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|
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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”
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Posted in Advisory Committee, Board, Budget, Cash flow, Coventry University, cross-cultural collaboration, Diary, Donate, England, 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, Lagos, Month in Review, Participatory Peace, Peace, peaceful conflict resolution, Pomona College, Press, Press Releases, Pro-bono project, Schools, Seyi, Steve, Todd Hambidge, Trademark, Underlying Principles, universal human commonalities, US, Website, website maintenance, Week in Review, tagged Advisory Committee, Board, Coventry University, Donate, Financial reporting, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace (FGC+P), Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Internships, Internships.com, IP, Month in Review, Pomona College, press release, Pro-bono project, Seyi, Steve, Todd Hambidge, website maintenance, Week in Review on May 7, 2012|
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Monday, April 02, 2012
- Managed new subscriptions for FGCNP’s weekly and monthly newsletters
- Exchanged emails with Steve (Board) about his donation
- Exchanged emails with Todd (Attorney at Fulbright & Jaworski LLP) about about our IP
- Received volunteer application from Naren (graduate from Coventry University)
- Exchanged emails with Seyi (donor from Nigeria) about joining the FGCNP Advisory Committee
- Emailed Naren (graduate from Coventry University) about his CV and our virtual office policy
- Replied to Charles (student at Pomona College) acknowledging the withdrawal of his internship application
Tuesday, April 03, 2012
- Exchanged emails with Seyi (donor from Nigeria) about subscription to our monthly newsletter
- Exchanged emails with Naren (graduate from Coventry University) about his CV and our virtual office policy
- Emailed Steve (Board) about his latest donation and news about our IP
- Updated our Partner & Funders page
- Received internship applications from Internships.com
- Updated financials
- Began writing “Week in Review: March 26-April 1, 2012”
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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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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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Monday, February 13, 2012
- Entered the Foundation into the 2012 Google Online Marketing Challenge
- Exchanged emails with Mark (pro-bono CPA) to follow up on the Foundation’s financials and further 1023 questions I sent him on Thursday
- Began writing January’s Month in Review
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
- Continued writing January’s Month in Review
- Foundation is now included in Buckminster Fuller Challenge’s 2012 Idea Index
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Wednesday, February 8, 2012
- Exchanged emails with Mark (pro-bono CPA) about my questions from yesterday and his inclusion on the Foundation’s Partners & Funders page
- Typed up the Board-meeting minutes and sent the file to Lillian
- Emailed Lillian and Steve (Board Members) the urls Steve asked for
- Updated the Foundation’s financials
- Finished writing and published “Week in Review: January 30-February 5, 2012“
- Attended “It’s not you, it’s your stories. How your fundraising appeals can tell better stories!” webinar hosted by the M+R, NTEN & the Ad Council
- Updated our Partners and Funders, Donate and Donate by Check page
Thursday, February 9, 2012
- Exchanged emails with Lillian and Steve (Board Members) about the Board-meeting minutes and Foundation website urls
- Updated the Foundation’s financials
- Emailed Mark (pro-bono CPA) the Foundation’s financials and further questions about the 1023
- Updated the Foundation’s Timeline page
- Exchanged emails with Ori Winitzer (Founder of soccerforpeace.com) about meeting up to chat
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Monday, February 6, 2012
- Exchanged emails with Lillian and Steve (Board Members) to schedule a meeting
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
- Began writing “Week in Review: January 30-February 5, 2012“
- Wrote to GoodDining about their website functionality issues
- Updated the Foundation’s financials
- Exchanged emails with Mark (pro-bono CPA) and Jackie (attorney at Fulbright & Jaworski LLP) about his progress with the Foundation’s financials I sent him
- Answered message from Philip (teacher from Cameroon) about aligning with the Foundation
- Met with Board
- Exchanged emails with Ori Winitzer (Founder of soccerforpeace.com) about meeting up to chat
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Thursday, February 2, 2012
- Exchanged emails with Christine Schneider (a Partner at Moody, Famiglietti and Andronico) to set up chat about help the Foundation needs with Part IX of the 1023
- Exchanged emails with Mark (who was recommended by Project MotiVATe) to set up chat about help the Foundation needs with Part IX of the 1023
- Chatted with Mark
- Chatted with Christine
- Updated the Foundation’s financials
- Emailed Mark (pro-bono CPA) and Jackie (attorneys at Fulbright & Jaworski LLP) Foundation’s financials and other files relating to Part IX of the 1023
- Emailed Ori Winitzer (Founder of soccerforpeace.com) about listing his organization on the Foundation’s Peace NGOs List and meeting up to chat
Friday, February 3, 2012
- Exchanged emails with several accountants recommended by my alumni networks about working with the Foundation on the financial section of our 501(c)(3) filing
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012
- Exchanged emails with Inna (Attorney at Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP) about the Foundation’s draft employee handbook
- Emailed Jerry (pro-bono CPA) to schedule and appointment to go over the Foundation financials I sent him on Saturday
- Finished writing and published “Week in Review: January 16-22, 2012“
Thursday, January 26, 2012
- Received notification from the Buckminster Fuller Challenge that the Foundation would be listed in its 2012 Idea Index
- Received inquiry from Christina (Brooklyn, NY) about working for the Foundation
- Received message from Jerry (pro-bono CPA) saying that he can no longer work with the Foundation due to his other work obligations
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