Thank you for your interest in presenting a workshop at the Big Brothers Big Sisters of America National Conference, which will take place on June 10 - 13, 2024 in Dallas, Texas. Before developing your proposal, please take a few minutes to review the information provided below.

Submission Deadline: January 19th, 2024 at 11:59pm Eastern Standard Time

New in 2024

Workshop Formats

The National Conference will be a hybrid event in 2024, meaning that while the event will occur live and in-person in Dallas, some sessions will be available virtually for an off-site audience. During the workshop application, you will be given the option to select if you prefer to present in-person, virtually, or both.

In-Person Workshops: These workshops will take place onsite in Dallas and be presented to an in-person audience. The structure of these workshops should be driven by desired outcomes, which should be clear to attendees from the workshop description. Participants should come away with practical ways to apply what they have learned. We expect that these workshops will have up to 120 in-person attendees.

Virtual Workshops: These workshops will be delivered live during the 2024 National Conference virtually from the speakers' own home or office. Like In-Person Workshops, Virtual Workshops should focus on desired outcomes and offer practical solutions for attendees. We expect Virtual Workshops will have up to 100 attendees.

In-Person and Virtual: Speakers will also be given the option to deliver their workshop both in-person and virtually, meaning they will deliver their workshop twice; once for the in-person audience onsite in Dallas, and again for the live virtual audience. We will work with these speakers on appropriate scheduling and to ensure they have the proper equipment and space to present virtually from the host hotel in Dallas.

Both In-Person Workshops and Virtual Workshops are 75-minutes long. We recommend speakers plan to deliver a 60-minute presentation and budget for up to 15 minutes of Q&A time at the end of their presentation.

Panel Sessions

Panel sessions should have no more than four presenters, and each presenter should represent a different organization to ensure a diverse range of voices and perspectives are represented in each session. You must add all panelists to your workshop at the time of submission. Panel options are extremely limited.

Conference Tracks

Presenters should submit workshops designed to help Big Brothers Big Sisters agencies build a strong infrastructure for growth, which depends on implementation of next generation technology; innovation of one-to-one mentoring models to address community needs; transformational marketing to engage more volunteers and donors; and strengthening the tools, resources, and training for agencies.

Tracks of workshop topics are listed below. Please review our Call for Presentations FAQs for specific suggested workshop topics.

Board - Governance

Board - Recruitment

Government Relations - Advocacy

JEDI - Creating Equitable Opportunities for Youth

JEDI - Embracing Diversity in Our Communities

JEDI - Inclusion as a Core Organization Value

JEDI - Promoting Justice through Mentorship

Leadership Development

Marketing

Matchforce - Program

Matchforce - Technology Implementation

Program - Achieving Impact

Program - Innovation & Improvements

Program - Research & Insights

Resource Development

Technology Innovation & Implementation

Volunteer Recruitment/VoX

Speakers delivering workshops related to the JEDI track must present their workshop to the BBBSA JEDI team prior to final approval. Pending approval, we will contact the speaker(s) directly to arrange a date and time to present your topic to the JEDI team.

Speakers within the BBBS Network will receive $150 off the regular conference registration rate. For panels, the primary presenter will receive this discount. This discount does not apply to panelists. There is no registration fee for speakers employed outside of the BBBS Network.

Visit the FAQs page for more information on workshop requirements and the submission process.

If you have any suggestions for external workshop presenters for any of these topics, please contact Marisa.Gaggi@bbbsa.org.