tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59783022011-11-01T12:50:42.205-04:00Musings & news from Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy [http://epip.org]Rusty Stahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17680493912336707344noreply@blogger.comBlogger791100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978302.post-26805821975382645982011-04-14T19:20:00.009-04:002011-04-22T15:29:49.071-04:00

The EPIP 2011 National Conference generated an incredible amount of buzz in philanthropy's blogosphere. In this post, we provide links to many of the blog posts related to the conference content and experience. The authors include EPIP members and leaders, conference speakers, and senior leaders in the field. Thanks to all for the enthusiasm and analysis! Unfortunately because we have pulled

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EPIP released the findings of it's 2011 Impact Assessment, in conjunction with its 10th anniversary and national conference held in Philadelphia. Last week we highlighted 7 ways EPIP provides support and opportunities for emerging leaders in philanthropy. Below we share 6 key findings about EPIP's impact on the broader field of philanthropy. 1) EPIP’s focus on multigenerationalism has had a

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EPIP released the findings of it's 2011 Impact Assessment, in conjunction with its 10th anniversary and national conference held in Philadelphia. Below we share 7 key findings about how EPIP has provided support, opportunity, and leadership development for emerging leaders in philanthropy.1) Emerging leaders have benefited from EPIP's efforts to connect new and experienced leaders in

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The conference is over, but the conversations and inspiration are still fresh in our minds. Here's what the Chronicle of Philanthropy had to say about the weekend: Young Grant Makers Urged to Make Bigger and Riskier Grants Philanthropy's Recession Is Over, Grant-Making Leader Says Grant Makers Urged to Take Activist Role EPIP's amazing blog team covered the conference in full force: Day 1 Recap

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We SO wish you were here with us at the EPIP 2010 National Conference in Denver, Colorado! There were so many amazing conversations yesterday. Lucky for you, our incredible blog team brings you the highlights! Trista Harris (foundation professional) My Feet are Tired, but My Soul is Rested Why Crystal Hayling is my new Fairy Godmentor For the love of philanthropy Allison Jones (nonprofit leader

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WATCH THE 2010 EPIP NATIONAL CONFERENCE LIVE-STREAMING FROM DENVER http://www.livestream.com/justgoodtv

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Yesterday, we kicked off the EPIP 2010 National Conference in Denver, Colorado. The theme for this year’s conference is "Building a Movement, Making an Impact” and we're excited to have a fabulous team of young nonprofit and philanthropy bloggers who did a great job covering the conference yesterday: Allison Jones (nonprofit leader): Generational Issues in the Nonprofit Sector: What Can Be Done

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Last week, I had the pleasure to sit down to lunch with Sean M. Clayton, Human Capital Specialist at the US Department of Energy, and Jeffrey Vargas, Chief Learning Officer for the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA).Shwew, I know - long and fancy titles and department names. But these two gentlemen were definitely not as laborious or difficult as the words

Rusty Stahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17680493912336707344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978302.post-80541665626574981782009-09-15T12:04:00.006-04:002009-09-15T12:46:20.445-04:00

Even though he is past the prime of his career, last night Jay Leno came back to NBC with a new prime-time show -- after his retirement from The Tonight Show. Leno is back, and he is right in successor Conan O'Brien's front yard.As guest Jerry Seinfeld jokingly put it last night, "Back in the 1990s, when we retired, we actually left!"As I watched this first episode of Jay Leno's second show, it

Rusty Stahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17680493912336707344noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978302.post-68509863679857291112009-05-19T01:46:00.002-04:002009-05-19T01:49:48.016-04:00

This morning I had a great, wide-r0aming conversation with the emerging leaders who are part of the CUNY Internshional Philanthropy Fellowship program. Every year this Fellowship draws very interesting and energetic young philanthropy people to NYC for 3 months of targeted research, seminars, and more. Generally five are international and one is from the US.Check it out here:http://

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The Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy (EPIP) pre-conference opened May 2 at the Council on Foundations Annual Conference in Atlanta. EPIP's programming is especially designed for next generation grantmakers, aptly titled: Innovation and Legacy: The Place of the Next Generation in Philanthropy. Rusty Stahl, the Executive Director of EPIP (on Twitter @rustystahl) wrote a blog post about the

