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INSIGHT

Northwest Area Foundation: Our DEI Journey

At the heart of their process is an understanding that the Foundation itself needs to reflect the changes they want to see—namely, overcoming the policies and systems that create barriers to equity and supporting work that leads to sustainable prosperity for all.

Why curiosity matters in grantmaking

Exercising curiosity at work has been proven to result in generating new ideas and diversity of thought. To get a pulse on the state of curiosity in grantmaking, SurveyMonkey queried 200+ grantmakers. Curious what they found?

PEAK2020

Inspiration and Courage for Movement Building in Philanthropy

Kicking off PEAK2020, LaTosha Brown, co-founder of Black Voters Matter Fund, will empower us to advance change fearlessly in her keynote address. Join LaTosha and grantmaking colleagues next March in Seattle for a dynamic program centered on our 2020 theme, Courage in Practice.

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Welcome, new members

Organization Members
California Humanities
MADRE
Napa Valley Vintners
The Paul and Phyllis Fireman
Charitable Foundation
The Simmons Foundation

Consultant Member
Community Impact Consultant

PARTNER WEBINAR

Tools and Best Practices to Identify, Manage, and Mitigate Risk

On November 14, hear about the collaboration between Open Road Alliance and Vera Solutions to develop an all-in-one risk management solution to identify different types of risk, monitor risk in relation to objectives/goals, and develop and track the completion of mitigation strategies.

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Our thanks to…

Conrad N Hilton Foundation, for supporting our work to bring equitable practices to philanthropy.

Barr Foundation, for supporting our work to educate, equip, and empower grants management professionals to improve practices in their work.

Upcoming Events

November 14 | Denver
REGIONAL CHAPTER EVENT
Fall Grants Managers Coffee Meet-Up (PEAK Rocky Mountain)

November 14 | Online
WEBINAR
Corporate Grantmakers Community Webinar: Investing in Communities, Connecting to Strategy

November 15 | Seattle
REGIONAL CHAPTER EVENT
Fall Meeting: Authentic Comm s (PEAK Pacific Northwest)

November 21 | Seattle, Portland, Salem
REGIONAL CHAPTER EVENT
Monthly Networking Coffee Hour (PEAK Pacific Northwest)

December 3 | Los Angeles
REGIONAL CHAPTER EVENT
C offee Hour (PEAK SoCal)

December 4 | Denver, Phoenix, Salt Lake City
REGIONAL CHAPTER EVENT
End of Year Celebration (PEAK Rocky Mountain)

December 10 | Minneapolis
REGIONAL CHAPTER EVENT
Happy Hour (PEAK Minnesota)

December 19 | Seattle, Portland, Salem
REGIONAL CHAPTER EVENT
Monthly Networking Coffee Hour (PEAK Pacific Northwest)

ALL EVENTS >

CAREER CENTER

The latest grantmaking job opportunities

Explore jobs posted by our member organizations and set up a job alert to receive notice of new postings. (Is your organization searching for a new team member? Members are invited to post job postings at no cost.)

Current opportunities include: