• I think that I'm part of that tension and part of the threat is always around funding and money. I believe SECF is a member-driven kind of dues organization. The idea that GGA might become a dues organization or grant-seeking organization is frightening. • Maybe GGA is not a membership organization but raises grant money, which is how Ed Collaborative is funded. To help fund the administrative cost. But I just think it's short- sighted not to feel that there's need and room for both SECF and GGA. Policy Focus – 8 • What end is their engagement with the policymakers? They're very good at disseminating the information and in a way that our foundations can break that down, but then what? • Philanthropy must use its voice as an advocate to solve systemic issues as well. We know that the private sector can't do it alone. So thinking about who and how GGA might play even a bigger role in educating philanthropy. But also helping move them towards advocacy when it's appropriate. • It's the policy and issue areas that they're good at. I think they're good at exploring issues and how policy affects those issues for the Georgia grantmakers. Leadership Development – 6 • But I think that's the other hard point here is not wanting to limit the participation of folks who are maybe new coming into the field and aren't going to pay some membership fee. • There are few young people in the room; there are very few trustees in the room. • I think we have a tremendous opportunity across philanthropy to engage the younger generation of emerging philanthropists. It's not just GGA, I think we all need to think about what that means? How do we include but also provide some opportunities for emerging younger philanthropists to have their voices heard and imprint on things? Defining Relationship with SECF – 6 • I might add. And this is a confusion I have, is I don't know if this would be a threat, but it needs to be better. I think the confusion is the relationship with the Southeastern Council of Foundations. I'll just leave it at that. • How GGA interacts with the Southeastern Council of Foundations, I think that could be improved. • It's interesting that SECF is based in Atlanta, got a lot of Atlanta love, and a lot of Georgia based love, GGA is here too, so as a newbie still new to the party it took me a hot second to figure out the difference between what was what and how it all correlates and relates and doesn't step on each other's toes but partners together, et cetera. Story Telling – 4 • I think we have to get more clear on what we offer. I think we have to get clear on how we will pay for those things that we offer. And I think we have to be more clear how we are managing the voices that are in our network, and I don't mean managing them, but managing how GGA shows up understanding there's multiple voices. So I think those are things that we'll have to figure out. • I think we should aspire to achieve clarity on what we offer, and maybe even more so, we should aspire to be clear on why we're offering it. And then I think we need to be
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