a Clear Budget in Uncertain Times with Financial Edge NXT
Building Bridges: Strengthening Ties Between Grantmakers and Nonprofits to Drive Impact
Reporting Magic: Transform Your Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT Skills (CPE)
Responding with Empathy: Building Holistic Disaster Response Strategies
Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT: High-Speed Gift Processing with Web View Batch
Common Records Engine: Preparing for Success
Evaluating AI Risks & Opportunities in the Education Tech Landscape
Luminary Super Session: Revolutionizing Corporate & Nonprofit Partnerships in a Time of Uncertainty
Blackbaud Altru User Group: Connect, Collaborate, and Elevate
Let’s Get this (bbcon) Party Started: A Meetup with the Minds Behind Raiser’s Edge NXT
Blackbaud CRM User Group: Connect, Collaborate, and Elevate
Luminary Super Session: Lean Teams, Lasting Impact: Expert Strategies for Today’s Top Finance Challenge
Supercharge Your Messaging with Gen AI Content Writer & Tone Enhancer for Blackbaud Luminate Online/TeamRaiser
Strategic Insights: Leveraging Blackbaud's SKY API and Add-ins to Drive Organizational Success
Use AI to Raise More Online
Unleashing Impact: The K9 Veterans Campaign – Driving Engagement for the Coast Guard Foundation
Streamlining Fundraising & Stewardship: Analytics and Communications Strategies at Virginia Public Media
Automating Raiser's Edge NXT Query and Education Management Advanced List Data Feeds to PowerBI via SKY API
Financial Aid Trend Tracking: Key Findings from the 2025-26 Season to Steer Next Year's Strategy
Lead with Purpose: Transforming Shriners Children’s Prospect Referrals & Elevating Blackbaud CRM Mastery
Listening: An Essential Tool for Implementation
Leveraging Blackbaud for Exceptional Customer Experiences and Enhanced Team Efficiency
Tap, Tap, Tap: In-Person Payments Made Simple
The New Era of Blackbaud Grantmaking Online Applications: Tips and Tricks
The Role of a Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT Web View Database Manager: What's New, What's Not
Smart Spending: Enhancing Efficiency with Payment Assistant™, AP Automation, and Spend Management in Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT®
Did You Know? Blackbaud Enrollment Management System Tools You Might Have Missed
From Standard to Optimized: How Blackbaud Donation Forms Help You Raise More, Save More, and Sleep Better
From Bitcoin to Big Gifts: Navigating Crypto Philanthropy with The Giving Block
Managing Time & Time Based Grants with Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT and Effort Track (Presented by Capital Business Solutions)
No Code, Big Impact: Real Stories of Everyday Innovators Using AI and the Power Platform
Building Holistic Corporate and Nonprofit Partnerships that Drive Maximum Impact
Online Giving for Blackbaud Altru: Harness the Power of Blackbaud Donation Forms
Lunch & Dedicated Exhibit Hall Hours
Lunch in Exhibit Hall
Fee Covers in Action: Donor Cover & Complete Cover for LO/TR
Elevate Your Connection: Constant Contact, Unified Communications History and Consent Management in Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT
Lunch & Dedicated Exhibit Hall Hours
Unlock Smarter Fundraising with Blackbaud AI: Your AI Assistant for Raiser’s Edge NXT
Contactless Payments Made Simple: Tap to Pay for iPhone
Unlocking Possibilities: How AI and Data Integration Are Shaping the Future of Grantmaking
Raise More with Optimized Donation Forms
Closing Mainstage
Maximize Efficiency: Transform Payables with Blackbaud Payment Assistant and AI-Powered Invoice Scanning
Bridging the Gap: Aligning Tech and Front-Line P2P Fundraising in 2025
Change That Transforms: Seattle Children’s 3-Phase CRM Implementation Story
Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT Web View Wins
Need INternal Controls? INtegrate Now!
Customer Spotlight: Transitioning from Manual to Automated Accounts Payable (Presented by AvidXchange)
From Cultivation to Celebration: Strategic Giving with Blackbaud Altru
Proactive Implementation: An All-School Approach
Is the Power Platform Right for You and Your Organization?
Your Experience Matters: Shaping the Future of Support Together
Recording Scholarship Recipients in Raiser's Edge NXT: Decision Making and Outcomes
Getting the Most Out of Financial Edge NXT: Smarter Data Better Reporting and Easier Integrations (CPE)
Shop Talk: Blackbaud Billing Management
The Changemaker's Toolkit: Strategies for Resilient Inclusive & Sustainable Social Impact
The Right Tool for the Job: Understanding Analytics Solutions and Best Uses
Using Data to Navigate the Current Engagement and Corporate Social Impact Landscape
Unpacking the 2025 DAF Fundraising Report: A New Standard for DAF Gift Data
Database Cleanup 101 for K-12 Schools: Where to Start and How to Maintain
I Have Some Data—Now Where Do I Put It?
