Come and have a drink on us!
Meet other members of the Bay Area EPIP chapter, and learn about our programs for 2011
Thursday January 27, 2011
Casanova
527 Valencia Street, San Francisco
(one block from 16th Street BART)
12.15.2010
12.14.2010
Job Opportunity: The James Irvine Foundation
The James Irvine Foundation is currently hiring
Program Associate, Youth Program
12.13.2010
(not philanthropy, but) Vote for Steph!
Our own Stephanie Lai (EPIP-er, AAPIP-er, Packard Foundation-er) is a finalist for the YouTube Symphony Orchestra!
Please watch her audition video, and if you like what you hear, click "Vote for this video" (up to once a day until December 17).
Based on voting, the best and most creative performers will be selected to form the YouTube Symphony Orchestra 2011 and invited to perform in March at the Sydney Opera House, under the direction of world-renowned conductor and YouTube Symphony Artistic Advisor, Michael Tilson Thomas.
Please watch her audition video, and if you like what you hear, click "Vote for this video" (up to once a day until December 17).
Based on voting, the best and most creative performers will be selected to form the YouTube Symphony Orchestra 2011 and invited to perform in March at the Sydney Opera House, under the direction of world-renowned conductor and YouTube Symphony Artistic Advisor, Michael Tilson Thomas.
12.10.2010
2011 EPIP National Conference Call for Sessions
Register! and submit a workshop proposal for the 2011 EPIP National Conference.
EPIP National Conference
and 10th Anniversary Celebration!
April 7-9, 2011 (immediately preceding COF)
Philadelphia, PA
You can link to highlights from the 2010 EPIP National Conference through this post.
EPIP National Conference
and 10th Anniversary Celebration!
April 7-9, 2011 (immediately preceding COF)
Philadelphia, PA
You can link to highlights from the 2010 EPIP National Conference through this post.
12.09.2010
Job Opportunities: REDF
REDF is currently hiring
Administrative Assistant
Enterprise Development Manager
Farber Program Manager
Administrative Assistant
Enterprise Development Manager
Farber Program Manager
12.08.2010
11.19.2010
Thoughts on the book "Small Change" by Michael Edwards
by Adam Badwound
Small Change: Why Business Won't Save the WorldSomtimes I think, "If I wanted to go into business, I would have gone into business..."
It seems often forgotten that many people – myself included – make an active decision to avoid politics and business. We have a variety of motivations and missions, but we seek change that comes beyond convention. Nonprofit… nonpartisan… we are defined by what we are not. And I think that’s great.
I am reminded of the special nature of civil society as I read Small Change: Why Business Won’t Save the World by Michael Edwards. The primary purpose of the book, in my view, is to be practical by raising challenging questions about the role of business in progressive social change. In response to a wave of “Philanthrocapitalism” (a la Matthew Bishop, Michael Green, et tout le monde), Edwards provides an analysis and critique of the movement, as well as an argument for what he calls “Citizen Philanthropy.”
Edwards sums his message early in the preface, when he argues against a "business-is-best" philosophy:
"That's an attractive proposition, but also a dangerous mirage. Can we compete ourselves into a more cooperative future, or consume our way to conserve the planet's scarce resources, or grow grow our way to out of deep-rooted poverty and oppression, or fight our way to peace?" ..."The claim that business thinking can save the world is a convenient myth for those who occupy positions of great wealth and power; and the constant celebration of the rich and famous individuals is a dangerous distraction from the hard, public work of finding solutions, all of us together" (p. xi).
“Social transformation is not a job to be left to market forces or to the whims of billionaires. Perhaps if we supported the energy and creativity of millions of ordinary people, we could create a foundation for lasting progress that will never come through top-down planning by a new global elite, however well intentioned. When this principle is accepted and philanthropy is reconfigured to be less technocratic and more supportive of people’s own self-development efforts, then change will come – larger than we can control, quicker than we can imagine, and deeper than we could ever hope for by reducing everything to market forces” (pp. xiii-xiv).
To be fair, it seems that his message is meant to provoke debate. He isn’t suggesting that market forces are always inappropriate as a tool to advancing social change. However, he does argue that it can be detrimental to always use market forces in a blind manner.
