This guest post was authored by Rahsaan Harris, the President & CEO of The Emma Bowen Foundation For Minority Interests in Media.

Dr. Harris most recently served as EPIP’s second Executive Director from 2012-2014.   

Don’t give up I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality… 

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This post originally appeared on the Nonprofit Quarterly blog at https://nonprofitquarterly.org/policysocial-context/24893-the-oppression-olympics-the-critique-of-my-brothers-keeper.html

Voices from the Field: The Oppression Olympics & The Critique of MBK WRITTEN BY RAHSAAN HARRIS AND AKILAH WATKINS-BUTLER ...

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This guest post was authored by Danielle Dias Coutinho, VP of Strategy & Outreach, Pipeline Fellowship ...

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This guest post was authored by Ryan Ginard. Ryan works for The San Diego Foundation, where he builds capacity for the Malin Burnham San Diego Center for Civic Engagement through the Civic Leadership Fund, and supports the development and implementation of the Legacy League and Nonprofit Planned Giving Partnership program. Ryan is also a Steering Committee member of the San Diego Chapter of Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy.  What are the best ways to increase the capacity of our nonprofits? Is it targeted funding to areas of need or is it competitive grant making to enable innovative approaches to traditional societal issues? Now take money off the table as an option. How does that change your approach? As we celebrate 100 years of community foundations (one of the real bastions of philanthropic engagement), we need to realize that giving has changed from that of a purely financial nature to a hybrid of time, ideas and charitable gifts. The sooner this is realized, the sooner a modernized approach to engaging with the next generation of philanthropists can occur. Why is this new narrative important? Ultimately it’s because we are failing to connect with this important demographic at a time that we should be grooming them to be the leaders of tomorrow. You know the type, extremely active in their community throughout the early stages of their career, going through a number of leadership development programs and then all of a sudden being found in a state of career flux by the age of 30. Family […] Read more

July 16, 2014

Grace Under Pressure: How to Build Engagement and Capacity for Action in Distressed Communities 

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By Nadia Owusu, Senior Associate for Knowledge and Organizational Development, Living Cities

“I am a man of substance, of flesh and bone, fiber and liquids-and I might even be said to possess a mind. I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me.”- Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man

Last summer, I read with interest a slew of articles critiquing the philanthropic sector and calling for large-scale change.

 

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Webinar – From Gender Theory to Gender Transformative Giving: Reconnecting Race, Class and Gender

Wednesday, February 12, 2014 

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The following post was authored by Riki Wilchins, Executive Director of TrueChild.  Join Riki and EPIP for a fully discussion of this and other issues related to gender theory on our upcoming webinar on Wednesday, February 12th.

Those of us who studied Judith Butler, postmodernism and gender theory at school may wonder if it has anything to teach us about philanthropy. As one young program officer confided to me, "I studied all this stuff in college, but I've always had to keep it totally separate from my foundation day job." 

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By Nicole Rose Nieman, 2013 Emerging Leaders International Fellow, Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society, The Graduate Center, CUNY “What is the role of philanthropy in the 21st Century?”  A friend challenged me before I left my home country, South Africa, for a semester fellowship in New York City this past fall.  I came to this global epicenter of philanthropy for a fresh perspective on the role and relevance of ‘the love of humankind’ in an increasingly complex, dynamic global society. Like many before me, I quickly fell in love with the vibrant, unique and dynamic NYC. However, I have been unable to shake certain parallels that emerged so strongly with my beloved South Africa, namely gross inequalities that fall predominantly along racial lines. Not so different Unlike my home country, where violent crime dictates where you can and should not go, I found a new freedom of movement in New York’s city center.  However, I was quickly warned where beyond those bounds I would need to be accompanied, even in daylight.  As in cities the world over, freedom of movement, for residents and non-residents alike, is restricted along the lines of affluence and race. Even at a glance it was obvious.  The way the metro lines deteriorated the further up from Manhattan you went, who used the metro and who climbed out where, where resources were allocated and what it cost to access them, etc.  Beneath the shiny surface, these divides appeared well-devised, or at least well-maintained by a powerful set […] Read more