Flexibility in the grantmaking lifecycle. Trending on CONNECT. Weekly reads.

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** CONNECTing on Flexibility Across the Grantmaking Lifecycle
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Over on PEAK's CONNECT discussion forum, members weigh in on how to rethink their practices to better support grantees and drive equity.
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** Equity and Evaluation:
Can We Embrace Both in Collecting Demographic Data?
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PEAK Northeast and Philanthropy New York recently co-hosted a panel discussion on how to make your data collection practices more equitable—and the conversation is now available in our on-demand webinar library ([link removed]) . Can't watch it right this minute? Read our highlights ([link removed]) from the event and watch the full webinar later. It's not to be missed!

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** Weekly Reads
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“Stories of interpersonal and structural violence against BAMEMSA [Black, African, Middle Eastern, Muslim, and South Asian] communities after 9/11 are ubiquitous, but so are the stories of activists rising to these challenges... [and despite] many successes, BAMEMSA communities continue to be underinvested in and excluded from broader conversations and philanthropic opportunities around racial justice and immigrant justice. We also are up against a tidal wave of funding in support of efforts to demonize and criminalize our communities." [more] ([link removed])
Sheila Bapat, Claire Downing, Alison Kysia, and Deborah Makari for the RISE Together Fund at Proteus Fund, for Candid

"The 2020 Diversity Among Philanthropic Professionals Report ([link removed]) is intended to be a tool for philanthropy to identify trends, gaps, and opportunities for improvement in diversity and [inclusive] practices in the sector. With the creation of the CHANGE Philanthropy Reception of Identity Index (RII), it also aims to help both individual foundations and the philanthropic sector assess their workplace culture."
CHANGE Philanthropy

"A core difference between experimental and participatory approaches [to program design] is at the heart of the equity argument. Experimental approaches like randomized controlled trials (RCTs) follow a treatment and control group over time. In contrast, participatory tools including feedback, surveys, and focus groups connect immediate learning with continuous improvements to programs and policies, with participants seen as experts in their own experience." [more] ([link removed])
Lymari Benitez and Yessica Cancel, Pace Center for Girls, for the Center for Effective Philanthropy


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