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Weekly Reads—April 29, 2022 - PEAK Grantmaking Enjoy PEAK’s weekly roundup of timely insights from the grantmaking community and beyond.

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Weekly Reads—April 22, 2022 - PEAK Grantmaking Enjoy PEAK’s weekly roundup of timely insights from the grantmaking community and beyond.

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Weekly Reads—April 15, 2022 - PEAK Grantmaking Enjoy PEAK’s weekly roundup of timely insights from the grantmaking community and beyond.

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Weekly Reads—April 8, 2022 - PEAK Grantmaking Enjoy PEAK’s weekly roundup of timely insights from the grantmaking community and beyond.

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Weekly Reads—April 1, 2022 - PEAK Grantmaking Enjoy PEAK’s weekly roundup of timely insights from the grantmaking community and beyond.

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Weekly Reads—March 11, 2022 - PEAK Grantmaking Enjoy PEAK’s weekly roundup of timely insights from the grantmaking community and beyond.

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Weekly Reads—March 4, 2022 - PEAK Grantmaking Enjoy PEAK’s weekly roundup of timely insights from the grantmaking community and beyond.

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Weekly Reads—February 25, 2022 - PEAK Grantmaking Enjoy PEAK’s weekly roundup of timely insights from the grantmaking community and beyond.

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Weekly Reads—February 4, 2022 - PEAK Grantmaking Enjoy PEAK’s weekly roundup of timely insights from the grantmaking community and beyond.

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Weekly Reads—January 27, 2022 - PEAK Grantmaking Enjoy PEAK’s weekly roundup of timely insights from the grantmaking community and beyond.

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Weekly Reads—January 21, 2022 - PEAK Grantmaking Enjoy PEAK’s weekly roundup of timely insights from the grantmaking community and beyond.

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Weekly Reads—January 14, 2022 - PEAK Grantmaking Enjoy PEAK’s weekly roundup of timely insights from the grantmaking community and beyond.

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Weekly Reads—January 7, 2022 - PEAK Grantmaking Enjoy PEAK’s weekly roundup of timely insights from the grantmaking community and beyond.

What a year! Our community showed up for PEAK and each other, and your support means the world to us. Before we head off for some year-end "radical rest," the PEAK staff penned this note of reflection and gratitude ♥️.

We ❤️ the PEAK Community! It has been a joy celebrating our 25th anniversary with this amazing community. You showed up for PEAK and each other!

RSVP for our Celebration of Community!

On December 2, take a break to join colleagues for some joy and self-care and to envision where philanthropy, grants management, and PEAK are going—plus, get a limited-edition 25th anniversary sticker set 😍

We’ll celebrate our members and volunteers, hear about aspirations for the future from peers across the sector, and enjoy a fun networking happy hour with fellow PEAKies.

Register here: https://bit.ly/3BVjhZi

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Weekly Reads—November 12, 2021 - PEAK Grantmaking Enjoy PEAK’s weekly roundup of timely insights from the grantmaking community and beyond.

We're seeking 4 new team members to help PEAK & our members lead the way in transforming philanthropy. Learn more about these roles:
🔺 Partnerships Director
🔺 Programs and Knowledge Director
🔺 Office Coordinator
🔺 Convening and Events Manager

Careers at PEAK - PEAK Grantmaking We are a vibrant member-led community of professionals who specialize in grants management for funding organizations. Join us in fueling change for good.

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Weekly Reads—November 5, 2021 - PEAK Grantmaking Enjoy PEAK’s weekly roundup of timely insights from the grantmaking community and beyond.

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Weekly Reads—October 29, 2021 - PEAK Grantmaking Enjoy PEAK’s weekly roundup of timely insights from the grantmaking community and beyond.

We are excited to announce that we are seeking four new team members to help PEAK and our members lead the way in transforming philanthropy. Click through to learn more about openings for:

🔺 Partnerships Director
🔺 Programs and Knowledge Director
🔺 Office Coordinator
🔺 Convening and Event Manager

Careers at PEAK - PEAK Grantmaking We are a vibrant member-led community of professionals who specialize in grants management for funding organizations. Join us in fueling change for good.

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Weekly Reads—October 22, 2021 - PEAK Grantmaking Enjoy PEAK’s weekly roundup of timely insights from the grantmaking community and beyond.

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Weekly Reads—October 15, 2021 - PEAK Grantmaking Enjoy PEAK’s weekly roundup of timely insights from the grantmaking community and beyond.

