Join us for an intimate and thought-provoking conversation with Joy Chia to discuss advancing equity in the philanthropic sector and mobilizing resources for social justice.

Joy Chia is the executive director of Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice, a queer feminist public foundation working to advance LGBTQI human rights globally. Astraea endeavors to mobilize and distribute resources so as to reach the activists and communities who need them most and who are best positioned to make transformational impact over time.

Joy comes to Astraea from the Open Society Foundations (OSF), where she was the Team Manager with the Women’s Rights Program and led its work on “Power of the Collective” which supports feminist activism, community mobilization and advocacy to be more independent, resilient, vibrant, and inclusive. From 2012-2018, Joy was the OSF East Asia program officer and led the program’s grant-making portfolios on equality and human rights in China. She has also held fellowships and taught international human rights law and practice at institutions, such as the Chinese University of Hong Kong, University of Hong Kong and at Fordham Law School. Joy is a graduate of Yale University and Columbia University School of Law.

Note: This event is open to EPIP members only. Not a member? Join here!

Save the date! Join EPIP Bay Area for our first in-person event since 2020 - a networking mixer with PEAK Grantmaking Northern California on June 7, 5:00-7:00PM, at Manny's, located at 3092 16th Street, San Francisco, just off the 16th Street Mission BART station. There will be a cash bar and light appetizers will be provided.

This event is a chance for EPIP and PEAK members to learn about opportunities with each organization, grow their networks, and connect with new and old colleagues face to face outside of the office or the Zoom room. We hope to see you there!

As an emerging inclusive leader in philanthropy, it's incumbent that you're able to navigate fast-paced and complex work with your manager, team, and organizational leadership to advocate for equity and move your work forward. The ability to "manage up" looks different in every organization, for every role, and at every phase of your career. In this interactive workshop, join EPIP staff and special guests to learn about different approaches to 'managing up', how to navigate power dynamics in virtual and/or hybrid workplaces, and to share your own stories of working with philanthropic leadership. As always, EPIP spaces are designed for high-engagement, rooted in peer learning, and reflect our Inclusive Leadership Framework.

This workshop is part of EPIP's Skills for Inclusive Leadership quarterly workshop series. Stay tuned for the forthcoming workshops on advocacy and philanthropic financial literacy through an equity lens.  

Questions about our workshop? Reach out to [email protected] 

This event is open to all, and FREE to EPIP members. If you are an EPIP member, click here to log in and register at the member rate! Interested in becoming an EPIP member? Visit our membership page or contact [email protected] 

As an emerging inclusive leader in philanthropy, it's incumbent that you're able to navigate fast-paced and complex work with your manager, team, and organizational leadership to advocate for equity and move your work forward. The ability to "manage up" looks different in every organization, for every role, and at every phase of your career. In this interactive workshop, join EPIP staff and special guests to learn about different approaches to 'managing up', how to navigate power dynamics in virtual and/or hybrid workplaces, and to share your own stories of working with philanthropic leadership. As always, EPIP spaces are designed for high-engagement, rooted in peer learning, and reflect our Inclusive Leadership Framework.

This workshop is part of EPIP's Skills for Inclusive Leadership quarterly workshop series. Stay tuned for the forthcoming workshops on advocacy and philanthropic financial literacy through an equity lens.  

Questions about our workshop? Reach out to [email protected] 

This event is open to all, and FREE to EPIP members. If you are an EPIP member, click here to log in and register at the member rate! Interested in becoming an EPIP member? Visit our membership page or contact [email protected] 

EPIP launched this space in 2021 to provide a rigorous and supportive environment for members who identify as white to: 

• deepen knowledge of antiracism and develop skills and strategies to advance racial equity and inclusive leadership practices in philanthropy 
• unpack and process the harmful effects of white privilege and white supremacy culture including how both show up within individuals and institutions 
• discuss shared challenges and experiences 

Early- and mid-career white EPIP members have cited these affinity spaces as important parts of their anti-racist journeys within the sector. Many anti-racist resources, cohorts and peer groups in philanthropy are designed for senior leaders. This community  provides learning and accountability for early- and mid-career practitioners to support systems change at all levels of leadership. 

How do I join? 

Click here to express interest in joining the next cohort! Each cohort is capped at 30. There will be two cohorts running a year. 

Any EPIP member who identifies as white is welcome to register. The space will be most beneficial to those invested in unpacking ways white supremacy culture resides within you individually and within your institution. 