I was able to hear Edwards speak about the book at an event with Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy (EPIP) – Bay Area Chapter in early Novemeber, 2010. Speaking to a group of young professionals, aspects of his message seemed to encourage our dedication to advancing social change, no matter the method. He suggested that we think critically about when markets (and associated tools) are appropriate and inappropriate.
I found the book to be an extremely interesting, quick read with some powerful and profound points. Coupled with a re-reading of Philanthrocapitalism, it’s worth knowing these perspectives and the arguments these authors make.
Small Change: Why Business Won't Save the WorldSomtimes I think, "If I wanted to go into business, I would have gone into business..."
It seems often forgotten that many people – myself included – make an active decision to avoid politics and business. We have a variety of motivations and missions, but we seek change that comes beyond convention. Nonprofit… nonpartisan… we are defined by what we are not. And I think that’s great.
I am reminded of the special nature of civil society as I read Small Change: Why Business Won’t Save the World by Michael Edwards. The primary purpose of the book, in my view, is to be practical by raising challenging questions about the role of business in progressive social change. In response to a wave of “Philanthrocapitalism” (a la Matthew Bishop, Michael Green, et tout le monde), Edwards provides an analysis and critique of the movement, as well as an argument for what he calls “Citizen Philanthropy.”
Edwards sums his message early in the preface, when he argues against a "business-is-best" philosophy:
"That's an attractive proposition, but also a dangerous mirage. Can we compete ourselves into a more cooperative future, or consume our way to conserve the planet's scarce resources, or grow grow our way to out of deep-rooted poverty and oppression, or fight our way to peace?" ..."The claim that business thinking can save the world is a convenient myth for those who occupy positions of great wealth and power; and the constant celebration of the rich and famous individuals is a dangerous distraction from the hard, public work of finding solutions, all of us together" (p. xi).
“Social transformation is not a job to be left to market forces or to the whims of billionaires. Perhaps if we supported the energy and creativity of millions of ordinary people, we could create a foundation for lasting progress that will never come through top-down planning by a new global elite, however well intentioned. When this principle is accepted and philanthropy is reconfigured to be less technocratic and more supportive of people’s own self-development efforts, then change will come – larger than we can control, quicker than we can imagine, and deeper than we could ever hope for by reducing everything to market forces” (pp. xiii-xiv).
To be fair, it seems that his message is meant to provoke debate. He isn’t suggesting that market forces are always inappropriate as a tool to advancing social change. However, he does argue that it can be detrimental to always use market forces in a blind manner.
I was able to hear Edwards speak about the book at an event with Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy (EPIP) – Bay Area Chapter in early Novemeber, 2010. Speaking to a group of young professionals, aspects of his message seemed to encourage our dedication to advancing social change, no matter the method. He suggested that we think critically about when markets (and associated tools) are appropriate and inappropriate.
I found the book to be an extremely interesting, quick read with some powerful and profound points. Coupled with a re-reading of Philanthrocapitalism, it’s worth knowing these perspectives and the arguments these authors make.
11.12.2010
Job Opportunities: The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation is currently hiring
Associate Communications Officer
Communications Officer
Evaluation Officer
Associate Communications Officer
Communications Officer
Evaluation Officer
11.09.2010
11.02.2010
11.01.2010
CEP presents Working with Grantees: Keys to Success
You are invited...
Working with Grantees: Keys to Success
November 9, 2010
Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason Street, San Francisco
4:00 pm presentation, 5:30 pm reception
To achieve their intended impact, grantmaking foundations need strong, productive relationships with grantees. But foundation leaders and program officers often struggle to determine how to build these relationships and to understand what matters most to those they fund.
New research from CEP identifies the keys to success. Drawing on this analysis, and on in-depth interviews with five program officers among the top performers in CEP's dataset, Vice President - Research Ellie Buteau, PhD will share CEP's findings. President Phil Buchanan will facilitate an interactive discussion in which attendees reflect on their own experiences.
A networking reception will follow the presentation.
The event is free of charge, but space is limited. Please RSVP to Whitney Ivie at whitneyi@effectivephilanthropy.org.
This event is sponsored by the James Irvine Foundation.
For more information, click here.
Working with Grantees: Keys to Success
November 9, 2010
Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason Street, San Francisco
4:00 pm presentation, 5:30 pm reception
To achieve their intended impact, grantmaking foundations need strong, productive relationships with grantees. But foundation leaders and program officers often struggle to determine how to build these relationships and to understand what matters most to those they fund.
