AFP Greater New Orleans (fundraising pros)
1 upcoming eventafpneworleans.wildapricot.org ↗Monthly + NPD luncheon (Nov)
$320/yr AFP national dues + chapter dues
Yes - table/sponsorship at NPD
53 of 53 groups
ALA New Orleans (Assn. of Legal Administrators)
1 upcoming eventalanola.org/Business_Partners ↗Monthly chapter meetings
Business Partner tiers $1,500-$7,500/yr
Yes - Business Partner program built for vendors
AMA New Orleans (American Marketing Assn.)
1 upcoming eventamaneworleans.com ↗Monthly luncheons + happy hours
$199/yr membership + discounted event tickets
Yes - top speaking target (VP Programming)
Biz Talks & Big Easy Hustle
bizneworleans.com/category/biz-talks ↗Weekly each
Free to pitch
Yes - DM hosts with a specific angle
BNI Louisiana (metro chapters)
bnilouisiana.com/la-northern-la-s-no-synergy-bni/en-US/index?fbclid=IwY2xjawUVQtlwZG9mBWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMTdWUG9VYzFnbWN5NkxSZGpzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEecxGRSoMVi-k-7hCFEEXhL_PUTzbLDAV0bkWHvjt3NVj_Byo4KgbYYnQEIwQ_aem_GLAb68snNJWTMWDx1LpgeA ↗Weekly (per chapter)
$500+, tiered
Yes - weekly 60-sec pitch + 10-min feature
Breakfast of Champions
breakfastofchampionsnetworking.com ↗Monthly - 3rd Thursday, 8:30am
Free. No dues, no fees
ENRG NOLA Chapter
enrg.life/locations/louisiana/new-orleans-la ↗Monthly - 3rd Tuesday, 8:30am
Free membership; no dues ever
GNOHLA Reverse Trade Show (hotels/lodging)
gnohla.com ↗Annual meeting + reverse trade show
Allied (vendor) membership
Yes - reverse trade show format
Greater New Orleans, Inc. (GNO, Inc.)
gnoinc.org ↗Luncheons, summits, Startup NOLA Now
Investor levels from ~$5,000/yr (Cornerstone) to $100K+
Limited - sponsor/investor visibility
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Louisiana
16 upcoming eventshispanicchamberla.com ↗Seminars + networking events
$150-$1,000/yr by company size; nonprofits $100
Yes - seminars, conference panels
Home Builders Assn. of Greater New Orleans (HBAGNO)
14 upcoming eventshbagno.org/marketing-sponsorships ↗Regular networking + councils
$695/yr + $100 app fee; Sustaining $1,060
Yes - formal sponsorship menu
Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of LA (IIABL)
iiabl.com ↗Annual Convention (June) + CE
Partner tiers ~$3,500-$16,000/yr
Yes - tiered partner program + sponsorships
Jefferson Chamber of Commerce
29 upcoming eventsjeffersonchamber.org ↗Monthly luncheons + Business & Breakfast
$375-$1,250/yr tiers; events ticketed
Yes - committees, luncheon panels
Kenner Business Association
2 upcoming eventskennerbusinessassociation.com ↗$120/yr individual, $400/yr corporate
Yes
Speaking Stage / Service Club
Lions Club (New Orleans metro)
Monthly - 1st Tuesday, 7:00pm
Varies by club
Yes - they welcome program speakers
LMOGA / LAGCOE (oil & gas / industrial)
lmoga.com ↗LMOGA Annual Meeting; LAGCOE Expo
Membership + event/expo sponsorships
Yes - annual meeting + expo sponsorships
Louisiana AGC / ABC Bayou (commercial construction)
5 upcoming eventsabcbayou.com ↗Year-round events, training, golf
Revenue-based dues; flat associate rate
Yes - associate membership + sponsorships
Louisiana Alliance for Nonprofits (LANO)
louisiananonprofits.org ↗Regional conference series + webinars
$100/yr nonprofit; $250 consultant; $500 business
Yes - conference sponsor/exhibit
Louisiana Restaurant Association - LRA Showcase
3 upcoming eventslra.org/exhibitors-book-a-booth-at-the-lra-tradeshow ↗LRA Showcase July 25-26, 2026
Exhibit booths + sponsorships (Showcase scale)
Yes - full exhibit-hall program
LSBDC - Greater New Orleans Region
7 upcoming eventslouisianasbdc.org ↗Year-round workshop calendar
Free advising; free/low workshops
Yes - offer a free training session
NACE New Orleans (catering & events)
neworleansnace.com ↗Monthly chapter + national conf 2026
$380/yr Professional dues; events extra
Yes - chapter + national-conf exhibit
NAWBO Greater New Orleans
nawbo-nola.org ↗Monthly breakfast/lunch meetings
$359-$479/yr national dues + local chapter fee
Yes - members can present
New Orleans AI & ML (NOAIML)
meetup.com/new-orleans-ai-ml ↗Monthly
Free
Yes - DM organizer with a real-build talk
New Orleans Bar Association (NOBA)
2 upcoming eventsneworleansbar.org ↗Annual Meeting & Dinner + CLE
Attorney dues ~$45-$155/yr (50% promo running)
