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It was really great having quiet spaces in the hotel to network, relax, respond to urgent work emails, or take calls from my family.

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CEO or Trustees from a foundation (ex: Darren Walker)

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CEO or Trustees from a foundation (ex: Darren Walker)

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Reflect the true diversity of the city - Black leadership AND reps from strong and growing Latine, Vietnamese communities for example

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Reflect the true diversity of the city - Black leadership AND reps from strong and growing Latine, Vietnamese communities for example

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An organization's appetite for risk and walking the talk on equitable grantmaking practices

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An organization's appetite for risk and walking the talk on equitable grantmaking practices

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Disaster prep/resiliency. Evolution of grantmaking around disaster support

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Disaster prep/resiliency. Evolution of grantmaking around disaster support

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Variety of speakers and perspectives (not just from foundations and/or grantmakers) could be intermediaries, advisors, etc.

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Variety of speakers and perspectives (not just from foundations and/or grantmakers) could be intermediaries, advisors, etc.

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Highlighting the culture and issues in the south

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Where evaluation fits in to equitable grantmaking and trust-based grantmaking

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Where evaluation fits in to equitable grantmaking and trust-based grantmaking

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The pendulum shifts from very structured evaluation and conversational-type reporting

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Someone that climbed the ladder into leadership roles from an ops/grants management background

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Someone that climbed the ladder into leadership roles from an ops/grants management background

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Hear from people that on the receiving end of philanthropy/ Hear from people that are in junior/mid level positions in the sector

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Hear from people that on the receiving end of philanthropy/ Hear from people that are in junior/mid level positions in the sector

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Beth Chandler (YMCA) spoke on USSC affirmative action decision and impact on grantmaking

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Beth Chandler (YMCA) spoke on USSC affirmative action decision and impact on grantmaking

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The urgency to act and how philanthropy can support each other and grantees

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The urgency to act and how philanthropy can support each other and grantees

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Especially coming out of an election

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Native American and Indigenous Peoples / perspectives from NOLA area

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Native American and Indigenous Peoples / perspectives from NOLA area

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There were some great sessions in Seattle that featured local folks, unlikely partners

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site visits highlighting community development

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site visits highlighting community development

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Let's make sure we're making spaces for folks that need a sensory break, physical needs, pumping accommodations, etc.

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Let's make sure we're making spaces for folks that need a sensory break, physical needs, pumping accommodations, etc.

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Philanthropy rock stars to speak about experience and thinking more innovatively and collaboratively re: advancing the sector - weathering significant change - political strife, etc. 

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Philanthropy rock stars to speak about experience and thinking more innovatively and collaboratively re: advancing the sector - weathering significant change - political strife, etc. 

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Research funding obstacles in Trust based philanthropy

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Research funding obstacles in Trust based philanthropy

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Democratizing data access/communication/utility for community members and nonprofits

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Democratizing data access/communication/utility for community members and nonprofits

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PEAK's Grants Professional Salary Report

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PEAK's Grants Professional Salary Report

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Accessibility in grantmaking - beyond the actual conference 

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Accessibility in grantmaking - beyond the actual conference 

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Opportunities to connect with folks hyper locally

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Opportunities to connect with folks hyper locally

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Meeting as a chapter is great, but for folks in big cities/states/regions, they'd like the opportunity to make in-person connections

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Mixing in the historical and cultural relevance of NOLA with PEAK

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Mixing in the historical and cultural relevance of NOLA with PEAK

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Leaders of different focus backgrounds ie the arts, health, youth development, etc.

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Leaders of different focus backgrounds ie the arts, health, youth development, etc.

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public speaking and conflict resolution session

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public speaking and conflict resolution session

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Rebecca Cokley - Ford Foundation (accessibility). Jessi Luckett knows her personally and can make an intro

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Rebecca Cokley - Ford Foundation (accessibility). Jessi Luckett knows her personally and can make an intro

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Sandy Ho - disability justice, accessibility in grantmaking

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Sandy Ho - disability justice, accessibility in grantmaking

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consider that more people from states surrounding LA will come to PEAK2025 - those chapters should have bigger rooms

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After the grant, what's next? close out and tracking the impact of funding w/o straining the organization

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After the grant, what's next? close out and tracking the impact of funding w/o straining the organization

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Career development - progressing in the grants management field (or moving to other types of roles)

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Career development - progressing in the grants management field (or moving to other types of roles)

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Larger offerings on Intermediaries and Fiscal Sponsorship

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Larger offerings on Intermediaries and Fiscal Sponsorship

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Have more field focused workshops ie for the arts, health, youth development, etc to make it more relatable for different people of these types of organizations.

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Have more field focused workshops ie for the arts, health, youth development, etc to make it more relatable for different people of these types of organizations.

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In CONNECT you see a lot of topics that folks are interested in coming together around. Identifying those topics ahead of time and creating space for them would be great.

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practitioner breakouts based on career stage

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practitioner breakouts based on career stage

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Rachel Kimber, one of Jessi's consultants, specializes in AI in grantmaking. 

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Rachel Kimber, one of Jessi's consultants, specializes in AI in grantmaking. 

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Pictures from the last time we were in NOLA compared to current photos.

