Leap Arts & Culture Community Meeting · Chicago · May 19–21, 2026
Come Curious, Leave Connected
The Leap Arts & Culture Community Meeting (LACCM26) is a must-attend event exclusively for Leap’s patron management clients. For the first time ever, this year’s conference will include more time each day to connect with other arts organizations who partner with Leap during a time we’re calling “Community Conversations”. Mixed into LACCM’s agenda, these are peer-led, open discussions where attendees choose the topics and connect around what matters most right now. Bring a question, share a workflow, talk through a challenge, or simply meet others doing similar work.
No slides. No scripts. Just open conversation.
Why Are We Doing This?
Some of the most valuable moments at a conference happen between sessions, so they’re getting the space they deserve.
We heard overwhelming feedback from our last conference that you wanted to spend more time connecting with each other. These Community Conversation blocks give you the chance to learn from each other and crowd-source solutions in a structured environment. In addition to these conversation blocks, the Community Meeting will still include your favorite features like product sessions, industry insights, the ability to connect with our team, and a thought-leadership keynote.
How It Works
Your voice matters! Here’s how to make it heard at LACCM and maximize your time out of these Community Conversations.
Before the Community Meeting:
- Tell us what’s top-of-mind for you when you register.
- Think about what you want to learn, present, or explore.
- Share topic ideas with your peers in the Client Community.
At the Community Meeting:
- Propose session topics live (yes, right on site!).
- Join interactive discussions led by your peers, or lead a discussion yourself!
- Move freely between conversations to find what resonates with you the most.
- Collaborate, troubleshoot, brainstorm, and swap solutions.
After the Community Meeting (What You’ll Take Home):
- Leave equipped with practical process improvements, inspiration, real-world examples, and actionable ideas tailored to your organization.
- Build new relationships with professionals working at organizations just like yours.
A Few Important Rules:
- No question or topic is too niche or off-limits.
- The questions or topics don’t need to be related to our patron management system; they can be related to the industry in general, specific roles, or whatever else is on your mind!
- Remember the “Law of Two Feet”. If you are not feeling engaged in the specific conversation you’ve found, move on to another conversation. No hard feelings. Similarly, if your proposed topic or question doesn’t draw a crowd or wraps up early, you can jump into another conversation.
- This is most effective when everyone joins in! To encourage full participation, the Learning Lab and Reporting Room will not be open during these sessions.
- The conversation doesn’t end in Chicago! Join us in the Client Community after our in-person sessions wrap up.
Want to Propose a Topic? It’s Easy!
There are no slides, no prep, or no speaker experience needed. Just a real experience or insight you want to dive into with your peers. You can submit your session idea in our Client Community before the conference, or wait and pitch it live when we gather in Chicago.
What Topics Could You Bring?
There’s no limit to what our sessions can cover! Bring challenges you’re wrestling with, new ideas you’re considering, or strategies that have transformed your work.
Session topics will be selected collaboratively, and the schedule will be published at the Community Meeting. Then, you’ll join or lead the conversations you care about most, and you’ll learn from peers who are solving the same exact challenges. We’ll see you there!
Save Your Spot
Register for your spot and be part of the community shaping the future of the arts. Act now because attendance to the conference is limited!