2025 BREAKIN' IT DOWN CONFERENCE

The Breakin' It Down conference is designed for seasoned and emerging nonprofit, philanthropy, and fundraising professionals and volunteers serving under-recognized communities in the Chicago area. The conference is also of interest to community activists and students.  

BID Conference Scholarships for the full 2025 Breakin' It Down conference are available.

Apply here for a registration waiver before registering for the conference.  If you have already applied for conference support, please do not register for the conference until you have received notification about the status of your award. 

Online Registration will run through October 21,  2025.

Registered attendees will have access to the complete Conference:

• Complementary coffee, tea, and morning pastries
• Complementary lunch (vegetarian/vegan or white meat option; gluten-free option is also available)
• Plenary panel session(s)
• One (1) workshop from a selection of concurrent sessions.
• Up to three (3) Speed Networking with Funders sessions.
• Breakin' It Down Awards presentation

WEB. Submit the online Registration Form. You will receive an email confirmation acknowledging your registration. If you do not receive it, BID has not processed your registration. Please contact us at conference@breakinitdownchicago.org.

By registering for the Breakin' It Down conference, you are agreeing to comply with our policies and terms and conditions.

The BID Planning Committee will register all participating speakers.  If it becomes necessary for a speaker or presenter to cancel a presentation, they should try to find an alternate presenter immediately. Contact the BID's Program Committee Chair immediately with any change to a scheduled presentation.

A “no-show” or cancelled presentation can cause serious inconvenience to the attendees and conference organizers. The BID Planning Committee thanks all speakers and presenters  in advance for their compliance with this request.

All presentations may be recorded.  By continuing in the BID workshop or event, you consent to being recorded. Access to the conference materials will be available for 30 days after the conference for all registrants, if recorded. 

All conference registrants must register online through BID's designated page.  

All conference registrants must select a payment method. The methods available to individuals are as follows,:

1. Debit/Credit Card

2.  ACH Bank

3. Check or money order made out and sent, together with copy of registration form, to our fiscal sponsor: 

MUJERES LATINAS EN ACCION

Attn: Breakin It Down - Controller

2124 W. 21st Place

Chicago, IL 60608

Checks and money orders must be received via regular post by October 15, prior to the start of the conference. 

We strongly encourage registrants to settle all conference accounts prior to arrival at the Conference. In the unlikely event that you must pay on-site, we prefer check or money order. Credit cards will be accepted, but you must be sure that, if using an institutional card, the transaction will be allowed. If the card is rejected, we must have method payment via an alternative method for those with outstanding balances to be allowed to attend the BID Conference.

No refunds will be given for cancellations.  If you need to cancel your participation, your request must be submitted by email to conference@breakinitdownchicago.org..   Due to financial obligations incurred by the Breakin' It Down Planning Committee, a credit less 25% of the registration fee will be issued for requests received up to seven (7) days prior to the start of the conference and will expire 12 months from the date of the original, canceled event.  

Conference credit may be applied toward any Breakin' It Down event. If a conference credit is applied toward an event, the event must take place prior to the credit’s expiration date.   

Conference credit will not be issued if you do not attend the event and have not requested cancellation at least seven (7) days prior to the event start date.  The cancellation and credit policy will not be waived.   

Alternatively, you may choose to send a substitute attendee in your place.  Your request must be submitted by completing the online BID Conference Registration Transfer  Request form.  The registration will be revised to reflect the new registrant's name. 

All transfers must be requested by the online BID Conference Registration Transfer Request form no later than fifteen(15) days before the event. No transfers will be given after that date.

The BID Conference Registration Transfer Request form must be completed by the person who paid for the registration and filled out in its entirety. 

Please Note: 

• BID Conference Scholarship are non-transferable. 
• Student Registration Transfers may only be completed into the same category - if the original registration was for a a student, the new registration must also be for a student.  The transferee must have  a school email address and present their school ID to pick up their name badge at conference.. 

Upon completion of transfer, a confirmation email will be sent to the person requesting the transfer,  with a copy going to the person being transferred to. The confirmation is for your records only and is  not necessary for the transferee "New Attendee"  to attend the conference. 

The New Attendee will be required to present  a picture ID at the conference registration table.