PEAK2025 Planning Committee by

Kristen Craig is the best

kristen321 — 2024-07-10 19:32:19 UTC

Creature comforts

2024-07-10 19:34:39 UTC

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

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

2024-07-10 19:35:38 UTC

Beyonceeeee

2024-07-10 19:35:44 UTC

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

2024-07-10 19:36:07 UTC

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

lita17 — 2024-07-10 19:36:29 UTC

Grantmaking superstars

2024-07-10 19:36:48 UTC

Disaster prep/resiliency. Evolution of grantmaking around disaster support

2024-07-10 19:37:03 UTC

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

2024-07-10 19:37:16 UTC

Speakers from the South

2024-07-10 19:37:26 UTC

Highlighting the culture and issues in the south

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

lita17 — 2024-07-10 19:37:51 UTC

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

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

2024-07-10 19:38:28 UTC

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

2024-07-10 19:38:46 UTC

African and Caribbean speakers

2024-07-10 19:39:23 UTC

electeds or policy experts

2024-07-10 19:39:24 UTC

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

lita17 — 2024-07-10 19:39:33 UTC

Especially coming out of an election

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

2024-07-10 19:39:51 UTC

Native American and Indigenous Peoples / perspectives from NOLA area

2024-07-10 19:39:54 UTC

Resilience, Equity, Accessibility

2024-07-10 19:40:04 UTC

Climate Change

2024-07-10 19:40:15 UTC

Use of AI in grantmaking

2024-07-10 19:40:23 UTC

Public/private partnerships

lita17 — 2024-07-10 19:40:36 UTC

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

site visits highlighting community development

2024-07-10 19:40:39 UTC

International Grantmaking

2024-07-10 19:41:12 UTC

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

2024-07-10 19:41:24 UTC

Urban versus Rural needs

2024-07-10 19:41:28 UTC

Research funding obstacles in Trust based philanthropy

2024-07-10 19:41:53 UTC

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

2024-07-10 19:42:10 UTC

PEAK's Grants Professional Salary Report

2024-07-10 19:42:20 UTC

Accessibility in grantmaking - beyond the actual conference

2024-07-10 19:42:53 UTC

Opportunities to connect with folks hyper locally

lita17 — 2024-07-10 19:43:00 UTC

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

Mixing in the historical and cultural relevance of NOLA with PEAK

2024-07-10 19:43:10 UTC

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

2024-07-10 19:43:13 UTC

public speaking and conflict resolution session

2024-07-10 19:43:17 UTC

The rise of Giving Circles

2024-07-10 19:43:35 UTC

Sandy Ho - disability justice, accessibility in grantmaking

2024-07-10 19:43:50 UTC

Bigger rooms for large chapters

lita17 — 2024-07-10 19:43:50 UTC

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

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

2024-07-10 19:44:19 UTC

Beyonce

2024-07-10 19:44:24 UTC

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

2024-07-10 19:44:52 UTC

Larger offerings on Intermediaries and Fiscal Sponsorship

2024-07-10 19:44:54 UTC

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.

2024-07-10 19:45:11 UTC

Including international grantmakers

2024-07-10 19:45:23 UTC

Grants Management Job Fair

2024-07-10 19:45:30 UTC

Tactical working group opportunities

lita17 — 2024-07-10 19:45:51 UTC

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.

practitioner breakouts based on career stage

2024-07-10 19:45:51 UTC

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

2024-07-10 19:45:52 UTC

How do you influence others?

lita17 — 2024-07-10 19:46:00 UTC

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

2024-07-10 19:46:40 UTC

Then and Now Photos

2024-07-10 19:46:40 UTC

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

Resilience, Adaptability and Collaboration

2024-07-10 19:46:54 UTC

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

2024-07-10 19:47:09 UTC

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

lita17 — 2024-07-10 19:47:12 UTC

How to get them engaged in PEAK

Accelerating Change During Crisises

2024-07-10 19:47:32 UTC

Black Women Fdn leaders

tanyagullivergarcia — 2024-07-10 19:47:58 UTC

Charmel Gaulden - Foundation for Louisiana

Carmen James Randolph - Women's Foundation for the South

Fun, local, events, concert?

