Posted in About Us, Annual Filing for Charitable Organizations (CHAR500), Attorney General's Office, Bauer College of Business, Brett D. Hobby, Charities Bureau, cross-cultural collaboration, Diary, employee handbooks, equality, FGC+P, Foundation administration, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace, Foundation team, Get Involved, Global Collaboration, global peace building, HR, Idealist, Idealist.org, Inna Zaltsman, inter-community communication, Interns, Internships.com, Muskingum University, Participatory Peace, Peace, Peace NGOs, peaceful conflict resolution, Press, Press Releases, Pro-bono project, Rockwell Career Center, Schools, Social Media Networks, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP, Underlying Principles, universal human commonalities, University of Houston, US, US Department of Labor, Volunteers, Website, website maintenance, Week in Review, White House Summer Jobs+ Initiative, tagged About Us, Annual Filing for Charitable Organizations (CHAR500), Bauer College of Business, Brett D. Hobby, Charities Bureau, employee handbooks, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace (FGC+P), Idealist.org, Inna Zaltsman, Internships, Internships.com, Live Forum, Muskingum University, Peace NGOs, press release, Pro-bono project, Rockwell Career Center, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP, universal human commonalities, University of Houston, US Department of Labor, Volunteers, website maintenance, Week in Review, White House Summer Jobs+ Initiative on April 15, 2012|
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Tuesday, March 13, 2012
- Finished posting Summer 2012 Internship notices on idealist
- Began writing “Week in Review: March 5-11, 2012”
- Updated Foundation’s profile on idealist
- Emailed idealist about merging organizational accounts
- Emailed and posted Summer 2012 Internship notices on alumni networks
- Exchanged emails with several alums regarding questions they had about our Internships
- Exchanged emails with Brian from the Executive Office of the President (Office of Science and Technology Policy), who informed me about the possibility of joining the White House Summer Jobs+ Initiative
- Read information concerning the White House Summer Jobs+ Initiative
- Began tagging Foundation Internship postings for the White House Summer Jobs+ Initiative
- Emailed technical support at the Department of Labor with questions about the meta tags on our Internship postings
- Registered for Internship.com
- Began posting Foundation Internship announcements on Internship.com
- Received email from Stanley (from Kenya) about employment possibility at the Foundation
- Received answer from Kim at idealist about my request to merge accounts
- Kirsten (student at Muskingum University) emailed with question about our internship postings
- Inna (Attorneys at Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP) emailed me the Employee Handbook
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
- Exchanged emails with Brian from Executive Office of the President (Office of Science and Technology Policy) about joining the White House Summer Jobs+ Initiative
- Replied to Inna (Attorneys at Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP) about the Employee Handbook
- Finished posting Foundation Internship announcements on Internship.com
- Edited our Job Application page
- Wrote and emailed Brian (Executive Office of the President, Office of Science and Technology Policy) the Foundation’s commitment statement to the White House Summer Jobs+ Initiative
- Exchanged emails with the NYS Charities Bureau about our CHAR500 filings for 2010 and 2011
- Resent the NYS Charities Bureau our CHAR500 filings for 2010 and 2011
- Exchanged emails with Kirsten (student at Muskingum University) about interning at the Foundation
- Answered Stanley (from Kenya) about working for the Foundation
- Edited our Peace-NGOs, UHC Children and Jobs page & Live Forum and About Us section
- Finished tagging Foundation Internship postings for the White House Summer Jobs+ Initiative
- Received and reviewed internship applications from Internships.com
- Exchanged emails with Brett D. Hobby (Director of Employer Services, Rockwell Career Center) from Bauer College of Business, who wrote to ask about inclusion of Foundation volunteer position on the school’s system
- Called Brian (Executive Office of the President, Office of Science and Technology Policy) to confirm Foundation’s inclusion in the White House Summer Jobs+ Initiative
- Received volunteers applications from students at Bauer College of Business
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Sunday, March 11, 2012
- Continued writing, editing and publishing internship notices for Summer 2012
Monday, March 12, 2012
- Exchanged emails with Inna and Earl (Attorneys at Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP) for updates about the Foundation’s employee handbook
- Exchanged emails with Steve and Lillian (Board) to let them know that we have filed our 1023 form to obtain the 501(c)(3) status
- Exchanged emails with Jackie (attorney at Fulbright & Jaworski LLP) with questions about the 1023
- Finished writing, editing and publishing internship notices for Summer 2012
- Exchanged emails with the Charities Bureau about the annual CHAR500 filings we submitted last Tuesday
- Received feedback from the Buckminster Fuller Challenge
- Updated Foundation’s profile on idealist
- Began posting Summer 2012 Internship notices on idealist
