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INSIGHT

Learning the Practice of Equitable Evaluation 
Evaluation leaders from two foundations offer an inside look at the re-thinking—and re-learning—underway to center their processes on equity.
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WEBINAR 

Tying Grantmaking Practices to Values 


Practices bound inextricably to an organization’s values can lay the foundation for trusting relationships, met expectations, and true partnerships––as well as better, more sustainable outcomes. 

On October 31, join this complimentary webinar introducing the first of our five Principles for Peak Grantmaking––Tie Practices to Values. Hear from a foundation doing this work well, and find out about the slate of resources rolling out to support our members in putting this principle into practice.
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Upcoming Events


October 17 | Seattle, Portland, Salem
REGIONAL CHAPTER EVENT
PEAK Pacific Northwest Monthly Networking Coffee Hour

October 17 | Los Angeles
REGIONAL CHAPTER EVENT
PEAK SoCal Streamlining from the Inside Out (PEAK Southern California)

October 18 | Boston
REGIONAL CHAPTER EVENT
PEAK New England Fall 2019 Meeting

October 21 | Washington, D.C.
REGIONAL CHAPTER EVENT
PEAK Greater Washington DC Fall 2019 Meeting

October 21 | Saint Paul
REGIONAL CHAPTER EVENT
Filling the Career Pipeline (PEAK Minnesota)

October 23 | Pittsburgh
REGIONAL CHAPTER EVENT
PEAK Ohio & GWP Project Streamline – Essential Principles And Key Practices

October 28 | Columbus
REGIONAL CHAPTER EVENT
Sharpening Your Skills All-Region Event (PEAK Ohio)

October 28 | Wilmington
REGIONAL CHAPTER EVENT
Collecting and Using Demographic Data (PEAK Delaware Valley)


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Weekly Reads

 
“[I]f we’re just closing gaps, we’re not actually fixing the systems that perpetuate inequities and structural racism. [Ibram Kendi] also said we can’t just be about what we don’t want, we have to articulate what we want.”  [more]
—Borealis Philanthropy

Bridgespan has been pushing donors to give bigger and bolder for years now. How’s that going?  [more]
—Inside Philanthropy 

"This [DEI] journey has taught us that feedback reflects diversity only if organizations survey broadly to ensure that those who are hardest to reach are included. Feedback promotes inclusion only if people surveyed feel they are being heard and their opinions matter. And feedback advances equity only when those hearing the feedback are open to change, and are willing to engage those giving the feedback as partners in designing that change. At its best, feedback empowers people and shifts power in the sector."  [more]
—Melinda Tuan of Fund for Shared Insight, on CEP blog
 
              
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