Thursday, March 6, 2014 6 – 7:30 pm Note: Thanks to all who attended for a few pieces of advice from our HR experts, check out EPIP DC’s March Newsletter. Do you love your job?  Do you hate it?  Either way, how are you preparing for your next job?  How do you prepare for a job that is somewhere between assistant/associate and VP/president?  What should you be doing now?  Who should you be talking with, and how can you look for opportunities to get the most out of your current job?  Come hear from HR experts, as they explain what exceptional mid-level candidates are doing, the best/worst job interviews they ever conducted, and time-tested career advice for whenever you transition jobs. Speakers Kristen Conte, former VP for Finance and Operations, Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation Holli Rivera, President, Intentional Philanthropy Alyssa Piccirilli, Manager of Administration, Public Welfare Foundation Dawn Godaire, SPHR, Director of Human Resources, Heart Rhythm Society Read more

By Sharon Rice, Director of Community Relations, Generocity, and Steering Committee Member, EPIP-Philadelphia

“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.”   –Lao Tzu

My first job out of graduate school was as a therapist for children in foster care.  One day, I had a conversation with a client that changed my life forever. 

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Dear EPIP Friends and Colleagues, Recently I was in a conversation with other parents about whether or not it was our responsibility to place our kids in diverse schools. Many of us agreed on the importance of teaching our kids to appreciate the diversity of cultures and languages in our society as well as how to work, play and live with people who may seem different. Regardless of their backgrounds, kids in a diverse school all work together towards the same goals: learning a lesson, storming the castle during recess, or enjoying a lunchtime meal. As I reflect on that conversation, I am reminded of the upcoming JAG Unity Summit and its purpose of creating shared strategies for advancing equity, assessing equity work and developing a new vision and plan for collaboration. Like those pre-K kids, we can work together, regardless of our backgrounds, to achieve the same goal of ensuring that our work in philanthropy moves toward more equity and inclusion so that all of the communities we serve have the same chance to succeed in life. I hope that you will join your fellow EPIP members in Washington, DC this spring for the JAG Unity Summit. EPIP will have our own day of programming on June 6th, so you’ll still have a chance to meet new voices in philanthropy and reconnect with old friends in the field. Be sure to stay for the rest of the Summit so you can spread your network and ideals for a new […] Read more

EPIP Unites at the Unity Summit is a one day gathering in Washington, DC designed specifically for EPIP members. It is planned for Friday, June 6th between 9:00AM – 5:00PM, one day before the Unity Summit is scheduled to take place. We invite you to submit ideas for sessions that will speak to the EPIP membership, while also keeping in mind our participation with other JAG members at the Unity Summit on the following day. For more information on the Unity Summit, visit our website at: http://www.epip.org/2014-national-conference/ EPIP Unites has 2 Program tracks: Track 1: “Measuring a Leader” – Professional Skill-Building How can we develop the skills necessary to be effective leaders? This track corresponds with EPIP’s Measuring a Leader skill set checklist. For more information, please visit: http://www.epip.org/our-leadership-moments/measuring-a-leader/ Possible topics for exploration: • Leadership and management training • Communication in professional settings and public speaking • Strategic and analytical-skill development • Self-evaluation Track 2: “Doing Good” – Knowledge Development How will the social sector adapt to meet 21st century challenges and opportunities? This track corresponds with EPIP’s “Doing Good in the 21st Century” project developed together with La Piana Consulting and from a generous grant from the Blue Shield of California Foundation. More information can be found at: http://www.epip.org/doing-good-in-the-21st-century/ Possible topics for exploration: • Innovation in the social sector • Solutions to social, racial, gender and health inequities • New technology and new methods for applying these technologies • Methods for cross-sector collaboration • Generational shifts We are looking […] Read more

The following post was authored by Riki Wilchins, Executive Director of TrueChild.  Join Riki and EPIP for a fully discussion of this and other issues related to gender theory on our upcoming webinar on Wednesday, February 12th.

Those of us who studied Judith Butler, postmodernism and gender theory at school may wonder if it has anything to teach us about philanthropy. As one young program officer confided to me, "I studied all this stuff in college, but I've always had to keep it totally separate from my foundation day job." 

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By Shauna Nep, Social Innovation Manager, The Goldhirsh Foundation and member, EPIP-LA

In philanthropy, we are working each day to make the world a more open, inclusive, and participatory place. A place where marginalized voices are heard and smart solutions that work rise to the top. But, we have lagged behind in modeling the behavior we want to see in the rest of society.  With some notable exceptions, the way we as philanthropic institutions currently engage is not only inconsistent with our current values, but also behind the times in which we live. 

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Webinar – 10 Reasons You Should Be Using Social Media

July 10, 2013 

 

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Tuesday, February 11, 2014 8 – 9:30 am What does it take to be a leader of social change in the 21st century? Is the way the sector currently structured conducive to your career goals and aspirations? Is work-life balance important to you? If so how do you find balance when the pressures inherent in wanting to change the world always demand more. Join this wide ranging discussion about leadership in the 21st century and what you need to personally succeed. Sarah Brooks Coaching will be there to help us examine why we constantly feel the need to work at a breakneck pace and will provide a tool to help you think about your next steps to help you achieve your career goals this year. All attendees will be eligible for a free one hour follow-up coaching session with Sarah.  Learn more about Sarah here. We will send all attendees an article to read and a worksheet to fill out and bring with you. In the meantime check out this video  on what your peers think it will take to succeed in the 21st century. Read more

The following blog post was authored by Esther Kang, of the Durfee Foundation and EPIP-LA. “I just believe that the interesting time in a career is pre-success, what shaped things, how did you get to this point?” – Steve Martin Before The Durfee Foundation and EPIP LA, I was a fresh college graduate who had just moved to San Francisco with two suitcases and the kindness of friends who let me stay with them. Finding a job? Pfft, easy. I did have THREE internships and TWO jobs while I was in college. Like a typical millennial, I googled, idealist-ed, monster-ed, and sometimes even bing-ed nonprofit jobs. Based on the job descriptions and insiders’ tips, I quickly realized that I had to build a stronger foundation since I was competing with those holding graduate degrees or years of experience for entry-level positions. This led me to two retail jobs, one on-call position, and two more internships at nonprofit organizations. At one point, these were simultaneous. On slim paychecks, I reveled in a few key farmer’s market purchases and adopted the minimalist lifestyle of 90’s cartoon characters’ with multiples of the same outfit. Aside from two interview outfits, I had five black turtlenecks, five dark wash jeans, one dark brown riding boots, and two white Converse sneakers. Before interviews, I’d always listen to two songs from the movie Rocky to ease my nerves: The Final Countdown and Eye of the Tiger. Every week, I scheduled a coffee or phone call with professionals […] Read more

EPIP-NY Event: Tapping the Crowd to Solve Social Inequity

January 22nd

With generous support from the Surdna Foundation, our EPIP-NY chapter partnered with Housing Works Bookstore Cafe to host a fascinating panel discussion on crowdfunding for social change.  The distinguished panel explored a number of issues in the emerging field and left attendees with a deeper understanding of crowdfunding’s current impact, and its potential for the future.

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