Become an EPIP Boston Ambassador or Join an EPIPhany Group

EPIP Boston is thrilled to offer our community two new programs that provide opportunities for leadership within the chapter and deeper engagement with fellow members.

The Ambassador program offers committed EPIP Boston members a greater level of involvement with driving chapter operations. Ambassadors work with Steering Committee officers who oversee our programming, membership, and communications functions to help EPIP fulfill its mission of providing professional development and networking opportunities to philanthropic practitioners working in the Boston metropolitan area. Steering Committee Officers will work with each Ambassador to tailor projects--such as member outreach, event planning, and developing communications content--that ensure professional or personal goals are being met through the program.

EPIPhany Groups are a pilot initiative of EPIP Boston giving members a chance to connect with one another on shared interests. Members self-identify for a group with common interest areas and based on group consensus may choose to meet for in-person discussions or simply communicate via email with questions or suggested readings to help advance their work. A Steering Committee officer will serve as the point person for each EPIPhany group, facilitating interactions and functioning as a resource on all EPIP Boston or National related questions.

Members can sign up for either program here.

EPIP Boston February events

EPIP Boston is happy to offer our members two opportunities next week to learn how to make the most of your networks!

Join us first on Tuesday, February 19th from 6:00 - 8:00 pm for the Art and Science of Networking. In this highly interactive session, Maya Townsend of Partnering Resources will draw on insights from researchers and practitioners in the social sciences and in business to learn about the networking practices of high performers. We dispel the myth that people who want strong networks should never eat alone and, instead, we learn about the simple actions that significantly contribute to the health of your network. Register now to join us at The Boston Foundation next Tuesday!

Then, join us the morning of Friday, February 22nd to continue the conversation at our bi-monthly Breakfast Discussion series. This month, we'll meet at Panera Bread in the Theatre District to discuss a new report from Monitor Institute and Grantmakers for Effective Organizations, Catalyzing Networks for Social Change, on how to tackle the complexity of 21st-Century problems with a diverse group of stakeholders. Read about insights to these issues from a wide variety of funders and then come discuss how we can apply them to our everyday work--or share ideas of your own! With limited space available, EPIP members will be given precedence for attendance. Take advantage of your EPIP membership by signing up today!

We hope to see you all out at our events this month!

EPIP Boston Steering Committee

EPIP Boston New Grantmakers Breakfast October 16

Are you new to philanthropy or your organization? The EPIP Boston Chapter and Associated Grant Makers are pleased to invite you to join us for a New Grantmaker Breakfast! Connect with others new to the field, begin developing your network, discuss the challenges and opportunities of entering grantmaking, and walk away with the Top 10 Tips for New Grantmakers (as compiled by experienced professionals in the EPIP network).

Date: Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Time: 8:30 - 10:00 AM
Location: Associated Grant Makers, 55 Court St., Suite 520, Boston, MA 02108

The breakfast is free of cost and open to everyone. We hope to see you there! Register today!

EPIP Boston Steering Committee

EPIP Boston Recognizes Rusty Stahl

This month Rusty Stahl completes his 10-year term as Founder and Executive Director at EPIP. To commemorate his service to the organization and its national network of constituents, earlier this week EPIP launched a "Recognizing Rusty" drive to raise a modest $5,000 in his name for the future of the organization.

Rusty has been a visionary and vocal leader for people entering the field of philanthropy and has helped EPIP influence countless members over the past decade, both in Boston and around the country. Here is what some of our local Steering Committee members had to say about Rusty and EPIP:

EPIP Boston Breakfast Discussion of 2012 Millennial Report

Join EPIP Boston for an informal conversation over breakfast on the morning of Friday, July 20 from 8:30-10:00 am at the GMA Foundations (77 Summer Street, 9th Floor in Downtown Crossing in Boston). We will eat, network, and discuss the 2012 Millennial Impact Report, recently highlighted in the Chronicle of Philanthropy, on how trends in giving impact philanthropy and how the landscape is changing over time. RSVP here (http://www.eventbrite.com/event/3856410628); space is limited. We hope you can make it.

EPIP Boston Steering Committee

EPIP Boston is recruiting new steering committee members

EPIP Boston works to strengthen the next generation of grantmakers and advance the field of philanthropy in the Boston area.

We provide local philanthropy professionals with opportunities for networking and professional development, connecting members with their peers and providing access to senior leaders for learning and development.

EPIP particularly serves those under the age of forty or those who consider themselves new to the field, especially staff associated with foundations, giving programs, and philanthropic support organizations, and/or foundation trustees, donors and students studying philanthropy. We are looking for new members to serve on the steering committee.

EPIP Boston & AGM are hosting a new grantmaker breakfast

EPIP Boston & AGM are hosting a new grantmaker breakfast for local practitioners

Are you new to philanthropy or your organization? The EPIP Boston Chapter and Associated Grant Makers are pleased to invite you to join us for a New Grantmaker Breakfast!  

EPIP Boston Happy Hour, May 2012

EPIP Boston Happy Hour, May 2012

Our May Happy Hour will be a great chance to network and learn about best practices in the field of philanthropy as well as tools for professional development.

Upcoming EPIP Boston Workshop on Board Development

Understanding how nonprofit organizations work is essential to good philanthropic work and board service will give you valuable hands-on experience. Board service provides emerging practitioners with an outstanding way in which to learn about the issues and challenges faced by nonprofit organizations.

Attend Philanthropology 2.0, Social Justice Philanthropy, on May 11!

Join us for this event co-hosted by the Proteus Fund and EPIP Boston on Fri. May 11.