How to shift toward transformative grantmaking. Trending on CONNECT. Weekly reads.

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** INSIGHT
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** Three Transformative Takeaways from PEAK’s Spring Workshop Series
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In order to increase equity within the philanthropic sector and increase community impact, funders need to build on the trends from the past year to change grantmaking in ways that narrow the power gap. Here's how you can do it.

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** ANNOUNCEMENT
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** Welcome, Caitlin!
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We’re excited to share the news that Caitlin McDanels ([link removed]) has joined the PEAK staff as marketing manager. In this new role, Caitlin will craft and support outreach initiatives, manage PEAK's website, and provide technical resources for our community.

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June 16
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** Weekly Reads
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"In nonprofits and philanthropy, [white supremacy] manifests in ways we may not even realize, or in ways we refuse to acknowledge as white supremacy. These things add up. They make whiteness the default. They keep power concentrated in white leaders and institutions. It makes it easier for injustice against racialized people and communities to take place." [more] ([link removed])
Vu Le, Nonprofit AF

"For philanthropy to have more equitable practices, we must examine and reimagine the way we do our work. ...At Headwaters Foundation, we do not let compliance drive our grantmaking approaches. Instead, we start by developing trust-based grantmaking practices and then get creative about how to meet compliance requirements." [more] ([link removed])
Brenda Solorzano, Headwaters Foundation, on Candid

"In an analysis that will publish later Tuesday, the National Council of Nonprofits notes that the [Biden] budget calls for a 16 percent increase in domestic spending. David Thompson, vice president for public policy at the council, said that such strong growth in domestic spending likely would mean extra revenue for nonprofits that contract with the government to provide services to poor and low-income people." [more] ([link removed])
Dan Parks, in The Chronicle of Philanthropy


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