Each day of PEAK2025 featured a keynote conversation that offered inspiration for how our community can lead with courage and boldly move toward a future where justice and equity prevail. In these three graphic recordings, we’ve captured the key ideas shared by our speakers so that you can continue these conversations within your own organization.
Our deepest thanks go out to Marguerite Casey Foundation, SmartSimple+Foundant, and Salesforce for sponsoring these sessions.
Our opening keynote, Ford Foundation’s Bryttnee Parris moderated a dynamic conversation between Women’s Foundation of the South’s Carmen James Randolph, Kresge Foundation’s Rip Rapson, and two of their grantee partners—HousingNOLA’s Andreanecia M. Morris, and Sankofa Community Development Corporation’s Rashida Ferdinand. Together, they discussed the issues facing New Orleans and the importance of trust-based practices in strategically empowering communities to be resilient and take action.
For our second keynote, Memphis Music Initiative’s Amber Hamilton asked each audience member to reflect on the ideals that first brought them to work in philanthropy and use that as a blueprint for meeting the moment and reenvisioning the sector.
PEAK2025 concluded with powerful insights from PEAK’s Satonya Fair, Black Ambition Opportunity Fund’s Felecia Hatcher, and Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies’s Ify Mora as they explored practical strategies for unleashing one’s leadership potential, the importance of courage and authenticity, and how being in a community of peers can help you take the risks that can reshape the sector.
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