EPIP Bay Area is excited to continue its partnership with The Libra Foundation to co-host programming to highlight and connect leaders in philanthropy with emerging leaders from the EPIP network, specifically on racial equity and social justice. 

Join EPIP Bay Area on March 2nd for the first conversation in the 2021 series -- an intimate moderated conversation with a thought-provoking conversation with Marguerite Casey Foundation’s Vice President of Programs, Jonathan-Jayes Green and Dr. Carmen Rojas, President and CEO. This will be an exciting opportunity to learn from a philanthropic leader's experience and journey!

Both fierce advocates for visionary, grassroots movements for justice, the pair will chat and answer questions from the EPIP community of philanthropic practitioners hungry to transform philanthropy and strengthen racial equity in our field. 

Advanced RSVP is required. A Zoom link will be sent after registration through the follow-up email. 

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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.

• Curtis Yancy, Associate - Community, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (Co-Chair)
• JC De Vera, Associate Director, Hirsch & Associates (Co-Chair)
• Sarah Grady, Program & Grants Manager, Silver Giving Foundation (Co-Chair)
• Alberto Galindo, Director of Development, Youth Outside
• Carly Straus, Associate, Third Plateau Social Impact Strategies
• Claudia Paredes-Corne, Program Officer, San Francisco Foundation
• Daniel Lau, Manager - Program and Events, Northern California Grantmakers
• Dominique Turrentine, Manager - Community, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
• George Dallas, Program Associate, David and Lucile Packard Foundation
• Maud Henderson, Director - Engagement & Knowledge, Environmental Grantmakers Association
• Melanie Jimenez, Program Associate, San Francisco Foundation
• Sahar Momand, Grants Manager, Pacific Foundation Services
• Stacie Mills, Associate, GreenLight Fund
• Victoria Rodarte, Program Associate, Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund

If you'd like to get more involved with EPIP, consider joining our Steering Committee. Contact us at [email protected] 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.

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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 [email protected].

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 [email protected] 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 [email protected].