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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Posted in 1023 form, 501(c)(3), Annual Filing for Charitable Organizations (CHAR500), Attorney General's Office, Buckminster Fuller Challenge, Charities Bureau, cross-cultural collaboration, Diary, Earl Zimmerman, employee handbooks, equality, FGC+P, Foundation administration, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace, Foundation team, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Funding, Global Collaboration, global peace building, Grants, HR, Idealist, Inna Zaltsman, inter-community communication, Interns, IRS, Jackie Feffer, Participatory Peace, Peace, peaceful conflict resolution, Pro-bono project, Social Media Networks, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP, Underlying Principles, universal human commonalities, tagged 1023 form, 501(c)(3), Annual Filing for Charitable Organizations (CHAR500), Board, Buckminster Fuller Challenge, Charities Bureau, Earl Zimmerman, employee handbooks, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace (FGC+P), Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Funding, grants, Idealist.org, Inna Zaltsman, Internships, Jackie Feffer, Lillian, Pro-bono project, Steve, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP on April 11, 2012|
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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 Attorney General's Office, bylaws, Char410, cross-cultural collaboration, Diary, equality, Foundation administration, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Funding, Global Collaboration, global peace building, Idealist, inter-community communication, Investment, Knowledge, Mara Rogers, NonprofitWebinars, Participatory Peace, Peace, peaceful conflict resolution, Press, Press Releases, Pro-bono project, Promissory Note, Seyi, Social Media Networks, universal human commonalities, Webinars, Week in Review, tagged Char410, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Funding, Idealist.org, Investment, Lagos, Mara Rogers, NonprofitWebinars, NYS Attorney General, Pro-bono project, Promissory Note, Seyi, Webinars, Week in Review on October 9, 2011|
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Wednesday, September 07, 2011
- Finished writing and published Week in Review: August 29-September 4
- Mara (Attorney at Fulbright & Jaworski LLP) sent me answers to the Foundation’s corporate documents and gave me advice on next steps
- Attended NonprofitWebinar’s “Writing for the Web: Today’s Best Practices” webinar
Thursday, September 08, 2011
- Read over the documents Mara (Attorney at Fulbright & Jaworski LLP) sent me and emailed her my feedback
- Exchanged emails with Mara about next steps
- Emailed Seyi (Investor from Lagos) Mara’s emails address and asked if he would send the signed Promissory Note by week end
- Registered for an Idealist event
- Filled the CHAR410 registration form with the NYS Attorney General’s office
- Exchanged emails with Mara about the timing of the AG registration
- Emailed Mara the filled AG registration form
- Mara sent me the latest Promissory Note to sent to Seyi
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Posted in Arbor Brothers, Board, Callie, Chris Watney, Colorado Children's Campaign, Columbia University, Communications, cross-cultural collaboration, Diary, Donate, equality, Facebook, Flag Counter, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace, Funding, Get Involved, Global Collaboration, global peace building, Grants, Idealist, Idealist.org, inter-community communication, Interns, Kunzang, Lillian, LinkedIn, Lira Kamat, Marketing, Media, Odxel LLC, Participatory Peace, Peace, peaceful conflict resolution, Schools, Skype, Social Media Networks, Tech, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Twitter, universal human commonalities, University of Central Florida, US, US Charities, Volunteers, Web Development, Website, website launch, YouTube, tagged Arbor Brothers, Board, Callie, Chris Watney, Colorado Children's Campaign, Columbia University, Donate, Facebook, Flag Counter, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace, Funding, Germany, Idealist.org, Internships, Kunzang, Lillian, LinkedIn, Lira Kamat, Paypal, Skype, Social Media, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Twitter, universal human commonalities, University of Central Florida, Volunteers, Web development, website launch, YouTube on August 10, 2011|
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Wednesday, June 15, 2011
- Continued conforming brand design through various social media outlets (Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter, YouTube, Idealist, etc.)
