Supporting Native American communities. Cocreating PEAK’s peer groups. Trending on CONNECT. Weekly reads.

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** INSIGHT
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** Understanding the Native American Experience in Philanthropy
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While many look forward to the Thanksgiving holiday, we need to recognize that this is a day of mourning for Native Americans due to the centuries of racism, oppression, and violence experienced as a result of European colonization. In reflecting on this as Native American Heritage Month draws to a close, we have gathered a few resources that we hope will help you and your organizations to continue to build your knowledge and understanding of these communities and their experiences with the philanthropic sector so that you can best support and include them during the year ahead.

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** JOURNAL
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** Emergent Learning in Practice: The cocreation of PEAK’s peer groups
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Our members told us “they wanted new and different spaces to find support, build camaraderie, and learn together to operationalize equity,” and together, we made it happen. PEAK’s Sara Sanders recounts the creation of PEAK’s peer groups and how developing these member-engagement spaces was at times messy and uncomfortable. But it was also a fun process that resulted in powerful support networks.

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December 5
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** Weekly Reads
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“[I]n addition to impacting the recipient organizations, the [MacKenzie Scott] grants were transformational for leaders. It affected them personally and professionally—profoundly shifting their mindsets. This matters because it shows that a different approach to giving can shift leaders’ thinking, emboldening them to dream of what’s possible for their organizations—and for those they serve—in new ways and act on making those dreams a reality.”[more] ([link removed])
Phil Buchanan and Ellie Buteau, Center for Effective Philanthropy, for Stanford Social Innovation Review

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“Reparations is the path to real belonging for Black people in America. We must face the atrocities of our past and let them shine a light on the path toward repair. At LV, we are building a culture of repair. Our mission is to fuel the Black-led movement for racial repair in the US. And that means building public will for a comprehensive federal reparations program.” [more] ([link removed])
Aria Florant and Trevor Smith, Liberation Ventures, for Nonprofit Quarterly

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