PEAK Grantmaking

Ready to move beyond basic tables and elevate your board books to a more polished, professional standard? Join our upcoming webinar with Ann K. Emery, Board Book Brilliance: Designing Data-Driven Pages in Excel! In this practical webinar, you will learn how to enhance plain black-and-white tables using software you already have—Microsoft Excel. Register today: https://lnkd.in/dyCFHAEj

Bainum Family Foundation’s Ines Burbulis, Breanna Byecroft, and Virginia Gentilcore write on how, by listening to the voices of the people closest to the work, “we’ve opened our eyes and ears as grantmakers in ways that numerical data or words on a page never could.” Read more: https://lnkd.in/dgy388FM

This week’s must-reads for the #philanthropy community, with thanks to Center for Effective Philanthropy; Chiara K. Cattaneo, Jody Myrum, Mandy Van Deven, and Erin Lynn Williams for Nonprofit Quarterly; Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO); and Center for Disaster Philanthropy. Read on: https://lnkd.in/gJymjRD6

To promote transparency and equity in philanthropy, we encourage our job board posters to include the salary range on all postings. We thank Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation, Climate Breakthrough, Lehigh Valley Community Foundation, Lymphoma Research Foundation, Pivotal Ventures, and RIZE Massachusetts for including salary information, along with all of our other posters committed to transparency and equity! Check out all grantmaking jobs with salaries here: https://lnkd.in/gvXMkcrg

Be a part of #PEAK2026stl in St. Louis, March 25–27, 2026! Reconnect with PEAK friends and expand your community with new connections, all while exploring how PEAK members innovate data, technology, grantmaking and grants management and work in true partnership to better care for the communities they serve. Register today: https://lnkd.in/gFUAbK58

PEAK’s first-ever Demo Days series begins next week, November 17–21! Our vendor partners will present live, virtual demonstrations of their products or services directly to the PEAK community. You'll be able to join sessions from: akoyaGO Blackbaud Bonterra Candid Digital Science Fluxx Foundant Technologies GivingData Good Grants Grant Guardian from The Patrick J. McGovern Foundation Grantbook Impact Genome ImpactMapper Pivot Data Design and Reflect Evaluation Resilia Salesforce SmartSimple Software Sputnik Moment Submittable Temelio UpMetrics Your Part-Time Controller, LLC Learn more and register today! https://lnkd.in/g2Z34Gbk

Join the Greater Washington DC Chapter of PEAK Grantmaking next week for a virtual coffee hour! It's an informal space to get to know other folks in philanthropy. Come with yourself, a beverage of your choosing, and a desire to build some community and connection. Register here: https://lnkd.in/e7nTfhyf

Calling all #grantmakers and #philanthropic #changemakers! Join the Florida Chapter of PEAK Grantmaking to discuss how to support your values while also growing your career. All are welcome virtually - actual Florida presence not required! Register below… see you there 😊 A huge thank you to our panelists: Jackie Hanselmann Sergi, PCC Loretta Turner MA, ACC Ashley Hughes

Read our latest Volunteer Spotlight to learn more about the amazing leaders of our chapters, peer groups, and caucuses, the work they do to drive impact in philanthropy, and how they’re putting PEAK’s Principles into practice. In this edition, get to know Black Caucus Steering Committee Cochair and PEAK Florida Steering Committee Cochair Corey Murphy, MPH!

PEAK is excited to introduce the Grants Management 101 Self-Paced Learning Series! Get a comprehensive overview of philanthropy, grants management, and equitable values-driven grantmaking practices. This learning series is ideal for onboarding new grants professionals, with five sessions available through an online platform that include presentations, resources, case studies, and reflection exercises. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gNXc3DRm