The kick off session on Tuesday June 13 is mandatory and will last 90 minutes. 
Additional sessions will meet the second Tuesday of the month for one hour, with the closing session on Tuesday November 14 meeting for 90 minutes. Zoom information will be provided once participation is confirmed and approved. 

What can I expect? 

Our communities of practice are guided by principles of peer coaching and group dialogue. While facilitators may provide curated and designed skill-building workshops, your network of peers are your best resource for learning what has worked well and co-creating new-strategies for navigating your unique challenges. 

Unlearning and dismantling white supremacy takes a lifetime commitment. Opting into rigorous, committed participation in this space is one opportunity to build your skills and capacity to hold the discomfort required to take meaningful action as a white person doing racial equity work in philanthropy.

What is expected of me? 

This community requires a six-month commitment to meet monthly for facilitated discussion and peer coaching around topics of identity, white privilege, white supremacy culture, and anti-racism. 

In order to develop rapport and trusted relationships, we ask participants to prioritize consistent attendance. Participants must attend the first gathering of their cohort.

Like all communities of practice, this experience is only as strong as members’ participation and feedback. We ask that attendees minimize distractions to be fully present for these vulnerable conversations and learning experiences. Attendees must honor confidentiality of personal experiences shared in these spaces along with any other community agreements created by the group. 

Questions? 

Email Elyse Gordon, Director of Programs: [email protected] 

June 15th, 6:00- 7:30 PM ET - Zoom

In Rest Is Resistance, Tricia Hersey (aka The Nap Bishop) disrupts and pushes back against capitalism, white supremacy, and grind culture, by “connecting to the liberating power of rest, daydreaming, and naps, as a foundation for healing and justice.” In this manifesto centered in Black liberation, she  shows us how our worth does not reside in how much we produce and how rest “becomes an act of resistance and reclaiming of power because it asserts our basic humanity.”  

Come engage in community discussion with the EPIP Boston chapter during a two-part engagement! On Thursday June 15th from 6pm - 7:30pm ET we will kick off the book club with a community discussion that explores this book, our relationship with rest, and the implications this work can have for our lives. The second engagement (details TBD) will be a panel style discussion where we discuss how this call for rest and resisting grind culture can be applied to our work in the philanthropic and nonprofit sector.  

The Boston Chapter of EPIP is excited to present this offering and would like to make the program accessible to attendees by purchasing books for registrants if they are interested. By registering for this program you are committing to reading part of or all of the book and attending at least the first discussion. To create an intimate space for discussion there will be a registration cap of 25 attendees. If you are interested, sign up ASAP! Attendees to the first session will receive a goodie bag of self care products.  

Please RSVP by Friday, May 5th to receive a free copy of the book! Following your registration, EPIP Boston will send you a form to fill out so that we may gather your mailing information for the goodie bag and your copy of the reading.

As Black, Indigenous and people of color in philanthropy, you’ve likely witnessed in yourself and others’ actions and tendencies that uphold and perpetuate white dominant culture in the workplace. Rather than distancing activities or blaming mindsets, this session of EPIP’s people of color network will explore how we can build solidarity and greater trust with other BIPOC colleagues that can contribute to a more liberatory approach to our work. Join Yoo-Jin Kang for a two-hour guided dialogue and healing session where you will: gain perspective and clarity on internalized white supremacy characteristics, discuss what makes it challenging to name and confront these with other BIPOC colleagues and practice healing modalities for connecting with more liberatory visions for leadership and relationships. 

This session is tailored for EPIP members who identify as Black, Indigenous and/or People of Color.  This session will address the impact of racial trauma and burnout amongst BIPOC people in the workplace and address commonly shared experiences such as navigating imposter syndrome, navigating micro and macroaggressions, and healing from and disrupting internalized racism and white supremacy culture (in others and ourselves). Participants will gain tangible self-care tools and frameworks that can support burnout and racial trauma recovery, as well as tools for interrupting and transforming white supremacy characteristics in the workplace. 

EPIP Communities of Practice are designed for EPIP members. Not a member yet? Visit our membership page to learn more and join this community of equity-minded changemakers. 

Questions about our communities of practice? Reach out to [email protected] 

We look forward to connecting with this robust community!

EPIP is excited to convene all new and returning EPIP members for an orientation session to learn more about what's new with EPIP and ways to engage with the network to get the most out of your membership! Join us for our next orientation session on July 13 from 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm ET! 

