About us

European Philantropic Initiative for Migration is hosted by the Network of European Foundations (NEF). It is Europe’s largest and longest-standing philanthropic collaborative acting at the intersection between migration, democracy and belonging. We fund and nurture alliances and partnerships, curate the migration ecosystem and cultivate a shared narrative for belonging and democratic resilience. 

 

The Team

Rosario Alioto, Budget and Grants Manager

Michela Bramardi, Programme Manager

Sophie Ngo-Diep, Co-Director

Hrishabh Sandilya, Co-Director

External Consultants

Masha Volynsky, Building Inclusive Societies in CEE

Elizabeth Novacek, Storytelling and Communications

 

EPIM’s Approach & Action Pillars

Building bridges & strengthening ecosystems

Changing perspectives & narratives

Centring lived experience

Reimagining funding

What EPIM does

Our view of migration is intersectional and holistic. EPIM curates and catalyses the migration ecosystem beyond borders, across sectors and institutions, and provides the necessary relational and imagination infrastructures to advance narratives and structures of belonging that inherently benefit all of society, ultimately strengthening democracy. 

 

Our Vision is a Europe where migration is accepted as part of its history, present and future, where its societies thrive, and where migrants belong, assert their rights and have the agency to shape their future.  

Governance

EPIM Partner Foundations and Associated Foundations play a key role in EPIM’s Governance.

Partner Foundations are foundations who contribute to the programme in it’s entirety while Associated Foundations have decided to contribute to a specific ambition of EPIM in a Thematic Fund.

  • EPIM Steering Committee

    The Steering Committee represents all EPIM Partner Foundations. Dedicated representatives of foundations who act as Steering Committee members ensure the link between EPIM and the foundations’ ambitions. The Steering Committee operates as a Board that adopts strategic decisions in meetings twice a year, approves annual budget allocations and supports the team’s work.

  • EPIM Executive Committee

    The EPIM Executive Committee is a sounding board to the team and is mandated by the Steering Committee to take decision on day-to-day programme matters.

  • EPIM Chair

    The EPIM Chair acts as the representative of the Steering Committee and leads the implementation of the activities following the Steering Committee strategy, whilst co-operating closely with the team. The current Chair of EPIM is Raphaela Schweiger of the Robert Bosch Stiftung.

  • Thematic Fund Committees

    Thematic Fund Committees operate as the governing bodies of the thematic funds and as such, oversee the strategy and implementation of the thematic funds. The Steering Committee delegates decision-making on the thematic fund development and implementation to the Thematic Fund Committee.

Foundations

Partner Foundations

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Associated foundations

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