We regularly post new job opportunities on the Member Connect Job Board. Some recent openings listed include: Vice President Philanthropy in Hartford, CT Program Manager, Philanthropic Services in San Francisco, CA Executive Director in Westchester, NY If you’re an EPIP member, just follow these instructions to get there: Read more

This post was authored by Paul Bachleitner, Project Director of Joint Affinity Groups (JAG) and was originally published on the JAG Blog. It appears here as part of the EPIP-JAG blogging partnership, “Wit and Wisdom”. Navigating the path to leadership in philanthropy usually requires an off-road bike and a set of goggles. You’ll find leadership programs that polish your resume. Teach you about financial statements and evaluation metrics. Pair you off with a mentor. Seat you in front of a panel of CEOs. But there’s one component you’ll be lost without and it’s easily overlooked: direct connection with impacted communities. Read more

GrantCraft (a project of the Foundation Center and European Foundation Centre) has teamed up with nextgendonors.org on a four-week podcast series called Shaping the Future of Philanthropy: Voices from Next Gen Donors. The series explores the values, motivations, and stories of the up-and-coming generation of philanthropists. It complements research conducted by 21/64 and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at Grand Valley State University released earlier this year and related GrantCraft analysis. Two podcasts have been posted so far: one that provides an overview about next gen donors and another about respecting legacy. Read more

Please join Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy (EPIP), La Piana Consulting and fellow Independent Sector conference participants for a Connections conversation and video premiere: Doing Good in the 21st Century. EPIP and La Piana launched an exciting new initiative at the 2013 EPIP National Conference, which looks more closely at emerging trends among individuals, organizations, and networks that are proving their ability to succeed in the new reality. These conversations were captured on video, which will be premiered at our Connections event. Read more

Martin Luther King, Jr. is the model of a leader. He is the prototype for the kind of leader EPIP strives to create. It is a lofty goal but it is the marker we must set if we are building a movement of people committed to making the world more just, equitable, and sustainable.

I was fortunate to travel to Washington, DC on the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Justice. I boarded a bus in the early morning hours of August 28th with my Big Brothers Big Sisters mentee and a former student of mine from my teaching days and his two sons.

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This post was authored by Charley Ice, who is an active member of EPIP-Hawaii. Charley grew up in Yosemite and studied sociology and political science at Berkeley in the Vietnam era, followed by a masters in urban planning in Hawaii. He’s been in Hawaii for 40 years, and is a proponent of Hawaiian issues, environmental and social justice issues, in addition to holding interests in economics and current events. Charley chairs the Environmental Caucus of the Democratic Party, and serves as a union shop steward at his office in the Hawaii Commission on Water Resource Management, where they tackle cutting edge issues in the public trust. He is also a boardmember of the Hawaii People’s Fund, a small seed-grant agency focused on social and environmental justice, whose motto is “change, not charity”.  

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Investment in public interest media is exploding, and with it, creative and rigorous approaches to impact evaluation. Join Media Impact Funders and The Paley Center for Media for a lively and productive daylong convening that will explore new technologies and key case studies in the rapidly shifting assessment field.

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Bringing Entrepreneurial Skills into Grantmaking Practices

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Did you have a chance to catch the Stanford Social Innovation Review piece “The Cliff of Unintended Consequences” earlier this year? The authors discuss what we already know to be a sad truth about our sector – the dismal lack of financial resources available for talent development. Additionally, we are up against the mindset that nonprofit workers are so passionate for the cause that they don’t require any attention to their professional development. The business sector gets it, though, equating talent with strong performance. The authors estimate that the nonprofit sector has lost a stunning $36 billion by not having appropriate succession and talent development plans. Wow. Read more

For those of you in the NYC area, you may be interested to know of the NYU Reynolds R.E.A.L. Workshop Series (Real, Entrepreneurial, Actionable, Learning) designed to support social entrepreneurs and other changemakers with the necessary skills and knowledge that will lead to success. These workshops are open to the public, and nearly all are free (unless otherwise noted). Space is limited, and RSVP is required. You can see the full Fall 2013 schedule here.

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