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Mission
The mission of Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy is to strengthen the next generation of grantmakers, in order to advance effective social justice philanthropy.
Programs
EPIP works toward its mission through the following programs .
We organize unique Networking opportunities for our constituents through local chapters and national meeting spaces (both virtual and in-person).
We develop the Leadership skills and analysis of our members for successful engagement in the workplace and the broader philanthropic field.
And we build an Advocacy voice for our generation aimed at transforming philanthropy, and strengthening the pipeline for young people into social change careers.
Need
EPIP exists because the foundation industry is traditionally dominated by mid-career and retired leaders. The 1990s saw the start of an ongoing boom in the number of foundations and the need for professional staff.
Hundreds of young nonprofit and community leaders have been hired into foundation jobs. While there has been much buzz about the inter-generational transfer of wealth, the field has not acknowledged the generational shift in the staff realm. Hence, this emerging cadre of grantmakers has not been nurtured, utilized to the fullest, or networked as a cohort. This situation betrays a larger gap in professional education for grantmakers, which EPIP is now helping to fill.
Thus the founders of EPIP saw the need for a national network with local roots in areas of significant foundation density, and a set of programs that speak directly to the challenges of the philanthropic workplace, and that raise the voice of new generations of foundation leaders. This hunch has been borne out by the amazing response: literally hundreds of young professionals in foundations, regional assocations of grantmakers, affinity groups, corporate and government grantmaking programs, and related organizations have stepped forward as members and leaders of the network. And we know there are more who have joined, or who have not yet found.
Constituency
EPIP members are professionals at foundations, government and corporate grant-making entities, and philanthropy support organizations (such as regional associations of grantmakers, affinity groups, and financial advisory firms). Some members are foundation trustees, or donors involved in giving circles and other forms of organized giving. Graduate students
studying philanthropy are also welcome. EPIP does not discriminate by age, but because we were started by and for young professionals, our constituents are generally under forty years of age. Members range from weeks to years of work
in this field, and from program associates to presidents in terms of responsibility.
The network is governed by a national Board of Advisors composed of our constituents and partners. Each chapter is governed by a Steering Committees of local volunteers. As of June 2005,
EPIP has a growing membership of 160 individuals and organizations; five recognized chapters, with emerging chapters on the way;
and over 700 people in our database.
History
EPIP was founded by a small group of young foundation professionals and individual donors who sought to work and learn with peers in order to transform philanthropy and confront generational issues in the social change community. EPIP began in spring 2001 as an informal network coordinated by volunteers through an National Organizing Committee, with some of Committee member Rusty Stahl's time donated by the Ford Foundation. New England and New York City EPIP chapters were launched during this informal phase, throughout 2001-2002. In fall of 2002, EPIP became a project with a full time executive director housed at New World Foundation.
In this formalized phase, the organizing committee was expanded into a diverse Board of Advisors. Bay Area, Los Angeles, and Washington, DC chapters were formed during 2002-2004. (Organizing efforts began in Philadelphia during this time as well.) Spring 2004 saw the first annual Philanthropology™ workshops held at our chapter sites. In fall 2004, EPIP left its start-up period with its first annual membership drive. Spring 2005 saw our first national Chapter Leader Gathering, which brought together leaders from our recognized and prospective chapters. In 2005, EPIP launched its field staff, with chapter organizers in Atlanta, New York City, and North Carolina's Triangle and Triad communities. The last founding Board of Advisors member rotated off in summer 2005.
Recognition
In fall 2004, EPIP was recognized as an affinity group of the Council on Foundations.
The organization has been featured in US News and World Report, Philanthropy News Digest (a publication of the Foundation Center, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Foundation News and Commentary, and other publications. To view articles, go to
News.
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EPIP's web log ("blog") is EPIPhanies. We hope you will read it, like it, and leave a comment for our writers!
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Summer 2005
NYC EPIP holds Philanthropology™ 101, 201, and 301 sessions, hosted by the New York Foundation
DC EPIP holds its third brownbag in the Feed Your Brain series, this one on how to work with your manager
LA EPIP holds its annual summer social event, a Networking Mixer, at the Arsenal Bar
NYC EPIP engages its first chapter organizer, Elizabeth Curraro, a former Foundation Center staffer, with support from New York Community Trust
National EPIP engages Milano Harden, former program director at Healthcare Georgia Foundation as an organizer for activities in Atlanta, GA
Spring 2005
EPIP holds Philanthropology™ 201 workshops in Atlanta, GA, Durham, NC, and Greensboro, NC
National Chapter Leader Gathering brings together 30 local EPIP leaders in San Diego for networking, a Philanthropology train-the-trainers session, and chapter development discussions
Council on Foundations annual conference - EPIP and GrantCraft present "Power to be Authentic" workshop for second year; EPIP holds two receptions for membership recruitment and networking
LA EPIP holds Philanthropology™ 201 workshop focused on grassroots fundraising and giving in LA's communities of color
DC EPIP holds 2nd brownbag in the Feed Your Brain series, this on the question "What is Social Justice Philanthropy, Anyhow?"