New research from CEP identifies the keys to success. Drawing on this analysis, and on in-depth interviews with five program officers among the top performers in CEP's dataset, Vice President - Research Ellie Buteau, PhD will share CEP's findings. President Phil Buchanan will facilitate an interactive discussion in which attendees reflect on their own experiences.
A networking reception will follow the presentation.
The event is free of charge, but space is limited. Please RSVP to Whitney Ivie at whitneyi@effectivephilanthropy.org.
This event is sponsored by the James Irvine Foundation.
For more information, click here.
10.19.2010
10.15.2010
10.13.2010
10.12.2010
Job Opportunities: The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation is currently hiring
Program Assistant - Local Grantmaking
Program Operations Coordinator - Organizational Effectiveness, Philanthropy, and President's Fund
Program Assistant - Local Grantmaking
Program Operations Coordinator - Organizational Effectiveness, Philanthropy, and President's Fund
10.11.2010
South Bay Speaker Series (part 4 of 4) with Ben Binswanger from Skoll
JOIN US…
The Bay Area EPIP Chapter Presents:
SOUTH BAY SPEAKER SERIES followed by a Happy Hour at the Moore Foundation
3:30-5:00 PM
1661 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Ben Binswanger, Vice President of Programs and Impact, Skoll Foundation
Interviewed by Meaghan Calcari, Program Officer, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Ben Binswanger oversees the Skoll Foundation’s strategic grantmaking program, identifying and supporting the work of social entrepreneurs worldwide who are driving large-scale change on pressing social and environmental issues. As part of the executive team, he helps shape the Foundation’s overall strategy to maximize the leverage of its philanthropic capital.
Ben has held a range of senior positions across the business, government, and social change sectors. Most recently, he served as Chief Operating Officer and Senior Advisor to the Case Foundation, working directly with Jean and Steve Case to develop the programs, initiatives, and support systems for the foundation. Before entering the philanthropic sector, Ben was Vice President, Community and Employee Engagement at Time Warner, heading up efforts to establish the company as a global leader in employee engagement. Earlier, he served as Vice President, Corporate Communications, for America Online, handling many of the company’s internal and external strategic communications initiatives. He also held the lead corporate communications role at TeleSpectrum Worldwide, a direct marketing company, and served as Director, Business Development at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art.
Ben began his career in the political realm, serving as a political advisor and campaign manager for Senator Edward Kennedy between 1987 and 1995. He managed national political issues for the Senator and assisted legislative staff with implementation of political, communications, and legislative strategies on a wide range of domestic policy issues. He co-managed Senator Kennedy’s 1988 re-election campaign and also worked for several other candidates, including Senators George Mitchell and John Kerry, in a variety of management and communication roles.
After the event, join us for happy hour from 5:00 to 6:30.
South Bay Speaker Series
Learn more about how seasoned leaders at prominent South Bay foundations made their way into their present roles. Foundation representatives from the William and Flora Hewlett, Gordon and Betty Moore, David and Lucile Packard, and Skoll Foundations will share the paths they have taken to their current leadership roles, the unique aspects of their organizations’ grantmaking and the role they feel that emerging leaders can play in the sector. Please stay tuned to future announcements in the coming months. To RSVP, please email bayarea@epip.org by Monday, October 25, 2010.
Can Business Save the World?
Join Bay Area EPIP for a conversation around philanthrocapitalism and whether this approach is well-suited for social and environmental change.
Featuring former Ford Foundation Director Michael Edwards
Author of Small Change: Why Business Won’t Save the World
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Mitchell Kapor Foundation
543 Howards Street, 5th Floor, San Francisco
3:30 - 5:45 PM
Discussion will begin at 4:00, preceded and followed by time to meet other attendees
Small Change has stirred up some discussion in our field about the concept of philanthrocapitalism, calling into question the idea that philanthropy pursued in business like fashion can in solve the ills of today's world. In his new book Michael Edwards challenges the notion that the market is capable of solving social inequities; he writes about how a market approach hurts more than it helps and that in fact real change will come when business acts more like civil society, not the other way around.
