If you’ve been following the latest EPIP news, you will know that EPIP has just appointed a new Executive Director, Rahsaan Harris. And if you’re reading this post on epip.org, you will notice our new, snazzy website design. Clearly, there are a lot of great things going on at EPIP and we want you to be part of it! 

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Meet the EPIP San Diego community at our Friends and Family Picnic! WHEN: Saturday, August 11, 2pm-5pm WHERE: Liberty Station Park, Corner of Roosevelt Road and Cushing Road RSVP: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/3954221182 WHAT: A chance for the emerging philanthropic community in San Diego to meet, eat and treat ourselves to a day in the park! WHO: The picnic is open and free to current EPIP members and those who qualify for EPIP membership*, and friends and family of both! The park has a playground for kids, too. Read more

PLACES (Professionals Learning About Community, Equity & Smart Growth), is a year-long fellowship program that offers tools, knowledge, coaching, and best practices to build leadership skills and enhance funder grantmaking decisions in ways that are responsive to the needs and assets of low-income neighborhoods and communities of color. PLACES builds the skills and knowledge of a diverse cohort of professionals in philanthropy, allowing them to grow as leaders and better understand issues of equity and inclusiveness as it relates to growth and development issues and to translate what they have learned into their grantmaking practices. Read more

In preparation for the 2013 EPIP National Conference, EPIP National is soliciting nominations from members to serve on the 2013 Conference Committee. Members can nominate either themselves or an eligible peer/colleague. The role of the Conference Committee is to manage outreach, sustainability efforts, and the Open Call for Sessions which will solicit workshop proposals from practitioners in the field. Subcommittees will be devised to project manage. Committee members will be expected to participate in 3-4 full committee calls between September 2012 – April 2012, and likely 1-2 subcommittee calls. Read more

Rahsaan K. Harris has been selected as the Executive Director of Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy. “Rahsaan’s experience in the nonprofit and philanthropic sector will serve the organization well as we harness the potential of emerging professionals to create social change,” said Trista Harris (no relation), EPIP Board of Advisors Chair and Executive Director of the Headwaters Foundation for Justice. “His laser-like focus on strengthening the value proposition of EPIP, and amplifying the voices of our members, will take our work to the next level.” Read more.

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Join EPIP Boston for an informal conversation over breakfast on the morning of Friday, July 20 from 8:30-10:00 am at the GMA Foundations (77 Summer Street, 9th Floor in Downtown Crossing in Boston). We will eat, network, and discuss the 2012 Millennial Impact Report, recently highlighted in the Chronicle of Philanthropy, on how trends in giving impact philanthropy and how the landscape is changing over time.

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Living Cities has announced an opening for a Program Assistant position at its New York office. For more information, check out the job description. Read more

Welcome to the new EPIP-NY blog! We hope our readers like this new format and will continue to check us out for the latest news and updates from your EPIP-NY community! Read more

Grantmakers for Children, Youth and Families and The Atlantic Philanthropies will host two learning events, a webinar on July 9 and a conference call briefing on July 19. Read more

EPIP Boston works to strengthen the next generation of grantmakers and advance the field of philanthropy in the Boston area. We provide local philanthropy professionals with opportunities for networking and professional development, connecting members with their peers and providing access to senior leaders for learning and development.

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