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Posted in 1023 form, 501(c)(3), Annual Filing for Charitable Organizations (CHAR500), Attorney General's Office, Charities Bureau, cross-cultural collaboration, Diary, equality, Foundation administration, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Global Collaboration, global peace building, inter-community communication, IRS, Jackie Feffer, Mara Rogers, Participatory Peace, Peace, peaceful conflict resolution, Press, Press Releases, Pro-bono project, Underlying Principles, universal human commonalities, Week in Review, tagged 1023 form, Annual Filing for Charitable Organizations (CHAR500), Charities Bureau, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Jackie Feffer, Mara Rogers, NYS Attorney General, press release, Pro-bono project, Week in Review on April 7, 2012|
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Thursday, March 06, 2012
- Continued writing “Week in Review: February 27-March 4, 2012“
- Scanned and emailed the signed and completed CHAR500 forms to the Charities Bureau at the NYS Attorney General’s Office
- Emailed Jackie (attorney at Fulbright & Jaworski LLP) with a follow-up question about Part IX of the 1023 form
Wednesday, March 07, 2012
- Finished writing and published “Week in Review: February 27-March 4, 2012“
- Emailed the Charities Bureau (at the NYS Attorney General’s Office) for confirmation of the completed CHAR500 forms I sent
- Met with Jackie and Mara (attorney at Fulbright & Jaworski LLP) to sign the 1023 form
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Friday, March 02, 2012
- Finished updating Foundation financials and Excel files from Mark (pro-bono CPA)
- Sent Mark the updated files
- Exchanged emails with Mark about the files I sent him
- Emailed Jackie (attorney at Fulbright & Jaworski LLP) the updated documents for Part IX of the 1023 form
- Spoke with Jackie about the updated documents I sent her and set appointment to sign the completed 1023
- Printed the filled CHAR500 forms
- Exchanged emails with Andrea Carter (Marketing and Communications Manager at Hostelling International San Diego) about their up-coming peace conference
- Completed and submitted discussion proposal for Hosteling International’s San Diego Peace Building Conference
- Met with Lillian (Board) to sign the completed CHAR500 forms
Monday, March 05, 2012
- Began writing “Week in Review: February 27-March 4, 2012“
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Wednesday, February 29, 2012
- Finished writing and published “Week in Review: February 20-26, 2012”
- Completed the 2010 and 2011 Annual Filing for Charitable Organizations (CHAR500) from the Charities Bureau
- Exchanged emails with the Charities Bureau about follow up question to our annual filings
- Emailed Mara (attorney at Fulbright & Jaworski LLP) the filled CHAR500
- Emailed Lillian and Steve (Board) about our registration and annual filing with the Charities Bureau
- Spoke with Jackie (attorney at Fulbright & Jaworski LLP) to set our phone appointment to finalize the 1023 (501(c)(3) filing)
- Exchanged emails with Mark (pro-bono CPA) to see if he has forgone working on the 1023 project
- Sent Mark the updated Foundation financials pertaining to the 1023, about which he emailed me later in the evening
- Exchanged emails with Lillian to set meeting appointment
- Spoke with Mara about faxing her the registration confirmation letter from the Charities Bureau and progress on the 1023
- Faxed Mara the registration confirmation letter from the Charities Bureau and received her confirmation about the receipt of my fax
- Continued writing internship notices for Summer 2012
Thursday, March 01, 2012
- Exchanged messages with Mark (pro-bono CPA) about the updated Foundation financials pertaining to the 1023 and the filled part IX he sent me
- Updated the Foundation’s Facebook page
- Read over the 1023 Part IX Mark sent me
- Joined the UN Association
- Purchased ticket for the UNA’s screening of The Lady
- Submitted Foundation for inclusion in the Brown Paper Tickets’ list of supported charities
- Exchanged emails with Mara (attorney at Fulbright & Jaworski LLP) about her feedback for the filled CHAR500 forms
- Updated Foundation financials
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Posted in Attorney General's Office, Budget, Cash flow, Char410, Charities Bureau, cross-cultural collaboration, Diary, equality, Foundation administration, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Global Collaboration, global peace building, inter-community communication, Jackie Feffer, Mara Rogers, Participatory Peace, Peace, peaceful conflict resolution, Press, Press Releases, Pro-bono project, TED, Underlying Principles, universal human commonalities, Volunteers, Week in Review, tagged Char410, Charities Bureau, Financial reporting, foundation administration, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Jackie Feffer, Mara Rogers, NYS Attorney General, press release, Pro-bono project, TED, Week in Review on March 29, 2012|
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Monday, February 27, 2012
- Submitted TED2013 audition application
- Renewed our post office box subscription
- Received the confirmation letter to our CHAR410 registration from the NYS Attorney General’s office
- Wrote to the NYS AG office to inquire about documents they requested
- Wrote to Mara (attorney at Fulbright & Jaworski LLP) about the CHAR410 registration confirmation and document request from the NYS AG office
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
- Received reply from the Charities Bureau of the NYS Attorney General’s office about documents we need to submit
- Wrote to Jackie (attorney at Fulbright & Jaworski LLP) to confirm and set the time for our phone appointment
- Exchanged emails with Mara (attorney at Fulbright & Jaworski LLP) about the CHAR410 registration confirmation and filings required by the NYS AG office
