Plus: What’s trending on CONNECT. Weekly reads.

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** INSIGHT
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** We Need a New Name for Grants Management Systems
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GMS tools have evolved from back-office systems to beginning-to-end grantmaking systems that can – and should – be used to support the complete grantmaking process.
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** WEBINAR SERIES
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** Black Voices in Grants Management
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Announcing a two-part series, based on the latest PEAK Grantmaking Journal, which is coming online next week!

On April 14 & 22, join us for panel discussions on The Voice of the African American Male in Philanthropy, and Black Grant Directors’ Roundtable: Lessons from a Career in Philanthropy.
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** MEMBER WEBINAR
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** Community Conversation #2 | Managing Responsive Grantmaking During the COVID-19 Crisis
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RSVP for our second member forum around how grants management professionals can best support their organizations, peers, and grantees during this crisis.
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* ACH or other EFT payments ([link removed])
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Help a colleague out by sharing your advice:
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** Upcoming Events
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April 9 | Virtual
CHAPTER WEBINAR
COVID-19 Funders Forum (PEAK Florida) ([link removed])

April 9 | Virtual
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Virtual Check-in and Networking (PEAK Rocky Mountain) ([link removed])

April 9 | Virtual
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Community Conversation #2 | Managing Responsive Grantmaking During the COVID-19 Crisis ([link removed])

April 14 | Virtual
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PEAK Grantmaking Journal | Voice of the African American Male in Philanthropy ([link removed])

April 15 | Virtual
PARTNER WEBINAR
Investing in Community Resilience Series | Webinar II: What is Trauma-Informed Practice? ([link removed])

April 22 | Virtual
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PEAK Grantmaking Journal | Black Grant Directors’ Roundtable: Lessons from a Career in Philanthropy ([link removed])

May 5 | Virtual
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PEAK Annual Membership Meeting & PEAK2020 Online Kick-Off Happy Hour ([link removed])

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** Weekly Reads
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“Payout ought to be one of the vital issues of the day. An increase of payout in grants of a mere one percent could increase foundation spending by $6-7 billion or more.”
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—Rick Cohen, in Nonprofit Quarterly

“Foundations and funders have an opportunity. The first issue is the immediate crisis — whatever it takes for us to flatten the public-health curve. The second issue is the knock-on effects, which are going to hit six or nine months from now. For many organizations, that will prove to be the bigger hit.” [more] ([link removed])
—Maya Winkelstein, Open Road Alliance, in Chronicle of Philanthropy

“There is no doubt that everyone … will feel the impact of COVID-19 in some way. But people who are already targeted, marginalized, and underserved will feel more pain than others. For these communities, COVID-19 comes on top of existing economic, health, education, gender and information inequities, as well as state violence that has shaped their everyday lives.” [more] ([link removed])
—Lori Villarosa, Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity (PRE), in Nonprofit Quarterly

"Given the current pandemic and economic crisis, nonprofit CEOs’ concerns about decreasing giving, declining revenue, and a recession are likely more severe now than they were four months ago when we surveyed them. How can you best support these leaders through this crisis?" [more] ([link removed])
––National Center for Family Philanthropy blog

“The coronavirus outbreak has highlighted the absence of crisis management teams, protocols, and plans in both nonprofits and funders.” [more] ([link removed])
—Nicole Campbell, Build Up Advisory Group blog

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