Posted in Board, Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, cross-cultural collaboration, Dewilka, Diary, equality, FGC+P, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace, Foundation team, Georgetown University, Global Collaboration, global peace building, HR, inter-community communication, Intern Sources, Interns, Internships.com, Loyola University, Naren, Participatory Peace, Peace, peaceful conflict resolution, Penn State University, Press, Press Releases, Schools, Steve, Underlying Principles, universal human commonalities, US, Volunteers, Week in Review, tagged Board, Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, Dewilka, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace (FGC+P), Georgetown University, Internships, Internships.com, Loyola University, Naren, Penn State University, press release, Steve, Volunteers, Week in Review on May 30, 2012|
Leave a Comment »
Sunday, April 22, 2012
- Finished writing and published “Week in Review: April 9-15, 2012”
- Received internship applications from Claire (student at Loyola University) and Daniel (student at Georgetown University)
- Discovered emailing mistake
- Discussed technical issues with web host
- Received internship applications from Internships.com
- Jonathan (Volunteer applicant from Bedfordshire) sent an additional reference, as per my request
Monday, April 23, 2012
- Took down all our Summer Internships
- Spoke with one each of Naren and Anna’s (Volunteer applicant from Coventry and New York) references (Tom and Barry)
- Confirmed event attendance at Columbia Journalism School
- Emailed another one of Naren’s references (Rukshana) to confirm appointment to chat
- Emailed Dewilka (Intern applicant from Penn State University) to schedule 2nd interview
- Emailed Jonathan’s (Volunteer applicant from Bedfordshire) references to set up chats, two of which returned as incorrect addresses
- Emailed Jonathan to obtain correct addresses or replacement references
- Spoke with Steve (Board) about emails, intern applicants and board meeting
- Attended “Book Talk: Michael Moran”
Read Full Post »
Posted in Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, cross-cultural collaboration, Dewilka, Diary, England, equality, FGC+P, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace, Foundation team, Global Collaboration, global peace building, HR, Inna Zaltsman, inter-community communication, Intern Sources, Interns, Internships.com, Leeds Metropolitan University, Naren, Participatory Peace, Peace, peaceful conflict resolution, Penn State University, Press, Press Releases, Pro-bono project, Purdue University, Schools, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP, Underlying Principles, universal human commonalities, US, Volunteers, Week in Review, Western Michigan University, tagged Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, Dewilka, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace (FGC+P), Internships, Internships.com, Leeds Metropolitan University, Naren, Penn State University, press release, Pro-bono project, Purdue University, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP, Volunteers, Week in Review, Western Michigan University on May 28, 2012|
Leave a Comment »
Friday, April 20, 2012
- Exchanged emails with Jonathan (graduate from Leeds Metropolitan University) to schedule a preliminary interview
- Confirmed appointments with Naren and Anna’s (Volunteer applicant from Coventry and New York) references
- Spoke with one of Dewilka’s (Intern applicant from Penn State University) references (Kirwin)
- Emailed Kirwin links to all FGCNP internships
- Spoke with Inna, Judy and Sean (Attorneys at Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP) about the FGCNP Employee Handbook
- Left message for one of Dewilka’s references, who later left me a voicemail in return
- Received internship applications from Internships.com
- Spoke with one of Dewilka’s references
Saturday, April 21, 2012
- Replied to Jonathan (graduate from Leeds Metropolitan University) to confirm our preliminary interview
- Received internship applications from Kahlil (student at Western Michigan University), Andrew (student at Purdue University) and Otto (student at King’s College London)
- Received reply from one of Naren’s (Volunteer applicant from Coventry) reference
- RSVPed for Michael Moran event at Columbia Journalism School
- Interviewed Jonathan
- Continued writing “Week in Review: April 9-15, 2012”
Read Full Post »
