EPIP Seattle
EPIP Seattle was officially recognized in July 2009 as the 10th chapter of EPIP. A small group of young grantmakers recognized the need for the group after an autumn 2005 focus group co-hosted by Philanthropy Northwest and the national EPIP network. The EPIP Seattle Steering Committee works to develop local programming for our members and friends. We survey our members annually to find out what issues they are interested in and build relevant programs based on the results. We host a series of networking and professional development events throughout the year, such as the EPIP National Conference Re-Cap Dinner, our Careers in Philanthropy Lunch Roundtables, and Philanthropology workshops.
To get in touch with EPIP Seattle, email us at seattle@epip.org.
Steering Committee
The group is governed by a steering committee composed of volunteer leaders, and is affiliated with the national EPIP network.
Laura Mapp, Program Officer, Henry M. Jackson Foundation (Co-Chair)
Erika Orsulak, Managing Director, Sustainable Path Foundation
Mike Quinn, Program Manager, Social Venture Partners
Kelly Reimer, Development Manager, Northwest Children’s Fund
Zeke Spier, Executive Director, Social Justice Fund Northwest; Board Member, EPIP
Sarah Studer, Independent Consultant; Board Member, EPIP (Co-Chair)
Katrin Wilde, Executive Director, Channel Foundation
Holly Wolfe Powers, Program Associate, The Russell Family Foundation
“Take Me to TFN” Conference Scholarship Contest
EPIP Seattle is officially opening the “Take Me to TFN!” Conference Scholarship Contest. One very fortunate EPIP Seattle member will win a full scholarship to attend TFN’s Annual Conference, which is coming to Seattle March 26-28, 2012, and will be featured on EPIP Seattle’s blog and TFN’s national website.
Continue reading3.26: EPIP Seattle & TFN Funders Mixer & Dinner
In conjunction with the TFN conference coming to Seattle, WA on March 26-28, EPIP Seattle is planning a special funders mixer and dinner for all interested EPIP Seattle members. This will be a chance to mix and mingle not just with your fellow EPIPers, but with TFN conference attendees (i.e. a variety of funders from across the country visiting our beautiful Emerald City)!
Continue reading$500 EPIP National Conference Scholarships
The EPIP National Conference is taking place in sunny Los Angeles, CA on April 26-28, 2012.
Are you eager to attend the 2012 EPIP National Conference but having difficulty covering your costs? Is your employer able to contribute towards your participation but not 100%?
Continue readingGreat Opportunity for Next-Gen Leaders to Attend Foundations on the Hill!
Foundations on the Hill is right around the corner and event organizers want YOU to attend! FOTH, the Council on Foundations' and the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers' annual legislative and public policy event, allows foundation representatives to get to know their elected officials and share the perspectives of those in philanthropy. A two-day event, FOTH includes advocacy training, meetings with representatives, and a special breakfast with remarks by members of Congress.
FOTH 2012 is March 21-22 in Washington, D.C., and the Council on Foundations and the Forum are offering very generous stipends to potential attendees to cover all or most of the costs of attending. And preference will be given to next-generation leaders...!
For more info, check out their guidelines. Apply soon - the deadline is Friday, December 16!
Foundations Hold Money for the 1%. How Can We Stand With the 99%?
Our friends at the Quixote Foundation have been spending time thinking about the Occupy Movement and what it means for foundations and the work that we do. Below, an excerpt:
What do foundations have in common with the 1%? We’re organizations, not individuals, it’s true; but our raison d’être is using untaxed wealth to carry out the wishes of its “former owners.” As long as we stick to a few regulations, only the founders or their heirs and appointees can have a say in what we do. If this tax break can pay for itself by channeling riches into the public good, why is there no equivalent deduction for ordinary folks who make nonprofit gifts, unless they have sufficient income or assets to itemize? Why are foundations allowed to hold $672 billion in assets—often invested in companies that help create the problems our programs try to solve—while spending as little as 5% per year no matter how well our portfolios have performed?
The Quixote Foundation has nine suggestions on how we can support the movement, besides spending beyond the 5% (what Quixote calls "spending up"). Here are a few examples - but click here to read the complete article.
- Support organizations that help the Occupy movement. The National Lawyers Guild links demonstrators with free emergency legal help. Ruckus Societyprovides training. The Funders Committee for Civic Participation can connect grantmakers with nonprofits helping in many ways, including sustained action on issues like corporate political power; and Resource Generation works with both individuals and foundations to generate social change.
- Support those who make the movement visible when big media looks the other way. Mother Jones covers Occupy demonstrations and gives practical information for engaging through events like Bank Transfer Day. Resources like the Center for Media Justice and MAG-NET ensure we can hear stories not covered by corporate news. Media Democracy Fund contributes money, strategy, and connection for the work these groups do.
- Align our investments with our missions. Renewal is exceptionally smart about activating whole portfolios for social benefit, and PRI Makers Network fills in the how-tos.
Good in Theory, Problems in Practice: Young Professionals’ Views on Popular Leadership Development Strategies
The Young Nonprofit Professionals Network recently surveyed over 1,100 emerging nonprofit leaders across the country. Conducted in Spring 2011, YNPN’s National Voice Survey tested several interventions targeting leadership development in the nonprofit sector. The full report was launched in the Fall of 2011 at Independent Sector’s NGEN conference.
Job Opportunity: Office Manager at the Wilburforce Foundation
- Minimum of a four-year college degree.
- Strong organizational and communication skills. Ability to work on multiple tasks simultaneously and to prioritize and follow up on urgent matters in a timely manner.
- Accuracy and attention to detail are essential.
- Excellent knowledge and skills of computers and related business software applications.
