PEAK Grantmaking

Yielding is not an option if we want to undo the systemic damage that keeps people from opportunity and abundance. At PEAK, we believe that spurring philanthropy to drive toward racial equity and make transformational shifts to better serve disadvantaged people and communities begins with us. 2023 was a year of organizational growth and evolution. We advanced along our equity journey, leaned into the practice of emergent learning, sharpened our strategy, and deepened our commitment to be a people-centered workplace. Read more in our 2023 Impact Report.

This week’s must-reads for the #philanthropy community, with thanks to Susan Taylor Batten of ABFE. A Philanthropic Partnership for Black Communities; Deepa Iyer of Building Movement Project; Emma Relle of Center for Effective Philanthropy; and Rusty Stahl of Fund the People for The Foundation Review.

The next edition of PEAK Grantmaking Journal will explore how grants management is a strategic driver for organizational impact and innovatively moving funding out into the community more effectively. To help us envision this issue, we are pleased to welcome four volunteer leaders from our community (from left): Indya Hartley, MPA, RWJF; Kelly Hayashi, Heising-Simons Foundation; and Bonnie Rivers, THE JPB FOUNDATION, have joined us as guest editors and Kelli N. Serrano Rojas, Rose Community Foundation, is our board liaison. We look forward to sharing the Journal with you this fall. Read the latest edition here: https://lnkd.in/gzXQEYfz [image description: The Journal volunteers headshots are in a row of four. From left to right, Indya, Kelly, Bonnie, and Kelli all smile in their headshots.]

Catalyze PEAK’s amazing community of change agents working to reimagine philanthropy through a Sustaining Membership—an opportunity for Organization and Consultant Members to more deeply invest in PEAK by contributing funding above and beyond their membership dues. Learn more about this new membership tier, and if you are able to give above and beyond your current level, we thank you for your outsized support and demonstration of confidence in PEAK and our community.

Welcoming Our 2024–2027 Board Members This spring, four volunteers departed PEAK’s board of directors, and we would like to offer deep appreciation to them for their six years of service: Steven Casey, We Mean Business Coalition; Allison Gister, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation; Tiauna George, MPA, U.S. Energy Foundation; and Jane Ward, National Park Foundation. We’d also like to extend our gratitude to the volunteer leaders who stepped up to serve on PEAK’s board and were affirmed by membership this spring. This month, we welcome six new directors: David Bender, Pinellas Community Foundation; TeQuion Brookins, MBA, MSF, TeQuionBrookins LLC; Tanisha Davis, Archstone Foundation; Tara MP Havlicek, MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC AMERICA FOUNDATION; Sarita Michaca, Tides; and Blanch Vance, The Grove Foundation. In addition, we welcome back three directors for their second term: Josh Abel, Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust; Janet Disla, Nathan Cummings Foundation; and Teresita Maz, Healthy Places by Design. Together, they join 10 of their PEAK community peers to help PEAK realize its vision and mission. This year’s board is cochaired by Disla and Ify Mora, Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies. [image description: Three photos of the PEAK board of directors onstage at PEAK2024 are collaged together. All board members are smiling in their photos, posed in front of a blue background. ]

Just out! PEAK’s 2023 Grants Professionals Salary Report delivers comprehensive insights into compensation trends, benefits, and workplace practices based on the firsthand input of grants management professionals. And thanks to the participation of more than 1,000 organizations throughout the PEAK community, we have distilled actionable information from our largest dataset to date to summarize current practices across the field. These insights are designed to help you to strategically make decisions on hiring, salaries and benefits, setting workplace practices, and evaluating employee growth opportunities.

The Center for Disaster Philanthropy shares how they impartially center humanitarian needs to mitigate the challenges of complicated social and political environments to provide support and create positive outcomes for communities in dire circumstances.

This week’s must-reads for the #philanthropy community, with thanks to Dr. Akilah Watkins of Independent Sector; Deepa Iyer of Building Movement Project; Rusty Stahl of Fund the People for Center for Effective Philanthropy; and Barr Foundation.

Explore the latest grantmaking career opportunities on PEAK's Job Board, including new openings at Borealis Philanthropy, Community Foundation for Southern Arizona, Dogwood Health Trust, GlobalGiving, and Rasmuson Foundation.

Heising-Simons Foundation’s Kelly Hayashi and Karina Rivera, MSOD join PEAK’s Dolores Estrada and Lita Ugarte Pardi to explore strategies for forming partnerships and leveraging resources to advocate for equitable pay and career opportunities.