Advancing Racial Equity In the Field of Philanthropy, Non-Profit, and Fundraising
Advancing Racial Equity In the Field of Philanthropy, Non-Profit, and Fundraising
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For over twenty years, the Breakin’ It Down conference has been met with success and has attracted nearly 3,875 participants. The BID conference engages diverse nonprofit and fundraising professionals and volunteers in empowering conversations about the present state and future of the nonprofit, philanthropic, and fundraising sector and its impact on under-recognized communities in the Chicago area. Since 2003, it has been at the forefront of empowering discourse, mobilizing, and information-sharing with a racial equity lens. It brings together seasoned and emerging nonprofit professionals and administrators, academics, community activists, students, and other stakeholders who serve under-represented and underserved communities, with experts and distinguished philanthropic, nonprofit, and community leaders for a day of speakers, plenary panels, workshops, and professional speed networking with funders.
This important event uses an interactive agenda that focuses on key challenges in the field, recognizing and encouraging professional excellence, promoting professional opportunity through equitable access, networking and collaboration, and exploring best practices and different sustainability strategies. Participants leave with an increased understanding of a substantive range of pertinent issues and an increased ability to be agents of change in our field.
The Breakin' It Down conference will take place on Friday, October 24, 2025.
BID offers flexible sponsorship and partnership options to align with your objectives. We can tailor a package according to your needs and budget.
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Breakin' It Down Planning Committee
Our team is busy planning the program! The theme, venue, program, and registration information will be shared with you soon. Please check back for updates!
We look forward to seeing you at #2025BIDChicago!
Click on the session title to learn more about each session.
A full description of the sessions will be available prior to the conference.
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The Annual Conference Committee is a special committee of the Breakin’ It Down Planning Committee that provides strategic leadership in the planning and coordinating site arrangement and operation for the Breakin’ It Down Conference. The Committee works to ensure an impactful program for the Conference participants.
CHAIR
Athena Williams
VICE CHAIR
Deanna Phillips
MEMBERS
Juan Calixto
Elaine Lehman
Carlil Pittman
Christy Smith-Hall, CFRE, MNA
Vernoica Studnicka
Amira Turner
Rhea Yap
EX-OFFICIO
Gil-Zamora
Breakin' It Down participants give back to the field of nonprofit, philanthropy, and fundraising by serving as volunteers who build and guide the annual Breakin' It Down Conference.
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