- Updated Foundation financials
- Began writing “Week in Review: February 20-26, 2012”
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Posted in About Us, analytics, Andrea Carter, Attorney General's Office, Char410, cross-cultural collaboration, Diary, equality, Foundation administration, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Global Collaboration, global peace building, Hostelling International, inter-community communication, Interns, Mara Rogers, Participatory Peace, Peace, Peace Conference, peaceful conflict resolution, Press, Press Releases, Pro-bono project, San Diego, Sparked.com, TED, Underlying Principles, universal human commonalities, Volunteers and Interns, Website, website maintenance, Week in Review, tagged About Us, analytics, Andrea Carter, Char410, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Hostelling International, Internships, Mara Rogers, NYS Attorney General, Peace Conference, press release, Pro-bono project, San Diego, Sparked.com, TED, website, website maintenance, Week in Review on March 25, 2012|
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
- Spoke with the NYS Attorney General’s office and obtained the registration number to our CHAR410 filing
- Emailed the NYS Attorney General’s office to obtain an email confirmation of our CHAR410 filing
- Emailed Mara (attorney at Fulbright & Jaworski LLP) about documents she mailed me previously
- Received message from Anne (Germany) about interning for the Foundation
Thursday, February 23, 2012
- Looked over website analytics
- Read about TED’s open auditions and began applying
- Updated our About Us page
- Received response to one of our three Sparked challenges
- Replied to the responses to our Sparked challenges
- Emailed Andrea at Hosteling International San Diego about their up-coming peace conference
- Exchanged emails with NYS Attorney General’s office about confirmation of our CHAR410 filing
- Began writing “Week in Review: February 13-19, 2012”
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012
- Updated “Week in Review: December 5-11” and “Week in Review: November 28-December 4”
- Finished writing and published December’s Month in Review
- Began writing “Week in Review: January 2-8, 2012”
- Updated budget
Thursday, January 12, 2012
- Looked over website analytics
- Exchanged emails with Mara (Attorney at Fulbright & Jaworski LLP) about the filing and acceptance of the Foundation’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation by the Department of Education, Attorney General and NY Supreme Court
- Answered inquiry from Abraham about the Foundation’s operations and volunteering opportunities
- Finished writing and published “Week in Review: January 2-8, 2012”
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Tuesday, January 03, 2012
- Emailed Mara (Attorney at Fulbright & Jaworski LLP) with an update to the status of our Nonprofit registration with the NYS Attorney General’s office
- Exchanged emails with Jackie (Attorney at Fulbright & Jaworski LLP) to set up appointment to go over my latest feedback to the 1023 form and addendum
- Began writing “Week in Review: December 26-January 1”
- Updated “Week in Review: November 21-27”
- Exchanged emails with Katie-Jay Scott of Stop Genocide Now, who asked her colleague Joe to forward my email about the Italian government’s Roma fingerprinting campaign to the organization’s contact at Genocide Intervention Network
- Began reading “Reflexively mindblind: Using theory of mind to interpret behavior requires effortful attention” by Shuhong Lin, Boaz Keysar (Department of Psychology, The University of Chicago), Nicholas Epley (Booth School of Business, The University of Chicago)
Wednesday, January 04, 2012
- Went over my latest feedback to the 1023 form and addendum with Jackie (Attorney at Fulbright & Jaworski LLP)
- Updated our Donate page with language edits from Jackie
- Finished writing and published “Week in Review: December 26-January 1”
- Read about and tested the Foundation’s eligibility for the Skoll Foundation’s Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship
- Called and wrote to Louis (accountant) with questions about the Foundation’s financial data and his fees
- Began writing December’s Month in Review
- Finished reading “Reflexively mindblind: Using theory of mind to interpret behavior requires effortful attention” by Shuhong Lin, Boaz Keysar (Department of Psychology, The University of Chicago), Nicholas Epley (Booth School of Business, The University of Chicago)
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Tuesday, December 06, 2011
- Mara (Attorney at Fulbright & Jaworski LLP) emailed with an update regarding approval from the NYS Department of Education and Attorney General
Wednesday, December 07, 2011
- Replied to Mara (Attorney at Fulbright & Jaworski LLP) with update from the NYS Attorney General on the Foundation’s charity registration
- Replied to Kathleen McEuen (One Million Bones project) with recommendation to contact STAND regarding operational support for their project
- Exchanged emails with Shipra Prakash (Founder & CEO of entrepreneurshipEDGE), who invited the Foundation to speak at its February 2nd Launching a Campaign Intensive Course, about details regarding the course
- Exchanged emails with Nancy (member of the Public Service Network Committee of the NY Bar Association) and Melissa (Coordinator of Public Service Network at the City Bar Justice Center) about the Foundation’s pro-bono needs
- Began writing “Week in Review: November 28-December 4”
- Updated “Week in Review: November 21-27”
- Received email from Loving Hands for the Needy about partnering with the Foundation
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