In partnership with NTEN, EPIP members may take advantage of member rates on this NTEN webinar. Discount codes for all partner offers can be found on Member Connect under Member Resources. Ten years into the social media revolution, people are using social media to speak, but organizations aren’t listening. Allison will discuss her new book, Matterness: What Fearless Leaders Know About the Power and Promise of Social Media, which focuses on how to make people on the inside and outside matter more to your efforts. Those organizations that continue to work and talk at, rather than with, their constituents will find themselves increasingly irrelevant. Organizational leaders need all of the great energy, know-how, creativity, and networks of their people in their ecosystems to be successful. Three lucky webinar participants will also win a free signed copy of the Allison’s new book! Key Takeaways: Clear and easy steps for increasing the Matterness in your organization A demystification of common and outsized fears that organizations have about the world An understanding and need to switch the organizational lens from fear to abundance and from the inside-out to the outside-in About the presenter: Allison Fine is among the pre-eminent guides to the social media revolution. Her gift is for converting uncertainty over rapid change into excitement over remaking organizations by the least expensive and most profitable means available: connecting with others. She is the author of Matterness: What Fearless Leaders Know About the Power and Promise of Social Media. She is co-author of […] Read more

Webinar Recap: Supersized Imbalance: Post-2014 Election, What Foundations Should Know 

Wednesday, January 9, 2015 

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We recently had the opportunity to interview Emily Kessler, the interim director of Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy.  In this interview, Emily shares how she got her start in philanthropy and what she is hoping to do to help emerging professionals and increase the value of an EPIP membership. 

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, whose legacy we celebrate this month, was one of the greatest communicators in modern history. He understood the power of the spoken and written word to inform, inspire, and heal individuals, communities, nations, and the world. In Dr. King’s memoir of the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott, he argued...

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This January, EPIP is highlighting the Measuring a Leader skill of Communications. Social change leaders: Communicate ideas and concepts clearly, persuasively, and dynamically; and Express ideas clearly through both verbal and written means...

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In a recent Twitter chat, the organizer asked participants to discuss how they have worked to master interpersonal skills.  When it came time to discuss strengths and weaknesses, one person mentioned decision-making and the desire to make everyone happy.  This is an issue that would ring true with many people.  

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This post was authored by Alicia Barrett, a Trust Administrative Officer with U.S. Trust, Bank of America. Alicia is also a member of the Washington, D.C. chapter of Emerging Practitioners In Philanthropy.

Being a strong communicator is a wonderful quality that every employer, friend and significant other wants you to have, but let’s face it, communicating your ideas clearly and persuasively does not come naturally (especially for the reserved folks like me out there). To learn how to become a better communicator, I turned to my local Toastmasters International club...

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This  is a re-post of content from the RE:Philanthropy blog. 

An article recently published in Research & Development shared how  researchers are using social media to draw attention to their research.  Discussing their work with reporters and sharing on social media seemed to increase the likelihood that one’s research is cited, thereby increasing their work’s impact.  With that being said, how is your organization drumming up interest with social media?  Are you using it simply as an awareness tool or are you actively engaging?  Here are a few ideas to engage your social media audience:

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EPIP members are eligible for a 15% discount at courses offered by the NYU Academy for Grantmaking and Funder Education. Educating funders from throughout the USA and 23 other countries, the NYU Academy offers individual courses or a full certification in Philanthropy and Grantmaking. [7 courses.] Different offerings each semester. 5 day courses in January and July. Many of the courses are scheduled so participants can attend for 2 or 5 days. 

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On behalf of Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy, the national board would like to take a moment to announce the departure of our Executive Director, Rahsaan Harris. After over two years of dedicated service to the network, Rahsaan will be stepping into a new role serving as President at The Emma Bowen Foundation for Minority Interests in Media. The national team as well as the local chapters express our deep gratitude to Rahsaan for his leadership of EPIP, and we wish Rahsaan and his family the best as he takes this new and exciting step into his future work in philanthropy and social justice. Rahsaan’s energy and enthusiasm for EPIP will be sorely missed but he leaves behind a legacy of change that will certainly carry us into the next year and beyond. He was instrumental in leading the staff in creating many innovative leadership initiatives including the most recent release of the Measuring a Leader series, also known as MC MaL. Rahsaan also established a well-rounded funding portfolio and network of professionals that have added their skills and leadership to helping craft and properly define EPIP’s values as a network. Additionally under his leadership, Regional Coordinators were established, which has increased the level of communication from the national office to the many regional and local chapters. Lastly, however not least, Rahsaan’s leadership of a several month-long planning process that included a national retreat of JAG leaders, helped successfully hold the Unity Summit. This key event brought together all the JAG partners […] Read more