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The EPNO 2020 Grantee Recommendation Panel was a s

The EPNO 2020 Grantee Recommendation Panel was a success! We loved learning about the nonprofit organizations that will be funded this year by our Arts & Culture, Environment, Health, and Human Rights & Justice teams! A huge thank you goes out to our special guests @bivianlee from @sonofasaintorg and Larry Washington from @janeworleans for sharing insights on cultivating sustained giving! The EPNO Board is so inspired by the generosity of the 2020 class. Thank you all for your commitment to philanthropy and your passion for improving our community!

We’re so excited to receive the grant applicatio

We’re so excited to receive the grant applications! This is a reminder for eligible nonprofit organizations to submit an application by Monday, August 10 at 5:00 PM.

This year’s process has been streamlined and accelerated to push impact into our community as soon as possible. Four teams will award up to $5,000 to grantees in the following areas: Human Rights & Justice, Arts & Culture, Environment & Sustainability, and Health.

Applications are due Monday, August 10, 2020 at 5:00 PM. Link in bio, apply today!

Applications are now open for EPNO’s 2020 grant

Applications are now open for EPNO’s 2020 grant cycle! This year’s process has been streamlined and accelerated to push impact into our community as soon as possible. Four teams will award up to $5,000 to grantees in the following areas: Human Rights & Justice, Arts & Culture, Environment & Sustainability, and Health.

Applications are due Monday, August 10, 2020 at 5:00 PM. Check out the link in our bio to learn more and apply!

EPNO wishes to thank our esteemed panelists and ou

EPNO wishes to thank our esteemed panelists and our enthusiastic participants for the success of last night’s Equity in Philanthropy panel! We were so impressed by the insight and knowledge shared by our speakers. Big thanks as well to this year’s 2020 Alumni cohort for your engagement and commitment to equity and philanthropy!

Big thanks to our EPNO 2020 Alumni Class for your

Big thanks to our EPNO 2020 Alumni Class for your engagement in today’s orientation! We’re so excited by the talent and spirit of this year’s cohort.

EPNO has always focused on collective action to ta

EPNO has always focused on collective action to tackle some of our region’s toughest problems. Today, we join all members of the local community who are standing up for racial justice and an end to the police brutality and gross inequities that plague our city and country. We support those protesting and advocating this week that Black Lives Matter. EPNO seeks to face this moment of crisis together as a community of philanthropists, nonprofits, and advocates with our eyes open to the anguish and imbalance all around us.
Over the past decade, EPNO has strived to support racial equity. We have included more focus in our curriculum on promoting racial equity and eradicating systemic injustice. We are proud to support and stand alongside local nonprofits that are working on the front lines of the fight against systemic injustice and racism. We urge you to consider donating your time and resources to the organizations listed below, and to other organizations and causes that drive this important work:
@thefirst72plus (Human Rights & Justice, 2019)
@ubuntuvillagenola & LCCR (Juvenile Justice, 2018)
@rethink.nola & @operationrestorationtheor, home of @safetyandfreedomfund, New Orleans’ own bail fund (Juvenile Justice, 2017)
@vote_nola (Workforce Development, 2015)

Further, we seek to uphold the work of Black founders, leaders, and activists that are working to end anti-Black racism and state-sanctioned violence. The nonprofit and philanthropic sector is overwhelmingly white, and most organizations are white-led. More control means more funding, and more funding means more control. We must upend this cycle that systematically ignores the experiences and needs of people of color. For our 2020 giving cycle, our board will work to expand the social and racial justice components of our curriculum. Additionally, in 2020, the focus statements of our teams will include requirements for potential grantees to address racial and social equity within their given impact area.
These are small steps for now, but we are committed to learning more and doing more to ensure equity, fairness, and justice in our city. We hope you join us.

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