Driving equity with demographic data. Welcoming new PEAK staff. Trending on CONNECT. Weekly reads.

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** INSIGHT
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** Use Demographic Data to Drive Equity and Impact
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In this feature from the latest Journal, Viewpoint Consulting’s Kelly Brown shows you how taking a hard look at how you use demographic data can result in data-management processes that strengthen programs, reach underserved communities, and ensure that resources are deployed effectively.
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** OUR TEAM
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** Welcome, Zakiyah!
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We are thrilled to announce that Zakiyah Williams Thomas ([link removed]) has joined our team as convening and events manager. In her role, Zakiyah will be leading project management for PEAK's programs and convenings, including our annual conference, trainings, and in-person and virtual meetings. We're excited to have her supporting all the ways that we bring the PEAK community together!
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** Upcoming Events
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April 19
CHAPTER MEETING
PEAK2022 Online Aha Moments (PEAK Rocky Mountain) ([link removed])

April 21
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Monthly Coffee Hour (PEAK Pacific Northwest) ([link removed])

April 21
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Seeing the Invisible: Breaking down dominant norms in an organization (PEAK Minnesota) ([link removed])

April 22
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MEMBER EVENT
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May 6
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May 13
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May 18
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** Weekly Reads
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“[MacKenzie] Scott’s approach has been held up by some observers as a kind of rebuke to other models of giving. But I see it as part of a larger trend of donors and foundations moving away from the top-down, donor-knows-best approaches to philanthropic strategy that have so often failed. In its place, increasingly, is an approach that recognizes and respects the expertise of those closest to issues and communities, including the expertise that comes from having been affected directly by issues.” [more] ([link removed])
Phil Buchanan, Center for Effective Philanthropy

“Federal funds are only as effective as their distribution channels. Right now, the distribution system is stacked against historically marginalized communities.” [more] ([link removed])
Lois DeBacker and Joe Evan, The Kresge Foundation, in Nonprofit Quarterly

“It’s essential that our grantees be able to center the opinions and perspectives of the people that are most impacted by their decisions. Listening — and responding — to feedback from the people and communities at the heart of their work has helped nonprofits respond more effectively to changing client needs, repair relationships between staff and clients, and empower their clients to advocate for themselves. Done well, listening leads to better outcomes and helps shift power to the people and communities that are most harmed by the systems we’re seeking to change in a way that can contribute to greater equity. In times of crisis, listening is even more critical.”[more] ([link removed])
Clara Bennett, Joshua Elder, Katie Ensign, Lexi Mairone, and Veronica Olazabal, Feedback Labs’ Feedback Incentive Learning Group, in Center for Effective Philanthropy

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