Our Team Susan Gordon “I never view mistakes as failures. They are simply opportunities to find out what doesn’t work.” – Thomas A. Edison Susan is an expert in the realm of social impact strategy, with a distinguished career that has spanned the private and public sectors. By infusing her work with immersive collaboration and…
Insights & Perspectives The Art of Convening The need for effective convenings has never been greater. In our rapidly evolving social and political landscape, organizations are faced with an array of increasingly complex social problems that demand collaborative approaches leading to innovative solutions. Convenings—both in-person and virtual—have the unique potential to address these challenges by building trust,…
Insights & Perspectives Are Convenings More Effective in the Post-Pandemic World? A Conversation with TCC Group’s Jared Raynor Q: In 2020, you authored a pioneering report on understanding the value and effectiveness of convenings for the philanthropic and nonprofit sector, A Framework For the Effective Evaluation of Convenings. Why did you choose to focus on convenings, and which findings surprised you…
Insights & Perspectives When the City Speaks: Reflections from Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy Annual Conference Most conference host cities offer attendees a convenient, welcoming, and unique environment and in that way, New Orleans, where we gathered with our social sector peers from June 2nd-June 5th didn’t disappoint with its extraordinary cuisine, music, culture, and charm. However, with their “equitable exchange with the city”, EPIP’s planners…
Insights & Perspectives Show Me the Money: Bold Approaches to Shifting Power to the Grass Roots Reflections from our Session at Grantmakers in Health (GIH) Annual Conference Our first two days at the Grantmakers in Health Annual Conference (reportedly the most attended in its history), felt like an exhilarating lead-up to our session on the final day, as we engaged in conversations on shifting dollars, resources…
Insights & Perspectives Convenings Pre-Conditions Diagnostic Tool Convenings are powerful opportunities for learning, connection, and action. Yet for those thinking about hosting a convening, the first step is answering a fundamental question: Should you be convening to begin with? In our more than 40 years of designing, leading, and evaluating convenings of all sizes and formats, we…
Our Team Shelly Mohan Driving organizational vitality through high standards and trust “Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do.” -Pelé Shelly is an accomplished accounting and financial executive with a decades-long career built on a…