Learning and Unlearning to be Next Level -- November Thought Leadership Discussion

Ray Borkman

Hello all!

In an effort to make our monthly thought leadership webinar series more of a monthly conversation, I've decided to open a discussion here in Community ahead of each new webinar to introduce the topic and start the conversation.

I'll provide a description of the webinar, link to any associated blogs we're posting, and the speaker's biographical information.

I invite you to ask questions that you'd like answered here or in the webinar; as well as to share any experiences you have relevant to the subject! I'll be inviting the speakers to join us here in the discussion both leading up to the webinar as well as for a post-webinar Q/A.

The November Blackbaud Grantmaking Thought Leadership Webinar is:

Learning and Unlearning to be Next Level

Monday, November 20 at 11:00 a.m. ET (Registration here, click on the banner)

In the tech sector, there's a term you hear during integrations: “Garbage in. Garbage out.” While bringing a new database on line always involves some integration of pre-existing data and process, success hinges on careful attention to clearing out the old data to make way for a "clean" or fresh start. Even so, many dread the time it takes—especially considering the long, slow march from discovery to implementation—to dig into years of data and workstreams to get rid of the junk.

Well, on the road toward becoming a next-level nonprofit, PEAK Grantmaking President and CEO Satonya Fair knows that not only do we need to learn new competencies, both individuals and organizations need to take time to shed old ways of thinking and operating that no longer serve leaders or our sector. Join us for our annual conversation with Satonya to hear what she, along with the PEAK's staff and board, are learning and unlearning in order to help the organization and the philanthropic sector fully embrace equitable and inclusive practices as essential to operational excellence.