We hear time and again that volunteers not only value the opportunity to give back to the field, but they also gain new skills, raise their professional profile, and build their network.
You can enjoy the following benefits by volunteering with PEAK:
- Deeper relationships with peers in philanthropy
- Opportunities to lean into career-building roles and responsibilities that you may not have in your current role
- Expanded skills and knowledge
- The chance to give back to the field of philanthropy and the PEAK community
- Ways to elevate your professional profile
- An exclusive invitation to the PEAK Volunteer Leadership Summit, our signature annual gathering that supports our volunteer leaders as change agents via programming designed to develop leadership and professional skills, instill self-care practices, and provide networking opportunities with your peers and the PEAK team to build your professional community
- An exclusive invitation to the volunteer appreciation reception at our annual convening and the year-end virtual volunteer appreciation party
- Recognition on our website, in our annual impact report, and on social media
- Recognition of your contributions sent from PEAK leadership to your organization’s leadership
- Special PEAK swag and equity-minded gifts of appreciation
We take a people-first approach to supporting volunteers. We know that you have full-time jobs and lives full of family, friends, and hobbies. That’s why we want every volunteer experience with PEAK to be a positive addition to your life and work. You can expect the PEAK team to always provide clear expectations for your role; support, resources, and guidance to ensure your success; and an open channel of communication for you to voice any challenges and share learnings and feedback.
We believe that volunteering with PEAK lives on a continuum. We strive to offer a variety of volunteer opportunities that allow members to find a good fit for their professional and personal goals, their availability, where they are in their careers, and how they’d like to contribute their skills, knowledge, and spirit to the community and sector. We encourage folks to volunteer when and how they can. We take pride in having great volunteer retention and seeing volunteers return to take on different roles, like board alumni coming back as chapter volunteers, chapter leaders becoming board members, or Insights contributors becoming peer group leaders.