Posted in "How Africa is Covered", Andrew Rice, Canada, Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, cross-cultural collaboration, Dewilka, Diary, England, equality, Eric Chinje, FGC+P, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace, Foundation team, Global Collaboration, global peace building, HR, inter-community communication, Intern Sources, Interns, Internships.com, Leeds Metropolitan University, McGill University, Milton Allimadi, Naren, Participatory Peace, Peace, peaceful conflict resolution, Penn State University, Schools, Underlying Principles, universal human commonalities, US, Volunteers, tagged "How Africa is Covered", Andrew Rice, Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, Dewilka, Eric Chinje, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace (FGC+P), Internships, Internships.com, Leeds Metropolitan University, McGill University, Milton Allimadi, Naren, Penn State University, Volunteers on May 26, 2012|
Leave a Comment »
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
- Received availability from Naren and Anna’s (Volunteer applicant from Coventry and New York) references
- Replied to Jonathan (graduate from Leeds Metropolitan University) about our preliminary interview
- Emailed Dewilka’s (Intern applicant from Penn State University) references about their availability
- Exchanged emails with Columbia Journalism School to RSVP for “How Africa is Covered,” a panel discussion with Andrew Rice of NYT, Eric Chinje of Mo Ibrahim Foundation and Milton Allimadi of Black Star News
Thursday, April 19, 2012
- Exchanged emails with Jonathan (graduate from Leeds Metropolitan University) to schedule a preliminary interview
- Confirmed appointment with one of Anna’s (Volunteer applicant from New York) references replied
- Emailed one of Dewilka’s (Intern applicant from Penn State University) references to schedule a call for Friday
- Exchanged emails with Dewilka about her references
- Attended “How Africa is Covered,” a Columbia Journalism School panel discussion with Andrew Rice of NYT, Eric Chinje of Mo Ibrahim Foundation and Milton Allimadi of Black Star News
- Received internship applications from Internships.com
- Received internship application from Annie (student at McGill University)
Read Full Post »
Posted in Advisory Committee, Clemson University, Coventry University, cross-cultural collaboration, Dewilka, Diary, Dillon, England, equality, FGC+P, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace, Foundation team, Global Collaboration, global peace building, HR, inter-community communication, Intern Sources, Interns, Internships.com, Kentucky State University, Leeds Metropolitan University, Naren, Participatory Peace, Peace, peaceful conflict resolution, Penn State University, Press, Press Releases, Rutgers University, Schools, Seyi, Underlying Principles, universal human commonalities, US, Virginia State University, Volunteers, Website, website maintenance, Week in Review, tagged Advisory Committee, Clemson University, Coventry University, Dewilka, Dillon, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace (FGC+P), Foundation Team, Internships, Internships.com, Kentucky State University, Leeds Metropolitan University, Naren, Penn State University, press release, Rutgers University, Seyi, Virginia State University, Volunteers, website maintenance, Week in Review on May 24, 2012|
Leave a Comment »
Monday, April 16, 2012
- Received internship applications from Internships.com
- Interviewed Naren (graduate from Coventry University)
- Replied to Anna (graduate from Clemson University) with confirmation for our preliminary interview
- Spoke with Andrea, reference for Dewilka (Intern applicant from Penn State University)
- Left voicemail for Dewilka’s remaining two references
- Interviewed Anna
- Received intern internship applications from Dillon (student at Rutgers University) and Janet (student at Virginia State University)
- Exchanged emails with Naren about post preferences and writing samples
- Emailed Jonathan (graduate from Leeds Metropolitan University) to schedule a preliminary interview
- Wrote to William about the frequency of Foundation news he chose to receive
- Added Seyi’s (Advisory Committee) bio to our Team page and updated our Partners & Funder’s page
- Replied to internship inquiry from Yan
- Began writing “Week in Review: April 9-15, 2012”
- Updated “Week in Review: April 2-8, 2012”
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
- Exchanged emails with Naren (Volunteer applicant from Coventry) about the additional writing samples he sent us
- Called Dewilka’s (Intern applicant from Penn State University) remaining two references