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Finding ways for people to connect and breakout based on other affinity groups and identities

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Finding ways for people to connect and breakout based on other affinity groups and identities

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Helping staff who aren't in GM understand what GM focuses on/challenged by

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Helping staff who aren't in GM understand what GM focuses on/challenged by

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How to get them engaged in PEAK

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Charmel Gaulden - Foundation for Louisiana

Carmen James Randolph - Women's Foundation for the South

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These are great and being able to differentiate where the presenting organization is on their journey would be helpful

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Have music performers at conference - second line, etc. 

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Have music performers at conference - second line, etc. 

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Connecting us with the local community (nonprofit/philanthropy ecosystem) and have the chance learn about local projects/work -- local community work.

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Connecting us with the local community (nonprofit/philanthropy ecosystem) and have the chance learn about local projects/work -- local community work.

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Tracks are good and tagging sessions would make it even better

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Tracks are good and tagging sessions would make it even better

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I'm a small funder, so knowing which sessions would be great for different types of organizations would be good. Roles might be good too. Could presenters use key words in their descriptions?

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Highlighting local grantmaking happening in New Orleans (ex. disaster recovery)

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Highlighting local grantmaking happening in New Orleans (ex. disaster recovery)

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So we have been resilient, lets get ahead of it. We want prevention 

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So we have been resilient, lets get ahead of it. We want prevention 

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Focus on action and urgency. Moving beyond ideals into practice

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Focus on action and urgency. Moving beyond ideals into practice

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Hyper local - volunteer activities, Preservation Resource Center, museums, etc. 

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Hyper local - volunteer activities, Preservation Resource Center, museums, etc. 

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Moving from uncertainty to clarity and action

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Moving from uncertainty to clarity and action

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Something around jazz - improvisation, collaboration, give & take

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Something around jazz - improvisation, collaboration, give & take

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NOLA specific drinks and what they mean at happy hour (not just an IPA)

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NOLA specific drinks and what they mean at happy hour (not just an IPA)

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Coming out of the election and the inauguration, there will need to be a lot of care and support for each other.

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let's make some folks uncomfortable. force to think about new ideas. bring the spicy speakers/presentations

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let's make some folks uncomfortable. force to think about new ideas. bring the spicy speakers/presentations

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advertise what sessions are live streamed and what are not for virtual sessions

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advertise what sessions are live streamed and what are not for virtual sessions

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Making sure there's adequate rest between sessions so people can process what's being shared

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Making sure there's adequate rest between sessions so people can process what's being shared

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Making sure that the event app has the option for people to organize meet ups

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Making sure that the event app has the option for people to organize meet ups

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Chapter meeting at New Orleans African American Art Museum

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Chapter meeting at New Orleans African American Art Museum

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Different interests for people to connect around

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Different interests for people to connect around

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Pet lovers, gardeners, etc. - personal interests and hobbies

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Consider how many introverts there are and that they may not want to network in a large, loud space. The Newcomers Networking Reception space in Seattle wasn't ideal - it was so loud.

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supreme court/affirmative action decisions (and other policies) affect grantmakers

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supreme court/affirmative action decisions (and other policies) affect grantmakers

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Invite Sandy Ho to speak to continue the conversation on disability inclusion 

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Invite Sandy Ho to speak to continue the conversation on disability inclusion 

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Have a list of sites for activities (tours, City Park, museums (Studio Be, NOAAM, CAC, Ogden)

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Have a list of sites for activities (tours, City Park, museums (Studio Be, NOAAM, CAC, Ogden)

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I think just having a small booklet or brochure of what people can do while in the city will be helpful.

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Have sessions (or dine arounds) specific to type of orgs (i.e., community foundations, health funders, family foundations, etc.) to allow for more time to connect with peers. 

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Have sessions (or dine arounds) specific to type of orgs (i.e., community foundations, health funders, family foundations, etc.) to allow for more time to connect with peers. 

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Have time options to volunteer in the community.

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Have time options to volunteer in the community.

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By 8:30am on the last day I was exhausted. It would be nice to have other day and time options.

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Perseverance (in spite of threats to democracy)

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Perseverance (in spite of threats to democracy)

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Bring in Mardi Gras Indians (or visit them) or one of the Mardi Gras Krewes. Maybe a tour of one of the Krewe dens. 

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Bring in Mardi Gras Indians (or visit them) or one of the Mardi Gras Krewes. Maybe a tour of one of the Krewe dens. 

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How people can advocate on a political level

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How people can advocate on a political level

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Variety of performers: Baby Dolls, Black Masking Indians, musicians, etc.

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Variety of performers: Baby Dolls, Black Masking Indians, musicians, etc.

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Be hyper intentional in who you invite/hire locally

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Be hyper intentional in who you invite/hire locally

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Is it possible to have same workshops on different days or times so people can make more sessions that they want to attend?

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Is it possible to have same workshops on different days or times so people can make more sessions that they want to attend?

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Hire artists for artistic, photographic installations in the larger or one of the conference room (Abstract NOLA)

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Hire artists for artistic, photographic installations in the larger or one of the conference room (Abstract NOLA)

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How cities like NOLA use the local community to support each other especially during a disaster crisis (pooling money, food pantries, grocery delivery, etc.)

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How cities like NOLA use the local community to support each other especially during a disaster crisis (pooling money, food pantries, grocery delivery, etc.)

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The downward trend of funders supporting DEI work

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The downward trend of funders supporting DEI work