Michael Edwards is an independent writer and activist based in upstate New York who is affiliated with the New York-based think-tank Demos, and the Brooks World Poverty Institute at Manchester University in the UK. From 1999 to 2008 he was the Director of the Ford Foundation's Governance and Civil Society Program in New York, having previously worked for the World Bank, Oxfam-GB, Save the Children-UK and other NGOs in Washington DC, London, Colombia, Zambia, Malawi, and India. His writings have helped to shape a more critical appreciation of the global role of philanthropy and civil society, and to break down barriers between researchers and activists across the world. Michael was educated in England at the universities of Oxford and London, and now lives with his wife Cora in the farmhouse they renovated together in the foothills of the Catskill mountains.
10.09.2010
9.24.2010
9.21.2010
9.14.2010
Please help by completing our EPIP survey
Dear EPIP community,
The Bay Area EPIP chapter is exploring how we can better serve emerging leaders in the Bay Area philanthropic community, and we would love your input. Please help us ensure we are meeting your needs by taking a few minutes to fill out the survey below. As a way of saying thanks, you will be eligible to win a $25 gift certificate to Alexander Book Company for completing this survey!
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/bayareaepip
Make sure your opinion is heard. The survey will only be available until September 24.
EPIP’s mission is to strengthen the next generation of grantmakers in order to advance effective social justice philanthropy and to help the funding world address critical generational issues. It is a national organization that has a vibrant local peer-learning community that offers unique leadership and professional development, networking opportunities, and raises the voice for next generation issues and ideas.
Thank you!
The Bay Area EPIP chapter is exploring how we can better serve emerging leaders in the Bay Area philanthropic community, and we would love your input. Please help us ensure we are meeting your needs by taking a few minutes to fill out the survey below. As a way of saying thanks, you will be eligible to win a $25 gift certificate to Alexander Book Company for completing this survey!
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/bayareaepip
Make sure your opinion is heard. The survey will only be available until September 24.
EPIP’s mission is to strengthen the next generation of grantmakers in order to advance effective social justice philanthropy and to help the funding world address critical generational issues. It is a national organization that has a vibrant local peer-learning community that offers unique leadership and professional development, networking opportunities, and raises the voice for next generation issues and ideas.
Thank you!
9.10.2010
South Bay Speaker Series (part 3 of 4) with Bernd Cordes from Packard
JOIN US…
The Bay Area EPIP Chapter Presents:
SOUTH BAY SPEAKER SERIES followed by a Happy Hour at Nola
3:30-5:00 PM
250 University Avenue, Suite 200
Palo Alto, CA 94301
(Please note that the Skoll entrance is on Ramona Street)
Bernd Cordes, Program Officer for the Western Pacific, David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Interviewed by Ana Zacapa, Program Officer, Skoll Foundation
Bernd joined the Packard Foundation in November 1999. Since then, he has managed the Foundation's Western Pacific program, which focuses on coastal marine conservation in seven countries in the Asia-Pacific region. And for the past three years, Bernd has also been responsible for the Foundation's Marine Birds program, which invests in seabird and ashorebird conservatuion throughout the Pacific basin, from Alaska to Chile, California to New Zealand, and many island states in between. Prior to joining the Foundation, Bernd was part of the Biodiversity Conservation Network (BCN), where he worked for more than six years on an initiative that sought to conserve terrestrial and marine habitats in 39 sites across South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Melanesia. The BCN was also organized to test the conditions under which business enterprises could create incentives for conservation at those sites. Before joining the Foundation, Bernd was based in Indonesia. Bernd has an A.B. in diplomacy and world affairs from Occidental College, and a M.P.P. in public policy studies and a M.A. in Asian studies from the University of Michigan.
To RSVP, please email bayarea@epip.org by Monday, September 20th, 2010.
After the event, join us for happy hour from 5:15 to 7:00 at Nola around the corner from Skoll in downtown Palo Alto, 535 Ramona Street, Palo Alto, 94301.
South Bay Speaker Series
Learn more about how seasoned leaders at prominent South Bay foundations made their way into their present roles. Foundation representatives from the William and Flora Hewlett, Gordon and Betty Moore, David and Lucile Packard, and Skoll Foundations will share the paths they have taken to their current leadership roles, the unique aspects of their organizations’ grantmaking and the role they feel that emerging leaders can play in the sector. Please stay tuned to future announcements in the coming months.