As we focus our attention on National Disability Employment Awareness Month this October, we invited Conrad N. Hilton Foundation's Richelle Pitella to share four ways you can champion disability inclusion in your grantmaking practices.

How Disability Inclusion Makes Your Organization Better for Everyone - PEAK Grantmaking Creating reports, presentations, and grant applications with disability inclusion in mind benefits everyone who interacts with your organization. Here are four ways you can easily drive change today.

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Weekly Reads—October 8, 2021 - PEAK Grantmaking Enjoy PEAK’s weekly roundup of timely insights from the grantmaking community and beyond.

With safety as a continuing concern, particularly at large convenings, we have decided to go virtual for our 2022 conference.

Save the dates March 21-25 for , a week of thought-provoking keynotes, dynamic breakouts, and networking gatherings—plus, we'll still celebrate the great city of New Orleans by infusing the experience with a NOLA vibe!

Learn more: bit.ly/PEAK2022-plans

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Weekly Reads—September 24, 2021 - PEAK Grantmaking Enjoy PEAK’s weekly roundup of timely insights from the grantmaking community and beyond.

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Weekly Reads—September 17, 2021 - PEAK Grantmaking Enjoy PEAK’s weekly roundup of timely insights from the grantmaking community and beyond.

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Weekly Reads—September 10, 2021 - PEAK Grantmaking Enjoy PEAK’s weekly roundup of timely insights from the grantmaking community and beyond.

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Weekly Reads—September 3, 2021 - PEAK Grantmaking Enjoy PEAK’s weekly roundup of timely insights from the grantmaking community and beyond.

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Weekly Reads—August 27, 2021 - PEAK Grantmaking Enjoy PEAK’s weekly roundup of timely insights from the grantmaking community and beyond.

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Weekly Reads—August 20, 2021 - PEAK Grantmaking Enjoy PEAK’s weekly roundup of timely insights from the grantmaking community and beyond.

Welcome, new PEAK Organization Members!

Ausherman Family Foundation
David Rockefeller Fund
Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy
Maine Philanthropy Center
Moore Impact
Sensible FMS
Support Our Aging Religious
Tides

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Weekly Reads—August 13, 2021 - PEAK Grantmaking Enjoy PEAK’s weekly roundup of timely insights from the grantmaking community and beyond.

RSVP for our next event!

On Sept. 14, PEAK's Satonya Fair facilitates a conversation with three philanthropic powerhouses about how grants professionals can lead the way as change agents for operationalizing equity.

🔺 Rip Rapson, President and CEO, Kresge Foundation
🔺 Darren Walker, President, Ford Foundation
🔺 Marcus Walton, President and CEO, GEO

RSVP today: All are welcome!

Grants Professionals as Change Agents for Operationalizing Equity Grants professionals and members of the PEAK Grantmaking community stand at a critical nexus point within philanthropic institutions, poised to lead change within their organizations and for the field.

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Weekly Reads—August 6, 2021 - PEAK Grantmaking Enjoy PEAK’s weekly roundup of timely insights from the grantmaking community and beyond.

Is your foundation collecting data with an eye toward equity?

Equitable Evaluation Initiative's Jara Dean-Coffey and Rella Kaplowitz of Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies explore how funders can navigate the tension between grantee and funder needs in demographic data collection and the challenges foundations have in equalizing the power dynamics.

It turns out that the issue isn’t just what funders ask, but the entire philosophy underpinning the data collection process.

Collecting Data With an Eye Toward Equity - PEAK Grantmaking Learn how you can rethink your approach to data collection and create more equitable relationships with your grantees.

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Weekly Reads—July 30, 2021 - PEAK Grantmaking Enjoy PEAK’s weekly roundup of timely insights from the grantmaking community and beyond.

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Weekly Reads—July 23, 2021 - PEAK Grantmaking Enjoy PEAK’s weekly roundup of timely insights from the grantmaking community and beyond.

In a dynamic finish to , Carmen Rojas, Crystal Haling, and Sherece West-Scantlebury joined PEAK’s Satonya Fair for The Changing Face of Philanthropy, a panel discussion where they explored what it means to be a leader during this pivotal time and what they are each doing to drive change within their organizations and across the field.

Read the highlights and watch this electric session, now open to the community!

Four CEOs on How to Lead Philanthropy Forward - PEAK Grantmaking Carmen Rojas, Crystal Haling, and Sherece West-Scantlebury joined PEAK’s Satonya Fair to explore what it means to be a leader during this pivotal time and what they are each doing to drive change within their organizations and across the field.