Call for Speakers - bbcon 2022

Blackbaud’s Tech Conference for Good™ has been designed to make you, your team, and your organization stronger and more resilient, so you can make the greatest impact possible for your mission. This year's global, virtual gathering is being held October 17–18, 2022. We are interested in hearing from a diverse group of dynamic presenters who are able to engage audiences with their unique expertise, inspiring stories, bold ideas, and a desire to drive social good. Any submissions received prior to August 31, 2022 will be considered and reviewed by the bbcon 2022 content planning committee.

Please read important timelines below prior to submitting a session proposal.

Thousands of industry professionals want to hear your expertise and proven success strategies. When drafting a proposal, consider sharing thought leadership discussions, tips & tricks, case studies, best practices, or expert advice in the following focus areas across all verticals:

Leadership & Management
Operational Effectiveness
Research and Trends
Tech Innovation
Corporate Social Responsibility
Data Intelligence
Financial Management
Foundations
Fundraising and Marketing
Peer-to-Peer Fundraising
Grantmaking
...and more!

Breakout sessions: 30 minute simu-live sessions, pre-recorded through bbcon virtual production team and broadcast at a specific date and time during the conference. All presenters should be available during their broadcast time to answer online chat and Q&A.
Tips and tricks: 5-10 minute pre-recorded videos submitted by the speaker that showcases a valuable feature, capability, technique that has made a great impact to you, your team, your organization.
Small group discussions: 20-30 minute sessions hosted in our networking lounges with capacity of 50 people each. These sessions typically focus on ask the experts series, common trends and challenges, like-minded peer gatherings.

Activity	Due Date
Submissions close	August 31
Selections made	September 6
Session recordings begin	September 12
Session recordings complete	October 3
Resources and handouts finalized	October 3
Conference dates	October 17–18
Blackbaud Product Update Briefings	October 19–20

Quality of content: Proposals are timely, relevant and fit profiles of content needed to round out our agenda.
Relevance to audience: Content should examine and explore the needs, challenges, and opportunities social good professionals face today and in the future.
Approach: Session descriptions, target audience, level of expertise, and key learning takeaways are clearly articulated.
Creativity and innovation: Engaging ways to interact with the audience and/or new perspectives on topics are delivered.
Impact: Session provides practical application and encourages attendees to take action.

Be available to pre-record their presentation. Speakers will have production support.
Get engaged! Help spread the word about your session through your social media networks to increase attendance and generate excitement around your topic and the conference.
Join us live. Sessions will have scheduled air times during which speakers can answer questions online via chat.
Meet deadlines. All deadlines will be outlined in the online Speaker Resource Center once speakers are approved.
Agree to our speaker release. We intend to make presentations available for viewing after the event and will release select recordings for promotional and educational use.

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We will evaluate all sessions carefully, will inform you of your submission status by early Sept, and will keep any unused session proposals on file for consideration for future events and marketing initiatives. Session recordings occur through October 3, 2022.