9.08.2010
Fellowship Opportunity for Emerging Grantmakers and Community Foundation Professionals
The Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society is pleased to announce a unique professional development opportunity just for you: the spring 2011 Emerging Leaders International Fellows Program and U.S. Diversity Fellowship! The 3-month program provides leadership training for young community foundation professionals and practitioners of community philanthropy through seminars, applied research and networking. The 2011 program will focus on the topic of community foundations. Proposals on other topics in the field of philanthropy will be considered on a tuition or institutionally-funded basis. For program details, visit www.philanthropy.org. Please send queries to cpcs@gc.cuny.edu and indicate "ELIFP 11" in the subject line. The deadline for application is September 29, 2010.
9.03.2010
8.26.2010
8.25.2010
Job Opportunity: Women's Foundation of California
The Women's Foundation of California is currently hiring
8.24.2010
Join EPIP for Happy Hour on August 31st
Come and have a drink on us!
Meet other members of the Bay Area EPIP chapter, and learn about our programs
Tuesday August 31, 2010
Double Dutch
3192 16th Street, San Francisco
(0ne block from 16th Street BART)
Meet other members of the Bay Area EPIP chapter, and learn about our programs
Tuesday August 31, 2010
Double Dutch
3192 16th Street, San Francisco
(0ne block from 16th Street BART)
8.23.2010
8.18.2010
8.17.2010
Save the Date for Happy Hour
Please join the Bay Area EPIP chapter for happy hour on August 31 from 5:30-7:30pm.
Specific location (somewhere in the Mission) to be determined.
Specific location (somewhere in the Mission) to be determined.
8.13.2010
AAPIP and HIP present Conversations with Leaders
Our friends at Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP) and Hispanics in Philanthropy (HIP) invite EPIP Bay Area members to attend the upcoming program:
Conversations with Leaders
Luz A. Vega-Marquis, President & CEO, Marguerite Casey Foundation
Peggy Saika, President & Executive Director, AAPIP
moderated by
Raymond Colmenar, Program Manager, The California Endowment
Friday, September 10, 2010
2-4pm, followed by a wine and cheese reception 4-5:30pm
San Francisco Foundation
225 Bush Street, Suite 500
San Francisco, CA 94104
RSVP to maria@haasjr.org
Conversations with Leaders
Luz A. Vega-Marquis, President & CEO, Marguerite Casey Foundation
Peggy Saika, President & Executive Director, AAPIP
moderated by
Raymond Colmenar, Program Manager, The California Endowment
Friday, September 10, 2010
2-4pm, followed by a wine and cheese reception 4-5:30pm
San Francisco Foundation
225 Bush Street, Suite 500
San Francisco, CA 94104
RSVP to maria@haasjr.org
8.05.2010
Job Opportunities: Marin Community Foundation
The Marin Community Foundation is currently hiring
Philanthropic Planning Coordinator
Philanthropic Planner
Philanthropic Planning Coordinator
Philanthropic Planner
7.31.2010
South Bay Speaker Series (part 2 of 4) with Danielle Deane from Hewlett
JOIN US…
The Bay Area EPIP Chapter Presents:
SOUTH BAY SPEAKER SERIES
SOUTH BAY SPEAKER SERIES
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010
3:30-5:00 PM
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
300 Second Street
Los Altos, CA 94022
(650) 948-7658
Danielle Deane, Program Director, Environment, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Danielle Deane, Program Director, Environment, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Interviewed by Jamie Dean, Program Officer, Conservation and Science, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Danielle Deane holds a B.A. in Political Economy with an Environmental Studies Concentration from Williams College, and a M.Sc. in Environment and Development from the London School of Economics. Previously, Danielle worked as a Financial Risk Analyst/Broker at Guy Carpenter & Company, the international reinsurance arm of Marsh & McLennan Companies. Her experience also includes research with the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies and working as a Field Manager for a joint Sierra Club/Fund for Public Interest Research campaign. Danielle was a Fellow of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. In September 2007, she was selected for the Association of Black Foundation Executives (ABFE) '07-'08 Connecting Leaders Fellowship Program.