2024-07-10 19:48:02 UTC

Sustainability

2024-07-10 19:48:11 UTC

Case studies

lita17 — 2024-07-10 19:48:23 UTC

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

a crawfish boil

2024-07-10 19:48:59 UTC

Have music performers at conference - second line, etc.

2024-07-10 19:49:18 UTC

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

2024-07-10 19:50:01 UTC

Lil Wayne :)

2024-07-10 19:50:14 UTC

Good, local food

2024-07-10 19:50:26 UTC

Photobooth

2024-07-10 19:50:45 UTC

Tracks are good and tagging sessions would make it even better

lita17 — 2024-07-10 19:50:48 UTC

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?

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

2024-07-10 19:51:25 UTC

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

2024-07-10 19:51:55 UTC

Focus on action and urgency. Moving beyond ideals into practice

2024-07-10 19:52:31 UTC

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

2024-07-10 19:52:56 UTC

Moving from uncertainty to clarity and action

lita17 — 2024-07-10 19:53:07 UTC

Something around jazz - improvisation, collaboration, give & take

2024-07-10 19:53:45 UTC

recognizing our humanity

2024-07-10 19:55:47 UTC

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

2024-07-10 19:56:21 UTC

Care and support for others

lita17 — 2024-07-10 19:56:30 UTC

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

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

2024-07-10 19:56:57 UTC

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

2024-07-10 19:57:12 UTC

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

2024-07-10 19:57:40 UTC

Failures: where did you swing and miss?

2024-07-10 19:57:48 UTC

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

2024-07-10 19:58:12 UTC

Chapter meeting at New Orleans African American Art Museum

2024-07-10 19:58:33 UTC

Different interests for people to connect around

lita17 — 2024-07-10 19:59:12 UTC

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

more interactive sessions

2024-07-10 19:59:54 UTC

Receptions

lita17 — 2024-07-10 20:00:10 UTC

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.

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

2024-07-10 20:00:23 UTC

Continue to have overflow rooms

2024-07-10 20:01:26 UTC

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

2024-07-10 20:02:02 UTC

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

2024-07-10 20:02:13 UTC

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

2024-07-10 20:02:30 UTC

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

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.

2024-07-10 20:03:04 UTC

Have time options to volunteer in the community.

2024-07-10 20:03:30 UTC

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

Perseverance (in spite of threats to democracy)

2024-07-10 20:03:59 UTC

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

tanyagullivergarcia — 2024-07-10 20:04:34 UTC

How people can advocate on a political level

2024-07-10 20:04:45 UTC

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

2024-07-10 20:05:46 UTC

Be hyper intentional in who you invite/hire locally

2024-07-10 20:09:36 UTC

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

2024-07-10 20:10:49 UTC

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

2024-07-10 20:13:03 UTC

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

2024-07-10 20:18:21 UTC

Politics

2024-07-10 20:19:46 UTC

The downward trend of funders supporting DEI work

2024-07-11 14:40:14 UTC

Funders needing to support more smaller BIPOC led organizations and trusting them to do the work that they've been doing in their communities.

2024-07-11 14:41:09 UTC

Grantmaking for Federal funding

2024-07-11 16:08:21 UTC

Implementing policy and procedures, subrecipient monitoring, etc.

If you're a subgranting organizations, how to get donors to be okay with minimal reporting or reporting that doesn't require too much...how to have that conversation

2024-07-18 18:40:24 UTC

How to become an antiracist funder

2024-07-18 20:04:14 UTC

Shari Dunn - Has a book coming out around the event time and can talk about leading from where you are - imposter topics etc.

2024-07-24 20:01:30 UTC

It being after the election having space open for additions that may need to happen...where can we be nimble?

2024-07-24 20:07:15 UTC

People seem to like the nuts and bolts sessions, like the budget stuff and affinity spaces for international funders.

2024-07-24 20:12:03 UTC

Loved the opportunity for folks to self organize, like the black folks doing the game night.

2024-07-24 20:16:23 UTC

Alexis McGil Johnson

2024-09-10 19:50:51 UTC