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I felt, re-energized, inspired, reflective, and connected after the EPIP Pre-Conference "Innovation and Legacy" on May 2nd and 3rd, in Atlanta, GAOver the last year, my membership with EPIP has provided me with great resources and networks to support my work in the philanthropic community. The pre-conference demonstrated that EPIP offers more that supportive materials and great contacts; it is

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This weekend EPIP will hold two days of intensive skills-training for the next generation before the COF Annual Conference. Putting on programs and increasing the visibility of the next generation at this particular conference has been an important part of our annual work since 2001. This post offers some highlights of our event, and some context for why we are focused on "soft-skills." Several

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The EPIP Staff is on the road!I am visiting EPIP's four West Coast local communities to re-connect with members, chapter leaders and other colleagues. I am joined on this trip by Sophia Silao, EPIP's Associate Director for 6 months now.So far we've spent a couple days each in San Franciso and Seattle. In the Bay Area we sat down with an energetic group of emerging staff at the Tides Foundation --

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At a recent meeting, DC EPIP members discussed the difficulties of managing an organization like ours in a city like DC. As a group of under-fortysomethings, we're getting established in our careers, taking on new professional obligations, finishing college, entering graduate school, having families, and more. In short, we're busy, busy, unbelievably busy people. That's not to say that other

Kevin Laskowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07213104628237671645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978302.post-68961711330280797732008-07-23T03:56:00.007-04:002008-07-23T17:20:58.346-04:00

Michael Seltzer contends that the "diversity" debate is not really about diversity but perhaps something greater:What has transpired is an ongoing commitment by a group of large California foundations to address a key issue of our time -- the growing economic and social disparities affecting low-income and minority Americans, and the undercapitalized, community-based organizations that have been

Kevin Laskowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07213104628237671645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978302.post-5320448690870975992008-07-14T16:59:00.002-04:002008-07-14T17:36:16.794-04:00

We have a list of ideas and updates to include that we generated in the national office - do you have an idea or an article that you would like to include? If so, post your comments here today!

Jennifer Kramer-Winehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10437497165275103998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978302.post-73860900462969210952008-06-27T17:17:00.003-04:002008-07-23T17:16:18.774-04:00

At May's Council on Foundations Philanthropy Summit, next generation leaders gathered at a party no one at the Council had ever seen or expected: Philanthropy 2.0. Event sponsors 21/64, American Express, The Case Foundation, Changemakers, Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy, the Goldhirsh Foundation, the John and James L. Knight Foundation, Jewish Funders Network, Resource Generation, and the

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Saving the World in Study Hall, NY Times OpEd from SundayThis OpEd piece by Nicholas Kristof was especially appropriate after last week's Council on Foundations' Summit. Kristof's blog highlights some options for student activist work. These topics are on my mind often these days not only because of the Summit (where EPIP really rocked the house), but as we head into the presidential elections,

Jennifer Kramer-Winehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10437497165275103998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978302.post-42304277672849404692008-05-06T23:15:00.002-04:002008-05-06T23:31:00.395-04:00

EPIP and New Voices of Philanthropy have joint COF conference coverage. Check on some of the great posts covering the action.Dispatches from the COF Conference by Trista Harris, New Voices of PhilanthropyPhilanthropy 2.0 coverage by Brittany Buckingham, Gates FoundationLeadership for the New Generation and What's in Your Mission? from Jasmine Hall Ratliff, Robert Wood Johnson FoundationA New

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Live from Philanthropy 2.0...with Nora Burton, Seattle Biotech Legacy Foundationand winner of $20 Good Card for Network for Good, soon to be going to PAWS!The best event/meeting/moment so far:I got a Next Generation Scholarship to come here. I'm staying in somebody else's room to be here. I just feel really supported by the community. It's not only more established leaders supporting the next

Jennifer Kramer-Winehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10437497165275103998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978302.post-26064962698742708592008-05-05T20:48:00.002-04:002008-05-05T20:58:44.773-04:00

Linetta J. Gilbert, senior program officer at the Ford Foundation, 2008 recipient of the Robert W. Scrivner Award, and founding supporter of EPIP, takes the stage to say a few words:"When Rusty first approached me and asked about an affinity group for young people, I was certain of the need but not sure of who would come--this is truly a blessing to see everyone here, so turn the music back up.

