Posted in Austin, cross-cultural collaboration, Dewilka, Diary, equality, FGC+P, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace, Foundation team, Global Collaboration, global peace building, HR, inter-community communication, Interns, James W. Pennebaker, Naren, Participatory Peace, Peace, peaceful conflict resolution, The Secret Life of Pronouns: What Our Words Say About Us, UNA-USA, Under Fire: Journalists in Combat, Underlying Principles, universal human commonalities, University of Texas, Volunteers, tagged Dewilka, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace (FGC+P), Internships, James W. Pennebaker, Naren, SPARK, The Secret Life of Pronouns: What Our Words Say About Us, UNA-USA, Under Fire: Journalists in Combat, universal human commonalities, Volunteers on August 26, 2012|
Leave a Comment »
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
- Continued reading The Secret Life of Pronouns: What Our Words Say About Us by James W. Pennebaker
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
- Emailed Dewilka (former Peace NGO Research Intern) to request that she stop spamming FGCNP, which began on 6/17
- Exchanged emails with Naren (Science Research Writer Volunteer) about the rescheduling of our UHC meeting
- Registered for UNA-NY screening of Under Fire: Journalists in Combat
- Learned about SPARK and registered with them to become a partner
Read Full Post »
Posted in cross-cultural collaboration, Dewilka, Diary, Dillon, Dwayne, equality, FGC+P, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace, Foundation team, Global Collaboration, global peace building, HR, inter-community communication, Interns, Naren, NY360.org, Participatory Peace, Peace, Peace NGOs, peaceful conflict resolution, Penn State University, Reference Center, Schools, Underlying Principles, universal human commonalities, US, Volunteers, website maintenance, tagged Dewilka, Dillon, Dwayne, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace (FGC+P), Internships, Naren, NY360.org, Peace NGOs, Penn State University, Volunteers, website maintenance on July 9, 2012|
Leave a Comment »
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
- Conference call with Dillon (Science Research Writer-Editor Intern) and Naren (Science Research Writer Volunteer)
- Dwayne (Founder of NY360.org) left voicemail about error messages appearing on the Foundation’s website
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
- Emailed Dewilka (Peace NGO Research Intern) to request again for a note from the laptop repair shop about the condition of her laptop
- Spoke with Susan at Penn State University’s student Career Services about Dewilka’s internship
- Left a voicemail for Kirwin (Dewilka’s professor and coordinator of her internship for academic credit program) about Dewilka’s performance
- Dewilka replied about her laptop and her internship
Read Full Post »
Posted in Board, cross-cultural collaboration, Dewilka, Dillon, equality, FGC+P, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace, Foundation team, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Global Collaboration, global peace building, HR, Intellectual Property, inter-community communication, Interns, Naren, Participatory Peace, Peace, Peace NGOs, peaceful conflict resolution, Pro-bono project, Reference Center, Rockefeller Foundation Centennial website, Todd Hambidge, Underlying Principles, universal human commonalities, Volunteers, web design, Website, tagged Board, Dewilka, Dillon, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace (FGC+P), Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Internships, IP, Naren, Peace NGOs, Pro-bono project, Rockefeller Foundation Centennial website, Skype, Todd Hambidge, universal human commonalities, Volunteers, website design on July 5, 2012|
Leave a Comment »
Thursday, May 24, 2012
- Skyped Dillon (Science Research Writer-Editor Intern) and Naren (Science Research Writer Volunteer) about a Skype conference next week
- Skyped Dillon about his hours
- Exchanged emails with Naren about edits to the shared UHC file and his work log
- Exchanged emails with Dillon about his hours
- Emailed both Dillon and Naren about edits to the shared UHC file and our Skype conference appointment
- Dewilka (Peace NGO Research Intern) replied to my email follow-up about obtaining a note from the laptop repair shop about the condition of her laptop
Friday, May 25, 2012
- Edited Board Member requirements in the volunteers Careers section
