Conference Theme

The theme of Congress 2025 is “Reframing Togetherness.” This milestone Congress—the first ever to be hosted by a college—challenges all attendees to model togetherness by questioning traditional knowledge hierarchies and collaborating on fundamental- and applied-research solutions for humanity's historically rooted problems.

Types of Proposals

We are interested in receiving proposals for:

  • Single papers

  • Panels (three or four presenters speaking on a single topic or closely related issues)

  • Roundtables (a facilitated discussion among a small group on a particular topic)

  • Art-based presentations (e.g., documentaries, short films, poems, songs, posters, maps, stories)

We particularly encourage submissions from Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC); Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, Unisexual, Intersex, Asexual and Additional people (LGBTQUIA+); and disability communities.

Submission Process

Proposals may be submitted in English or French via the submission form.

Proposals are due December 20, 2024.

Topics

Proposals may focus on any of the following topics:

  • Advocacy or social movements

  • Civil society

  • Collaborations, partnerships, or mergers

  • Community economic development or community organizing

  • Community-university partnerships

  • Co-operatives or credit unions

  • Digital transformation, including artificial intelligence

  • Equity, diversity, inclusion, justice

  • Evaluation, outcome measurement

  • Finance, governance, accountability, standards

  • Green social economy or climate action

  • Knowledge transfer or mobilization

  • Management or leadership

  • Nonprofits or voluntary organizations

  • Philanthropy, fundraising, charitable giving

  • Public policy or government relations

  • Reconciling, decolonizing, or Indigenizing nonprofits and the social economy

  • Research or teaching methods

  • Social economy, social enterprises, social entrepreneurship, or social innovation

  • Sustainable or regenerative economies

  • Volunteering or civic engagement

Review Process & Confirmation of Intent to Present

You will be notified whether your proposal is accepted by January 30, 2025.

If your proposal is accepted, you will be expected to register for both Congress and the ANSER conference by March 30, 2025.

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