The power of pro bono support. New PEAK2023 dates. Welcome, Lita! Trending on CONNECT. Weekly reads.

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** ANNOUNCEMENT
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** Welcome, Lita!
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We are excited to share that Lita Ugarte Pardi ([link removed]) has joined our team as programs and knowledge director. In this role, Lita leads the strategy and execution of PEAK’s convenings, programs, and resources to advance equitable, effective grantmaking practices.

We also want to extend our deepest thanks to Chantias Ford ([link removed]) , who has been serving as interim programs and knowledge director over the past eight months and now resumes her role as community knowledge manager. We are thankful for her willingness to step into this role and grateful for her many contributions.
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** New Dates for PEAK2023
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Our venue, the Marriott Baltimore, is planning renovations during our original March dates, so we're shifting them to May 7–10, 2023. Registration will open in fall 2022, and we cannot wait to see you in Baltimore!


** Upcoming
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July 12
PEER GROUP MEETING
July Coffee Hour (Small Foundations Affinity Group) ([link removed])

July 14
CHAPTER MEETING
Monthly Chapter Chat (PEAK Northeast) ([link removed])

July 14
CHAPTER MEETING
Salem Monthly Coffee Hour (PEAK Pacific Northwest) ([link removed])

July 21
CHAPTER MEETING
Monthly Coffee Hour (PEAK Pacific Northwest) ([link removed])

July 22
PEER GROUP MEETING
Power BI—Taking Data Visualization to the Next Level (Impact Assessment Tool Working Group) ([link removed])

July 28
CHAPTER MEETING
Coffee Chat (PEAK Midwest) ([link removed])

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** Weekly Reads
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“Voices from across philanthropy are now picking up the language of ‘culture wars’ to describe how those same conflicts show up in our work and conversations. ... Nonprofit advocacy groups on both sides, with support from individual donors and foundations, have been escalating the rhetoric and working to influence policy at all levels to align with their beliefs and values. In the U.S., three issues in particular have drawn philanthropy deeper into this polarization: racial justice, voting rights and civic engagement, and abortion rights.” [more] ([link removed])
Teri Behrens, Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy

“[W]hile women of color are now often charged with making nonprofit organizations more equitable, they are not supported in doing so or paid adequately for this work. Further, these leaders want to explore liberatory leadership, not just institutionalize equity. [Robert Sterling Clark's Trish] Tchume says, ‘We want the world we’re trying to create.’” [more] ([link removed])
Cyndi Suarez, Nonprofit Quarterly

“The demographics and organizational characteristics of those we fund matter to us because we are committed to equity and to understanding whether grantees with a certain profile are experiencing us better, worse, or differently.” [more] ([link removed])
Lia Parifax, Arcus Foundation, interviewed by Mena Boyadzhiev, Center for Effective Philanthropy
“The report [2019–2020 Resource Tracking Report: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Grantmaking by U.S. Foundations] finds that foundation funding for LGBTQ communities and issues has fallen since its record high in 2018, totaling $193 million in 2019 and $201 million in 2020. This is concerning, as it comes at a time when, according to Giving USA, overall foundation support has soared. For every $100 awarded by U.S. foundations in 2020, only 23 cents specifically supported LGBTQ communities and issues.” [more] ([link removed])
Funders for LGBTQ Issues

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