2012 EPIP PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND
ABOUT THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND
The EPIP Professional Development Fund (PDF) increases access to professional development for young people of color working in the foundation field. It provides the following:
:: Partial funding to attend philanthropy conferences (max $1,000 per conference)
:: Leveraging additional support for awardees from employers and conference sponsors
:: Annual awardee convening to provide skills-training, reflection on practice, inter-generational learning, and peer-networking
:: A growing peer-support network of PDF awardees and other young people of color in the foundation field
PDF Scholarships are a benefit of EPIP membership. If you are not yet an EPIP member, you may apply for membership simultaneously as you submit this PDF application.
Questions about membership? Contact EPIP Director of Membership, Rebecca Schumer, by emailing rebecca@epip.org or calling 212 584 8249 x4.
PDF is specifically intended to support young people of color in the field, such as Asian American, African American, Native American, Latin American, or multiracial individuals.
This reflects EPIP's emphasis on ensuring racial diversity within our next-generation work.
EPIP members from outside the U.S. are also eligible to apply, although they should be considered people of color or minorities in their home countries.
The Professional Development Fund is made possible by ongoing support from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. It was launched in 2005 with support from Mott.
2012 SCHOLARSHIP MATERIALS:
EPIP is proud to announce the 2012 year of our Professional Development Fund,
a scholarship program that enables young grantmakers of color to attend philanthropy conferences and trainings,
and to network and learn with peers and senior colleagues.We wish to recognize the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation for renewed support for 2011-2013.
Awards are up to $1,000 per conference, and there are many other benefits built into the program that significantly increase the value of participation (See below and attached for details).
Please download our brochure and application form here, and pass this information along to colleagues.
:: EPIP Professional Development Fund 2012 Brochure
:: EPIP Professional Development Fund 2012 Application Form
Identify the philanthropy conference or training that interests you, and then apply to EPIP for professional development funding to attend it!
You can find most of the conferences by visiting the Council on
Foundation's 2012 Major Meetings Calendar.
Also, check out what The Grantmaking School has to offer.
Finally consider applying for a scholarship to attend the 2012 EPIP National Conference confirmed for April 26-28, 2012 in
Los Angeles, CA.
2012 EPIP PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND GATHERING:
A Knowledge Network for Emerging Grantmakers of Color
Location and Exact Dates TBD. Most Likely - Fall 2012
Each year EPIP convenes young promising leaders from across the country to deepen professional and personal skills that are essential to success in the sector.
The PDF Gathering is a special space for PDF awardees and other young leaders of color to explore the meaning of social justice philanthropy
and racial equity grantmaking. Over 30 participants attend the gathering each year to share experiences, build strong peer networks and
develop a common language around issues that matter to EPIP's constituency base.
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