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EPIP LA Launches Fundraising Challenge with GOOD Maker!

Fundraiser. Art. Music. and Fun. Any amount raised – You receive 100%. EPIP LA & GOOD Maker teamed up to bring all the fantastic LA based nonprofits together for the public to choose who should win our fabulous prize: being the sole beneficiary of Viva la Art‘s annual fundraiser, Art, Drinks, and Music. There’s an art auction, live music, live art, and much much more! Last year, they raised close to $10,000!!!

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6/28: Careers in Philanthropy Event featuring Sherrana Kildun

Join EPIP Seattle Southside at The Russell Family Foundation in Gig Harbor on Thursday June, 28th for our annual “Careers in Philanthropy” event, featuring Sherrana Kildun, Director of Community Programs, at The Greater Tacoma Community Foundation. Read more
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2012 EPIP Conference Reflection - Graduate School

The EPIP National Conference was a few weeks ago, but we’re still talking about it! We asked those of you who attended to send us your highlights, stories, learnings, and “aha” moments so we could share them with everyone. We’ll be posting these throughout the next following weeks. The first response we received was from Susanne Revutsky, who participated in the conference as a career coach and facilitated one of the sessions on Graduate School. She posted her thoughts and research about “Making the Case for Graduate School” on her website, Butterfly Careers. Please add your comments if you attended this session or want to share your highlights and experiences on this topic. We’d love to hear from you! Read more
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The Next Gen Fellowship in Mission Related Investing

Confluence Philanthropy and Resource Generation have partnered to create the Next Gen Fellowship in Mission Related Investing, a one-year intensive peer-to-peer learning program for trustees and individual donors seeking to align their philanthropic mission with the management of their assets. The 2012 cohort begins in September 2012. The deadline to apply is May 28, 2012! For more information, see below or check out the info page. Read more
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EPIP Boston Happy Hour, May 2012

EPIP Boston Happy Hour, May 2012 Our May Happy Hour will be a great chance to network and learn about best practices in the field of philanthropy as well as tools for professional development. Read more
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Upcoming EPIP Boston Workshop on Board Development

Understanding how nonprofit organizations work is essential to good philanthropic work and board service will give you valuable hands-on experience. Board service provides emerging practitioners with an outstanding way in which to learn about the issues and challenges faced by nonprofit organizations. Read more
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EPIP Boston & AGM are hosting a new grantmaker breakfast

EPIP Boston & AGM are hosting a new grantmaker breakfast for local practitioners Are you new to philanthropy or your organization? The EPIP Boston Chapter and Associated Grant Makers are pleased to invite you to join us for a New Grantmaker Breakfast!   Read more
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Chronicle of Philanthropy article: creating paths for philanthropy and nonprofit execs to transition successfully

Sometimes what”s best for a nonprofit organization is for a successful founding visionary to step aside and let the organization evolve. We”ve been focusing on the broader issue of philanthropy and nonprofit careers and leadership development at EPIP for a while now, through programs like Philanthropology and our career coaching. Two new initiatives that we”ve recently unveiled, Generating Change and the Effective Leadership Career Program, zero in on the reality of necessary transition and building leadership, the knowledge transfer and sequence of steps that need to occur to make transitions happen smoothly, and the impact such moments of change have on the organization”s Savner du a spille pa de morsomme norske spillene, men har ikke mulighet til a sette inn penger og spille med ekte gevinster akkurat for oyeblikket? Frykt ikke, du kan spille pa gratis gratis spilleautomater sa mye du bare motte onske – men du vil selvsagt heller ikke vinne ekte penger, med mindre du benytter deg av en av vare fantastiske innskuddsbonuser!I stedet for a spille gratis gratis spilleautomater med bonuspenger, kan du jo spille pa gratis spilleautomater helt gratis uten a bruke en eneste av dine egne penger! Det hores kanskje for godt ut til a v?re sant, men akkurat dette tilbudet er faktisk helt reelt. culture. Read more
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Job Opportunity: The David & Lucile Packard Foundation

The David & Lucile Packard Foundation is hiring: Grantmaking Operations Manager Read more
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Attracting the nonprofit sector’s next great leaders

The EPIP national conference is over, and we’re making our transition into the Council on Foundations conference now. But the buzz and excitement about EPIP’s new Generating Change initiative is just beginning to get started! During our conference, there were many discussions about the Nonprofit Talent and Leadership Development Pipeline — a key component of the Generating Change initiative and its online tool kit for funders. Read more
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