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MONDAY KEYNOTE
Monday, May 8 | 9:00–10:30 a.m. ET

Grants Management
as a Strategic Partner  

Although they are poised to lead change within their organizations and for the field, grants management and operations staff don’t always have a seat at the table when foundations are developing or executing organizational strategy. For our opening keynote, Tanisha Davis will facilitate a conversation with the CEOs and grants management leads from two foundations—Bainum Family Foundation’s David Daniels and Miyesha Perry and Stupski Foundation’s Glen Galaich and Gwyneth Tripp—to discuss how their respective teams serve in central, strategic roles to drive equity and change and to strengthen relationships with nonprofits and the communities they serve.

Bainum Family Foundation CEO and President David Daniels (he, him) joined the foundation in 2012 and served in several programmatic and operational leadership roles before being named to his current role in 2019. Daniels oversees a staff of 35 and leads the foundation’s philanthropic investments while also increasing internal organizational effectiveness in the areas of strategic planning, finance, and administration.

Archstone Foundation Vice President of Grant Operations and Planning Tanisha Davis (she, her) works closely with the foundation’s board of directors, staff, grantees, and potential applicants. In her current role, she provides oversight of Archstone’s grantmaking operations and is responsible for the development and implementation of systems and procedures that facilitate an efficient, effective, and equitable grantmaking process.

Glen Galaich (he, him) joined the Stupski Foundation as CEO in 2015. He previously served as CEO of The Philanthropy Workshop, whose mission was to educate, inspire, and activate a peer network of effective, engaged, and innovative philanthropists. His career in strategic philanthropy started with the founding team of the Global Philanthropy Forum.

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Miyesha Perry (she, her) is director, grants management for the Bainum Family Foundation and serves in an advisory role to the Kenneth Rainin Foundation. In her roles, she works to operationalize equity in grantmaking practice for staff and community partners and develops the competencies and leadership skills of her team members. Miyesha also serves as the current cochair of the PEAK Grantmaking board of directors.

Stupski Foundation Director of Grantmaking Practice Gwyneth Tripp (she, her) leads the foundation’s continual evolution of its grantmaking, development of knowledge sharing practices, and smooth administration of grants. She joined Stupski in January 2019 as the grants manager.

MONDAY KEYNOTE
Monday, May 8 | 1:15–2:00 p.m. ET

Creating Brave Spaces to Disrupt White Supremacy

The staff of PEAK Grantmaking are on a yearlong racial equity journey with our partners at CommunityBuild Ventures, a pro-Black firm committed to eliminating racial disparities by developing powerful, impactful, and racial equity-driven leaders and organizations. An essential element of this journey is fostering brave spaces where staff members can deepen their racial equity competencies, learn from one another, and engage in uncomfortable conversations that challenge assumptions and biases.

Join us and CommunityBuild Ventures founder and CEO Natasha Harrison for an introduction to Brave Space Building™. This framework for creating a supportive working environment allows members to show up fully as themselves so they can share experiences authentically and engage more deeply in conversations that center race. As we prepare for three days of learning from and connecting with each other, learn how we can build brave spaces to create the community we need to disrupt white supremacy.

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Natasha A. Harrison is the president and CEO of CommunityBuild Ventures, a pro-Black consulting firm committed to eliminating racial disparities. Natasha is an award-winning racial equity and racial justice practitioner, thought leader, strategist, philanthropist and death doula. She provides community- and heart-centered conversations and experiential learning opportunities to help leaders and organizations understand, embrace, and embody racial equity.

MID-CONVENING KEYNOTE
Tuesday, May 9 | 12:45–2:00 p.m. ET

Creating Organizational Communities of Care 

Emergent learning is a philosophy and practice that values creating communal spaces where people can learn, explore, and make mistakes as they grow their skills and knowledge. To create an environment where emergent learning can thrive—and for grantmaking to achieve its broadest impact—philanthropic organizations must create cultures of psychological safety internally and foster trusting relationships with nonprofit partners that respect their experiences and needs. It’s only when people feel safe, protected, and supported, that they are more productive citizens of the world, whether they work at a foundation, nonprofit, or grassroots organization. Learn more about how we can support resiliency, mental health, equity, and wellbeing both within and outside of your organizations in this critical conversation between Ruchika Tulshyan and Storme Gray.

Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy President Storme Gray (she, her) is a passionate change agent with nearly 15 years of experience in the philanthropic sector, focusing on youth development, racial equity, and inclusive philanthropic practice at organizations such as The Summit Foundation and the Bainum Family Foundation.

Ruchika Tulshyan (she, her) is the founder of Candour, an inclusion strategy practice. She cowrote “Stop Telling Women They Have Imposter Syndrome” for Harvard Business Review and is the author of two books, The Diversity Advantage: Fixing Gender Inequality in the Workplace and Inclusion on Purpose: An Intersectional Approach to Creating a Culture of Belonging at Work.

CLOSING KEYNOTE
Wednesday, May 10 | 1:00–2:30 p.m. ET

From Scarcity to Abundance: Supporting the nonprofits of tomorrow 

Most people and organizations have been conditioned to operate with a scarcity mindset, which limits potential and inhibits many of us from achieving our goals. In contrast, an abundance mindset recognizes endless opportunities and plentiful resources. How can we make this mental shift as individuals, and how can foundations shift their practices to ensure their nonprofit partners can thrive by operating with an abundance mindset?  

Join us for an engaging conversation with future-focused leaders who approach their lives and work with assets and abundance at the forefront. They will challenge us to envision a future much different from today and guide us in seeing the role we can each play to make that future a reality.  

President and CEO of PEAK Grantmaking, Satonya Fair, JD (she, her) has extensive experience in philanthropy and nonprofit management. Her knowledge of strategic framing, change management, policy advocacy, and leadership development have uniquely allowed her to support the social sector. A thread of her work has been focused on racial equity, diversity, and inclusion. She is dedicated to helping create parity between funders and nonprofits and thrives when managing initiatives that align organizations around innovative best practices.

FutureGood President Trista Harris (she, her) is a passionate advocate for leaders in the philanthropic and nonprofit sectors. Trista’s work has been covered by the Chronicle of Philanthropy, CNN, Forbes, the New York Times, and numerous social sector blogs. She is also the author of FutureGood and coauthor of the book How to Become a Nonprofit Rockstar.

Trabian Shorters (he, him) is one of the world’s leading social entrepreneurs. A retired tech entrepreneur, Shorters is a New York Times bestselling author, and former vice president of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. In addition, Shorters is the international authority on Asset-Framing, a cognitive framework that equips its practitioners to have far greater social impact.

Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity (PRE) Founder and Executive Director Lori Villarosa (she, her)  works with a diverse board of racial justice leaders and movement partners to significantly shift grantmaking practices through PRE’s conference workshops, Racial Justice Funder Labs, direct consultations, coaching, research, and publications.

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