Select a News item to View: Mar 08 - EPIP Announces New Board Members Monique Mehta and James Weinberg Mar 08 - Generational Leadership Program at the COF Summit Nov 07 - EPIP Featured Prominently in New York Times Annual Giving Section Oct 07 - EPIP Featured on Idealist.org Blog Oct 07 - EPIP Indiana Recognized as 7th EPIP Chapter Aug 07 - EPIP Partners with Young Nonprofit Professionals Network Mar 08 - EPIP Announces New Board Members Monique Mehta and James Weinberg Monique Mehta is Executive Director of the Third Wave Foundation. Third Wave is a feminist, activist foundation that works nationally to support young women and transgender youth ages 15 to 30. Through strategic grantmaking, leadership development, and philanthropic advocacy, the Foundation supports groups and individuals working towards gender, racial, economic, and social justice. Prior to Third Wave, Monique was Development Director for Sakhi for South Asian Women, through the New Voices Fellowship program. While in law school, Monique worked with Andolan: Organizing Low-Wage Immigrant Workers, Sanctuary for Families, UNIFEM, and the Immigrant Defense Project (NY State Defender’s Office). She has mainly focused on grassroots work around immigrant issues, violence against women, human trafficking, and organizing low-wage workers. Monique received her J.D. from Brooklyn Law School and B.A. from Colgate University. In 2007, she received the National Women’s History Project “Generations of Women Moving History Forward” award. Monique says: "I am really impressed with EPIP’s work to bring more emerging leaders to the COF Summit, and believe this is a launching off point for EPIP to have a greater impact within philanthropy... I believe EPIP could forge stronge alliances in order to engage in greater collective philanthropic advocacy. I am excited for EPIP to be a storehouse of knowledge around social justice philanthropy for a new generation of leaders as well as a stronger advocate for shifting where resources go and how new donors engage with giving." James Weinberg is Founder and CEO of CommonGood Careers, a national nonprofit search firm dedicated to supporting social entrepreneurs with their hiring needs at every organizational level, providing resources for socially driven jobseekers, and addressing talent-related issues throughout the sector. As a nonprofit practitioner himself, James recognized the need for nonprofits and jobseekers to receive more direct support in connecting with each other. Previously, James served as National Development Director at BELL (Building Educated Leaders for Life). Prior to this, James served as the Executive Director of the Homeless Children’s Education Fund, where he worked to ensure that children who are homeless have equal access to the same educational opportunities and experiences as their peers. James has a master’s degree in Management & Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon University, is an alumnus of the Coro Fellows Graduate Program in Public Affairs, and holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Tufts University. James says: I have been inspired by EPIP’s mission and impressed by its work ever since my first meeting with Rusty Stahl over a year and half ago. My connection to the organization’s work stems both from my personal theories of social change, as well as from my current efforts to address next-generation leadership issues through the nonprofit sector. Today’s nonprofits face larger responsibilities, challenges and opportunities than ever before. In order to remain competitive and sustainable, organizations must continue to evolve in the face of changing realities, often at rates that force them to make difficult decisions and prioritizations. Within this environment, philanthropic leaders are uniquely positioned to serve as both catalysts and shepherds of change; that is, if they are sufficiently educated, motivated and empowered to do so. That is why I believe that EPIP represents such a powerful lever for moving the nonprofit sector forward." Go Back to Top Mar 08 - Generational Leadership Program at the COF Summit Check out about the next generation workshops, pre-conference events, community-building, and scholarships that EPIP and our partners are offering at the COF Summit! Download resource to make the case to your employer to send emerging leaders to the Summit Go Back to Top Nov 07 - EPIP Featured in New York Times article in annual Giving section. [View Article] Nov 07 - EPIP Featured on Idealist.org blog along with our colleagues at Future Leaders in Philanthropy [View Blog] Oct 07 - EPIP featured in IU Center on Philanthropy 2006 annual report (see p. 20). [View Report .pdf] Oct 07 - EPIP Indiana recognized as seventh chapter in EPIP network. View [Indiana EPIP Webpage] Aug 07 - EPIP Partners with Young Nonprofit Professionals Network. Read [Press Release] To read past news items, visit News Archive.