- Updated PayPal donation page
- Interviewed Callie (internship applicant from Columbia University) and asked her to send me another reference to further her application
- Exchanged emails with Lira (Web Development Volunteer) about handover of full administrative rights to the website and other edits to the site
- Answered comments about the new site launch
- Exchanged emails with Kunzang (Science Research Writer Intern) to find out her progress with the UHC entries and continuation of internship at the Foundation
- Read over grant applicant requirements for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s grant for innovative science libraries
- Told Lillian (Board) about the site launch
- Placed a flag counter on the website
- Michael (from Germany) emailed to express his interest in helping the Foundation
- Edited Foundation introduction video and uploaded the new version on YouTube and the new website
Thursday, June 16, 2011
- Callie (internship applicant from Columbia University) sent me her third reference, with whom I exchanged emails to set up a Skype appointment
- Emailed Callie’s other two references to set up time for chats
- Exchanged emails with Lira (Web Development Volunteer) about website submission form approval process and edits to the site
- Continued conforming brand design through various social media outlets
- Edited flag counter on the website
- Read about the Arbor Brothers’s education grant
- Emailed Hayley (internship applicant from the University of Central Florida) about the temporary discontinuation of the Grant-writing Internship
- Edited Foundation introduction video once more and uploaded the new version on YouTube and the new website
- Kunzang (Science Research Writer Intern) emailed her updated UHC entries and comments about the website
- Chris Watney (President and CEO of Colorado Children’s Campaign), Callie’s (internship applicant from Columbia University) reference, replied with his availability for our phone appointment
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Posted in Amanda, Asian Institute for Management, Ateneo de Manila University, Australia, Australian National University, “The Role of Universal Human Commonalities in the Global Peace Movement”, Belgium, Ben Gurion Univesity, Board, Cambridge University, Canada, cross-cultural collaboration, De La Salle University, Diary, equality, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace, Get Involved, Global Collaboration, global peace building, Haifa University, Harvard Kennedy School, i-genius.org, Iceland, IDC, Idealist, Idealist.org, Instituto Tecnologico de Monterrey, inter-community communication, Intern Sources, Israel, Italy, Lira Kamat, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Luxembourg, Macquarie University, Massey University, Mexico, MIT, Monash University, Nanyang Technological University, New Zealand, Novosibirsk State University, Odxel LLC, Oxford University, Peace, peaceful conflict resolution, PeaceWomen Project, Philippines, Reykjavik University, Russia, Saint Petersburg State University, Singapore, Singapore Management University, Social Media Networks, Steve, Technion, Tel-Aviv University, The University of Auckland, The University of Waikato, universal human commonalities, Université du Luxembourg, University of Asia & the Pacific, University of Canterbury, University of Iceland, University of Lagos, University of Melbourne, University of New South Wales, University of Otago, University of Queensland, University of Singapore, University of Southampton, University of Sydney, University of Western Australia, Victoria University of Wellington, Volunteers, Volunteers and Interns, Web Development, Website, WiserEarth, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, tagged Amanda, Australia, “The Role of Universal Human Commonalities in the Global Peace Movement”, Belgium, blog, Board, Cambridge University, Canada, Donate, Financial reporting, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace, Get Involved, Harvard Kennedy School, i-genius, Iceland, Idealist.org, Internships, Israel, Italy, Lira Kamat, Luxembourg, Mexico, MIT, New Zealand, Nigeria, Oxford University, PeaceWomen Project, Philippines, Press Liaison, Russia, Singapore, Social Media, Stephanie, Steve, University of Southampton, US Charities, Volunteers, Web development, WiserEarth, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom on April 26, 2011|
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Sunday, March 06, 2011
- Facebooked friends for university recommendations for several countries
- Received replied for Nigeria, Philippines, Australia, Singapore, Luxembourg, Russia
- Maureen (friend in Canada) replied to my inquiry about Canadian Universities and told me that she might be able to recommend someone for the Foundation’s internships
- Lorenzo (friend in London) replied to my inquiry about Italian and Belgium Universities and told me that he would ask his acquaintances about interest in the Foundation’s internships
- Looked up top-ranking universities in Australia and New Zealand
- Exchanged emails with Rachel (friend in London) about contacts within Harvard Kennedy School and MIT
- Skype with Steve (Board) about internships and his 2010 donations to the Foundation
- Wrote and sent Steve donation receipts for 2009 and 2010
- Searched for and compiled university career services websites
