PEAK Volunteer Board 

PEAK Grantmaking lives its values by providing 300+ opportunities each year for our members and partners to contribute as volunteers—helping to build our collective expertise in implementing effective, equitable grantmaking practices.  

Here, we’ve rounded up current opportunities to collaborate with staff in leading communities and developing resources, tools, and convenings. Grow your network, develop skills and knowledge, and help create and drive strategic change that strengthens PEAK, our community, and the sector.  

Chapters

PEAK Delaware

PEAK Delaware Valley Communications Chair 
Openings: 1 | 1–2-year commitment preferred
Time Commitment: 4–5 hours per month

Work collaboratively with the PEAK Delaware Valley volunteer leadership team to ensure existing members know about chapter meetings and to attract new members to PEAK by creatively promoting chapter opportunities to non-members. Current PEAK members from the region are eligible. Consultant members are eligible to participate on chapter committees but may not serve as a chapter officer. 

PEAK Delaware Valley Membership Chair 
Openings: 1 | 1–2-year commitment preferred
Time Commitment: 4–5 hours per month

Work collaboratively with the PEAK Delaware Valley volunteer leadership team to develop and implement a regional member recruitment and engagement plan. Current PEAK members from the region are eligible. Consultant members are eligible to participate on chapter committees but may not serve as a chapter officer.  

PEAK Midwest

PEAK Midwest Membership Chair 
Openings: 1 | 1–2-year commitment preferred
Time Commitment: 4–5 hours per month

Work collaboratively with the PEAK Midwest volunteer leadership team to develop and implement a regional member recruitment and engagement plan. Current PEAK members from the region are eligible. Consultant members are eligible to participate on chapter committees but may not serve as a chapter officer.

PEAK New England

PEAK New England Volunteer Steering Committee 
Openings: unlimited | 1–2-year commitment preferred
Time Commitment: Participation is flexible

PEAK Northeast

PEAK Northeast General Committee Member 
Openings: 5 | 1–2-year commitment preferred
Time Commitment: Participation is flexible

Support the work of the Membership, Programs, or Communications chairs.

PEAK Northern California

PEAK Northern California Membership Chair
Openings: 1 | 1–2-year commitment preferred
Time Commitment: 4–5 hours per month

Work collaboratively with the PEAK Northern California volunteer leadership team to develop and implement a regional member recruitment and engagement plan. Current PEAK members from the region are eligible. Consultant members are eligible to participate on chapter committees but may not serve as a chapter officer.

PEAK Northern California General Committee Member 
Openings: unlimited | 1–2-year commitment preferred
Time Commitment: Participation is flexible

Support the work of the Membership, Programs, or Communications chairs. Participation is flexible. 

PEAK Northern Plains

PEAK Northern Plains General Committee Member 
Openings: unlimited | 1–2-year commitment preferred
Time Commitment: Participation is flexible

Support the work of the Membership, Programs, or Communications chairs.

PEAK Pacific Northwest

PEAK Pacific Northwest Volunteer Steering Committee 
Openings: unlimited | 1–2 year commitment preferred
Time Commitment: 3 hours per month

The Volunteer Steering Committee meets on occasion to discuss potential events and help to find speakers and to plan the events. The committee is looking for more members to join the existing group. Participation is flexible–there is no firm commitment.

PEAK Southeast

PEAK Southeast Volunteer Steering Committee
Openings: 5 | 1–2-year commitment preferred
Time Commitment: 4–5 hours per month

PEAK Southern California

PEAK Southern California General Committee Member
Openings: unlimited | 1–2 year commitment preferred
Time Commitment: Participation is flexible

Support the work of the Membership, Programs, or Communications chairs.

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Insights Contributors

• Volunteer Openings: Unlimited
• Time Commitment: 3–6 hours estimated
• Scope: Contribute an article for a PEAK newsletter   
• Eligibility: By invitation and pitches welcome 
• More information

Peer Groups

LGBTQ+ Caucus Cochair 

• Volunteer Openings: 2
• Term: 1–2-year commitment    
• Time Commitment: approx. 3 hours per month    
• Eligibility: PEAK members who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, asexual, intersex and two-spirit (LGBTQ+)

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PEAK Board of Directors 

Volunteer Openings: To be announced in August 2024

• Term: 3 year commitment (up to 6 years) 
  
• Eligibility: current PEAK Members
• For more information, review the process here  

PEAK Nominating Committee  

Volunteer Openings: 10-12 members  

• Term: August 2024 – December 2024
• Time Commitment: Three 90-minute meetings to review the charter, review candidates, and make final slate of candidates, along with about 4-6 hours for interviews and interview debrief  
• Scope: This team is charged with promoting nominations for new board members, reviewing applications, interviewing candidates, and putting forth a final slate of Board nominees for approval.
• Eligibility: PEAK members. Board Alumni are highly encouraged to participate.