This week: How you can narrow the power gap. What’s trending on CONNECT. Weekly reads. 

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** INSIGHT
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** Deeper impact through mutual trust, respect, transparency, and partnerships
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The cycle of trust- and relationship-building with grantees must begin where the power currently resides – with grantmakers. We’ve developed three recommendations to help you operationalize the second Principle for Peak Grantmaking: Narrow the Power Gap.
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** WEBINAR
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** Strategies for Narrowing the Power Gap in Philanthropy
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On March 20, join us for a complimentary community webinar where we'll introduce our second Principle, Narrow the Power Gap ([link removed]) . We’ll explore why this work is important, share our learning strategy for members, and hear from Alexandra Desautels of the California Endowment.
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Connect with peers in our member-exclusive online community. Join this week’s trending conversations:
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* General operating support application and reporting questions ([link removed])
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* List of grant requirements in agreements ([link removed])

Help a colleague out by sharing your advice:
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* Online book clubs for nonprofits ([link removed])

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** Upcoming Events
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February 25 | Online
PARTNER WEBINAR
Introduction to Expanding the Bench for Culturally-Responsive and Equitable Evaluation ([link removed])

February 25 | Online
SPONSORED WEBINAR
Designing Agile & Equitable Granting Systems ([link removed])

February 27 | Minneapolis
CHAPTER EVENT
Collaborative Communication Workshop (PEAK Minnesota) ([link removed])

March 9-11 | Seattle
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
PEAK2020: Courage in Practice ([link removed])

March 20 | Online
COMMUNITY WEBINAR
Strategies for Narrowing the Power Gap in Philanthropy ([link removed])

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** Weekly Reads
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“My eyes were opened in a new way when I became a grantseeker. I’m committed to fully leveraging that experience as we examine our application process. [...] We want our grantees to spend more time serving their communities and less time on applications and reporting.” [more] ([link removed])
—Jennifer Rainin, CEO, Kenneth Rainin Foundation

“A human rights approach to giving encompasses not just the ‘what’, but also the ‘how’ of funding. It’s not only about outcomes, but also about principles like participation, accountability and non-discrimination. It can help to push a company to assess and refine its internal selection process to ensure that there is a diversity of voices on a funding committee, to engage in an intersectional approach to funding and to build a social purpose within the company, which can all lead to more sustainable and effective funding.” [more] ([link removed])
—Amy Coulterman

“What does it mean to be a grants manager for a participatory grantmaking program? What is different or the same as grants management in traditional philanthropy? To get some answers, we interviewed two grants managers.” [more] ([link removed])
—Grantbook blog

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