- Registered the Foundation with Career Services at Cambridge, Oxford and the University of Southampton and posted internship positions at Cambridge and the University of Southampton
- Emailed Oxford’s Career Services with questions about internships
Monday, March 07, 2011
- Discovered that our paper “The Role of Universal Human Commonalities in the Global Peace Movement” written by Amanda Scherker (2010 Press Liaison Intern) has been published by the PeaceWomen Project, an initiative of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom
- Submitted the Foundation to be included on the PeaceWomen Project’s list of organizations
- Emailed Amanda to let her know that the paper was published
- Edited the Press Liaison Posting on idealist.org
- Edited the Foundation’s blog
- Updated our profile on i-genius and WiserEarth
- Exchanged emails with friends about their university recommendations for various countries (Singapore, Mexico, Iceland and Israel)
- Lira (potential Web Development Volunteer) emailed me her CV and agreed to my proposed appointment for a chat
- Stephanie (friend in New York) emailed to chat about an up-coming alumni event
- Met Amber while volunteering and told her about our volunteering opportunities, especially in social media. She gave me her contact info and asked that I get in touch
- Sigrun (friend from Iceland) offered to send the Foundation’s internship information to her contacts at Icelandic Universities
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Posted in Collaboration, cross-cultural collaboration, Design, Diary, equality, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace, Get Involved, Global Collaboration, global peace building, Idealist.org, inter-community communication, Intern Sources, Julia Chang, Kristy, Lira Kamat, Masayo, New York Public Library, Odxel LLC, Peace, peaceful conflict resolution, Pro-bono project, United States Institute of Peace, universal human commonalities, University of Rochester, Volunteers, Volunteers and Interns, Web Development, Website, tagged blog, Collaboration, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace, Idealist.org, Internships, Julia Chang, Kristy, Lira Kamat, logo design, Masayo, New York Public Library, Odxel LLC, Pro-bono project, United States Institute of Peace, University of Rochester, Volunteers, Web development on April 24, 2011|
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Friday, March 04, 2011
- Went to the post office and obtained a confirmation letter of the Foundation’s PO Box
- Received internship application from Amy (University of Rochester)
- Exchanged emails with Lira about the web-development volunteer post
- Exchanged emails with Masayo (pro-bono logo designer) about meeting up to talk over web development
- Posted more internship information on Idealist and the Foundation’s blog
- Kristy (New York Public Library) wrote with her thoughts regarding the science-arts program and to introduce me to Julia in the NYPL’s central office to talk over appropriate target branches for implementation
Saturday, March 05, 2011
- Read about the Call for Proposals from the United States Institute of Peace
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Posted in "Being Human", 501(c)(3), Budget, Business Plan Writing, cross-cultural collaboration, Diary, Ecole de Commerce Européenne du Groupe ESCEM Tours-Poitiers, equality, Ethnic Profiling in the European Union, Executive Summary, Foundation administration, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace, Funding, Fundraising, Global Collaboration, global peace building, GoodSearch, Idealist.org, inter-community communication, Intern Sources, IRS, Jessica Lauredan, Justice Initiative, Kristy, Legal, New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, New York Public Library, Open Society Institute, Peace, Peace and Collaborative Development Network, peaceful conflict resolution, Pro-bono project, Sangmyung University, Schools, Science-art Project, universal human commonalities, Volunteers, Volunteers and Interns, Web Development, Website, tagged 501(c)(3), blog, Ecole de Commerce Européenne du Groupe ESCEM Tours-Poitiers, Ethnic Profiling in the European Union, Executive Summary, Financial reporting, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace, Funding, GoodSearch, Idealist.org, Internships, Jessica Lauredan, Justice Initiative, Kristy, legal matters, New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, New York Public Library, Open Society Institute, Peace and Collaborative Development Network, Pro-bono project, Sangmyung University, Science-art project, Volunteers, Web development on April 23, 2011|
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Wednesday, March 02, 2011
- Replied to Pallavi (Web Development Volunteer applicant)
- Exchanged emails with Kristy (New York Public Library) to confirm meeting time and day
- Updated the Foundation’s information on our blog, idealist and the Peace and Collaborative Development Network
- Posted summer internship information on idealist and the Foundation’s blog
- Emailed GoodSearch and asked them to include our PO Box address, which they did
- Updated Foundation financials
- Continued reading Ethnic Profiling in the European Union, Pervasive, Ineffective, and Discriminatory by the Justice Initiative at the Open Society Institute
- Received internship applications from Paul (intern applicant from Ecole de Commerce Européenne du Groupe ESCEM Tours-Poitiers) and Xudong (intern applicant from Sangmyung University)
