Applications now open: Speak at IFC 2026!

As we approach the end of the year, preparation for the next International Fundraising Congress is ramping up – and we want you to be a key part of it.



We are now accepting speaker proposals for IFC 2026.



We’re changing our submission process this year, so if you’d like to submit a proposal, please read this information and the submission form carefully, even if you’re a seasoned IFC speaker.

Session Formats


For IFC 2026, we are inviting proposals for workshop and masterclass submissions at the same time. When you submit your proposal, you will be asked to select your session type:

• Workshops: These 75-minute sessions are focused and interactive, designed to share practical learning, tools, or approaches that participants can apply to their work straight away. Workshops should encourage participation, discussion, and shared learning and ideally not be presented as straight lectures or presentations.
• Masterclasses: These are in-depth, immersive learning experiences that allow participants to step back, explore complexity, and work through one specific topic in depth over the course of six hours, which is split into two sessions across the first two days of the event. We are looking for proposals from experienced practitioners or specialists with the depth and perspective to guide sustained learning.

As always, we want to hear from diverse voices working in different contexts in all parts of the world and love to connect with new speakers who can expand the conversation.

Tracks & Theme

Session proposals should align with the event theme: Unstoppable: Reimagine. Reclaim. Rebuild.



Our 2026 theme reflects the momentum we’re seeing across the sector, as fundraisers, leaders, and movements respond to uncertainty, challenge inherited systems, and build new ways of working that are rooted in purpose and impact. We’re inviting session proposals that speak to one or more of these forces:

• Reimagine: Questioning assumptions and opening up new possibilities for fundraising, leadership and impact.
• Reclaim: Shifting power, trust, and agency, and examining how fundraising and civil society can reclaim legitimacy and voice.
• Rebuild: Practical, grounded work to strengthen systems, skills, and cultures so our organisations can adapt, recover, and thrive.

We are particularly keen to receive proposals aligned with the following:

• Fundraising & resourcing
• Marketing, communications, & public narrative
• Audiences, supporters, & public behaviour
• Leadership, power, & ways of working
• Innovation, change, & learning
• Technology, AI, & digital practice
• Financial sustainability
• Civil society, activism, & global perspectives

Application Process

The deadline to submit proposals is 02 February 2026, with speakers notified by 06 March.

The application form will ask for:

• Basic information about you and your organisation (including your name, jobe title, country, and LinkedIn profile)
• A recent headshot (guidelines here) for inclusion on our website if your session is selected
• A short video, for internal use only, explaining why your topic should be included on our 2026 programme
• Details about your proposed session, including:
  • Session title and description
  • Three key learning outcomes
  • Your connection to the topic
  • Details of one additional contributor (if applicable and subject to approval)

We’re curating a programme that reflects the realities of practice today, including innovation, learning, failure, and change. With your help, IFC 2026 will support delegates to think differently about how they lead, fundraise, and work.