- Exchanged emails with Dewilka about her references
- Received internship application from Brianna (student at Kentucky State University)
- Received internship applications from Internships.com
- Jonathan (graduate from Leeds Metropolitan University) emailed about our preliminary interview
- Emailed Naren and Anna’s (Volunteer applicant from New York) references to schedule chats
- One of Anna’s references replied with his availability
- Spoke with one of Dewilka’s references
- Received voicemail from another of Dewilka’s references
Read Full Post »
Posted in 501(c)(3), Advisory Committee, “Nonprofit Collaboration Agreements Contracts and MOUs” workshop, Clemson University, Coventry University, cross-cultural collaboration, Diary, England, equality, FGC+P, Foundation Center, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace, Foundation team, Global Collaboration, global peace building, Heidi Kim, Inna Zaltsman, inter-community communication, Internships.com, IRS, Lagos, Month in Review, New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, Participatory Peace, Peace, peaceful conflict resolution, Penn State University, Press, Press Releases, Pro-bono project, Schools, Seyi, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP, UC Berkeley, Underlying Principles, universal human commonalities, University of Michigan, US, Website, tagged 501(c)(3), Advisory Committee, “Nonprofit Collaboration Agreements Contracts and MOUs” workshop, Clemson University, Coventry University, Foundation Center, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace (FGC+P), Heidi Kim, Inna Zaltsman, Internships, Internships.com, Month in Review, New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, Penn State University, Pro-bono project, Seyi, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP, UC Berkeley, University of Michigan, website on May 20, 2012|
Leave a Comment »
Thursday, April 12, 2012
- Attended the “Nonprofit Collaboration Agreements, Contracts, and MOUs” workshop sponsored by the New York Lawyers for the Public Interest and The Foundation Center
- Exchanged emails with Naren (graduate from Coventry University) confirming the preliminary interview
- Inna (Attorney at Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP) emailed me a document about nonprofit personnel designation
- Read the document Inna sent
- Exchanged emails with Inna to schedule time for follow-up chat
- Emailed Heidi from NYLPI about 501(c)(3) equivalency
- Received internship applications from Internships.com
- Began writing March’s Month in Review
Friday, April 13, 2012
- Received internship applications from Angela (student at UC Berkeley) and Maggie (student at University of Michigan)
- Spoke with Inna (Attorney at Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP) about nonprofit personnel designation
- Seyi (Advisory Committee) sent me his bio for our website’s team page
- Emailed Anna (graduate from Clemson University) to schedule a preliminary interview
- Spoke with Verranda, reference for Dewilka (Intern applicant from Penn State University)
- Received internship inquiry from Yan
- Read Angela’s application and began reviewing Maggie’s application
Read Full Post »
Posted in Board, cross-cultural collaboration, Diary, employee handbooks, England, equality, FGC+P, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace, Foundation team, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Global Collaboration, global peace building, Hostelling International, HR, Inna Zaltsman, Intellectual Property, inter-community communication, Interns, Leeds Metropolitan University, Lillian, Participatory Peace, Peace, Peace Conference, peaceful conflict resolution, Penn State University, Press, Press Releases, Pro-bono project, San Diego, Schools, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP, Todd Hambidge, Trademark, Underlying Principles, universal human commonalities, US, Web Development, Week in Review, tagged Board, employee handbooks, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace (FGC+P), Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Hostelling International, Inna Zaltsman, Internships, Internships.com, IP, Leeds Metropolitan University, Peace Conference, Penn State University, press release, Pro-bono project, San Diego, Stanford University, Steve, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP, Todd Hambidge, website maintenance, Week in Review on May 15, 2012|
Leave a Comment »
Sunday, April 08, 2012
- Exchanged emails with Steve (Board) about technical glitches on some pages of the FGCNP (FGC+P) website