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Live from Philanthropy 2.0...Amid the lights and sounds of a session hall turned dance club, the next generation of philanthropists assembles to celebrate a revolution in giving: Philanthropy 2.0. With my back to the speakers, I'm reminded of the maxim attributed to Emma Goldman:A revolution without dancing is not a revolution worth having.

Jennifer Kramer-Winehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10437497165275103998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978302.post-4913125283348014142008-05-05T20:34:00.000-04:002008-05-05T20:37:01.823-04:00

Live from Philanthropy 2.0...with Chandler Bazemore, Northstar FundThe best event/meeting/moment so far:I think it’s this. This is the end of the day. Let’s relax and have a good time.What does Philanthropy 2.0 mean to you?It’s really about taking it to the next level. Our parents were 1.0. The next generation is 2.0.

Jennifer Kramer-Winehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10437497165275103998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978302.post-77743728984473285912008-05-05T20:24:00.002-04:002008-05-05T20:28:01.133-04:00

Live from Philanthropy 2.0...with Crystal Dundas, Wachovia Regional FoundationThe best event/meeting/moment so far:I really enjoyed hearing Sherece West. Having gone through being a leader at a young age, she was so very genuine. I also liked the lunch plenary today. One thing I would like to see is quality education talked about as a human right.

Jennifer Kramer-Winehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10437497165275103998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978302.post-46283201731328818292008-05-05T20:08:00.002-04:002008-05-05T20:12:34.329-04:00

What a scene? Has the Council on Foundation ever seen neon lights, disco balls and lots and lots and lots of laptops? NO. This year has bene a real important showing of Next Generation reps, voices and passions... And, how Rusty Stahl, Executive Director at Emerging practitioners in Philanthropy really knows how to really 'MC'..! This is an incredibly inspiring experience for me-- in particular--

Jennifer Kramer-Winehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10437497165275103998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978302.post-78808437667858097462008-05-05T20:07:00.001-04:002008-05-05T20:07:32.258-04:00

Live from Philanthropy 2.0...The best event/meeting/moment so far:"The luncheon plenary really broadened the debate around human rights. The call to action to think more strategically around human rights, the kinds of partnerships we want to build, was inspirational. The chicken lunch--not so much..."

Jennifer Kramer-Winehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10437497165275103998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978302.post-52326381430511842952008-05-05T19:59:00.002-04:002008-05-05T20:06:47.018-04:00

Live from Philanthropy 2.0...with Lindsay McClung, Rosamond Gifford Charitable CorporationThe best event/meeting/moment so far:"Philanthropy 2.0 and I’m not just saying that. It’s not that I don’t feel welcomed. It’s just doesn’t grab my attention. I need something that I can actually apply. I feel like it’s just talk sometimes. It’s so top-down sometimes. It doesn’t grab me. I need more

Jennifer Kramer-Winehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10437497165275103998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978302.post-72631206875352704332008-05-05T19:54:00.002-04:002008-05-05T19:59:19.180-04:00

Live from Philanthropy 2.0...with Melissa Johnson, National Committee for Responsive PhilanthropyThe best event/meeting/moment so far:"The session on Next Generation CEOs...varying perspectives, all hopeful and connected to the conversation about leadership.What does Philanthropy 2.0 mean to you?"energy, fresh perspectives, change on the fast track"

Jennifer Kramer-Winehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10437497165275103998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978302.post-16867486153939180082008-05-05T01:55:00.002-04:002008-05-05T02:15:37.936-04:00

I blinked and the first day of the COF Summit passed by me. Milano Harden summed up the day well when he said at the EPIP late-evening gathering that it was at once "overwhelming and like a homecoming." At the first COF annual conference I attended in 2005, people were so excited that emerging leaders filled a table of 10 and tonight no less than 90 people cycled through the EPIP late-evening

Jennifer Kramer-Winehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10437497165275103998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978302.post-66820902965579303192008-05-02T23:51:00.002-04:002008-05-03T00:19:58.944-04:00

Hi everyone,The Summit - and the generational leadership program track within it - is upon us, and i want to thank Trista Harris and everyone else who volunteered to blog on this site and on New Voices of Philanthropy!Along with Taij (Resource Generation) and Sharna (21/64), I am guest blogging on Tactical Philanthropy to cover the Summit, so check that out as well (a post from me went up today

Rusty Stahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17680493912336707344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978302.post-32626134623755951562008-04-28T15:56:00.000-04:002008-04-28T15:58:30.415-04:00

New Voices of Philanthropy and Emerging Practitioner’s in Philanthropy’s blog EPIPhanies will be providing extensive coverage of the COF conference from the perspective of next generation leaders. We have assembled a great team of bloggers including: Athena Adkins, Brittany Buckingham, and Gali Cooks, but we are still looking for additional writers especially individuals that were selected for

Trista Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08153112383190504541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978302.post-2661066942717342592008-04-19T15:22:00.002-04:002008-04-19T15:26:26.959-04:00

The Council on Foundations' Summit is in two weeks!EPIP led the creation of the Generational Leadership Program at the Summit. This will be a ground-breaking conference, and the Generational Leadership Program will be an incredible and unique opportunity for EPIP members and other emerging leaders to connect to each other, dialogue with esteemed foundation CEOs, and bring emerging voices to the

Jennifer Kramer-Winehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10437497165275103998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978302.post-70090957823551205962008-03-30T13:25:00.001-04:002008-03-30T13:33:46.576-04:00

Check out the Case Foundation's recruitment email for its method of choosing grantees:I just voted in the Make It Your Own Awards and now my favorite charity has a chance to earn $2,500 for its cause. You should vote too! It's all part of a great program that supports some of the coolest community-building projects I've ever seen -- just by us voting online!The Case Foundation (the program's

Jennifer Kramer-Winehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10437497165275103998noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978302.post-63147506803020255592008-03-28T00:20:00.003-04:002008-03-28T00:28:15.721-04:00

Rusty and I had a great conversation with Brittany from Seattle and Kevin from Boston - cities with an emerging chapter and an established chapter, respectively. We talked about the relationships between foundation officials and non-profits mostly. One idea we talked about was if foundations are transparent about strategies and missions, then much of the power-dynamic awkwardness would be

Jennifer Kramer-Winehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10437497165275103998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978302.post-16616703943073773722008-03-20T07:24:00.001-04:002008-03-20T07:26:17.810-04:00

Every day brings us a little bit closer to the Council on Foundation's national conference in DC on May 4-7, and I, for one, am very excited. I know that the words excitement and conference don't usually go together. Convention halls filled with people twice your age with less than half an interest in anything that you have to say is not usually how you might like to spend your out-of-town time

Trista Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08153112383190504541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978302.post-41543045646114128892008-02-04T22:50:00.000-05:002008-02-04T23:02:42.609-05:00

Good Advice for Breaking into Foundation Work?What meaningful (and not totally pessemistic) advice ought one offer to young professionals seeking foundation grantmaking work?I encourage Epiphanies followers to read Your Invitations in the Mail! and post responses!I am referring to the latest post at the New Voices Of Philanthropy blog. Guest writer and sometime EPIP participant Allyson Reaves (

Rusty Stahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17680493912336707344noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978302.post-9863846609756477602008-01-16T17:32:00.000-05:002008-01-16T18:27:41.736-05:00

RankWellSearch any philanthropy blog or do aGoogle search for GiveWell, and you will find a firestorm of comments, critiques, give-and-takes, and back-and-forth in the philanthropy blogging "community".Apparently the co-founding executive of GiveWell -- the latest and greatest effort to rank and rate nonprofits -- was caught anonymously promoting his group through blog comments, and denigrating

Rusty Stahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17680493912336707344noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978302.post-31166128996354271292008-01-10T11:37:00.000-05:002008-01-10T13:13:56.395-05:00

Generational Change: The Undiscussed Identity-Politics of the 2008 Election? Happy New Year, everyone! Given the interesting twists and turns of the poilitical campaign, I thought I want to focus this post on how generational matters are playing out in the election. Please note that this post is not partisan and does not endorse any candidate.Politicians from three of the four living generations

Rusty Stahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17680493912336707344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978302.post-64050212719086765382007-12-21T16:22:00.000-05:002007-12-21T18:35:46.085-05:00

Foundations & the Contradictions of Customer ServiceDahna Goldstein recently shared with me her essay, titled Foundations Should be More Like Public Companies, which she posted on Sean Stannard-Stockton's Tactical Philanthropy blog as part of its "One Post Challenge".Dahna, thanks for sharing this piece with me. Allow me to make three (focused but somewhat meandering) comments in response to

Rusty Stahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17680493912336707344noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978302.post-81035316373820542692007-12-10T09:03:00.000-05:002007-12-10T09:10:18.464-05:00

Live Chat Sponsored by the Chronicle of PhilanthropyTomorrow, December 11, at 12 ET the Chronicle is sponsoring a chat with Holden Karnofsky, 26, who left the hedge-fund industry to start GiveWell and the Clear Fund -- a philanthropy he calls "the world's first transparent grant maker." Click here to register.See previous post for more info on GiveWell.

Jennifer Kramer-Winehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10437497165275103998noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978302.post-37528388267301295242007-11-29T13:43:00.000-05:002007-11-29T14:45:34.191-05:00

EPIP Emerges in the HeartlandI am happy to report that emerging philanthropic leaders are organizing powerful new Emerging Practitioners networks in communities across Middle America. This is a critical part of our work to bring our unique brand of leadership development to the Southeast and the Midwest, communities sadly overlooked by many national philanthropy organizations.During Oct-Nov,

Rusty Stahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17680493912336707344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978302.post-72702269780782388582007-11-20T00:54:00.000-05:002007-11-20T01:01:38.710-05:00

EPIP Feature: A View From the Fieldby an anonymous program officer"What's the best career background for a foundation program officer?" This is a question I've been thinking about a lot, as the foundation I work for begins to hire a new program officer. Naturally, the answer depends a lot on the foundation in question and how it does its work. That said, the question makes me think about my

Jennifer Kramer-Winehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10437497165275103998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978302.post-71151543213179808492007-11-12T09:35:00.000-05:002007-11-12T09:36:48.750-05:00

EPIP featured in New York Times' Giving SectionThe Young and the Restless Try, TooBy Carol KinoNovember 12, 2007

Rusty Stahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17680493912336707344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978302.post-91531049306932906022007-11-09T00:24:00.000-05:002007-11-09T01:32:55.143-05:00

Searching for the point in philanthropy 2.0All of a sudden there is a flurry of discussion in philanthropy blogs and conferences using terms like "open source philanthropy", philanthropy 2.0, etc. See for example Fil 2.0: Facebook Filanthropy. Full disclosure: I am helping out a bit with a conference session titled 'Philanthropic Models 2.0', which will take place at the May 2008 Council on

Rusty Stahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17680493912336707344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978302.post-75215859879135209982007-11-06T10:44:00.000-05:002007-11-06T10:59:17.774-05:00

I'm a "do-gooder."This Washington Post article from Friday highlights the challenge of pursuing a career in the international non-profit sector: upward mobility (and labels folks working in the non-profit sector "do-gooders"). The Chronicle on Philanthropy's Daily Update linked this WaPo article to an article the Chronicle published in March on the YNPN survey, which found that 70 percent of

Jennifer Kramer-Winehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10437497165275103998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978302.post-90430624961499618082007-10-26T09:00:00.000-04:002007-10-26T04:31:57.852-04:00

Hospitality, History and the Philanthropic JourneyDear reader - below is a thought piece that attempts to connect a collection of recent thoughts and experiences. I hope you will read it in the spirit in which it meanders. - RMSPhilanthropy's OdysseyIf you remember your college English coursework, you will remember that The Odyssey - that classic story of the great journey home - featured many

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EPIP is a mentoring program?In preparation for our monthly chapter leader call, we've considered multiple models for mentoring programs: one-on-one, cohorts, increasing fellowships, formal, informal. Then I ran across an article I had in an old EPIP file from Fast Company. What do you think of this concluding paragraph from the article - is EPIP in and of itself a mentoring program?The most

Jennifer Kramer-Winehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10437497165275103998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978302.post-59951504520436882652007-10-18T16:41:00.000-04:002007-10-18T16:48:29.996-04:00

Most of the attention about the coming leadership gap has been focused on the nonprofit sector and very little attention has been paid to how the philanthropic sector will react to those same generational demographics. In stark contrast to this trend, the Minnesota Council on Foundations did an entire newsletter this summer on generational changes in the field of philanthropy. If you are

Trista Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08153112383190504541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978302.post-75841086296921672972007-10-17T11:57:00.000-04:002007-10-17T11:59:21.420-04:00

At EPIP, we have been busy planning for the upcoming year – chapter leader conference calls, more newsletters, website restructuring, revitalizing the blog (one result of this planning is this entry), and on…In doing research on other philanthropy blogs, I have read intriguing entries at GiveWell (http://blog.givewell.net/) and http://insidefoundations.blogspot.com/ - they both tackle one aspect

Jennifer Kramer-Winehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10437497165275103998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978302.post-11953358523865801842007-08-16T22:58:00.000-04:002007-08-17T02:43:50.931-04:00

Thinking about Philanthropy and its RolesI read a post on New Voices in Philanthropy coincidentally the night the bridge collapsed in Minneapolis because I wanted to reference Trista’s blog in the upcoming EPIP newsletter. That night she had posted a question about what philanthropy should do in response and her question was embedded in my mind the day after as I listened to coverage of the

Jennifer Kramer-Winehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10437497165275103998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978302.post-47737557554388447152007-08-14T09:59:00.000-04:002007-08-14T10:06:23.921-04:00

Top 10 Reasons Why Philanthropy Blogging is Important to the Future of FoundationsI started a blog about next generation philanthropy issues because I was having such a great time taking about the issues of the philanthropic sector at Minnesota’s monthly EPIP lunches and was very disappointed that there wasn’t another place where those conversations were happening. After talking to Jessica at the

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The Intrinsic Value of EPIP:(You get way MORE than what you pay for!) I was recently asked my reasons for joining the EPIP Board of Advisors. Rather than mouth off a corny answer like, “it is a great organization” (which it is by the way!) I decided to put down on paper why I feel compelled to support an organization like EPIP. 1. In my personal view foundations (private, independent, and

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Foundation Fellowships to be Highlighted at Community Foundations Speaking of next gen programming at Council on Foundations conferences...If you are headed to the Fall Conference for Community Foundations this September, be sure to check out our good friends from the San Francisco Foundation and their session on multicultural fellowships in philanthropy."This panel will explore foundation

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Philanthropy's Next Gen Reach Toward the SummitGreetings once again from EPIP headquarters. I have exciting news!EPIP and our colleague colleague orgs, Resource Generation and 21/64 , are taking a lead to ensure there is excellent programming and outreach geared toward emerging and next gen leaders at the "Philanthropy Summit" (May 4-7, 2008 in the Washington, DC area).The Summit will be a "

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Ford, Kellogg & San Francisco Foundation Leaders Headline Intergenerational Discussions at Council ConferenceIt was a breath of fresh air. Amongst the vast sea of classroom set-up conference rooms, stuffy panels of Baby Boomer talking heads, and heavily abbreviated Q&A sessions, here was a room of emerging leaders seated in a circle, talking informally -- with plenty of time for real questions

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It's Springtime, and EPIP is Blossoming!It's the first day of spring 2007 in New York City that really feels like spring. The nor'easter has gone east of the East Coast. The sun is out, umbrellas and gloves are in their drawers.In addition to flowers, Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy is blossoming. Last week, we convened our 2007 national gathering of our chapter leaders (we call it our

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Race & Philanthropy in the 3rd Millennium...I just returned to New York from a brief trip to Indianapolis, where I brought the EPIP perspective to my first meeting of the Advisory Committee for Third Millennium Philanthropy & Leadership Initiative (its nickname is simply 'Millennium').This is an exciting new 5-year Kellogg Foundation funded initiative at my alma mater, the Indiana University

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Think NOLA, Act Locally: An Excerpt from the Meyer Foundation's e-newsletter: "Hurricane Katrina surfaced in a very dramatic way the issue of persistent poverty in our nation and reminds us of the poor in own region. Were disaster to strike Greater Washington, many of our most vulnerable neighbors would face challenges similar to those faced by the people of the Gulf states. "Over the

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Samantha Bickham: EPIP Member & NOLA EvacueeSamantha Bickham is an EPIP member and former program officer at the Community Foundation of Greater New Orleans. She was the first recipient of a scholarship from the EPIP Professional Development Fund (Spring 2004), through which she attended a seminar of The Grantmaking School. I met through Linetta Gilbert, EPIP's program officer at the Ford

Rusty Stahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17680493912336707344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978302.post-1125645646135915532005-09-02T09:08:00.000-04:002005-09-02T19:32:47.946-04:00

Man-Made Natural Disasters?A few months back, NYC Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy held a roundtable discussion on how foundations can make grants in response to disasters with a social justice lens. The event was timely then, due to the tsunami that struck Asia. It was a fascinating conversation, featuring senior and emerging leaders from the Red Cross, CitiGroup Foundation, the Foundation

Rusty Stahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17680493912336707344noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978302.post-1125616528509241672005-09-01T15:16:00.000-04:002005-09-02T03:08:14.343-04:00

Philanthropic Response(s) to KatrinaRight now, there is a flurry of philanthropic chatter -- mostly well intentioned -- on the web regarding Katrina. While governments are the main mode of actions, Americans - and even their governments - continue to rely on civil society organizations such as foundations and relief organizations to both express their will to help, their need to 'do something,'

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Snapshot of recent work, to bring you up-to-date...Long time, no post. Sorry this blog has been stale for a season - I am shopping to cook up some spicy new ingredients to make your mouth water! But I thought I would start with some meat and potatoes, to work up an appetite. So here is a healthy (but not too filling) portion of news on what Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy has been up to.1.

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Give and Get - Philanthropy meets December. Merry Christmas and happy holidays, everyone. In the spirit of birth, re-birth and renewal implicit in Hannukah, Christmas and the New Year holidays, I hope to get this blog reactivated in the new year. This time of year is always interesting, with its uniquely American mix of giving and getting, religion and capitalism, consumerism and marketing (

Rusty Stahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17680493912336707344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978302.post-1086216946973611932004-06-02T18:53:00.000-04:002004-06-02T18:55:46.973-04:00

Yours Comments Here! Please note - Thanks to upgrades to this Blog service, you can now post comments for any and all entries on epip.blogspot.com! I would encourage EPIP members and other readers to do just that - for too long now this blog has been a one-way street - very unlike philanthropy, which is a two-way process. I look forward to hearing from you!

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There are a couple new philanthropy-oriented blogs out there along with yours truly. It turns out that EPIP is one of the philanthropy blog pioneers! Philanthropoid: Give and Take http://philanthropoid.typepad.com/giveandtake/ "Ruminations on philanthropy, charity, generosity---the business of doing good." Philanthropy 2225 http://philanthropy.blogspot.com/ (published by Research, analysis and

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EPIP PHILANTHROPOLOGY PROGRAM SPRINGS INTO ACTION IN SPRING 2004 In National EPIP News... April 27, 2004 - An over-flowing inter-generational crowd of more than 150 grantmakers participated in an EPIP Philanthropology workshop at the Council on Foundations 55th Annual Conference, in Toronto. The workshop, titled "The Power To Be Authentic: Leadership Development At Work In Foundations," was

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EXCITING EPIP PROGRAM AT COUNCIL ON FOUNDATIONS ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN TORONTO Will you be in Toronto for the Council on Foundations Annual Conference? If you answered "Yes" to that question, then you are invited to the EPIP Annual Program... If you will be at the conference - email me and let me know. If you are interested in helping to organize our reception, or having your organization

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EPIP UPDATE The Quarterly E-Newsletter of Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy Winter 2004 In This Issue: 1. News from the Chapters 2. Networking at Conferences 3. New Knowledge Resources 1. NEWS FROM THE CHAPTERS New DC Chapter Draws Large Crowd to first Meeting This Monday, Feb 9, I joined EPIP Board member George Walker in Washington at a "listening meeting" that marks the first

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The 2004 EPIP Board Today the EPIP Board of Advisors held an orientation for four new members. The 2004 Board is as follows: Kisha Bird, The Philadelphia Foundation (Philadelphia, PA) Rohit Burman, JP Morgan Private Bank Global Foundations Group (New York, NY) Dolores Estrada, The California Endowment (Los Angeles, CA) Sonya Garcia, Grassroots Institute for Fundraising Training (Denver, CO)

Rusty Stahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17680493912336707344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978302.post-1074644874120391332004-01-20T19:23:00.000-05:002004-01-20T19:29:54.140-05:00

A Week in the Life of EPIP Last week was busy and productive all across the EPIP network. Here’s a snapshot of what happened… On Wednesday, January 14, approximately sixteen members of Los Angeles EPIP met to unanimously approve a paper outlining a structure for chapter governance and programming. They made initial plans for a program this in spring, discussed how social justice themes can

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So what's new?... New Members of the EPIP Board of Advisors. I am proud to announce that the following individuals will join EPIP's national governance body in 2004: Rohit Burman, J.P. Morgan Global Foundations Group Dolores Estrada, The California Endowment Sonya Garcia, Grassroots Institute for Fundraising Training Melissa Johnson, The Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro In addition,

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Ford Foundation to Maintain Major Support for the EPIP Network. We received confirmation today from the Ford Foundation that a grant has been approved to the New World Foundation for $150,000 over two years to support the Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy. New World is our fiscal sponsor and provides pro-bono office space. Thanks to the staff in the Community Philanthropy and Civic Culture

Rusty Stahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17680493912336707344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978302.post-1070483480329463042003-12-03T15:26:00.000-05:002003-12-03T15:33:33.036-05:00

Today I am working on a workshop that EPIP will be presenting with GrantCraft, a project of the Ford Foundation (www.grantcraft.org) during the Council on Foundations annual meeting in April 04. The workshop is dubbed "The Power To Be Authentic: Leadership Development at Work in Foundations." Emerson Beyer, who works at GrantCraft, and I have been planning the session to be highly experiential,

Rusty Stahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17680493912336707344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978302.post-1070318011400257652003-12-01T16:21:00.000-05:002003-12-01T17:33:41.220-05:00

Thanksgiving vacation was good. Now it's back to the daily EPIP grind! On returning to the office this morning today, I found two new memberships in the mail, from staff at the California Wellness Foundation and the Southern Californa Association for Philanthropy. Thanks, guys. It always feels great to get new members. Later today I had a good talk with Marcelle Good from the Appalachian

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Rockin with the Rockefellas So, now I am up at the Pocantico, the conference center of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. Myself and three others have been preparing all afternoon for a weekend mini-conference about inter-generational learning amongst social justice activists. I don't know most of the people who are coming, so I feel like anything can happen. It is nerve-wracking and exciting at the

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Philanthropy in The Northeast Cooridor... It's been a whirlwind week. Sunday through Tuesday in the Nation's Capitol saw lunch with the local EPIP leadership at Kramer's Books and Cafe. While the service left something to be desired, the food was good, and the content we delivered was great. We talked about what the nacent chapter has done, and what it can look forward to doing in the coming

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A Philanthropic Journey Across the US I am preparing to go on a big journey, a sort of road trip (by air) across the philanthropic U.S. I'm headed to Washington DC first, to meet up with a professor who teaches the history of philanthropy at Georgetown. I am gonna sit in on his class - I hope its full of gossip and juicy factoids. Then I'll meet up with EPIP leaders in the DC area for lunch.

Rusty Stahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17680493912336707344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978302.post-1066864979720295342003-10-22T19:21:00.000-04:002003-10-24T22:03:02.083-04:00

EPIP is Getting Blogged Down Today I started this blog to share thoughts as I work with many great folks to build Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy (EPIP). I hope this journal will allow members, friends, and visitors to our website, EPIP.org, to understand better our goals and efforts. I'm psyched! - Rusty

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