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** Small Steps, Big Issues, Strategy, and SWOT: Lessons from the PEAK Southwest Mini-Conference
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“Grants managers are some of the best do-ers in the philanthropic sector," observes PEAK’s Sara Sanders in her report on a recent Texas event, where members grappled with big issues and explored ways to operationalize solutions.
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** Upcoming Events
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October 3-4 | Charleston
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PEAK Southeast Summit ([link removed])

October 7 | Online
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Partner Webinar | How Do You Know You’re Having an Impact, If You Don’t Know Who You’re Impacting? ([link removed])

October 8 | New York
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Considering a New GMS? Navigating the Potential Pitfalls (PEAK New York) ([link removed])

October 8 | Online
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Assessing Grantee Financial Health – The Internal Partnership ([link removed])

October 8 | Online
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Virtual Coffee Hour on Funding Advocacy (PEAK Rocky Mountain) ([link removed])

October 11 | St. Louis
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PEAK Midwest Fall 2019 Meeting ([link removed])

October 11 | Seattle, Portland, Salem
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Pacific Northwest Monthly Networking Coffee Hour ([link removed])

October 17 | Los Angeles
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SoCal Streamlining from the Inside Out (PEAK Southern California) ([link removed])

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** Weekly Reads
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“Every gift is a value extension of the donor and by extension, if the organization receives money from that person, that organization expresses those values. You’re under a microscope more than ever before.” [more] ([link removed] )
—MarketWatch

“The history of Native people is an inextricable—and often untaught—part of U.S. History. Expand your understanding with the Native history timeline in Candid’s new Investing in Native Communities portal in partnership with Native Philanthropy.” [more] ([link removed])

“[O]rganizations must support a culture that allows people to bring their whole selves to work. People often check the “messy” parts of themselves—what makes them vulnerable or doesn’t reflect the status quo—at the door when they go to work. Yet vulnerability can be the birthplace of new ideas...” [more] ([link removed])
—Stanford Social Innovation Review

“LGBTQ people face added challenges [to people of color] because of the combination of racial bias and the nation’s patchwork of laws against discrimination on the basis of sexuality and gender identity.” [more] ([link removed])
—Building Momentum Project

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