- Ability to work closely and effectively in a collaborative team environment and provide support to other staff as needed.
- Proofreading, time management, customer service, and process management, ability to laugh.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Willingness to be flexible with working hours at occasional peak urgent workload periods.
Introducing EPIP’s Effective Leadership Career Program
11/16: Careers in Philanthropy Luncheon featuring Audrey Haberman
Join EPIP Seattle at FareStart on Wednesday, November 16th for our annual "Careers in Philanthropy Luncheon", featuring Audrey Haberman, the new Managing Partner of The Giving Practice and former Executive Director of The Pride Foundation.
EPIP Seattle is committed to bringing emerging leaders together with seasoned professionals in our community to learn about their career paths and experiences in the sector. Past speakers in this series have included: We are excited to host this luncheon at FareStart, an organization that provides a community that transforms lives by empowering homeless and disadvantaged men, women and families to acheive self-sufficiency through life skills, job training and employment in the food service industry. Over the past 19 years, FareStart has provided opportunities for nearly 5,000 people to transform their lives, while also serving over 4.5 million meals to disadvantaged men, women, and children.
Audrey Haberman has happily worked in both nonprofit and philanthropic organizations for over 20 years. She is currently the Managing Partner of The Giving Practice, which is the non-profit consulting arm of Philanthropy Northwest. She servezd for the last 11 years as executive director of the Pride Foundation, which is nationally recognized for its innovative models of philanthropy. Prior to her work with Pride Foundation, she was the Development Director for the Women's Funding Alliance. Audrey is an instructor for Philanthropy Northwest's Best Practices in Grantmaking: Essential Skills and Strategies program.
Job Opportunity: Program Associate at the Wilburforce Foundation
ABOUT THE FOUNDATION: Wilburforce Foundation is a private, philanthropic foundation that exists to preserve the North American West's irreplaceable biological diversity and ecological integrity. Our mission is to protect wildlife habitat in Western North America by actively supporting organizations and leaders advancing conservation solutions. We believe there are positive, achievable solutions to current challenges based on sound science, conservation policy, and community action, and we believe that conservation is powered by a hopeful vision in which wild places and wildlife thrive in harmony with human communities. ABOUT THE POSITION: We have an opening for a full-time Program Associate position based in Seattle, Washington. The Program Associate will report to our Program Officer for Yellowstone-to-Yukon (Y2Y). Please review the position description for more information. APPLICATION PROCESS: Applications must be received by postal mail or e-mail in Wilburforce’s office no later than 12:00 PM MONDAY, October 17, 2011. Applications submitted by email should be sent as in RTF, PDF or Microsoft Word formats. Please do not submit applications by fax, and please do not send applications by both postal mail and e-mail – one of the two will suffice. Interested candidates should send their cover letter and resume to:
Paul Beaudet, Associate Director
Wilburforce Foundation
3601 Fremont Ave N #304
Seattle, WA 98103
Wilburforce Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Foundation does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, gender identity, marital status, or any other classification protected by local, state or federal law.
For more information about the Foundation and its program areas, please visit the Foundation’s website at www.wilburforce.org.
POSITION DESCRIPTION Responsibilities: The Program Associate works closely with the Y2Y Program Officer to 1) Implement the Foundation’s conservation strategies for priority regions; 2) Participate in activities that further the Foundation’s understanding of relevant conservation issues, including convening or attending meetings, working with consultants, and undertaking specific research; and 3) Prepare and deliver reports or other presentations on timely issues to the Foundation staff, Board and to external audiences. Specific Duties: The Program Associate works closely with the Program Officer to: · Implement the Foundation’s conservation strategies in priority regions · Research issues, programs and organizations that are associated with conservation opportunities and/or threats in priority regions · Review and analyze documents submitted by grantees, and assist in the preparation of written recommendations about grants and programs for consideration by the Foundation’s Board of Directors · Support efforts to convene or communicate with grantees, funders, and other conservation partners, and facilitate the exchange of information, ideas and strategies · Inform Foundation staff and Board of current conservation, philanthropic, economic, political or other issues that may have an impact on the Foundation’s strategies or grantmaking practices · Develop and maintain strong relationships with grantees, funders and other potential partners to advance a conservation agenda in priority regions · Assist in efforts to work with the Foundation’s capacity building service providers to assess, prioritize and address the capacity needs of individual grantees, or clusters of grantees, within priority regions · Assist in the development and/or implementation of evaluation activities for the Foundation’s program activities, individual grants, or clusters of grants with priority regions · Represent the foundation at conferences and meetings with grantees, foundations, government agencies or community officials · Perform other duties as assigned Qualifications: A Bachelor’s or higher degree Knowledge of and demonstrated commitment to conservation or environmental issues. Experience with conservation issues in the Yellowstone-to-Yukon ecoregion is preferred but not required Outstanding written and verbal communication skills Excellent interpersonal skills An ability to work effectively and efficiently without a high level of supervision Ability to organize and effectively handle multiple projects, meet regular deadlines with consistency and accuracy, work independently while within a team structure, and work under pressure with ease and humor Basic understanding of the types of capacities important to nonprofit organizations, such as fundraising, financial management, governance, planning, evaluation, etc. Ability to attend occasional evening meetings, and to travel for weekday and weekend meetings and conferences Extensive experience with email and the Internet, and familiarity with MSOffice computer programs, including Word and Excel The Foundation is a team-oriented work environment, and individuals who work for the Foundation are expected to demonstrate outstanding leadership qualities. All employees are expected to: perform with high standards of integrity; demonstrate maturity; listen actively; value self-understanding; exhibit deep commitment; use good humor; and communicate effectively.
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