- Emailed Dewilka (Peace NGO Research Intern) about obtaining a note from the laptop repair shop about the condition of her laptop
- Exchanged emails with Naren (Science Research Writer Volunteer) about edits to the shared UHC file
- Spoke with Todd (Attorney at Fulbright & Jaworski LLP) about the similarities between the Rockefeller Foundation Centennial website and the FGCNP website
- Spoke with Carmella at the Rockefeller Foundation’s Centennial Department to inquire the designer of the Centennial website
Read Full Post »
Posted in Communications, Confidentiality Agreement, cross-cultural collaboration, Dewilka, Diary, Dillon, equality, FGC+P, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace, Foundation team, Global Collaboration, global peace building, HR, inter-community communication, Interns, Month in Review, Naren, Participatory Peace, Peace, Peace NGOs, peaceful conflict resolution, Press, Press Releases, Skype, Underlying Principles, universal human commonalities, Volunteers, tagged confidentiality agreement, Dewilka, Dillon, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace (FGC+P), Internships, Month in Review, Naren, Peace NGOs, press release, Skype, universal human commonalities, Volunteers on July 1, 2012|
Leave a Comment »
Sunday, May 20, 2012
- Finished writing and published April’s Month in Review
- Updated a UHC topic
- Created work email for Dillon (Science Research Writer-Editor Intern)
- Created UHC and work log files and shared them with Dillon
- Emailed him email and work instructions
Monday, May 21, 2012
- Exchanged emails with Naren (Science Research Writer Volunteer), who sent me the signed and witnessed Confidentiality Agreement, about next steps and start date of his volunteer work
- Dillon (Science Research Writer-Editor Intern) began his internship editing UHC topics
- He emailed follow-up questions to my work instructions
- Skyped with Dillon to answer his questions
- Emailed follow-up message to Dewilka (Peace NGO Research Intern) about obtaining a note from the laptop repair shop about the condition of her laptop
Read Full Post »
Posted in Board, cross-cultural collaboration, Dewilka, Diary, equality, FGC+P, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace, Foundation team, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Global Collaboration, global peace building, HR, inter-community communication, Interns, Jackie Feffer, Lillian, Mara Rogers, Naren, Participatory Peace, Peace, peaceful conflict resolution, Press, Press Releases, Pro-bono project, Steve, the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice, Underlying Principles, universal human commonalities, Volunteers, Week in Review, Women PeaceMakers Residency, tagged Board, budget, Dewilka, Financial reporting, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace (FGC+P), Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Internships, Jackie Feffer, legal matters, Lillian, Mara Rogers, Naren, Peace NGOs, press release, Pro-bono project, Steve, the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice, Volunteers, Week in Review, Women PeaceMakers Residency on June 27, 2012|
Leave a Comment »
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
- Exchanged emails with Dewilka (Peace NGO Research Intern) about the condition of her laptop
- Exchanged emails with Simon (friend in London) about his recommendation letter and personal information
- Skyped with Steve (Board) about his recommendation letter and personal information
- Emailed IRS case assignment notification to Jackie and Mara (Attorneys at Fulbright & Jaworski LLP)
- Met with Lillian and Steve (Board) for our board meeting
- Finished and sent out the application for the Women PeaceMakers Residency at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice in San Diego
- Exchanged emails with Dewilka about her laptop
- Updated financials
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
- Lillian (Board) sent her notes from our Board meeting
- Exchanged emails with Juliet (friend in London) about legal paper requirements
- Exchanged emails with Naren (Volunteer applicant from Coventry) about the Confidentiality Agreement
- Exchanged emails with Dewilka (Peace NGO Research Intern) about the condition of her laptop
- Began writing “Week in Review: May 7-13, 2012”
Read Full Post »