Danielle Deane holds a B.A. in Political Economy with an Environmental Studies Concentration from Williams College, and a M.Sc. in Environment and Development from the London School of Economics. Previously, Danielle worked as a Financial Risk Analyst/Broker at Guy Carpenter & Company, the international reinsurance arm of Marsh & McLennan Companies. Her experience also includes research with the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies and working as a Field Manager for a joint Sierra Club/Fund for Public Interest Research campaign. Danielle was a Fellow of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. In September 2007, she was selected for the Association of Black Foundation Executives (ABFE) '07-'08 Connecting Leaders Fellowship Program.
To RSVP, please email bayarea@epip.org by Friday, August 13th, 2010.
South Bay Speaker Series
Learn more about how seasoned leaders at prominent South Bay foundations made their way into their present roles. Foundation representatives from the William and Flora Hewlett, Gordon and Betty Moore, David and Lucile Packard, and Skoll Foundations will share the paths they have taken to their current leadership roles, the unique aspects of their organizations’ grantmaking and the role they feel that emerging leaders can play in the sector. Please stay tuned to future announcements in the coming months.
7.20.2010
Board Service 101
panelists
Marla Cornelius, CompassPoint
Jeffrey Malloy, James Irvine Foundation
Lora Silver, YNPNsfba
moderated by
Fatima Angeles, California Wellness FoundationWednesday August 11, 2010
4-6pm
San Francisco Foundation
225 Bush Street, Suite 500
San Francisco, CA 94104
6.25.2010
South Bay Speaker Series (part 1 of 4) with Marybeth Sharpe from Moore
JOIN US…
The Bay Area EPIP Chapter Presents:
SOUTH BAY SPEAKER SERIES – First event
SOUTH BAY SPEAKER SERIES – First event
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
3:30-5:00 PM
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
2121 Sand Hill Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025
(650) 234-4500
Marybeth Sharpe, Program Director for the Betty Irene Moore Nursing Initiative
Marybeth Sharpe, Program Director for the Betty Irene Moore Nursing Initiative
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Interviewed by Ron Ragin, Associate Program Officer, Performing Arts Program William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Marybeth Sharpe is the program director for the Betty Irene Moore Nursing Initiative. The Initiative seeks to improve nursing-related patient outcomes in adult acute care hospitals in the San Francisco Bay and Sacramento areas. Before joining the Foundation, Marybeth was a vice president with American Express where she led strategic analysis for their small business group. She has also taught economics at the University of Chicago, worked for the Federal Reserve Board in Washington, D.C. and served as an associate principal with McKinsey & Company in New York. Beyond her role in the Betty Irene Moore Nursing Initiative, Marybeth has been involved in the Moore Foundation’s Building Our Future initiative to refine the Foundation’s values and position it to increase impact and catalyze results over the next 10 years.
Marybeth Sharpe is the program director for the Betty Irene Moore Nursing Initiative. The Initiative seeks to improve nursing-related patient outcomes in adult acute care hospitals in the San Francisco Bay and Sacramento areas. Before joining the Foundation, Marybeth was a vice president with American Express where she led strategic analysis for their small business group. She has also taught economics at the University of Chicago, worked for the Federal Reserve Board in Washington, D.C. and served as an associate principal with McKinsey & Company in New York. Beyond her role in the Betty Irene Moore Nursing Initiative, Marybeth has been involved in the Moore Foundation’s Building Our Future initiative to refine the Foundation’s values and position it to increase impact and catalyze results over the next 10 years.
South Bay Speaker Series
Learn more about how seasoned leaders at prominent South Bay foundations made their way into their present roles. Foundation representatives from the William and Flora Hewlett, Gordon and Betty Moore, David and Lucile Packard, and Skoll Foundations will share the paths they have taken to their current leadership roles, the unique aspects of their organizations’ grantmaking and the role they feel that emerging leaders can play in the sector. Please stay tuned to future announcements in the coming months.
5.10.2010
EPIP National Conference recap
Re-visit the 2010 EPIP National Conference and watch sessions (some featuring EPIP Bay Area members and supporters)!
