The One Percent Foundation is putting on it’s 3rd Annual Grant Madness – NCAA March Madness pool for charity. Winners of the pool get to donate winnings to their favorite nonprofits. Last December, EPIP Bay Area collaborated with One Percent Foundation on a “Giving Circle Meet and Greet” event. They have great and unique ways of engaging young adults in philanthropy, such as this Grant Madness event. Check it out HERE Read more

You’re invited! Please join us at the… EPIP Seattle and The Funders Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities (TFN) Mixer & Dinner Monday, March 26, at 8:00 pm Local 360 Restaurant 2234 1st Avenue, Seattle, WA 98121 The Funders Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities (TFN) will be in town soon for the TFN national conference, and EPIP is thrilled to partner with them to host a dinner designed to bring together Seattle’s new philanthropic leaders and TFN grantmakers from around the country. Read more

The Bay Area Chapter of Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy proudly presents Understanding Your Personal Brand a career coaching opportunity and workshop of the EPIP Effective Leadership Career Program (EPIP’s newest program, launching now!) Read more

EPIP members and non-members now have the opportunity to purchase affordable 1-on-1 career counseling sessions. Individuals and employers can purchase 50-minute coaching sessions for emerging foundation professionals. EPIP Members have access to reduced rates. Other ELCP program components such as in-person and virtual trainings, a dynamic online career portal will be free for EPIP members and offered year-round. The ELCP will also be featured at the 2012 EPIP National Conference with five workshops, 1 plenary session, and free 30-minute counseling sessions for attendees. Learn more about the ELCP and purchase counseling sessions. Read more

New York Foundation 2012 Summer Internship Application Deadline: Friday, April 13, 2012 The New York Foundation invites applications for an internship in philanthropy. NYF is seeking a young person interested in learning about its grant-making approach and practice. The intern will participate in the grant review process at all levels for a period of ten weeks from June through August 2012.

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We hope our readers will join us for our “Meet the Alumni” Happy Hour & Colleague “Matchmaking” Event, which is taking place tomorrow, February 29 at the Croton Reservoir Tavern at 6 pm. More information and RSVP details are available on the event website. We look forward to seeing you there!

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This is an exciting opportunity for a conscientious, energetic professional  to lead the grants administration systems of an international philanthropic institution.

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We are pleased to announce the winner of EPIP Seattle’s “Take Me to TFN” Conference Scholarship Contest! Congratulations to Estevan Munoz-Howard, Development Director at the Social Justice Fund NW! Read more

Join us at our next happy hour and networking event! Our upcoming “Meet the Alumni” happy hour and networking event provide you with an opportunity to meet several EPIP alumni, learn from their experiences in philanthropy, and make new career connections. Read more

Today, the EPIP-NY Steering Committee released its 2011 Annual Report. The report is rich with detail about the chapter’s many accomplishments and its progress on existing work. An excerpt from the executive summary: New York has a unique place in the universe of the social justice field. It is home to some of the world’s most influential change-makers – from the United Nations and other international organizations, major multi-national corporations, and thousands of non-profit organizations, including philanthropies. The “Occupy” movement and the subsequent national discussion that it inspired have their origins in New York.  Anyone interested in impacting social change is right at the center of action in New York City. Read more