Day 3 of Feedback+Atlanta left us with so much to think about! We’re sad that these incredible three days had to come to a close, but are feeling inspired and energized for what’s next!
The third day of Breakfast Tables got underway with talks presented by Valerie Threlfall, Rylan Truman, Johanssen Obanda, Michelle Hughes, and Jaime Vazquez.
After breakfast, Lindsay Church moderated the morning’s Advancing Equity Plenary with panelists Natalie Garcia, Kim Gibson, and Gail Fuller. They spoke about accessibility, disability, and universal design in feedback and nonprofit and philanthropic fields. The panelists emphasized that universal design benefits everyone and that the sector cannot foster justice and equity without thinking about disability. When it comes to feedback and listening practices, Kim Gibson reminded us of the “nothing about us without us,” which highlights the importance of asking and involving communities in decision making.
So much appreciation for @lkmchurch @MinorityVets, @FullerInsights @DisPhilanthropy, Kim Gibson @disABILITYLINK, & Natalie Garcia @sustainseattle for an incredible #AdvancingEquity Plenary on disability, universal design, and equity in feedback and the field #FBLSummit pic.twitter.com/yiqDjb30AP
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Following the Morning Plenary, attendees split off into the last round of Breakout Sessions. The topics covered included sharing power in evaluation, research and data in feedback, and using feedback for systems creation.
Scenes from this morning's Breakout Sessions at the #FBLSummit with presentations from @MDRC_News @Voqal @KujaKujaGlobal & @We_Are_Alight! pic.twitter.com/nFPtpMKrEy
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We then took a short break to refuel with snacks and coffee from a local Atlanta vendor. Who knew sweet potato and lavender blueberry lattes would be that good!?
Finally, in the Summit’s Closing Plenary Shonali Banerjee, Jeremy Page, Lindsay Louie, and moderator Bryan Simmons left us thinking about where we should go from here. Bryan and Shonali highlighted the fact that feedback is a practice that requires practice and action, not just intent, conversation, and tools. The panelists also reiterated the need to center client and community voices to achieve equity. We closed out the plenary with a postcard activity, where attendees wrote takeaways from the summit and actionable steps they plan to take related to feedback.
The closing plenary "Feedback+Action – Where do we go from here?" left us feeling inspired and with so much to think about! The feedback community is ready to take action, advance equity, shift power, and uncover evidence!
#FBLSummit pic.twitter.com/VhdEOLN9pP— Feedback Labs (@FeedbackLabs) February 10, 2023
We are so thankful to all of the presenters and attendees, The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, The Legacy Center, vendors and event coordinators, and our team at Feedback Labs for making Feedback+Atlanta such a success. We hope you connected with new people, took a deep dive into advancing equity, shifting power, and uncovering evidence, and left feeling inspired to take action towards making feedback the norm! See you at the 2024 Feedback+ Summit!
