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EPIP STL Organizing for Justice 2.0: Skill-Building Training for Funders

  • Missouri Foundation for Health 4254 Vista Avenue St. Louis, MO, 63110 United States (map)

Join Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy (EPIP) St. Louis for a half-day skill-building session in community organizing! We believe building our skills in community organizing is an important step for the philanthropic sector to become ready for real change. Understanding the tools and process of community organizing will help us be better equipped to support inclusive community action. Not only is it important that funders support organizations who engage in community organizing, advocacy, and policy work, but it is important for us to organize as a sector to support our grantees, partners, and communities involved in change movements.

The training will be interactive and build on fundamental principles and models of organizing that were introduced in the training we held in 2018. Participants will also be introduced to organizing tools like power mapping, hear from a panel of community organizers, and have time to reflect on how organizing tools can be used within their current work setting.  

The training, facilitated by local community organizer Jessica Wernli, will build on some of the fundamental principles and models of organizing. EPIP St. Louis hosted its first community organizing training in 2018, and this training will recap and add to the content of that training. Attendees DO NOT need to have previous experience in community organizing!

The cost for this training is $25 for non-EPIP members and free for EPIP members. You can find information about joining EPIP here. If the cost of the training is a barrier to your participation, please e-mail Sarah Smith at ssmith@mffh.org


EPIP St. Louis will provide a continental breakfast. 

Learn more and RSVP here.