Posted in Board, Confidentiality Agreement, cross-cultural collaboration, Dewilka, Diary, equality, FGC+P, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace, Foundation team, Global Collaboration, global peace building, HR, inter-community communication, Interns, Lillian, Naren, Participatory Peace, Peace, Peace NGOs, peaceful conflict resolution, Press, Press Releases, Reference Center, Steve, Underlying Principles, universal human commonalities, Volunteers, Week in Review, tagged Board, confidentiality agreement, Dewilka, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace (FGC+P), Internships, Lillian, Naren, Peace NGOs, press release, Steve, Volunteers, Week in Review on June 25, 2012|
Leave a Comment »
Sunday, May 13, 2012
- Finished writing and published “Week in Review: April 30-May 6, 2012”
- Emailed Naren (Volunteer applicant from Coventry) to request for signature in front of a public notary and entire copy of Confidentiality Agreement
- Exchanged emails with Lillian (Board) about our board meeting
Monday, May 14, 2012
- Exchanged emails with Dewilka (Peace NGO Research Intern) about her work
- Exchanged emails with Lillian (Board) about our board meeting
- Exchanged emails with Simon (friend in London) about his recommendation letter
- Skyped with Steve (Board) about his recommendation letter
Read Full Post »
Posted in Board, Communications, cross-cultural collaboration, Dewilka, Diary, equality, FGC+P, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace, Foundation team, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Global Collaboration, global peace building, HR, Intellectual Property, inter-community communication, Interns, Lillian, Mara Rogers, Naren, Participatory Peace, Peace, Peace NGOs, peaceful conflict resolution, Press, Press Releases, Pro-bono project, Rockefeller Foundation Centennial website, Skype, Steve, Underlying Principles, universal human commonalities, Volunteers, Website, Week in Review, tagged Board, confidentiality agreement, Dewilka, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace (FGC+P), Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Internships, Lillian, Mara Rogers, Naren, Peace NGOs, press release, Pro-bono project, Rockefeller Foundation Centennial website, Skype, Steve, Volunteers, website, Week in Review on June 23, 2012|
Leave a Comment »
Friday, May 11, 2012
- Continued to review Dewilka’s (Peace NGO Research Intern) Peace NGO entries and work logs and sent her feedback
- Skype with Dewilka to let her know that I sent feedback to her work email
- Saw and replied to Steve’s (Board) email about recommendation
- Emailed Simon (friend in London) about recommendation
- Exchanged emails with Lillian and Steve (Board) about our next Board Meeting
- Spoke with Dewilka to ask her to read and respond to my feedback
- Checked on the progress of Dewilka’s work
- Exchanged emails with Mara (Attorney at Fulbright & Jaworski LLP) about the similarities between the Rockefeller Foundation Centennial website and the FGCNP website
- Exchanged emails with Dewilka about her reply to my feedback and the quality of her work
- Spoke with Kirwin (Dewilka’s professor and administrator of her internship for academic credit program) about Dewilka’s performance and went over the review process the internship for academic credit program
- Began writing “Week in Review: April 30-May 6, 2012”
Saturday, May 12, 2012
- Naren (Volunteer applicant from Coventry) sent the signature page of the Confidentiality Agreement
- Exchanged emails with Steve (Board) about his recommendation letter
Read Full Post »
Posted in Advisory Committee, Board, Communications, Confidentiality Agreement, cross-cultural collaboration, Dewilka, Diary, Dillon, equality, FGC+P, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace, Foundation team, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Genocide Watch, Global Collaboration, global peace building, Google Docs, Gregory H. Stanton, Intellectual Property, inter-community communication, Interns, Lillian, Mara Rogers, Naren, Participatory Peace, Peace, Peace NGOs, peaceful conflict resolution, Press, Press Releases, Pro-bono project, Rockefeller Foundation Centennial website, Rutgers University, Schools, Seyi, Skype, Steve, the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice, Underlying Principles, universal human commonalities, US, Volunteers, web design, Website, Women PeaceMakers Residency, tagged Advisory Committee, Board, confidentiality agreement, Dewilka, Dillon, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace (FGC+P), Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Genocide Watch, Google Docs, Gregory H. Stanton, Internships, Lillian, Mara Rogers, Naren, New York Times, Nicholas Kristof, Peace NGOs, press release, Pro-bono project, Rockefeller Foundation Centennial website, Rutgers University, Seyi, Skype, Steve, Susan Rice, the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Volunteers, website, Women PeaceMakers Residency on June 20, 2012|