Generational Change Plenary: Talent and Workforce Issues in the Nonprofit Sector
Robby Rodriguez, Executive Director, Southwest Organizing Project, and co-author, Working Across Generations
Cynthia Gibson, Cynthesis Consulting
Philanthropic Effectiveness Plenary: Innovative Solutions for Foundation Effectiveness
Bill Somerville, President, Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
Christi Tran, Program Officer, Blue Shield of California Foundation
Eyal Yerushalmi, Strategic Learning Executive, Atlantic Philanthropies
Angie Chen, Program Officer, S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation (moderator)
Social Justice Philanthropy Plenary: Racial Justice and Philanthropy
Cynthia Renfro, Director of Programs and Evaluation, Marguerite Casey Foundation
Ron Rowell, CEO, Common Counsel Foundation
Daniel Lee, Executive Director, Levi Strauss Foundation
Victor De Luca, President, Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation
Lori Villarosa, Executive Director, Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity
Melissa Johnson, Executive Director, Neighborhood Funders Group (moderator)
Interview with Daniel Lee, Executive Director, Levi Strauss Foundation
EPIP/YNPN Plenary: Infrastructure for the Next Generation
Barry Gaberman, Senior Vice President (retired), Ford Foundation
Closing Plenary: Weaving it Together: Effectiveness, Justice, and Change across the Generations
Gara LaMarche, President and CEO, Atlantic Philanthropies
Benjamin Todd Jealous, President and CEO, NAACP
Caroline Altman Smith, Program Officer, The Kresge Foundation (moderator)
Generational Change Plenary: Talent and Workforce Issues in the Nonprofit Sector
Robby Rodriguez, Executive Director, Southwest Organizing Project, and co-author, Working Across Generations
Cynthia Gibson, Cynthesis Consulting
Philanthropic Effectiveness Plenary: Innovative Solutions for Foundation Effectiveness
Bill Somerville, President, Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
Christi Tran, Program Officer, Blue Shield of California Foundation
Eyal Yerushalmi, Strategic Learning Executive, Atlantic Philanthropies
Angie Chen, Program Officer, S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation (moderator)
Social Justice Philanthropy Plenary: Racial Justice and Philanthropy
Cynthia Renfro, Director of Programs and Evaluation, Marguerite Casey Foundation
Ron Rowell, CEO, Common Counsel Foundation
Daniel Lee, Executive Director, Levi Strauss Foundation
Victor De Luca, President, Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation
Lori Villarosa, Executive Director, Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity
Melissa Johnson, Executive Director, Neighborhood Funders Group (moderator)
Interview with Daniel Lee, Executive Director, Levi Strauss Foundation
EPIP/YNPN Plenary: Infrastructure for the Next Generation
Barry Gaberman, Senior Vice President (retired), Ford Foundation
Closing Plenary: Weaving it Together: Effectiveness, Justice, and Change across the Generations
Gara LaMarche, President and CEO, Atlantic Philanthropies
Benjamin Todd Jealous, President and CEO, NAACP
Caroline Altman Smith, Program Officer, The Kresge Foundation (moderator)
5.06.2010
Age as a Component of Diversity
May 26, 2010
3:30-5:00 pm
3:30-5:00 pm
Oakland Museum of California
California Room
1000 Oak Street
Oakland, CA
California Room
1000 Oak Street
Oakland, CA
Northern California Grantmakers (NCG) and Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy (EPIP) invite you to attend a panel that will highlight a range of philanthropic approaches to encourage partnerships across multiple generations.
Come join us to: Target Audience:
This program is free to all members of Northern California Grantmakers and/or members of Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy.
Presenters:
Vanessa Camarena Arredondo is the San Francisco Foundation Multicultural Fellow for Arts and Culture and she currently sits on the San Francisco Bay Area Emerging Arts Professionals Planning Committee. Previously she was a Program Assistant in Education and Community Development at the San Francisco Foundation. Prior to this, Vanessa was the program coordinator at the Latina Breast Cancer Agency and worked with the California Faculty Association at her university in an effort to address state budget cuts.
Helen Kim is an organizational development consultant with 19 years of experience in working with social change organizations and leaders in the US and Korea. She is a co-author of Working Across Generations: Defining the Future of Nonprofit Leadership and has facilitated many regional, national, and international convenings on social justice movement building strategies and supporting the next generation of nonprofit leaders. Helen is also a team member of Building Movement Project, trainer and coach for Rockwood Leadership Institute, and consultant member with French American Charitable Trust's Management Assistance Program.
