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2021 EPNO Board of Directors Announced & A Message From Our Chairs

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Dear EPNO Community, It’s been a long year, filled with lots of ups, downs, and terrifying in-betweens. We hope this message finds you as healthy and well-rested as you can be, and proud of the challenges you have overcome this past year. We close out the EPNO 2020 year with gratitude, determination, and hope. We…

EPNO’s 2020 Class Grants $20,975 to Local Non-Profits Through Virtual Giving Circle

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The Emerging Philanthropists of New Orleans (EPNO) 2020 class awarded more than $20K to local non-profit organizations in the areas of Arts & Culture, Environment, Healthcare, and Human Rights & Justice. Due to the in-person nature of EPNO’s traditional program, the organization enlisted alumni to take part in a virtual program this year in consideration…

2020 EPNO Grant Cycle

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We are thrilled to announce that Emerging Philanthropists of New Orleans (EPNO) has opened applications for our 2020 grant making 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 &...

Standing Up For Racial Justice

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EPNO is an organization that has always focused on collective action to tackle some of our region’s toughest problems. Today, EPNO joins 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 our country. We support those…

2019 Grant Cycle Opening

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Arts & Culture Emerging Philanthropists of New Orleans’s (EPNO) Arts and Culture team seeks to invest in organizations that have been culture bearers for New Orleans and focus on using art as a catalyst to advance New Orleans culture and make an impact on the community.  Requirements:  Focus on Orleans Parish  Support individual artists in...

A Message from the Chair

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EPNO Alumni and Friends, It is an understatement to say that this has been a difficult couple of months for us. The loss of Sharree Walls, our friend and first EPNO Executive Director, was sudden, tragic, and heartbreaking. The impact of this loss is yet unfolding for each of us. As a Board, we are...

A Statement regarding EPNO Executive Director Sharree Walls

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It is with great sadness that EPNO announces the death of our executive director, Sharree Walls. While details are still unclear, we learned that she was killed by a drunk driver, Saturday, March 2nd. In addition, EPNO board member, Harry Vorhoff, and his wife, Sophie, were among those injured. We pray for their swift and...

2013 Grant Winners Announced

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For Immediate Release Contact: Beth Shapiro Lavin, Advisory Board Chair info@emergingphilanthropists.org   Celebrating its 5th Year, Emerging Philanthropists of  New Orleans has Distributed over $160,000 in Grants  to the Greater New Orleans Area November 7, 2013 | New Orleans, LA – Since launching its pilot class of 18 participants in 2009, Emerging Philanthropists of New Orleans (EPNO)…

2012 Grant Winners Announced

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OR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 17, 2012 CONTACT: Emerging Philanthropists of New Orleans, info@emergingphilanthropists.org; Beth Shapiro Lavin, Advisory Board Chair, bethshapirolavin@gmail.com Local young professionals grant $40,000 to eight local nonprofits Four-year-old philanthropic organization has experienced rapid growth and will surpass $120,000 in grants since its inception NEW ORLEANS – In May 2012, 40 young leaders became the newest members of a…

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