Yes - dinner + CLE sponsorships
New Orleans Chamber of Commerce
50 upcoming eventsneworleanschamber.org ↗Monthly - 2nd Tuesday, 12:00pm
$180-$425/yr by headcount; 51+ staff $10/employee, cap $3,000
Yes - committees, Power Hour lunch-and-learns
New Orleans Entrepreneur Week (NOEW)
noew.org ↗Annual, March (~Mar 8-13, 2027)
Free to attend; registration required
Yes - OPEN speaker app ~Oct each year
New Orleans Public Library - Business Series
nolalibrary.org/learn/adult-literacy/businesses ↗Recurring small-business programming
Free
Yes - pitch a free workshop
New Orleans Regional Black Chamber of Commerce
17 upcoming eventsnolablkchamber.org ↗Monthly - 1st Friday 5:00pm
$175/yr small biz (tiers $100-$1,250)
Yes - Straight Talk Series, webinars
New Orleans Startup Fund / Momentum Fund
neworleansstartupfund.org ↗N/A
N/A (investor)
No - relationship play
NOLA Coders / WordPress / Tech Talent
meetup.com/new-orleans-wordpress-meetup ↗Monthly each
Free
Yes - talk on site forms -> CRM
NOLAvate Black - Creator + AI Summit
1 upcoming eventnolavateblack.com/event/blacktechnolaai ↗Annual - Sat Nov 7, 2026
Free
Yes - contact to be considered for a panel
Operation Spark - Tech For Lunch
operationspark.org ↗Periodic events
Free/low
Yes - founder-story format
Out to Lunch (It's New Orleans)
itsneworleans.com/show/out-to-lunch ↗Weekly
Free to pitch
Yes - pitch host with a local hook
PIA Louisiana (Professional Insurance Agents)
3 upcoming eventspiaoflouisiana.com/annual-convention ↗Annual Convention July 10-12, 2026
$632-$832/yr agency dues + $100 initiation; associate $500
Yes - confirmed exhibit booths + sponsorships
Propeller - A Force for Social Innovation
4 upcoming eventsgopropeller.org ↗Cohort + monthly Coworking Wednesdays
Coworking $200-$800/mo; many events free
Yes - pitch a workshop
River Region Chamber of Commerce
20 upcoming eventsriverregionchamber.org ↗Membership meetings + golf
Tiered membership - call for rates
Yes - membership meetings
Rotary Club of Covington
rotary6840.org ↗Monthly - 1st & 3rd Tuesday, 12:00pm
Rotary dues
Yes - speaker slots available
Rotary Club of Metairie
rotary6840.org/clubinfo/metairie ↗Weekly, Thu 12:00-1:00pm
Rotary dues ~$200-400/yr + lunch
Yes - books a program speaker most weeks
Rotary Club of Mid-City
midcityrotary.org ↗Monthly - 1st & 3rd Wed 6:00pm
Rotary dues
Yes - guest speakers most meetings
Rotary Club of New Orleans
1 upcoming eventportal.clubrunner.ca/6033 ↗Weekly, Wed 12:00pm
$310/quarter dues (~$1,240/yr)
Yes - weekly program speaker
Rotary Club of Northlake-Mandeville
1 upcoming eventrotary6840.org ↗Weekly, Thu 11:45am
Rotary dues
Yes - speaker slots available
SBA District Events / Small Business Expo
1 upcoming eventsba.gov ↗Periodic (see SBA listings)
Free to attend, open to public
Yes - apply as presenter/exhibitor
SCORE New Orleans
score.org/neworleans ↗Ongoing workshop calendar
Free mentoring for life of business; free workshops
Yes - openly uses guest speakers
Society of Louisiana CPAs (LCPA) - New Orleans chapter
louisiana.cpa/sponsor ↗NOLA chapter monthly meetings
CPA dues $275/yr; sponsor tiers ~$250-1,000
Yes - sponsor table + breakout speaking
St. Bernard Chamber of Commerce
19 upcoming eventsstbernardchamber.org ↗Quarterly luncheons
$175-$1,250/yr by size; $100 individual
Yes - luncheon speakers
St. Tammany Chamber of Commerce
29 upcoming eventssttammanychamber.org ↗Monthly - 4th Thursday
$325-$525/yr small biz; nonprofit $250; up to $15K top tier
Yes - committees, roundtables
Startup Grind New Orleans - AI Meetup
startupgrind.com/new-orleans ↗Biweekly, Thu from 2026-07-30
Free / low-cost tickets
Yes - features local operators
Startup NOLA
startupnola.com ↗Techstars New Orleans
techstars.com ↗13-week cohorts (if running)
No fee; Techstars invests $220K for ~5%+ equity
Yes - mentor app if active
The Idea Village - Mentor Network
ideavillage.org ↗Cohort-based + ongoing
Free; volunteer time commitment (8-12+ hrs)
Yes - apply to Mentor Network
Tulane - Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship
2 upcoming eventsfreeman.tulane.edu/lepage ↗Pitch Fridays (academic yr)
Competition rounds free & public
Yes - Innovators-in-Residence, judge roles
Young Leadership Council (YLC)
2 upcoming eventsylcnola.org ↗Weekly, Wed 5:00pm (Mar-May)
Modest annual membership
Some - via LDS and committees