- Exchanged emails with Kim from idealist about technical issues with posting the Foundation’s video
Thursday, March 03, 2011
- Updated Foundation financials and Executive Summary
- Sent pro-bono legal help request to New York Lawyers for the Public Interest
- Exchanged emails with Jessica Lauredan from the NYLPI about timeline for obtaining pro-bono legal help with the 501(c)3 filing
- Met with Kristy (New York Public Library) about collaboration for the science-arts program
- Received Web Development Volunteer application from Ross
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Posted in cross-cultural collaboration, Design, Diary, equality, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace, Get Involved, Global Collaboration, global peace building, HEC Paris, Idealist.org, inter-community communication, Masayo, Peace, peaceful conflict resolution, Pro-bono project, Startup Showcase, Sustainable Business Conference, universal human commonalities, Volunteers, Web 2.0 Expo, Web Development, Website, tagged Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace, Get Involved, HEC Paris, Idealist.org, logo design, MakeSense, Masayo, Pro-bono project, San Francisco, Startup Showcase, Sustainable Business Conference, Volunteers, Web 2.0 Expo, Web development on April 19, 2011|
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Tuesday, February 22, 2011
- Researched HEC Paris’s Sustainable Business Conference and learned about MakeSense
- Emailed MakeSense to submit the Foundation as a featured project
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
- Exchanged emails with Masayo (pro-bono logo designer) about web development costs and the look of the new site
- Worked on and submitted Foundation’s proposal to Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco Startup Showcase
- Edited volunteer positions on the Foundation’s idealist.org listing and the Get Involved page on our blog
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Posted in "Being Human", Armando, Board, cross-cultural collaboration, Diary, equality, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace, Get Involved, Global Collaboration, global peace building, Humanitarian Innovation Fund, Idealist.org, inter-community communication, Peace, peaceful conflict resolution, Science-art Project, Steve, universal human commonalities, Web Development, Website, tagged "Being Human", Armando, Board, CharityData.org, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace, Funding, Get Involved, Humanitarian Innovation Fund, Idealist.org, Kristy, New York Public Library, Steve, Virgin Unite, Volunteers, Web development on April 17, 2011|
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Thursday, February 17, 2011
- Received feedback from Virgin Unite about partnerships
- Exchanged emails with Armando (web development volunteer) about meeting schedules and the discontinuation of his work with the Foundation
Friday, February 18, 2011
- Received an unsolicited email notice from CharityData.org about the Foundation’s listing
- Discussed the validity of the email and company with Steve (Board)
- Added volunteer positions to the Foundation’s idealist.org listing and edited our Get Involved page on the blog
- Exchanged emails with Kristy from the New York Public Library about the possibility of doing the “Being Human” science-art program
- Read about Humanitarian Innovation Fund’s grants and application process
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Posted in "Rebooting Valentine's Day", Acumen Fund, “Guide to Key Resources for Funding Work in Peacebuilding International Development and Related Fields”, Craig Zelizer, cross-cultural collaboration, Design, Diary, equality, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace, Get Involved, Global Collaboration, global peace building, Idealist.org, inter-community communication, Masayo, Peace, Peace and Collaborative Development Network, peaceful conflict resolution, Pro-bono project, Sasha Dichter, Tole-rants Innovative Competition, universal human commonalities, Volunteers, tagged "Rebooting Valentine's Day", Acumen Fund, “Guide to Key Resources for Funding Work in Peacebuilding International Development and Related Fields”, Craig Zelizer, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace, Get Involved, Idealist.org, logo design, Masayo, Peace and Collaborative Development Network, Pro-bono project, Sasha Dichter, Tole-rants Innovative Competition, Volunteers on April 15, 2011|
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Saturday, February 12, 2011
- Emailed Sasha Dichter (Director of Business Development at Acumen Fund) to request his endorsement of and donation to the Foundation, as well as his call to action to his readers to vote on the Foundation’s Tole-rants Innovative Competition video and donate, in response to his “Rebooting Valentine’s Day” blog post
Monday, February 14, 2011
- Edited volunteer listings on idealist and the Foundation’s Get Involved page
- Read Craig Zelizer’s “Guide to Key Resources for Funding Work in Peacebuilding, International Development and Related Fields” on the Peace and Collaborative Development Network
- Masayo (pro-bono logo designer) emailed me a pdf of the latest iteration of the logo and told me the amount of time she spent creating it
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