This Week’s Speaking Opportunity (Details + How to Apply)
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Event Name: AFP LEAD 2026 (Association of Fundraising Professionals)
Submission URL: Click Here
Event Date: October 22–24, 2026
Proposal Deadline: March 9, 2026
Format: In-person conference sessions (education sessions)
Location: New Orleans, LA (USA)
Trending Topics:
– Building, managing, and retaining teams
– Authentic leadership/communication/conflict resolution
– Employee wellbeing & mental health
– IDEA/Belonging (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Access/Belonging)
– Ethics & values-driven leadership
– Change management / strategic planning
Event Summary:
AFP’s leadership conference for fundraising professionals. They explicitly ask speakers to integrate an Ethics lens and an IDEA/Belonging lens into proposals, strong alignment for DEI-forward leadership speakers.
Wendi’s suggested Talk Title 1:
Belonging Under Pressure: How Leaders Build Trust When Capacity Is Low, and Stakes Are High
Wendi’s suggested Talk Title 2:
Ethical Leadership in the Messy Middle: Decision Filters for Hard Conversations and Harder Choice
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Event: IFMA World Workplace 2026 Conference & Expo (Facility Management / Workplace Leaders)
Submission URL: Click Here
Event Date: Nov 18–20, 2026
Proposal Deadline: April 1, 2026
Format: In-person
Location: Anaheim, CA
Best-fit topics: AI + workplace tech, change management, resilience/business continuity, and wellness.
Questions/contact: blangevin@cbhc.org
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Event Name: CBHC Annual Behavioral Health Training Conference 2026
Submission URL: Click Here
(Online form link is included in the CFP packet.)
Event Date: Sept 30 – Oct 3, 2026
Proposal Deadline: April 15, 2026
Format: In-person conference (with possibility of some sessions selected for post-conference webinar programming)
Location: Breckenridge, CO
Trending Topics (relevant):
– Burnout prevention
– Wellness activities
– Secondary traumatic stress & compassion fatigue
– Psychological safety in the workplace
– Organizational resilience / leading through change
Event Summary:
A large behavioral health training conference focused on practical, community-relevant solutions for providers, leaders, and partners. Explicitly inviting sessions on burnout prevention, wellness, compassion fatigue, and psychological safety.
Wendi’s suggested Talk Title 1:
“The Burnout Cycle Breaker: A 30-Day Team Reset That Restores Capacity Without Lowering Standards”
Wendi’s suggested Talk Title 2:
“Compassion Without Collapse: How Helpers Build Resilience When the Work Is Heavy”
Personal Notes (speaker costs/pay):
- CBHC states they may provide honorarium and/or travel reimbursement based on funding (not guaranteed).
- Conference registration for the day of presentation will be provided to selected presenters (so presenters are not paying registration for that day).
Questions/contact: blangevin@cbhc.org