Speakers may submit multiple RFPs for consideration. If you choose to submit multiple RFPs, you must fill out an RFP for each individual session. Completion of an RFP does not confirm acceptance as a speaker at an ACCP event. Please be prepared to select a desired session type. Priority will be given to sessions that align with ACCP’s 2024 Content Priority areas, that bring forward-looking but actionable ideas for achieving change or improving processes, and are educational, engaging, and interactive in nature. 

ACCP is committed to showcasing a diverse range of presenters encompassing but not limited to ethnicity, race, age, gender, sexual orientation and gender identification, economic circumstance, and people with disabilities; as well as industry and experience level. All speakers must refrain from overt statements, harsh language or humor that disparages the rightful dignity and social equity of any individual or group. 

In order to fill out your RFP submission, please be prepared to detail the following:

• Full session description
• Session Type & Outline
• Key Takeaways
• Plans for Engagement
• Co-speaker Contact Information

Please note: you may have up to 4 speakers, including any intended moderators, per session.

Any accepted speakers may attend Conference sessions on the day they are speaking free of charge. Speakers interested in attending the full Conference will receive a discounted rate to participate in the overall Conference experience. Please note: travel costs and hotel accommodations are the responsibility of our speakers. 

Session types for this year's Conference are as follows:

GENERAL SESSIONS – 1 will be selected total:

• Session Length: 60 minutes (45 minutes of content + 15 minutes for Q&A)
• Ideally 1 speaker
• Description: General Sessions will be led by notable individual speakers on topics more broadly applicable to CSR professionals, such as key leadership skills for CSR professionals, change management, cross functional collaboration, or influence. As we move into an election year and a changing political environment, we’re also interested in content that addresses the connection between employees and civic engagement. These will be done presentation style and are meant to challenge ways of thinking, drive inspiration, and provide best practices.

PLENARY SESSIONS – 3 total sessions:

• Session Length: 60 minutes (45 minutes of content + 15 minutes for Q&A)
• Ideally 3 panelists + 1 moderator
• Description: Plenary sessions will focus on one of ACCP’s content priority areas in a panel discussion featuring multiple viewpoints and approaches. Conversations will feature CSR practitioners from different industries, sizes of organization, or stakeholder groups and will allow opportunity for Q&A. Please note: plenaries will be pre-determined topics and panels will be curated by the ACCP team. If you would like to be considered for one of these panels and would like to know more about the topics, please reach out to speakers@accp.org.

INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS – 12 total sessions:

• Session Length: 75 minutes
• Ideally 1-4 speakers
• Description: Aligned with ACCP’s content priority areas, workshops are an opportunity for presenters to provide an interactive experience for Conference attendees. These sessions should include a range of hands-on activities and engagement opportunities, whether through workbooks or guides, creative brainstorming and problem solving, assessments, small group discussions, or mini on-site projects. Attendees should leave workshops feeling confident that they know how to enact a new tool, make a plan for their organization, or evolve in their professional development.

 LEARNING LABS – 6 total sessions (not including CSR Marketplace LIVE sessions):

• Session Length: 60 minutes (45 minutes of content + 15 minutes for Q&A)
• Ideally 1-4 speakers
• Description: Learning labs are designed as more formal presentations that take attendees on a deep dive through a real-world example or case study into program elements or recent CSR trends. These examples typically include honest depictions and insights into challenges and successes, program considerations, and best practices learned from experience, in addition to providing attendees with suggestions or actionable takeaways for how they can apply the concept to their own work. Learning labs should allow for 45 minutes of presentation and up to 15 minutes of Q&A.

SPARK SESSIONS – 2 total sessions – each with three 12-15 min individual presentations by different companies

• Total Session Length: 45 minutes (comprised of three 12-15-minute spark ideas presented consecutively, each by different speakers/companies with time for Q&A)
• Each spark session will have three different accepted speakers/companies for that category (ideally by different industries) to show various approaches to the work.
• Spark Session Categories:
  • Signature Programs that Align to the Business/Multilayered Partnerships/Collaborative Projects
  • Employee Engagement Ideas (Unique Volunteerism Opportunities or Giving Campaigns, Use of Volunteer Councils/ERGs)
• Description: Spark sessions are meant to contain multiple case studies around a central topic to showcase various methods of delivery and perspectives. Each case study is approximately 15 minutes in length and will be presented consecutively in a lightning round format. Sessions should contain presentation materials. These sessions will be presented primarily by CSR practitioners.

CAREER CONVERSATIONS – 3 total sessions:

• Session Length of time: 45 minutes (questions from audience can be included in time)
• 2 Speakers + 1 Moderator
• Description: Career conversations are conducted interview-style to delve into various career journeys of CSR professionals. These conversations will evolve around career paths, advice to those starting off in their social impact careers, tips on how to develop professionally in this industry, and/or personal lessons learned from the field. Each career conversation will be moderated by someone newer in the field and will feature a mid and senior level professional from the same industry.

 Submissions will be accepted until March 1 and reviewed throughout the month of March. All submittors will receive notification of a decision on their RFP by April. Please note, some submissions may require an additional discovery call before a determination will be made.