Leave a Comment »
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
- Met with Dewilka (Peace NGO Research Intern) to sign the Confidentiality Agreement
- Ran into Sabine (friend in NY) who told me about two acquaintances who might be interested in volunteering for FGCNP
- Emailed Sabine volunteer information for FGCNP
- Sent in questions to join NY Times Nicholas Kristof’s interview with Susan Rice, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
- Emailed Naren (Volunteer applicant from Coventry) the signed FGCNP Confidentiality Agreement for him to countersign
- Emailed Dillon (internship applicant from Rutgers University) to confirm our 2nd interview
- Skyped Seyi (Advisory Committee) about our chat
- Skyped with Steve (Board) about the similarities between the Rockefeller Foundation Centennial website and the FGCNP website
- Spoke with Mara (Attorney at Fulbright & Jaworski LLP) about the similarities between the Rockefeller Foundation Centennial website and the FGCNP website
- Dewilka sent her bio
Thursday, May 10, 2012
- Began filling out the application for the Women PeaceMakers Residency at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice in San Diego
- Wrote to Lillian and Steve (Board) to request recommendations from them for my application for the Women PeaceMakers Residency
- Created work email for Dewilka (Peace NGO Research Intern)
- Edited our Peace NGO page
- Created Peace NGO and work log files and shared them with Dewilka
- Emailed her email and work instructions
- Exchanged emails with and called Dewilka to go over her work email access
- Managed FGCNP news update subscriptions
- Exchanged emails with Lillian about my request for recommendation
- Skyped with Dewilka to work out kinks with access to Google Docs
- Exchanged emails with Gregory (GenocideWatch/Advisory Committee) about recommendation letter for the Women PeaceMakers Residency
- Had 2nd interview with Dillon
- Sent Dillon (internship applicant from Rutgers University) the signed FGCNP Confidentiality Agreement for him to countersign and the description to two of the UHC intern positions
- Skyped Seyi (Advisory Committee) about our chat
- Dewilka uploaded Peace NGO entries
- I reviewed her entries
- Steve replied about my request for recommendation and we exchanged emails about our next Board Meeting
Read Full Post »
Posted in "The Three Pillars of Sustainable Development: Social Economic & Environmental", 501(c)(3), Advisory Committee, Bauer College of Business, Board, Confidentiality Agreement, cross-cultural collaboration, Dewilka, Diary, Dillon, England, equality, FGC+P, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace, Foundation team, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Gil Allon, Global Collaboration, global peace building, HR, Intellectual Property, inter-community communication, Interns, IRS, Jackie Feffer, King’s College London, Lagos, Mara Rogers, Naren, Participatory Peace, Peace, peaceful conflict resolution, Penn State University, Pro-bono project, Rockefeller Foundation Centennial website, Rockwell Career Center, Rutgers University, Schools, Seyi, Steve, UN Women, Underlying Principles, United States National Committee, universal human commonalities, University of Houston, US, Volunteers, Website, tagged "The Three Pillars of Sustainable Development: Social Economic & Environmental", 501(c)(3), Advisory Committee, Bauer College of Business, Board, confidentiality agreement, Dewilka, Dillon, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace (FGC+P), Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Gil Allon, Internships, IP, IRS, Jackie Feffer, King’s College London, Mara Rogers, Naren, Penn State University, Pro-bono project, Rockefeller Foundation Centennial website, Rockwell Career Center, Rutgers University, Seyi, Steve, UN Women, United States National Committee, Volunteers, website on June 18, 2012|
Leave a Comment »
Monday, May 07, 2012
- Replied to Otto (student at King’s College London) about our preliminary interview
- Replied to Jonathan (Volunteer applicant from Bedfordshire) about his references
- Replied to Dillon (internship applicant from Rutgers University) about his new reference
