PEAK2023 

The Big Ideas of PEAK2023 in Four Graphics

The four keynotes that were the cornerstones of PEAK2023 focused on building communities of care that empower all people to show up as their full selves and use the power they have to strategically reshape the practice of philanthropy. These graphic recordings distill the wisdom of David Daniels, Tanisha Davis, Satonya Fair, Storme Gray, Trista Harris, Natasha A. Harrison, Miyesha Perry, Gwyneth Tripp, Ruchika Tulshyan, Trabian Shorters, and Lori Villarosa to help you initiate changemaking conversations at your organization.

COMMUNITY 

PEAK’s 2023 Annual Membership Meeting

At PEAK2023, a thousand members of our community came together in Baltimore and virtually to celebrate another year of progress towards realizing our mission to transform the philanthropic sector, elevate the field of grants management, and empower our community to operationalize equity-centered, values-driven grantmaking practices.

Peer Network Spotlight

Coming Together at PEAK2023

PEAK offers members diverse peer spaces for learning, sharing, and evolving in our thriving chapters and peer groups. Each month, we showcase the meaningful programming and networking taking place in these volunteer-led spaces. 

During the convening, all of our peer communities hosted sessions that ranged from the purely social and fun to the deeply thought provoking. The DEI Learning and Support Community of Practice hosted a session “Leaning on Each Other: Collaborative Learning to Advance our DEI Practices” while the Black Caucus took a dive deep into effective and responsive philanthropy in Black communities in “What if Philanthropy Loved Black People?,” and the AANHPI Caucus had boba beverages for attendees at their networking event. In addition, some chapters paired opportunities for reconnection and idea sharing with regional flair—like “Being Wicked Smaaht” with the New England Chapter or the Greater Washington, DC chapter’s capital region-themed “Triviapalooza 2023.”

GOVERNANCE

Announcing Our 2023 Board of Directors

We are excited to welcome five members to the PEAK board (from left to right): Seybert Foundation Manager Theresa Jackson; Carnegie Corporation of New York Grants Director Roland Kennedy, Jr.; Arnold Ventures Vice President of Grants Justine Palacios; Proteus Fund Director of Grants Management Kyrstin Thorson-Rogers; and Rose Community Foundation Chief of Staff Kelli Rojas. 

Joining the board for a second term will be Bainum Family Foundation and Kenneth Rainin Foundation Director of Grants Management Miyesha Perry and Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Managing Director of Grants Management Adam Sanders. 

Each will serve for the 2023–2026 term, which begins on June 1. Thank you to the more than 950 members who voted to affirm these candidates to the board!

We also share special gratitude and appreciation to three outgoing board members: Center for Effective Philanthropy Vice President, Assessment and Advisory Services Kevin Bolduc; Candid Senior Director of Learning Experience Janet Camarena; and Lumina Foundation Vice President of Administration and Partnerships Tim Robinson. Kevin, Janet, and Tim each served on the board for six years through a pivotal time in PEAK’s history. We wish them well and look forward to their continued engagement in our community as board alums.