2025 Nonprofit Symposium Call for Speakers

Deadline: May 30, 2025

The 2025 Nonprofit Symposium is now seeking submissions of proposed sessions for this year's conference. We will continue to offer technical sessions this year in virtual format during November, and the event culminates in two full days in person at the DC Convention Center on Dec 9th and 10th.

All submissions must be received electronically and will be considered by the GWSCPA Nonprofit Symposium Planning Committee, which is led by GWSCPA members. Selected speakers during this round will be notified by June 30th, 2025. Given the very turbulent times the sector is currently experiencing, we do expect that we may have a second round call for submissions in early fall based on changing conditions.

Please note that all information must be completed and should be as detailed as possible for an adequate review of your proposal, though we understand that your presentation itself will still be an outline at this point. Please review the FAQ before you submit, which contains important information about what topics and presentation formats are most welcome at this year’s event.

Contact Kari Bedell at kbedell@gwscpa.org if you have additional questions.

Click here to view the answers to frequently asked questions.

SESSION INFORMATION

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* 1. Proposed Session Title

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* 2. Session Description (4-5 sentences max, be sure to include why this session is particularly relevant now)

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* 3. NASBA Field of Study

Accounting

Accounting (Governmental)

Auditing

Auditing (Governmental)

Business Law

Business Management & Organization

Computer Software & Applications

Economics

Finance

Information Technology

Personal Development

Specialized Knowledge

Taxes

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* 4. Learning Objectives, beginning with, "Attendees will learn..."

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* 5. Ideal Audience

CFOs

Controllers

Public Practice

All Nonprofit Staff

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* 6. How will you engage the audience? (i.e. Q&A, live poll, storytelling, visuals, etc.)

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* 7. Have you presented this session before? If so, when and where?

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* 8. Proposed Length of Session (If your session can be adapted to different time slots, please select more than one.)

50 minutes

75 minutes

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* 9. Content Level

Intermediate

Advanced

Overview

Update

SPEAKER 1

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* 10. Speaker Details

First Name

Last Name

Suffix

Company

Title/Position

First Name on Badge

Address

City

State

Zip

Country

Phone

Fax

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* 11. Short Biography (You may type or upload a bio. Please do not upload a resume, but a short 1-2 paragraph bio. This a required field, so should you wish to upload your biography, below, please complete this section with 'N/A' or 'See Attachment'.)

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* 12. Biography upload

If you prefer to upload your biography, please do so here in pdf or jpg format.

DOCX, DOC, JPEG, GIF, JPG, PDF, PNG file types only.

Choose File

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* 13. Photo Upload

Please upload your headshot in png or jpg format for use in marketing if selected.

PNG, JPG, JPEG file types only.

Choose File

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* 14. Relevant past speaking experience

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* 15. Have you attended the Symposium before?

Yes

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* 16. Have you presented at the Symposium in the past 2 years?

Yes

PRESENTATION NEEDS

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* 17. Special AV and Set needs (Please outline any special AV or set-up needs for this proposed presentation i.e. live polling, video, internet connection, extra mics, panel set up, etc.)

CO-PRESENTER(S)
If you require a co-presenter(s), please be explicit as to what their role is in the session. If you do not have a co-presenter please skip this section.

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* 18. 2nd Speaker Details

First Name

Last Name

Suffix

Company

Title/Position

First Name on Badge

Address

City

State

Zip

Country

Phone

Fax

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* 19. 3rd Speaker Details

First Name

Last Name

Suffix

Company

Title/Position

First Name on Badge

Address

City

State

Zip

Country

Phone

Fax

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* 20. Short Biography

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* 21. Biography upload (2nd speaker)

If you prefer to upload your biography, please do so here in pdf or jpg format.

PDF, DOC, DOCX, PNG, JPG, JPEG, GIF file types only.

Choose File

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* 22. Biography upload (3rd speaker)

If you prefer to upload your biography, please do so here in pdf or jpg format.

PDF, DOC, DOCX, PNG, JPG, JPEG, GIF file types only.

Choose File

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* 23. Photo Upload(2nd speaker)

Please upload your headshot in png or jpg format.

PNG, JPG, JPEG file types only.

Choose File

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* 24. Photo Upload(3rd speaker)

Please upload your headshot in png or jpg format.

PNG, JPG, JPEG file types only.

Choose File

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* 25. Relevant past speaking experiences for co-presenters

GENERAL QUESTIONS

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* 26. Do you have anything else about this proposed session or the proposed speakers which you would like the Symposium Planning Committee to know as they consider this submission?

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* 27. Are you willing to have your session recorded for post event credit?

Yes

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* 28. If you have a video clip to share of presenters, please provide link.

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* 29. If given an option, would you prefer this to be an in-person session or a webinar?

Prefer In-person (Dec 9 or 10)

Prefer live webinar (November Tuesdays/Thursdays 1-2 PM)

No preference

Thank you for submitting a proposed session to the 2025 Nonprofit Symposium. We rely on the expertise of the best of the nonprofit finance and accounting community to make this event so great each year. The Planning Committee will notify all selected speakers by June 30, 2025, and we look forward to seeing you in December. When you press Submit, you should soon receive a confirmation of your submission. If you do not receive confirmation, you may not have submitted correctly.