- Emailed Gil Allon (Recruiting Manager, Rockwell Career Center, Bauer College of Business) with feedback to volunteer applications we’ve received from Bauer
- Exchanged emails with Dillon’s new reference to schedule time for chat
- Exchanged messages with Seyi (Advisory Committee) to schedule appointment for chat
- Received IRS letter with update to the FGCNP tax-exempt application
- Exchanged emails Jackie and Mara (Attorneys at Fulbright & Jaworski LLP) about the IRS letter
- Spoke with Dillon’s reference
- Emailed Dillon to schedule a 2nd interview
- Received Skype message from Dewilka (Intern applicant from Penn State University) from May 4th and exchanged messages with her to confirm our appointment to sign the Confidentiality Agreement
- Registered for the UN Women United States National Committee’s “The Three Pillars of Sustainable Development: Social, Economic & Environmental” panel discussion
- Discovered that the Rockefeller Foundation’s Centennial website is using very similar web design to the FGCNP website
Tuesday, May 08, 2012
- Had 2nd interview with Naren (Volunteer applicant from Coventry)
- Interviewed Otto (Internship applicant from King’s College London)
- Emailed Todd and Mara (Attorneys at Fulbright & Jaworski LLP) about the similarities between the Rockefeller Foundation Centennial website and the FGCNP website
- Skype Steve (Board) about the similarities between the Rockefeller Foundation Centennial website and the FGCNP website
- Otto emailed writing samples and I sent him the description for the Grant Research-Writer Internship
- Called Dewilka (Intern applicant from Penn State University) to change date of our meeting due to personal emergency
- Dillon (internship applicant from Rutgers University) emailed his availability for our 2nd interview
- Attended the UN Women United States National Committee’s “The Three Pillars of Sustainable Development: Social, Economic & Environmental” panel discussion
Read Full Post »
Posted in “Hiring and Managing a Prospect Development Team”, “Nonprofit Financial Health: New Tools for Analysis”, Canada, Confidentiality Agreement, cross-cultural collaboration, Dewilka, Diary, Dillon, equality, FGC+P, Foundation Center, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace, Foundation team, Global Collaboration, global peace building, GuideStar, HR, inter-community communication, Intern Sources, Interns, Jon Thorsen, McGill University, Participatory Peace, Peace, peaceful conflict resolution, Penn State University, Rutgers University, Schools, The Nature Conservancy, Underlying Principles, universal human commonalities, US, US Department of Labor, White House Summer Jobs+ Initiative, tagged “Hiring and Managing a Prospect Development Team”, “Nonprofit Financial Health: New Tools for Analysis”, confidentiality agreement, Dewilka, Dillon, Foundation Center, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace (FGC+P), GuideStar, Internships, Jon Thorsen, McGill University, Penn State University, Rutgers University, The Nature Conservancy, White House Summer Jobs+ Initiative on June 12, 2012|
Leave a Comment »
Thursday, May 03, 2012
- Emailed Dillon’s (Intern applicant from Rutgers University) reference (Karen) to confirm our chat
- Dewilka (Intern applicant from Penn State University) emailed her school’s internship form and confirmed our meeting date to sign the Confidentiality Agreement
- Emailed Kathy (White House Domestic Policy Council, Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation) to let her know about our plans to tag our volunteer notices for the Summer Jobs+ Bank
- Spoke with PSU’s Career Services about the internship form Dewilka sent
- Filled out the PSU Internship form
- Spoke with Dillon’s (Intern applicant from Rutgers University) references
- Emailed Dillon about his references
- Attended “Nonprofit Financial Health: New Tools for Analysis” with GuideStar
- Emailed filled internship form to PSU’s Career Services
- Attended “Hiring and Managing a Prospect Development Team” talk with Jon Thorsen (director of Advancement Services at The Nature Conservancy) at the Foundation Center
- Checked mail
Friday, May 04, 2012
- Exchanged emails with Annie (Intern applicant from McGill University), who would be taking summer courses instead of interning
- Emailed Dewilka (Intern applicant from Penn State University) to change our meeting date to sign the Confidentiality Agreement
Read Full Post »
Chronicles of a Non-profit: