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We are pleased to announce the winner of EPIP Seattle's "Take Me to TFN" Conference Scholarship Contest! Congratulations to Estevan Munoz-Howard, Development Director at the Social Justice Fund NW!
Below is a video filmed by Estevan and edited by EPIP Seattle steering committee member Holly Powers. This video will be posted on the TFN website in the coming weeks before the conference. To learn more about the conference (March 26-28, Edgewater Hotel), visit the conference website!
Thank you to everyone who participated in the scholarship contest and to our organizers for making it happen! We look forward to offering more opportunities like this in the future!
And don't forget to attend our EPIP + TFN Funder's mixer on March 26th at Local 360!
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Jan 24, 2012
"Take Me to TFN" Conference Scholarship Contest
EPIP Seattle is officially opening the “Take Me to TFN!” Conference Scholarship Contest. One very fortunate EPIP Seattle member will win a full scholarship to attend TFN’s Annual Conference, which is coming to Seattle March 26-28, 2012, and will be featured on EPIP Seattle’s blog and TFN’s national website.
About the Conference: The TFN conference is a funder only conference designed by funders, for funders. The conference offers a mix of networking and active learning opportunities in a setting that fosters in-depth dialogue about the most complex issues facing communities today. It provides practitioners a chance to network, learn, and share alongside national and place-based funders from across the country that employ programmatic, policy, and civic engagement strategies to address issues of inclusion, equity, sustainability and prosperity in their funding. Past conference sessions have included topics like: Reinventing Community Narratives; Entrepreneurs, Immigrants, and Equity; Rethinking Urban Land Use; and Working with Government: The Promise and the Problems.
…And all you have to do TO ENTER is follow these 3 easy steps:
- Read about The Funder’s Network & their Annual Conference on their website.
- Write a 150-words-or-less essay (that’s only 3 short paragraphs, people!) on why YOU should be the winner of a full scholarship to the 2012 TFN conference, and submit your essay answer to epipseattle@gmail.com with the subject line “Take me to TFN!” by Friday, February 10, 2012.
- Brush those pearly whites because if you are the lucky winner, we will shoot a brief video of you which will be posted on EPIP Seattle’s blog and promoted on TFN’s national website (just a little something-something to show your boss!). Don’t fret if you’re camera-shy; we’ll make sure you look & sound good! The video is a great opportunity to promote EPIP and EPIP Seattle to a larger philanthropic audience.
Remember, submissions are due on FRIDAY, February 10th!
$500 EPIP National Conference Scholarships
The EPIP National Conference is taking place in sunny Los Angeles, CA on April 26-28, 2012.
Are you eager to attend the 2012 EPIP National Conference but having difficulty covering your costs? Is your employer able to contribute towards your participation but not 100%?
If you are a dues paying member of EPIP in good standing you are in luck!
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and EPIP Institutional Members have priority access to funds. Awards will be granted to Individual and Student Members starting Friday, January 27, 2012.
Jun 8, 2010
Last Chance: Final Cycle for PDF Scholarships for 2010
The deadline for the final cycle of Professional Development Fund (PDF) scholarships is right around the corner! Applications are due on June 18th by 5pm EST and can be downloaded from www.epip.org. As a former PDF scholarship recipient, I highly encourage people of color working in our local philanthropic community to take advantage of this opportunity. My PDF scholarship allowed me to attend the Chapter Leader Gathering in Detroit in 2009, which was one of the most useful professional experiences I have had.
More information from EPIP is below. Please contact Sophia Silao, Associate Director of EPIP with any questions.
- Have you always wanted to attend a national conference but couldn’t afford to go?
- Would you like to deepen your understanding of a specific topic and strengthen your skills as an effective grantmaker?
- Are you looking to connect with other young leaders of color in philanthropy?
EPIP is now accepting applications for the 2010 summer cycle of the Professional Development Fund (PDF).Generously funded by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, EPIP’s Professional Development Fund awards young philanthropic leaders of color up to $1,000 to attend a conference, gathering or training of their choice. Since its inception, the PDF has awarded close to $56,000 to promising young leaders from different sectors of philanthropy -- from public, private and corporate foundations to foundation affinity groups and philanthropic support institutions. In turn, awardees attended conferences sponsored by such organizations as EPIP, the Council on Foundations, Neighborhood Funders Group and the Environmental Grantmakers Association.
- THANK you … for an incredible conference and one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. On the plane ride back to NYC, I was so energized and inspired that I wrote up PAGES of notes, thoughts, take-aways, and to-dos! (Hoping to maintain this momentum for as long as possible.) (PDF awardee ’10)
PDF awardees are also invited to the PDF Gathering, a national convening focusing on skills development and the exploration of racial equity and social justice grantmaking.
- The connections are invaluable—really grounded me in this work and felt a part of a community. An empowering experience. (PDF awardee ’10)
- The gathering was an awakening experience. It helped me to figure out how to define my own path. (PDF awardee ’09)
Mar 23, 2010
Scholarships Available for EPIP's National Conference!
EPIP RELEASES $10,000 from NEXT GEN SCHOLARSHIP FUND!
Apply to receive up to $500 to attend the 2010 EPIP National Conference in Denver from April 23-25, 2010!
Only current dues-paying members of EPIP are eligible to receive scholarships
To apply, please fill out the official Next Gen Scholarship Application (you will be redirected to a Survey Monkey). Applications will be reviewed and approved on a rolling basis – so apply as soon as possible!
Final Deadline to Apply: Friday, April 9, 2010
To learn more about the National Conference, visit www.epip.org.
Any Questions? Email Rebecca Schumer at Rebecca@epip.org or call 212 584 8249 x4
Feb 25, 2010
Professional Development Scholarship Fund- Deadline Extended!
**DEADLINE FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND EXTENDED!!
Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy (EPIP) has extended its Spring/Summer Cycle for the 2010 EPIP Professional Development Fund (PDF).
The new deadline is FRIDAY, MARCH 5.
The Professional Development Fund is a scholarship program designed to increase access to professional development opportunities for young people of color working in the foundation field. PDF is specifically intended to support young people of color, reflecting EPIP's emphasis on ensuring racial diversity within our next-generation work. Recipients must use the award to attend philanthropy conferences and to network and learn from peers and senior colleagues.
:: Partial funding to attend philanthropy conferences and trainings (max $1,000 per conference)
:: Leveraging additional support for awardees from employers and conference sponsors
:: Annual awardee convening to provide skills-training, reflection on practice, inter-generational learning, and peer-networking
:: A growing peer-support network of PDF awardees and other young people of color in the foundation field
EPIP Professional Development Fund was launched in 2005 and is made possible by ongoing support from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation.
Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy (EPIP) has extended its Spring/Summer Cycle for the 2010 EPIP Professional Development Fund (PDF).
The new deadline is FRIDAY, MARCH 5.
The Professional Development Fund is a scholarship program designed to increase access to professional development opportunities for young people of color working in the foundation field. PDF is specifically intended to support young people of color, reflecting EPIP's emphasis on ensuring racial diversity within our next-generation work. Recipients must use the award to attend philanthropy conferences and to network and learn from peers and senior colleagues.
:: Partial funding to attend philanthropy conferences and trainings (max $1,000 per conference)
:: Leveraging additional support for awardees from employers and conference sponsors
:: Annual awardee convening to provide skills-training, reflection on practice, inter-generational learning, and peer-networking
:: A growing peer-support network of PDF awardees and other young people of color in the foundation field
Cycle DeadlinesPDF Scholarships are a benefit of EPIP membership. If you are not yet an EPIP member, you may apply for membership simultaneously as you submit this PDF application. EPIP members from outside the U.S. are also eligible to apply, although they should be considered people of color or minorities in their home countries.
Spring 2009 – March 1, 2010
Fall - June 18, 2010
EPIP Professional Development Fund was launched in 2005 and is made possible by ongoing support from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation.
Jul 21, 2009
Reflections on EPIP's PDF Gathering from Sarah
I've been in Detroit, MI since Sunday evening at EPIP's Professional Development Fund gathering, which is taking place in conjunction with EPIP's Chapter Leader Gathering (begins tomorrow). This is my first time in Detroit, which is a city that has been devastated by job destruction and the economic crisis. If you've been following the news, Detroit has one of the highest rates of foreclosure of homes in the country, and what was once a city of two million people is now a city of 900,000. Maybe.
All you have to do is walk down the street to see the evidence of this. We've seen dozens of once-amazing houses that are burnt out and/or boarded up. There are empty buildings surrounded by empty and overgrown lots everywhere. On our walk home from dinner last night, we saw a fire burn down one of the abandoned buildings and we were able to get close
enough to see the flames. No one seemed concerned or worried about it- one look around the neighborhood and you can see that this is not a rare occurrence. The most people I've seen in one place were converging around the fire.
It's no coincidence that we're meeting in Detroit. Local foundations have very generously welcomed us to this city. Just being here feels like we're on a site visit. The US Social Forum planning committee is also meeting here this week, as did the Allied Media Conference last week. (Incidentally, the Mariners are also here playing the Detroit Tigers for the next three nights.)
Anyway, EPIP convened this gathering of young people of color who are recipients of an EPIP Profesional Development Fund scholarship. The PDF scholarships allow young people of color to attend conferences of their choice around the country. Since so many organizations have had to cut their budgets for professional development, this year, this scholarship is quite meaningful. Many people chose to attend the EPIP pre-conference gathering at the Council on Foundations in Atlanta in May, while others found different opportunities.
After working through the obligatory introductions and getting-to-know-you exercises with the 25 people in the room on Sunday night, we moved directly into content on Monday morning. The gathering was facilitated by Kalpana Krishnamurthy, who also facilitated EPIP Seattle's first Philanthropology workshop back in March. We began by defining social justice philanthropy (SJP), identifying the core elements of SJP, and determining where our own foundations' strengths and weaknesses are in using this framework.
A highlight of the day was the Salon, in which four senior foundation executives joined us for a panel discussion and smaller roundtable discussions. I always find this part of the agenda to be the most useful- participants here included Kevin Ryan of the New York Foundation, Sophia Silao (EPIP's Associate Director), Andrea Cole - the Executive Director of the Ethel and James Flinn Foundation, and Karen Aldridge-Eason, who is the Foundation Liason for the Governors' office. I'll share more about their reflections on their own career paths in a future post.
The final part of the day focused on "Making the Case" or, how do you move your social justice agenda? We went through exercises on how to ask questions within your own foundation, how to define what you want, build a case and make your ideas into a reality. I'll post the 7 suggested steps in a different post- since this "brief recap" is getting rather long.
We had an informal dinner at a new restuarant called Angelina's on Monday evening. I was lucky enough to sit across from Trista Harris, who is the Executive Director of the Headwaters Foundation for Justice, and the author of the New Voices in Philanthropy blog, which I have been reading for about a year. I really appreciated Trista's wit and wisdom on how to be an effective blogger and what her experience was as the blog became more and more popular. This will tie in quite well with Friday's session on social media and networking, which is going to be facilitiated by Beth Kanter of Beth's Blog. I'm particularly interested in the role that foundations and nonprofits can have via Facebook, blogs, and Twitter, and I'm really looking forward to the opportunity to meet her too!
I have to say, this has been the most useful networking opportunity I have had in a long time, which I think is something really really important that EPIP has to offer emerging leaders in this field. Although my organization is without a doubt a social justice funder and employs the social justice philanthropy criteria quite well in most areas, it is always useful to evaluate oneself and learn from others about the struggles and successes that they have had in the field.
Bottom line, so far, so good! Although I think I might be getting sick. Not good.
All you have to do is walk down the street to see the evidence of this. We've seen dozens of once-amazing houses that are burnt out and/or boarded up. There are empty buildings surrounded by empty and overgrown lots everywhere. On our walk home from dinner last night, we saw a fire burn down one of the abandoned buildings and we were able to get close
enough to see the flames. No one seemed concerned or worried about it- one look around the neighborhood and you can see that this is not a rare occurrence. The most people I've seen in one place were converging around the fire.It's no coincidence that we're meeting in Detroit. Local foundations have very generously welcomed us to this city. Just being here feels like we're on a site visit. The US Social Forum planning committee is also meeting here this week, as did the Allied Media Conference last week. (Incidentally, the Mariners are also here playing the Detroit Tigers for the next three nights.)
Anyway, EPIP convened this gathering of young people of color who are recipients of an EPIP Profesional Development Fund scholarship. The PDF scholarships allow young people of color to attend conferences of their choice around the country. Since so many organizations have had to cut their budgets for professional development, this year, this scholarship is quite meaningful. Many people chose to attend the EPIP pre-conference gathering at the Council on Foundations in Atlanta in May, while others found different opportunities.
After working through the obligatory introductions and getting-to-know-you exercises with the 25 people in the room on Sunday night, we moved directly into content on Monday morning. The gathering was facilitated by Kalpana Krishnamurthy, who also facilitated EPIP Seattle's first Philanthropology workshop back in March. We began by defining social justice philanthropy (SJP), identifying the core elements of SJP, and determining where our own foundations' strengths and weaknesses are in using this framework.
A highlight of the day was the Salon, in which four senior foundation executives joined us for a panel discussion and smaller roundtable discussions. I always find this part of the agenda to be the most useful- participants here included Kevin Ryan of the New York Foundation, Sophia Silao (EPIP's Associate Director), Andrea Cole - the Executive Director of the Ethel and James Flinn Foundation, and Karen Aldridge-Eason, who is the Foundation Liason for the Governors' office. I'll share more about their reflections on their own career paths in a future post.
The final part of the day focused on "Making the Case" or, how do you move your social justice agenda? We went through exercises on how to ask questions within your own foundation, how to define what you want, build a case and make your ideas into a reality. I'll post the 7 suggested steps in a different post- since this "brief recap" is getting rather long.
We had an informal dinner at a new restuarant called Angelina's on Monday evening. I was lucky enough to sit across from Trista Harris, who is the Executive Director of the Headwaters Foundation for Justice, and the author of the New Voices in Philanthropy blog, which I have been reading for about a year. I really appreciated Trista's wit and wisdom on how to be an effective blogger and what her experience was as the blog became more and more popular. This will tie in quite well with Friday's session on social media and networking, which is going to be facilitiated by Beth Kanter of Beth's Blog. I'm particularly interested in the role that foundations and nonprofits can have via Facebook, blogs, and Twitter, and I'm really looking forward to the opportunity to meet her too!
I have to say, this has been the most useful networking opportunity I have had in a long time, which I think is something really really important that EPIP has to offer emerging leaders in this field. Although my organization is without a doubt a social justice funder and employs the social justice philanthropy criteria quite well in most areas, it is always useful to evaluate oneself and learn from others about the struggles and successes that they have had in the field.
Bottom line, so far, so good! Although I think I might be getting sick. Not good.
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