Ron Rowell is Chief Executive Officer of the Common Counsel Foundation and previously served as Program Officer for Social Justice at The San Francisco Foundation for nine years. Prior to coming into philanthropy, he founded and was the first Executive Director of the National Native American AIDS Prevention Center from 1987-2000. Ron's career in the nonprofit sector has spanned health planning, refugee resettlement, tribal economic development, and HIV/AIDS. He serves as President of Native Americans in Philanthropy, Vice President of Funders for LGBTQ Issues, Co-Chair of NCG's Public Policy Committee and President of Friendship House Association of American Indians of San Francisco. He is an enrolled citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.
Tour Information:
Program attendees will have the special opportunity to receive a complimentary tour of the Oakland Museum of California galleries directly after the program. Tours will take place from 5:00-6:00 pm.
- increase awareness of the spaces where emerging leaders are having these conversations so that participants can "plug in" where they see most value and relevancy;
- expand awareness of how intergenerational structures can highlight emerging leaders' perspectives for the benefit of the organization; and
- explore the challenges and opportunities for meaningful intergenerational engagement within organizations and across the nonprofit sector
This program is free to all members of Northern California Grantmakers and/or members of Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy.
Presenters:
Vanessa Camarena Arredondo is the San Francisco Foundation Multicultural Fellow for Arts and Culture and she currently sits on the San Francisco Bay Area Emerging Arts Professionals Planning Committee. Previously she was a Program Assistant in Education and Community Development at the San Francisco Foundation. Prior to this, Vanessa was the program coordinator at the Latina Breast Cancer Agency and worked with the California Faculty Association at her university in an effort to address state budget cuts.
Helen Kim is an organizational development consultant with 19 years of experience in working with social change organizations and leaders in the US and Korea. She is a co-author of Working Across Generations: Defining the Future of Nonprofit Leadership and has facilitated many regional, national, and international convenings on social justice movement building strategies and supporting the next generation of nonprofit leaders. Helen is also a team member of Building Movement Project, trainer and coach for Rockwood Leadership Institute, and consultant member with French American Charitable Trust's Management Assistance Program.
Ron Rowell is Chief Executive Officer of the Common Counsel Foundation and previously served as Program Officer for Social Justice at The San Francisco Foundation for nine years. Prior to coming into philanthropy, he founded and was the first Executive Director of the National Native American AIDS Prevention Center from 1987-2000. Ron's career in the nonprofit sector has spanned health planning, refugee resettlement, tribal economic development, and HIV/AIDS. He serves as President of Native Americans in Philanthropy, Vice President of Funders for LGBTQ Issues, Co-Chair of NCG's Public Policy Committee and President of Friendship House Association of American Indians of San Francisco. He is an enrolled citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.
Tour Information:
Program attendees will have the special opportunity to receive a complimentary tour of the Oakland Museum of California galleries directly after the program. Tours will take place from 5:00-6:00 pm.
2.10.2010
Brown Bag Lunch Series
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
12-2pm
East Bay Community Foundation
200 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Oakland
Come lunch with three dynamic Bay Area leaders as they share about their career paths, lessons learned, best practices, and perspectives on current trends in philanthropy.
Come lunch with three dynamic Bay Area leaders as they share about their career paths, lessons learned, best practices, and perspectives on current trends in philanthropy.
Colin Lacon, President & CEO, Northern California Grantmakers
Daniel Lee, Executive Director, Levi Strauss Foundation
Nicole Taylor, Executive Director, East Bay Community Foundation
1.01.2010
A Conversation with Bill Somerville
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
4-5:30 pm
The James Irvine Foundation
575 Market Street, Suite 3400, San Francisco
Bill Somerville brings 48 years of experience in non-profit work and philanthropy and is a nationally recognized expert on creative grantmaking, who has consulted with over 400 community foundations in the process. He is legendary for his grassroots philanthropy and Philanthropic Ventures Foundation efforts to turn grants around in 48 hours and in a paperless fashion.
4-5:30 pm
The James Irvine Foundation
575 Market Street, Suite 3400, San Francisco
Bill Somerville brings 48 years of experience in non-profit work and philanthropy and is a nationally recognized expert on creative grantmaking, who has consulted with over 400 community foundations in the process. He is legendary for his grassroots philanthropy and Philanthropic Ventures Foundation efforts to turn grants around in 48 hours and in a paperless fashion.
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