Journeying from transactional to transformational relationships. New financial health learning series. Trending on CONNECT. Weekly Reads.

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** INSIGHT
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** The Journey From Transactional to Transformational Relationships
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See PEAK’s Learn, Share, Evolve Principle in action in this piece from our latest Journal. Here, Traci Johnson shares how the Pittsburgh Foundation has challenged foundations to be more transparent, more engaged with the needs of the organizations and communities they serve, and more willing to share power. The secret? Trust-based practices that successfully center people and relationships.
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** LEARNING OPPORTUNITY
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** Assessing Financial Health Virtual Training Series
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Starting September 11: Join PEAK’s new learning series, developed in partnership with BDO, to build your knowledge of fundamental financial health concepts and learn how to develop more trusting relationships with nonprofit organizations throughout the grantmaking cycle by approaching financial review processes with a grantee–centered lens. Space is limited for each session—register now!

Understanding Grantee Financial Health and Financial Resilience
Wednesday, September 11

Understanding Nonprofit Organization’s Financials and the True Cost of Programs
Thursday, October 17

Reframing Your Financial Vetting and Assessment Processes
Thursday, November 7
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** TECH UPGRADE
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** New Member Database Update
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** Upcoming
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August 13
SPONSORED WEBINAR
Fighting the Battle Over DEI-Related Grant Programs (Fluxx) ([link removed])

August 15
CHAPTER MEETING
Chapter Coffee Hour Series (PEAK Pacific Northwest) ([link removed])

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** Weekly Reads
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“Our funding strategies are only as strong as the collective well-being of our nonprofit partners, so let’s consider a new version of nonprofit capacity, one that considers the sustainability of nonprofit staff in their roles. This version of well-being includes not only a competitive wage and reasonable working hours but also supporting the mental health of nonprofit staff.” [more] ([link removed])
Beth Brown, Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, for Center for Effective Philanthropy

“As funders, working on a trust-based model calls for us to view the problem we are trying to solve through a wider lens than just something for which we can write a check. When working with Indigenous communities, for example, it means engaging with the legacy and ongoing impacts of colonization as it affects the problems we are trying to address.” [more] ([link removed])
Gena Rotstein, Karma & Cents, for Stanford Social Innovation Review

“Grant makers need to draw a clear line between inoculating themselves against attack and giving up at the first serious challenge... The most important question to ask isn’t ‘How can we protect ourselves?’ but ‘What are our values?’ Supporting people of color as they pursue freedom and self-determination should top the list.” [more] ([link removed])
Lori Villarosa, Ben Francisco Maulbeck, and Gihan Perera, Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity, for The Chronicle of Philanthropy

“When evaluating our organizations and programs, we must ask: are we making our work inclusive of people with disabilities? More than 12.5 million people work in the U.S. nonprofit sector. We estimate that more than 1 million of these nonprofit workers have a disability, and yet far too often they are not fully represented and supported in our sector. How often does our sector talk about—and address—ableism in our organizations?” [more] ([link removed])
Akilah Watkins, PhD, Independent Sector

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