In the United States, June is designated as Pride Month to commemorate the Stonewall riots that became a rallying cry and driving force for the fight for LGBTQ+ rights. And every year, this month is a time to both celebrate community and civil rights victories and to reflect on the equity gaps that remain. With … Continued
Too often, funders fail to consider the total cost of their grants, creating funding gaps that have a disproportionate impact on smaller nonprofits and organizations of color. Grantees that lack sufficient funding struggle to pay for basic operational costs, such as rent, utilities, legal fees, equipment and other administrative expenses. When grants fail to adequately … Continued
PEAK’s 2021 annual membership meeting began with reflections on our memorable 25th anniversary year and closed with President and CEO Satonya Fair facilitating a panel discussion on how the field is shifting and the opportunities for philanthropy professionals—especially grants management specialists—to lead on operationalizing equitable practices. In these highlights from that conversation, Nina Mason Pulliam … Continued
Sponsored by Foundant Technologies Grantmakers have an opportunity to examine their grantmaking process and consider what changes could help increase access to funding for the communities experiencing the most significant inequities. We asked our clients about their work in the areas of equity, inclusion, and justice (EIJ) and were truly inspired by their responses. … Continued
PEAK launched four peer groups for peer learning and support in spring 2021 in response to members asking for more dedicated spaces to convene around shared identities. Among them is the PEAK Asian American and Pacific Islander Caucus, which met for the first time during PEAK2021 Online. Over the past year, this group has been a … Continued
Philanthropy New York CEO Kathryn O’Neal-Dunham takes a holistic approach to her work and is well-attuned to how relationship dynamics within and between organizations impact outcomes. During her tenure, she has worked to help the organization rethink its processes and values so that they better center people—and, more specifically, racial equity—in all facets of work … Continued
Sponsored by Blackbaud Funders can get answers to almost any question they have with only a few keystrokes. That desire for information at their fingertips has bled over to the organizations they support. It is no longer a question of whether organizations should share impact data. It’s now about how much data to share, how … Continued
People working in the philanthropic sector are familiar with the problems of monitoring and evaluation in our field. Funders want to ensure that their investments have an “impact,” so they define what that means and then ask their grantees to measure it. Grantee organizations need funding to do their work, so they agree to measure … Continued
The art of storytelling is a powerful relationship-building tool. For a funder, it’s a means to communicate the success of its programs and cultivate a reputation for what it stands for as an organization. In addition, funders can create opportunities for grantees to elevate their mission and community voices to the larger philanthropic community. While … Continued
The United Nations projects that some 18 million people will be displaced as a result of Russia’s war on Ukraine. As of this writing, an estimated 25 percent of the nation’s people have already been displaced in some manner. In what has become the largest refugee crisis in Europe since World War II, these populations … Continued