Winter 2004-05
National EPIP engages Omisade Burney-Scott, former program director at the Warner Foundation, as a consultant for the Philanthropology™ program, and for organizing activities in North Carolina
Jennifer Kramer-Wine, former staff at the Schott Foundation for Public Education, is engaged as a consultant for chapter and membership services
NCRP's State of Philanthropy 2004 publishes article by executive director Rusty Stahl on why young people are working in foundations and philanthropy
Fall 2004
1st Annual Membership Drive launched
EPIP recieves program-oriented grants from Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, Carnegie Corporation of New York, and the New York Community Trust
Council on Foundations recognizes EPIP as an affinity groups
Jennifer Kramer-Wine works in the office as a Graduate Fellow
K. Emerson Beyer works as a consultant to EPIP on communications issues
About 30 people attend EPIP's annual Young People's Night Out, during the Fall Conference for Community Foundations; this year it's dinner and jazz at the Dakota, in Minneapolis, MN
EPIP holds listening meeting in Minneapolis and a meeting with the Minnesota Council on Foundations to explore interest in a chapter in this area
EPIP co-facilitates the Youth Caucus at the National Network of Grantmakers conference in Miami, FL
Summer 2004
Jennifer Kramer-Wine interns in the national office through a graduate program
Spring 2004
Bay Area EPIP holds Philanthropology™ 201 workshop on power dynamics in philanthropy
LA EPIP holds Philanthropology™ 201 workshop on community-based social justice grantmaking, looking at the Liberty Hill Foundation as a case study
NYC EPIP holds Philanthropology™ 101 and 201 workshops, hosted by the Foundation Center
Winter 2003-04
EPIP holds a listening meeting in Atlanta, GA
Fall 2003
EPIP holds annual Young People's Night Out at Fall Conference for Community Foundations, this year its dinner at the Rusty Scupper in Baltimore
Summer 2003
Spring 2003
Initial exploratory meetings held in Los Angeles and the Bay Area
Winter 2002-03
New York City chapter holds first-ever Philanthropology™ 101 workshop
Initial exploratory meeting held in Washington, DC.
New York City chapter kicks off year by focusing on "New Year's Resolutions for Philanthropy," and launching its pilot Mentoring Program
Erika Scott works as a Fellow to support membership services and other organizational development issues
EPIP New England hosts "Current Giving Trends: Recent Research," and a workshop on "Intergenerational Perspectives in Philanthropy," at the New England Funders Conference
Fall 2002
New England chapter hosts "Switching Sectors: Moving into Philanthropy."
Chronicle of Philanthropy publishes an article online about EPIP, sparking interest from young people at foundations and nonprofit acoss the country. To view the article, go to news
EPIP recieves seed funding from the Ford Foundation's program on community philanthropy and civic culture
EPIP becomes a project of the New World Foundation, Co-founder Rusty Stahl is hired as Executive Director
Summer 2002
EPIP holds a listening meeting in Durham, NC, hosted by the Warner Foundation.
New England EPIP hosts a series of brownbag lunches for members.
Cover story in Foundation News and Commentary about next generation of grantmakers, with a focus on EPIP leader. To view the article, go to news.
Spring 2002
EPIP organizes a workshop attended by over 100 people at the Council on Foundations Annual Conference, in Chicago, with the title "Integrating Intergenerational Perspectives in Philanthropy"
New York City EPIP holds its first program, a panel discussion on "The History of Social Justice Philanthropy." Over 100 people participate in the program, which is hosted by the Open Society Institute
Winter 2002
New England EPIP hosts "Pathways to Change, A Panel of Creative Leaders and their Experiences in Philanthropy and the Nonprofit Sector;" 75 people attend from a range of foundations and nonprofit organizations
Fall 2001
A group of EPIP constituents meets at the Ford Foundation to begin exploring the possibility of a local chapter in New York City
EPIP organizers participate in the Youth Caucus at the National Network of Grantmakers bi-annual conference, and report to the membership meeting with a set of proposals for NNG to strengthen its inter-generational work
New England chapter launches with a reception at a Boston restaurant; the event draws ~60 participants
Spring 2001
EPIP is initiated by a national organizing committee that is formed after a well-attended dinner for young people held during the Council on Foundations annual conference in Philadelphia
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