- Received internship applications from Internships.com
- Dewilka (student at Penn State University) emailed the professional reference I requested for her internship application
- Received internship application from Jonathan (graduate from Leeds Metropolitan University)
Monday, April 09, 2012
- Replied to Dewilka (student at Penn State University), who emailed the professional reference I requested for her internship application
- Emailed follow-up question to Jonathan (graduate from Leeds Metropolitan University), who submitted an internship application
- Received voicemail from Todd (Attorney at Fulbright & Jaworski LLP) in response to my message on Friday about the situation with Hostelling International San Diego Peace Building Conference and our IP
- Exchanged emails with Dewilka’s references to schedule interviews
- Received email from Stanford’s Career Development Center about our internships
- Emailed Inna (Attorney at Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP) to verify the DOL’s provision on unpaid interns for nonprofits and confirm our appointment to discuss the Employee Handbook
- Emailed Todd my feedback for our IP application edits and to schedule time to talk over the HISD peace conference incident
- Began writing “Week in Review: April 2-8, 2012”
Read Full Post »
Posted in Andrea Carter, Columbia SIPA, Columbia University, cross-cultural collaboration, Diary, equality, FGC+P, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace, Foundation team, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Global Collaboration, global peace building, Hostelling International, HR, Intellectual Property, inter-community communication, Interns, Mara Rogers, Participatory Peace, Peace, Peace Conference, peaceful conflict resolution, Pro-bono project, San Diego, Schools, Sue Schaffner, Todd Hambidge, Trademark, Underlying Principles, universal human commonalities, US, Volunteers, Website, tagged Andrea Carter, Board, Columbia SIPA, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace (FGC+P), Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Hostelling International, Internships, Internships.com, IP, Mara Rogers, Peace Conference, Pro-bono project, San Diego, Steve, Sue Schaffner, Todd Hambidge, Volunteers, website on May 11, 2012|
Leave a Comment »
Friday, April 06, 2012
- Exchanged emails with Lindsey (student at Columbia SIPA) about volunteering for the Foundation
- Left message for Todd (Attorney at Fulbright & Jaworski LLP) about the situation with Hostelling International San Diego Peace Building Conference and our trademark application
- Spoke with Mara (Attorney at Fulbright & Jaworski LLP) about the situation with Hostelling International San Diego Peace Building Conference and our trademark application
- Received internship applications from Internships.com
- Received reply from Sue (Executive Director at Hostelling International San Diego) about the receipt of my email from yesterday
- Received email from Sue, who told me that all FGCNP information had been removed from media associated with the conference
- Checked the Hostelling International San Diego’s website and found that the FGCNP logo is still part of the peace conference’s sponsor-logo collage
- Replied to Sue with an attachment of the web page on which the FGCNP logo appears, reiterated that we did not give Andrea Carter our permission to use FGCNP information in connection with the conference and our request to remove all FGCNP information from all media associated with the conference
- An hour later, Sue replied and I verified that the FGCNP logo was finally removed from the HISD website
- I wrote to Sue and thanked her for her involvement in removing all FGCNP information for all media associated with the HISD Peace Building Conference
- Spoke with Steve (Board) and told him of everything that had taken place regarding the conference
- Forwarded the email exchanges I had with HISD to Steve
Saturday, April 07, 2012
- Received internship applications from Internships.com
- Exchanged emails with Steve (Board) about technical glitches on some pages of the FGCNP (FGC+P) website
Read Full Post »
