Philanthropy’s role in honoring veterans. PEAK2024 early registration. Trending on CONNECT. Weekly Reads.

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** INSIGHT
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** Honor Veteran Experiences in Your Funding and Hiring
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Looking ahead to the Veterans Day holiday next week, PEAK President and CEO Satonya Fair calls on the sector to actively include service members in their funding and hiring decisions and shares resources that examine the role philanthropy can play in filling support gaps.
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** ANNUAL CONVENING
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** Join Us in Seattle Next March!
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Early registration for PEAK2024 is now open, and we hope you’ll join us for three days dedicated to reimagining philanthropy. Last year, we reached capacity months before the convening, so we recommend reserving your place early. Review the FAQs to learn more about the experience, our venue, preconvening plans, scholarship opportunities, and more.
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** Weekly Reads
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“Our most recent tracking report found that in 2021, total funding for LGBTQ movements in the United States totaled $251 million. Of that, only $36 million dollars went to TGNC communities. That is, proportionally, less than 4 cents of every $100 philanthropic dollars. As members of the philanthropic sector, this is a moment for us to move with precision, strategy, and rigor.”[more] ([link removed])
Saida Agostini-Bostic, Funders for LGBTQ Issues, for The Center for Effective Philanthropy

“In light of our rapidly changing world, the polycrises we face, and an erosion of democratic values, we must think more expansively about how we can contribute to a more robust civil society. The leaders and organizations we support sit within networks and movements, and these partners are impacted by the broader context of civil society in the places they work.”[more] ([link removed])
Jamaica Maxwell, David and Lucile Packard Foundation

“In our journey to advance racial equity, we’ve recognized the pivotal roles of strategic positioning and community-centered listening. The practice of community requires us to weave different themes together to create a shared vision, cultivating bridges of belonging and illuminating the profound change that can be achieved through the power of collective action.”[more] ([link removed])
David Nicholson, McKnight Foundation

“Today, every single program team at the foundation is analyzing how power and gender dynamics play a role in their work and embedding those lessons in their strategies and grantmaking. And we are establishing a set of metrics that will help us monitor our progress and ensure the center holds so that our work can continue. Last but not least, we are putting our resources behind the rhetoric, with dedicated staff and funding at the team and institutional levels.”[more] ([link removed])
Hilary Pennington and Jessica Horn, Ford Foundation

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