What the PEAK Volunteer Experience Means to Me
Tara Havlicek has been a dedicated and deeply involved PEAK volunteer for many years, most recently as cochair of the PEAK Midwest chapter and a member of the PEAK2023 Planning … Continued
Finding Your People: How PEAK’s peer groups create spaces of belonging
“I’ve found my people!” was at the forefront of my mind when attending PEAK’s annual convening for the first time back in 2016. As a unique space that’s mostly tailored … Continued
The Self-Adoring Leader: Nine practices for realizing your leadership potential
At the 2023 Volunteer Leadership Summit, the PEAK community was inspired by the wisdom of CarolLaine M. García, PhD, a Holistic Leadership Coach, Writer, and Speaker who spent the pandemic … Continued
Building Your Financial Assessment Skills to Better Support Nonprofit Partners
To transform the practice of philanthropy into the practice of principled grantmaking, and in line with PEAK’s Steward Responsively Principle, we call on grantmakers to reframe risk and to recalibrate … Continued
Emergent Learning Lessons From GM101
Grants Management 101 (GM101) is PEAK’s premiere learning series where participants have the opportunity to take deep dives into the fundamentals of grants management, the philanthropic sector, and equitable, effective … Continued
Colearning Across Organizations: How two grants management leaders supported each other’s learning journeys
Peer learning can be a powerful way to navigate the demands of a particular organization or profession, but in philanthropy it can feel difficult to define a true “peer” organization. … Continued
Why Leadership Is Title Agnostic
Grants management professionals might not instinctively see themselves as leaders, especially if they don’t see a career path that leads to managerial roles. And even then, that might not be … Continued
Insights on Career Building in Philanthropy
Many grants professionals feel adrift when it comes to charting a professional course in the field. Although the scope of the role has expanded considerably over the years to become … Continued
Resources to Advance your Learning Journey
As we prepare for the year ahead, we wanted to provide a roundup of some of PEAK’s latest resources to support our community, your career, and lead equity-centered practice change … Continued
Breaking Down Barriers to Build Better Career Paths
On August 2, PEAK Grantmaking in collaboration with Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy (EPIP) hosted the first of a three-part learning and professional development series that explores career pathways in philanthropy, … Continued