Posted in Andrea Carter, “Nonprofit Collaboration Agreements Contracts and MOUs” workshop, Board, Columbia SIPA, Columbia University, cross-cultural collaboration, Diary, Donate, equality, FGC+P, Foundation Center, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace, Foundation team, Global Collaboration, global peace building, Heidi Kim, Hostelling International, HR, Intellectual Property, inter-community communication, Interns, Internships.com, New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, Participatory Peace, Peace, Peace Conference, peaceful conflict resolution, Penn State University, Pitzer College, Press, Press Releases, San Diego, Schools, Steve, Sue Schaffner, Underlying Principles, universal human commonalities, US, Week in Review, tagged Andrea Carter, “Nonprofit Collaboration Agreements Contracts and MOUs” workshop, Board, Columbia SIPA, Donate, Foundation Center, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace (FGC+P), Heidi Kim, Hostelling International, Internships, Internships.com, IP, New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, Peace Conference, Penn State University, Pitzer College, press release, San Diego, Steve, Sue Schaffner, Week in Review on May 9, 2012|
Leave a Comment »
Wednesday, April 04, 2012
- Finished writing and published “Week in Review: March 26-April 1, 2012”
- Received internship applications from Internships.com
- Received reply from Andrea (Marketing and Communications Manager at Hostelling International San Diego) about speaking at HISD’s April peace conference
- Called Hostelling International San Diego to confirm my accommodation details
- Exchanged emails with Andrea about the time of my speaking time slot in order to find the right flights to San Diego
- Checked and was unable to find plane tickets for the dates around the HISD Peace Building Conference
- Emailed Andrea to decline the speaking engagement at HISD’s April peace conference
- Exchanged emails with Steve (Board) about declining the speaking engagement
- Exchanged emails with Kayla (student from Pitzer College) about FGCNP’s Summer Internships
- Registered for the “Nonprofit Collaboration Agreements, Contracts, and MOUs” workshop sponsored by the New York Lawyers for the Public Interest and The Foundation Center
Thursday, April 05, 2012
- Received internship application from Lindsey (student at Columbia SIPA)
- Interviewed Dewilka (student at Penn State University) for a FGCNP Summer Internship
- Began reviewing Lindsey’s (student at Columbia SIPA) application and emailed her to re-send her resume, as it did not upload properly
- Emailed Andrea (Marketing and Communications Manager at Hostelling International San Diego) to reiterate my inability to speak at HISD’s April Peace-Building Conference and asked that she remove the FGCNP logo, url and my bio from media promoting the conference
- Exchanged emails with Lindsey (student at Columbia SIPA) about her resume and graduation status
- Received internship applications from Internships.com
- Deposited donation check from Steve (Board)
- Checked mail
- Exchanged emails with Heidi from NYLPI about an alternative date and venue for one of its workshops
- Exchanged emails with Andrea (Marketing and Communications Manager at Hostelling International San Diego) to reiterate our request to remove all occurrences of the FGCNP logo, urls and my bio from media promoting the conference
- Emailed Sue Schaffner (Executive Director at Hostelling International San Diego) about the difficulty we are encountering with our request to remove all occurrences of the FGCNP logo, urls and my bio from media promoting the HISD conference
- Saw that the FGCNP logo (and my bio) has been taken down from the HISD’s Peace Conference site, but is still on the HISD main website
Read Full Post »
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|
Leave a Comment »
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”
Read Full Post »
Posted in Andrea Carter, cross-cultural collaboration, Diary, equality, FGC+P, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace, Foundation team, Global Collaboration, global peace building, Hostelling International, HR, inter-community communication, Intern Sources, Interns, Internships.com, Participatory Peace, Peace, Peace Conference, peaceful conflict resolution, Pomona College, San Diego, Schools, Underlying Principles, universal human commonalities, US, tagged Andrea Carter, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace (FGC+P), Hostelling International, Internships, Internships.com, Peace Conference, Pomona College, San Diego on May 5, 2012|
Leave a Comment »
Saturday, March 31, 2012
- Exchanged emails with Andrea (Marketing and Communications Manager at Hostelling International San Diego) about speaking at HISD’s April peace conference
- Received email from Charles (student at Pomona College) to let us know that he has accepted another internship
Sunday, April 01, 2012
- Received internship applications from Internships.com
Read Full Post »
Chronicles of a Non-profit: 