Not a member yet? Click here to learn more or reach out to [email protected] to join our network! 

Join EPIP for our Fall 2023 Cohort of Philanthropology™! This is the first year we are opening registration for our signature curriculum to the entire sector!

In order to use philanthropy to drive social change, it is crucial that new practitioners in the sector understand its context, history, and challenges. Philanthropology™ is EPIP's signature curriculum that responds to this need with an in-depth critical study of philanthropy through a social justice lens that includes academic and practitioner perspectives. 

The Philanthropology™ curriculum includes 9 hours of synchronous virtual sessions spread over several weeks supplemented by reading materials, videos, and reflection activities. Participants learn the landscape and history of the philanthropic sector and dig into concepts like intersectionality, movement building, grantmaking with an equity lens, and strategies for putting this knowledge into practice. 

This 3-module curriculum uses a liberatory facilitation lens to accommodate multiple learning styles and methods of engagement. Participants are encouraged to come to sessions relaxed and ready to learn with peers across the country. 

The curriculum is delivered by trained facilitators from within the EPIP community, providing an opportunity for EPIP members and alumni to share their knowledge and perspectives as emerging leaders in the sector. The content is also informed by EPIP’s Inclusive Leadership Framework and develops participants’ sector knowledge, ability to take an equity analysis, and so much more!  

Session Dates: (Registration for the series includes all three modules, which will take place over Zoom) 

• Module 1: Philanthropy History, Ecosystem, and Evolution
  • Thursday August 24 from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm PST 
• Module 2: Racial Equity, Advocacy and Policy in Grantmaking
  • Thursday September 7 from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm PST 
• Module 3: Self-Advocacy and Personal Leadership
  • Thursday September 21 from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm PST

Note: the "Add To Calendar" button below will only add the first module of this series. Please make sure you manually hold the times for the 2nd and 3rd modules. 

Investment: $500 for general registration.

EPIP members receives a discounted rate of $325. If you are an EPIP member, click here to access the member rate! Interested in becoming an EPIP member? Visit our membership page or contact [email protected] 

If you would like to attend but need financial assistance, please email [email protected]

Intended Audience: 
Philanthropology™ is for anyone working in philanthropy, especially people in their first three years in the sector.  

Join EPIP for our Fall 2023 Cohort of Philanthropology™! This is the first year we are opening registration for our signature curriculum to the entire sector with a special discounted rate for EPIP members. 

In order to use philanthropy to drive social change, it is crucial that new practitioners in the sector understand its context, history, and challenges. Philanthropology™ is EPIP's signature curriculum that responds to this need with an in-depth critical study of philanthropy through a social justice lens that includes academic and practitioner perspectives. 

The Philanthropology™ curriculum includes 9 hours of synchronous virtual sessions spread over several weeks supplemented by reading materials, videos, and reflection activities. Participants learn the landscape and history of the philanthropic sector and dig into concepts like intersectionality, movement building, grantmaking with an equity lens, and strategies for putting this knowledge into practice. 

This 3-module curriculum uses a liberatory facilitation lens to accommodate multiple learning styles and methods of engagement. Participants are encouraged to come to sessions relaxed and ready to learn with peers across the country. 

The curriculum is delivered by trained facilitators from within the EPIP community, providing an opportunity for members like you and alumni to share their knowledge and perspectives as emerging leaders in the sector. (Contact [email protected] to express interest in becoming a facilitator). The content is also informed by EPIP’s Inclusive Leadership Framework and develops participants’ sector knowledge, ability to take an equity analysis, and so much more!  

Session Dates: (Registration for the series includes all three modules, which will take place over Zoom) 

• Module 1: Philanthropy History, Ecosystem, and Evolution
  • Thursday August 24 from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm PST 
• Module 2: Racial Equity, Advocacy and Policy in Grantmaking
  • Thursday September 7 from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm PST 
• Module 3: Self-Advocacy and Personal Leadership
  • Thursday September 21 from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm PST

Note: the "Add To Calendar" button below will only add the first module of this series. Please make sure you manually hold the times for the 2nd and 3rd modules. 

Member Registration Investment: $325 

If you would like to attend but need financial assistance, please email [email protected]

Intended Audience: Philanthropology™ is for anyone working in philanthropy, especially people in their first three years in the sector.