Posted in Board, cross-cultural collaboration, Dillon, El-Hibri Peace Education Prize, equality, FGC+P, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace, Foundation team, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Funding, Global Collaboration, global peace building, HR, Intellectual Property, inter-community communication, Interns, Lillian, Naren, Participatory Peace, Peace, Peace NGOs, peaceful conflict resolution, Prizes, Pro-bono project, Reference Center, Steve, Todd Hambidge, Underlying Principles, universal human commonalities, Volunteers, tagged Board, Dillon, El-Hibri Peace Education Prize, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace (FGC+P), Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Funding, Internships, IP, Lillian, Naren, Peace NGOs, Pro-bono project, Steve, Todd Hambidge, universal human commonalities, Volunteers on September 2, 2012|
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Tuesday, July 10, 2012
- Exchanged emails with Todd (Attorney at Fulbright & Jaworski LLP) about the Foundation’s IP
- Exchanged messages with Lillian (Board) about board meeting minutes
- Edited the UHC and Peace NGOs page
- Edited and published UHCs from Dillon (Science Research Writer-Editor Intern) and Naren (Science Research Writer Volunteer)
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
- Continued to edit and publish UHCs from Dillon (Science Research Writer-Editor Intern) and Naren (Science Research Writer Volunteer)
- Exchanged emails with Dillon and Naren to postpone the UHC meeting until Thursday and asked Dillon to upload new UHCs
- Received feedback from Andrei (Donor) about the 2012 El-Hibri Peace Education Prize and sent Steve (Board) the nomination information
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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, Heidi Kim, HR, Intellectual Property, inter-community communication, Interns, Lillian, New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, Participatory Peace, Peace, Peace NGOs, peaceful conflict resolution, Penn State University, Press, Press Releases, Pro-bono project, Reference Center, Schools, Steve, the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice, Todd Hambidge, Trademark, Underlying Principles, universal human commonalities, US, Website, website maintenance, Week in Review, Women PeaceMakers Residency, tagged Board, copyright, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace (FGC+P), Foundation Team, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Heidi Kim, Internships, IP, Lillian, New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, Peace NGOs, Penn State University, press release, Pro-bono project, Steve, the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice, Todd Hambidge, website maintenance, Week in Review, Women PeaceMakers Residency on July 11, 2012|
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Thursday, May 31, 2012
- Emailed Susan (Penn State University’s student Career Services) and Kirwin (Dewilka’s professor and coordinator of her internship for academic credit program) to verify Dewilka’s (former Peace NGO Research Intern) claims regarding academic tuition in her latest email
- Emailed Lillian and Steve (Board) about Dewilka
- Exchanged emails with Kirwin about Dewilka
- Exchanged emails with Todd (Attorney at Fulbright & Jaworski LLP) about his update on our IP protection
- Received notification from Jennifer (2012 Women PeaceMakers Program at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice in San Diego) about the timeline for the selection process
- Emailed Heidi (NYLPI) about help with copyright application
- Skype with Steve and web host about Drupal user interface problems
- Found a work-around to the Drupal user-interface problem
- Updated our Team page
- Began writing “Week in Review: May 21-27, 2012”
Friday, June 1, 2012
- Finished writing and published “Week in Review: May 21-27, 2012”
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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|
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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
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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|
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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
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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|
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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
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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 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|
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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
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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|
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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
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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|
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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
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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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