Webinar Recap: The Future of Philanthropy: A Closer Look at Youth Grantmaking

Wednesday, November 19, 2014  

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This guest post was authored by Ryan Ginard. Ryan is a Steering Committee member of the San Diego Chapter of Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy and will be talking about civic technology in philanthropy at the 2015 SXSW Conference in Austin. It is widely agreed that modern philanthropy is comprised of an individuals time, talent and treasure. What has not yet been agreed to however is how the non-financial measures of this equation are calculated and how those skills are cultivated to either maximize their ongoing impact or get to a point where those volunteers become regular financial donors. How can we identify and develop talent concurrently with their propensity to give? When should we ask volunteers to give and how much should we ask for? And one of the most painful recurring questions for nonprofits, how do we get our board members to give? Answers lie in the ability to track each step in someone’s civic evolution placed against a corresponding set of measures identifying the differing levels of participation. There are five steps to becoming a civic leader; 1. Learn – Attend meetings, get connected. 2. Support – Volunteer for a cause or organization. 3. Influence – Share your passion with personal networks to create more awareness for the cause and recruit new supporters. 4. Give – Give financially to your cause. 5. Lead – Organize a community movement or project. The different needs of nonprofits necessitate a flexible scale to guide this “evolution” and calculate any eventual financial ask. Understanding […] Read more

One of these local charities will benefit from EPIP’s #GivingTuesday event, but we NEED YOUR HELP! We’re ask all EPIP members, friends, partners, colleagues, and allies (all of you) to VOTE for your favorite charity by texting one of these codes to 22333 (See live results here!): 218377 for The Ali Forney Center, which protects LGBTQ youth from the harm of homelessness 218378 for City Harvest, which collects excess food from restaurants & grocers and delivers it to community food programs 218379 for Community Voices Heard, which builds power to secure social, economic and racial justice for all by organizing principally women of color and low-income families (For example: in the “to” box, type “22333”, then in the body of the message, type 218377 if your choice is The Ali Forney Center.) ON December 2, 2014, EPIP and EPIP-NY will be hosting our Party to Share Prosperity – A #GivingTuesday Event, at No. 8 in New York City. Proceeds from our event will be split among EPIP and the charity with the most votes. Even if you can’t join us in person on 12/2, you can participate by voting and helping us to make a choice. Read more

Webinar Recap: Using a Gender Lens to Enhance Outcomes and Drive Innovation

Wednesday, November 5, 2014  

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  Sophia Guevara is a Social Media Fellow with EPIP.  In this essay, she provides readers with some of the lessons she has learned about being creative with what you have to make change. Seeing a man curled up asleep by the lights of a pharmacy one night while in Washington, D.C., I reached into my pocket and knew that the change I had wasn’t enough to make a difference.  Walking away, I felt ashamed I couldn’t help him but was inspired to start thinking what I could do on a larger scale to help those like him.  I didn’t have grant money to give but I did hold leadership positions within a council and several associations.  By being creative with what I had, I came up with the idea to partner with others to host service projects at annual conferences.   Here are four lessons I learned from those experiences: Lesson learned: Prepare your case, but be patient and flexible. Not every proposal I prepared was accepted readily by potential partners at first glance. I found it important to be patient with those who expressed doubt and flexible enough to negotiate changes when necessary.  I had to be humble enough to realize that the criticism received in the early stages often offered valuable insight.  Instead of being stopped in my tracks by it, I decided to use the input to mold the plan into something that would gain additional support in later stages. Lesson learned: Professional conferences are a great opportunity to reach many professionals. As […] Read more

This month, EPIP is highlighting the Measuring a Leader skills of Influencing and Fundraising. Social change leaders: inspire and influence others; influence funding partners to join collaborative projects; and raise resources for community organizations they support...

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We’re constantly working to improve our programs to better meet members’ needs. In response to your requests for more support in organizing your professional development, EPIP National has been working to develop and refine two member resources: Measuring a Leader and Member Connect...

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Webinar Recap: The Power of Convergence: Advancing Equity through Policy and Philanthropy 

Wednesday, October 20, 2014 

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Joining a nonprofit board is a great way to expand your professional skill set and get valuable work-related volunteer experience. Have you considered board service, but don’t know where to start? Join us for a panel and interactive discussion on board service to hear from professionals who have served on, recruited, and managed nonprofit boards of all kinds: Richmond Briscoe, Human Capital and Diversity & Inclusion Consultant – Graduate of the Riordan Leadership Institute and the African American Board Leadership Institute; sits on the Boards of the Los Angeles Junior Chamber of Commerce, United Way Emerging Leaders Council, and Urban League Young Professionals Executive Board Angelica M. Solis, Director of Community Development, Youth Policy Institute – Previously Executive Director of the Alliance for a Better Community; has served on the Boards of the California Association for the Education of Young Children and the Regional Advisory Council of New Futuro; currently serving on the Planning Committee of the Los Angeles Latino Jewish Roundtable, the Board of Gabriella Charter Schools, and as an Emerging Leader Member of New America Alliance Judy Spiegel, Principal, Consulting for a Change – Trainer on board governance for the Riordan Leadership Institute, previously Senior Vice President of Programs for the California Community Foundation, and currently sits on the Boards of the Westside YWCA, Adrienne Jules Foundation, and Lowitz Foundation Jonathan Zeichner, Executive Director, A Place Called Home – Co-founder, Inside Out Community Arts, Durfee Fellow, has served on nonprofit boards, and speaker and instructor in many nonprofit […] Read more

NTERGENERATION is a dynamic intergenerational group of funders, organizational development practitioners, and nonprofit leaders working to transform thinking and practice about leadership and leadership development. Since 2011, we have been finding, elevating and strengthening examples of collaborative leadership in the Philadelphia region, making connections between collaborative leadership and enhanced impact to communities and sharing these tools and examples with the broader community.

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