NIO Summit Speakers

Our programming team is actively reviewing submissions and curating the strongest possible lineup for this year’s event. As speakers are confirmed and sessions are finalized, we’ll continue updating the agenda—so be sure to check back regularly to see what’s coming to NIO Summit this year.

2026 BOOKED SPEAKERS

Ben Smithee
NextAfter

Wil Reynolds
Seer Interactive

Amy Harrison
Write With Influence

More Speakers Coming Soon!

NIO 2025 Speakers Included:

Jeff Giddens
NextAfter

Casandra Worthy
Change Enthusiasm

Andy Crestodina
Orbit Media

Nancy Harhut
HBT Marketing

Woodrow Rosenbaum
GivingTuesday

Ardee Coolidge
NextAfter

Moni Oloyede
MO MarTech

Nick Marino
Center for Business Impact

Jessica Best
BetterAve

John Michael Morgan
ACHVR

Anthony Jones
Anthony Jones Consulting

Brady Josephson
charity:water

Kevin Schulman
DonorVoice

Matt Bailey
SiteLogic

Would You Like To Be A Speaker At The
2026 NIO Summit?

First, a bit about our process…

We feel that our content is one of the key differentiators for our event. For that reason, we are very selective when it comes to our main sessions. Typically, we go out and find the speakers we want to bring…folks with the right message, aligned to our digital fundraising theme, with topics that we feel will help our attendees improve their online fundraising efforts.

We are looking for information focused on broad-based digital fundraising. We will also consider for-profit marketers when the principles shared are clearly transferable to and relevant for nonprofit fundraising. We don’t allow sales pitches from the stage, and talks must be vendor-agnostic and actionable. We also prefer that the content is based on data-driven conclusions.

Most submissions fail to meet one or more of the criteria above. We get 100+ requests every year, and have about 13 main slots to fill from outside speakers. That having been said, we DO evaluate every submission, and every once in a while we find a gem that we think would fit in well. We would welcome your ideas for a speaking session. We can’t promise you’ll get selected, but we can promise we’ll give it a look.

We also have two opportunities for speaking in our sponsorship area as well. For more details about what’s available, please fill out the sponsorship form.

Previous presentation topics include:

  • Donor Psychology
  • Change Management
  • Marketing to the Generations
  • Marketing with AI
  • Behavioral Science in Digital Marketing
  • Data Trends
  • Future Mindset
  • Marketing Attribution
  • Storytelling
  • Email Marketing List Growth
  • Redefining the Fundamentals of Fundraising

Think you’re a good fit? Apply below!

Please complete the form below for consideration:

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