The 2020 elections are right around the corner, and if you work for a foundation that wants to engage in and/or fund election-related activities, this training is for you! It reviews the federal tax rules governing public and private foundation support for election-related activities and also explains the types of nonpartisan activities in which foundations may be involved, such as voter guides and candidate debates and forums. In addition, the session covers ballot measures and examines the special rules for private foundations and voter registration drives.

Participants will learn:

• How private and public foundations can fund nonpartisan election-related activities;
• Special rules for private foundations looking to fund voter registration; and
• How foundations can conduct civic engagement work.

Hosted by EPIP's Bay Area Chapter and Alliance for Justice's Bolder Advocacy program. 

TRAINING REGISTRATION FEES

• EPIP Members: $20
• Non-Members: $30

No one will be turned away for lack of funds. Please contact us at bayarea@epip.org if you have financial barriers to attending.

RSF Social Finance - San Francisco, CA

In response to membership feedback, EPIP Bay Area is proud to launch the pilot of a new Mentorship Program to connect young, emerging professionals in philanthropy with experienced practitioners in order to expand networks, deepen learning opportunities, and strengthen professional development.

Inspired by EPIP National’s strategic framework and similar programs hosted by EPIP Boston, EPIP DC, and EPIP LA, the Bay Area chapter sees this as an opportunity to support our members in their internal and external advocacy and our shared commitment to equity and social justice in philanthropy.

The inaugural 2018-2019 cohort includes up to 10 emerging and mid-level leaders and up to 10 seasoned professionals who are paired for one-on-one Mentoring Partnerships.

• Angelica Ramirez, S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation
• Shannon Lin, Neighborhood Funders Group
• Carly Straus, Third Plateau Social Impact Strategies
• Dominique Turrentine, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
• George Dallas, David and Lucile Packard Foundation
• JC De Vera, Hirsch & Associates
• Samantha Sandoval, Latino Community Foundation
• Sarah Grady, Silver Giving Foundation
• Stacie Mills, GreenLight Fund
• Daniel Lau, Northern California Grantmakers
• Maud Henderson, Environmental Grantmakers Association
• Woubzena Jifar, Wikimedia Foundation
• Curtis Yancy, Dean & Margaret Lesher Foundation

If you'd like to get more involved with EPIP, consider joining our Steering Committee. Contact us at bayarea@epip.org for more information.

EPIP Bay Area is committed to building the emerging philanthropy community in San Francisco, the East Bay, Peninsula, South Bay and North Bay. We host professional development and networking events in response to the needs of members and in collaboration with local nonprofits and affinity groups.

To get in touch with EPIP Bay Area or sign up for our newsletter, email us at bayarea@epip.org.

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Chapter Membership Survey

Our Chapter wants to learn what your interests are and how we can best support you as emerging practitioners in philanthropy. We appreciate your feedback, so that we can offer programming that will be beneficial to you. This anonymous survey will take no more than 5 minutes to complete. You do not have to be a dues-paying EPIP member to participate.

Past Bay Area Events

• Peninsula Philanthropy Network Happy Hour
• Article Club: "Philanthropy in the Service of Democracy"
• Local Philanthropy Happy Hour
• Article Club: Decolonizing Wealth
• Steering Committee Open House
• Article Club: Dissonance & Disconnects
• Workshop: Foundations & Advocacy 101

Events in the Field

Sign up for our newsletter and stay up to date by emailing us at bayarea@epip.org.

You can also visit the Northern California Grantmakers calendar and events in the field page. We recommend subscribing to the mailing lists of relevant affinity groups, funder networks, and philanthropic support organizations to stay connected to the field—The Council on Foundations had created comprehensive list here.

Have a Bay Area event you'd like to share? Email bayarea@epip.org with subject line "Events in the Field" and a link to your event.

Bay Area Jobs

Visit the EPIP, Northern California Grantmakers (NCG), Philanthropy News Digest, and Chronicle of Philanthropy job boards.

To post a listing to the EPIP job board, please send a full job description with job's location as a Word .doc to jobs@epip.org.