I often describe EPIP gatherings as scenes that evoke images reminiscent of a United Colors of Benetton advertisement. Our members come in all hues and orientations. That is the beauty of our organization. We are extremely diverse and comfortable coming together to discuss how we can work to make the world a better place. However, talking about race isn’t a comfortable task. We all come to the conversation with different sets of experiences that frame how we see the world. We also live in communities that have long histories impacted by race, affecting how different groups interact with each other. Read more

EPIP Members, We wanted to remind you of a member benefit that is yours to take advantage of. The Grantmaking School gives $250 in discounts to current EPIP members in good standing. Take advantage of the following courses: Advanced Grant Portfolio Management-Aug. 20-21 in New Orleans, LA Grant Financial Analysis-Sept 26-27 in Grand Rapids, MI Evaluation for Grantmakers-Nov. 4-5 in Chicago, IL EPIP members will receive a $250 discount at registration. *Members must be in good standing More info at: http://gvsu.edu/jcp/module-event-index.htm Read more

EPIP Members, We wanted to remind you of a member benefit that is yours to take advantage of. The Grantmaking School gives $250 in discounts to current EPIP members in good standing. Take advantage of the following courses: Advanced Grant Portfolio Management-Aug. 20-21 in New Orleans, LA Grant Financial Analysis-Sept 26-27 in Grand Rapids, MI Evaluation for Grantmakers-Nov. 4-5 in Chicago, IL EPIP members will receive a $250 discount at registration. *Members must be in good standing Find more info at: http://gvsu.edu/jcp/module-event-index.htm Read more

Greetings EPIPers,

In an effort to share the resources that our fantastic members create and disseminate, I’m thrilled to share the recording of the EPIP webinar that Sadia Kalam and Erin Barnes hosted last week, titled “10 Reasons You Should Be Using Social Media for Professional Development & 4 Ways to Get Started.” 

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Webinar Recap: Social Media 10 Reasons why EPIPers should be online and 4 ways to get started On July 10th, EPIP members participated in a webinar presented by Erin Barnes (ioby) & Sadia Kalam (Cause Effective), both of whom serve on the NYC Chapter Steering Committee. The webinar focused more on Twitter, and was live tweeted using #EPIPWeb. Erin began with a list of reasons why using social media for professional development is important: Read more

Hey there Bay Area EPIPers, Here’s a cool opportunity that we wanted to share with you. Compass Family Services is embarking on its 100th anniversary of serving the San Francisco community.   Each year, it helps more than 3,000 homeless and low-income parents and children get back on their feet.  The Compass Leadership Council is an opportunity for emerging leaders in the San Francisco Bay Area to network with their peers, develop leadership skills, and give back to their community.  The council will be comprised of members from diverse career fields throughout the Bay Area. Read more

Did you know, as an EPIP member you are entitled to a 15% discount off all classes at The NYU Academy for Grantmaking and Funder Education, a division of the NYU George Heyman Jr. Center for Philanthropy and Fundraising? Today is the final day to register for the Mini-Intensive for New Philanthropists and Grantmakers, a one-week course beginning 7/8/2012 and targeted for funders in their first 3 years. In order to access your discount code, log in to Member Connect and navigate to Member Benefits.  If you’re having trouble, contact [email protected]. To register for the course and apply your discount, call Robert Lesko at 212-998-6764 today and ask for course #Phil-CE-9079-001-5241.  

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If you are an EPIP member, click here to access the free ticket, or contact Kate Seely at [email protected].

Webinar access info will be sent a few days prior to the webinar. Please register here to ensure you receive the information.

Join Sadia Kalam from Cause Effective and Erin Barnes from ioby for a webinar on reasons to use social media and four easy ways to get started. We’ll cover case studies of what’s happening online that you’re missing out on and the tactics that the social sector is using to make real change using the most robust digital tools. And for those who cower in the shadow of the digerati, we’ll cover four smart ways you can make the most of your limited time. This webinar will not go over the same old, tired, boring top ten best practices of using social channels, but we will give you a list of those resources to go to. This is a participatory, thought-provoking hour on maximizing your potential by tapping the best of what’s out there.

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

12pm PDT/3pm EDT

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Last month, The Wall Street Journal featured the Laura and John Arnold Foundation in Houston, Texas in an article entitled “The New Science of Giving”.   The piece highlighted an operational approach to philanthropy that may be unconventional, although its ideology is not: use data to guide giving.  John Arnold is a man of tremendous wealth (about $4 billion) and practically incomparable success (he’s 39 years old) against the odds (a large part of his fortune came in when he correctly predicted how the price of gas would change in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina amidst erroneous calculations by peers).  His success was rooted in the same principles that guide his foundation today: statistics.  Nate Silver did it with the 2012 presidential election, and as WSJ points out, the household terms of “moneyball” and “freakonomics” are ones we’ve come to trust.  So relying on data isn’t new; but employing it in philanthropy – really using it rather than just putting the words “evidence-based” in the president’s note of the annual report – sort of is.  Well, it’s had to be.  It just costs too much to do it right. Enter the billionaire. Read more

Emerging professionals want to get off the sidelines. Our members want to participate in efforts that lead to meaningful change in communities we care about. Many of us are naturally talented, innovative, and creative but we all also need to be intentional about continually developing our skills and putting those innate capacities to work. EPIP wants to make sure that we push ourselves as a community toward skill attainment so that we can have the greatest impact within the communities we serve. EPIP members are committed to building a just, equitable, and sustainable society. In order to achieve these large goals, we need to develop the necessary skills to be an effective leader and change maker. Together with human resource professionals, we created a list of skills vital to EPIP member leadership development. Read more