Beyond the Newest Philanthropy Buzzword: Knowledge Work Is Core to Equitable Change
Philanthropy loves “new” things. Today, knowledge work is coming into fashion in foundations and the nonprofit sector. But it is [...]
How to Streamline Your Grant Management Process with Technology
Receiving requests for funding can be both a crucial and frustrating part of being a grantmaking organization. You want applications [...]
Facilitation: The Secret Ingredient for Successful Participatory Decision-Making in Philanthropy
Raise your hand if you’ve ever had a bad experience working with a group of people to make a decision. [...]
13 Tips for Ensuring Government Grant Compliance for Your Nonprofit Organization
In the words of the great 80s hairband Poison, every rose has its thorn. Grant funding looks beautiful in your [...]
How to Drive Next-Level Grantmaking: Start with Levers, Ripples, and Spheres
PEAK Grantmaking’s work centers on five core principles, each challenging our community of 8,000 philanthropy professionals to critically consider their [...]
The Core Elements of Empathy, Power, and Vulnerability in Grantmaking
We hear about Trust-Based Philanthropy and having a more grantee-centered approach to grantmaking. There was a surge in these perspectives [...]
An Evolution of Evaluation in Grantmaking With a Participatory Lens
We all want to know whether our work makes a difference. Among grantmakers, there tends to be a lot of [...]
10 Tips for Better Grant Management Processes
While grant funding may not require the continual stewardship efforts and nurturing of traditional donor-led funding, it often presents its [...]
Advice from Grantmakers on Streamlining Your Tech Solutions
In what ways does technology boost your team’s efficiency and grantmaking—and in what ways can it hold you back? This [...]
How Your Finance and Program Teams Can Work Together to Ensure Grant Compliance
As Winston Churchill said, with great power comes great responsibility, and nowhere is that felt more acutely than those who [...]