Unlocking Online Potential: How Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT Donation Forms Helped University of Ottawa Heart Institute Foundation Raise $330K MORE in 2024
Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Success: Tips & Tricks with Blackbaud TeamRaiser
Gen Z at the Table: The Role of Data in Reaching Young Donors
Multi-Channel Fundraising That Performs: How Raiser’s Edge NXT and Constant Contact Help You Reach, Engage, and Convert (Presented by Constant Contact)
Unlocking Data Potential: A Customer Case Study on OData Integration with Blackbaud Altru
Modern Payment Strategies in the PCI v4.0 Era
Ask the Super Users: Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT User Panel 4.0
Unlocking Possibilities: How AI and Data Integration Are Shaping the Future of Grantmaking
Building Smarter Solutions: Blackbaud's AI Platform Journey
All Things Attendance: Unlocking the Full Potential of Blackbaud's Attendance Features
AI Is Hot, Lawsuits Are Not
Blackbaud Billing Management: The Most Connected System
Truth and Reality of Financial Aid and Tuition-Driven Schools
Streamlining Success: Syracuse University's Efficiency Tools in Blackbaud CRM
Choose Your Own Adventure: Designing Website Pathways for Donation Forms
AI, Automation, and the Future of Payments
CSRconnect: Empowering Employee Volunteering
Trust and Transparency: Fundraising and Finance Collaboration (CPE)
Connecting Budgets and Budget Processes to Project Managers and Staff (CPE)
Innovative Fundraising in Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT Total Web Solution
Securing your Financial Data - Best practices with Security and Controls in Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT®
Data-Driven Strategies for Student Wellbeing
Knowledge Work in Grantmaking: How to Keep Your Data and Systems Relevant During Transition or Chaos
Breaking Barriers: How the 2024 Silo Buster Winner Is Transforming Fundraising Success
Enhancing Your AI Strategy with a Connected Ecosystem (Presented by Omatic)
Becoming an Innovation Hub: Data Strategies and Overcoming Cultural Resistance
AI in Action: Panel on Virtual Team Members in Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT
AI in Online Giving: Product Innovations & Feedback Forum
Small Team, Big Impact: Our Journey to the Right Donor Database
How Nonprofits Can Successfully Engage Gen Z Donors
Enhancing Fundraising Strategy with Data Mesh: Boost Lifetime Value through Intelligent Data Practices
Blackbaud Award & Stewardship Management User Best Practices
Beyond The Holiday Buzz: How we Turn Seasonal Donors into Lifelong Supporters
CSRconnect: Features Guaranteed to Boost Your Engagement!
Shop Talk: Blackbaud Tuition Management
AI Unveiled: Beyond the Buzzwords
Design an Uncluttered Resource Board
Using AI for Nonprofit Financial Reporting to Management Boards and Funders (CPE)
Unlock More with Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT Query: Now with Enhanced Tools—and Import & Export Coming Soon
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Community and Connection: Nurturing Alumni Through Value-Driven Programs and Data Collection (Presented by Almabase)
Disaster Preparedness for Grantmakers: Supporting Your Staff and Your Grantees During a Crisis
Reporting and Advanced Lists for Admissions
Easy as 1-2-3: Your Guide to Rolling Out Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT Portal
Navigating Disaster Response: Los Angeles Regional Food Bank and the 2025 Wildfires
Donor Actions Decoded: A/B Testing Insights for Better Donation Forms
Insights at a Glance: Unlocking the Power of Power BI Dashboards
There’s an Add-In For That! Customize your Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT
CSRconnect: Innovations in Employee Giving
Master Mastery Learning with Brooklyn Friends School
Your Experience Matters: Shaping the Future of Support Together
Follow a Student's Journey from Inquiry to Graduation at Ashley Hall
Mini but Mighty: Scaling Your Team's Impact Without Scaling Headcount
Under the Hood: PAG-Led Session on Brainstorming for the Next Generation of Blackbaud Luminate Online and Blackbaud TeamRaiser
Mid-Level Donors: Data and Strategies for Pipeline Growth
It's Magic! Using Blackbaud eTapestry Defined Fields Sets to Create Strategic Fields and When to Use Them
Navigating Values-Based Management in the Nonprofit Sector: Embracing the Next Generation Workforce
Unleashing the Power of Transaction Codes in Financial Edge NXT to Elevate your Reporting and Data Analytics for Endowment Accounting (CPE)
How Optimization of Financial Edge NXT can Help with Talent Retention and Job Succession (CPE)
Scaling Success: How Blackbaud eTapestry Tripled Our Impact
Charting a Smarter Course: USNA’s Strategy for Data Management Excellence
Shaping the Future: How AI and Innovation Are Transforming Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT
Confessions of a Failed Fundraiser: Fundraising Disasters We Survived and What We Learned
One Account, Endless Apps: How organizations use Blackbaud Integrated Payments with other applications
GrantsConnect: Investing in Community Through Partnership
Shop Talk: Core
6 MORE Fundraising Automations That Will Blow Your Mind (Presented by Prenger Solutions Group)
Matching Magic: How Gonzaga College High School Maximizes Matching Gift Donations Through Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT
Unlocking Efficiency: Getting Started with Power Automate
Text to Donate with GivBee + Blackbaud Integrated Payments Integration
The Empathy Opportunity: How Our Collective Unknowns Can Fuel Our Collaborative Impact
Implementing the Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT Web View into Your Organization: A Year of Big Change
Blackbaud Altru Reporting: More than Just Reports
Tackling Big Transitions: Using a Program Management Approach to solve big software projects
Smarter Planning Equals Smarter Giving: Exploring Raiser's Edge NXT
Maximize Sustainer Impact: Best Practices for Monthly Recurring Giving
Leveraging Technology for Smarter Prospect Research and Donor Outreach
Failing 101: How to Fail Well and Thrive in the Workplace
Shop Talk: Blackbaud Financial Aid Management
Innovative Recognition Tools Coming to Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT
Networking in Exhibit Hall
K-12 IT-Finance Fusion: The Next Frontier (Show Your Business Office Some Love!)
Welcome Reception in Exhibit Hall
Prospect Insights Pro: Streamline Prospect Identification and Grow Pipeline Sustainably with AI
Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT: High-Speed Gift Processing with Web View Batch
bbcon Celebration Event