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Call for Speakers

Make an impact with your insights.

Share your insights with thousands of your peers and bbcon! Inspire others, spark new ideas, and make memories to last a lifetime.

Important Dates for Speakers

March 21

Call for speaker abstract submissions extended

June 18

All session notifications distributed

October 6-8

Take the stage in Philadelphia

Thank you for your patience as we worked to fix the issue with the Call for Speakers submission form.  We are happy to report that the form is back up and running and you can now submit!  Due to this persistent issue over the last few days, we have extended the submission deadline has been changed from Friday, March 14 to Friday, March 21.

Why take it to the stage?

Approved speakers will receive complimentary access to bbcon 2025,
allowing you to attend the conference for FREE*

Make an impact.

Help your peers go further with Blackbaud by sharing your real-life experience, successes, and lessons learned.

Grow your network.

Meet with other expert users to trade insider tips, get help with challenges, and expand your working relationships across the industry.

Expand your knowledge.

Learn from industry professionals and subject matter experts to get actionable new strategies to take home with you!

Great speakers share:

Success stories. Inspire other changemakers with your own organization's success story using Blackbaud software.

Tips & tricks. Let's get into the nitty gritty—share your best timesaving hacks!

Use-case examples. Have you tailored Blackbaud software to fit your organization's unique needs?

Lessons learned. Pay it forward so your colleagues can skip the learning curve.

Diverse perspectives. Bringing together voices from all backgrounds.

Tracks and Topics

We're looking for fresh ideas and stories of impact across the following areas of interest. You'll be asked to select which area your content best aligns to during the submission process. See the full list of session content areas.

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Fundraising & Engagement

Proven tactics that have helped you operate more efficiently, reach and engage new supporters, retain and empower existing donors. 

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Financial Management

Helpful strategies and techniques that have helped you save time and energy with fund accounting and payment processing technology, 


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Education Solutions

Best practices leveraged by
K-12 private schools, colleges. and universities that are connecting their whole school, campus, and community.


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CSR & Grantmaking

Strategies and best practices for managing and accelerating employee giving, volunteering, and grantmaking.


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Sector Leadership &
Trends

Industry research, strategic insights, and technology innovation that is shaping the philanthropic sector. 

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Professional
Development

Tips, tools, and resources to help you thrive both personally and professionally in an ever-changing landscape.

How to become a speaker in 3 easy
steps

Create an Account

If you’ve attended bbcon in the past, log in and use your existing information to submit your application. Otherwise, create a new account to get started.

Complete a profile

Tell us a bit about yourself or update your existing profile.

Submit your Abstract

Share details of your proposal. Be authentic, make it compelling, and focus on sharing your knowledge.

View Submission Steps

Share your story

Join our community of bbcon speakers and make an impact on driving the sector forward with your insights!

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