Posted in cross-cultural collaboration, 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, Participatory Peace, Peace, peaceful conflict resolution, Press, Press Releases, Rutgers University, Schools, Underlying Principles, universal human commonalities, US, Week in Review, tagged confidentiality agreement, Dillon, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace (FGC+P), Internships, Month in Review, press release, Rutgers University, Week in Review on June 29, 2012|
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Thursday, May 17, 2012
- Finished writing and published “Week in Review: May 7-13, 2012”
- Exchanged emails with Dillon (internship applicant from Rutgers University) about his signed FGCNP Confidentiality Agreement, bio and next steps in beginning his internship
Saturday, May 19, 2012
- Began writing April’s Month in Review
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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 "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|
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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
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Posted in cross-cultural collaboration, Diary, Dillon, England, equality, Fellowships, FGC+P, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace, Foundation team, Funding, Global Collaboration, global peace building, Google Fellowship, HR, inter-community communication, Interns, King’s College London, Participatory Peace, Peace, peaceful conflict resolution, Personal Democracy Forum 2012: The Internet's New Political Power, Press, Press Releases, Rutgers University, Schools, Underlying Principles, universal human commonalities, US, Volunteers, Website, website maintenance, Week in Review, tagged Dillon, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace (FGC+P), Funding, Google Fellowship, Internships, King’s College London, Personal Democracy Forum 2012: The Internet's New Political Power, press release, Rutgers University, Volunteers, website maintenance, Week in Review on June 14, 2012|
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Saturday, May 05, 2012
- Updated our Partners & Funders page
- Learned about and applied to Google Fellowship for Personal Democracy Forum 2012: The Internet’s New Political Power
- Jonathan (Volunteer applicant from Bedfordshire) emailed new references
- Began writing “Week in Review: April 23-29, 2012”
- Otto (student at King’s College London) emailed with availability for our preliminary interview
Sunday, May 06, 2012
- Dillon (internship applicant from Rutgers University) emailed a new reference
- Finished writing and published “Week in Review: April 23-29, 2012”
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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|
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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
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Posted in About Us, “In the Eyes of Others: How People in Crises Perceive Humanitarian Action”, Bauer College of Business, Brett D. Hobby, Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, cross-cultural collaboration, Diary, Dillon, equality, Facebook, FGC+P, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace, Foundation team, Georgetown University, Gil Allon, Global Collaboration, global peace building, inter-community communication, Intern Sources, Interns, Loyola University, Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors without Borders, New York University, Participatory Peace, Peace, peaceful conflict resolution, Purdue University, Rockwell Career Center, Rutgers University, Schools, Social Media Networks, timeline, UC Berkeley, Underlying Principles, universal human commonalities, University of Houston, US, US Department of Labor, Volunteers, Website, website maintenance, White House Summer Jobs+ Initiative, tagged About Us, “In the Eyes of Others: How People in Crises Perceive Humanitarian Action”, Bauer College of Business, Brett D. Hobby, Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, Dillon, Doctors without Borders, Facebook, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace (FGC+P), Georgetown University, Gil Allon, Internships, Loyola University, NYU, Purdue University, Rockwell Career Center, Rutgers University, timeline, UC Berkeley, US Department of Labor, Volunteers, website maintenance, White House Summer Jobs+ Initiative on June 8, 2012|
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Tuesday, May 01, 2012
- Emailed Kathy (White House Domestic Policy Council, Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation) with correction to the FGCNP description and follow-up questions about the Summer Jobs+ Bank
- Spoke with one of Jonathan’s (Volunteer applicant from Bedfordshire) references
- Exchanged emails with Brett D. Hobby (Director of Employer Services, Rockwell Career Center) from Bauer College of Business, who wrote to follow-up about the FGCNP positions posted at the college
- Interviewed Daniel (student at Georgetown University)
- Attempted to interview Claire (student at Loyola University), who failed to show for our appointment
- Interviewed Andrew (student at Purdue)
- Exchanged emails with Dillon (internship applicant from Rutgers University) about his references
- Emailed Jonathan about the rest of his references
- Emailed Angela (internship applicant from UC Berkeley) about her references
- Emailed Dillon’s references to schedule chats
- Spoke with Kathy about including FGCNP volunteer positions in the White House Summer Jobs+ Bank
- Exchanged emails with Gil Allon (Recruiting Manager, Rockwell Career Center) from Bauer College of Business about volunteer applications we’ve received from Bauer
- Exchanged emails with one of Dillon’s references to confirm our chat
- Attended the Doctors without Border’s “In the Eyes of Others: How People in Crises Perceive Humanitarian Action” panel discussion at NYU
- Another one of Dillon’s references emailed with her availability
Wednesday, May 02, 2012
- Jonathan’s (Volunteer applicant from Bedfordshire) reference sent the contact to another reference
- Attended two talks about journalist security at Columbia Journalism School
- Dillon’s (internship applicant from Rutgers University) reference changed the time of our chat
- The Department of Labor emailed the announcement of Summer Jobs+ Initiative launch
- Messaged Board about our involvement and launch of Summer Jobs+ Initiative
- Updated our About US & Timeline page and Facebook page information
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Posted in “In the Eyes of Others: How People in Crises Perceive Humanitarian Action”, “What's Next for Feminism in NYC: How Can We Work Together?”, Board, Canada, cross-cultural collaboration, Dewilka, Diary, Dillon, Doctors without Borders, equality, Feminist Resistance, FGC+P, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace, Foundation team, Georgetown University, Global Collaboration, global peace building, HR, inter-community communication, Interns, Loyola University, McGill University, Naren, New York University, Participatory Peace, Peace, peaceful conflict resolution, Penn State University, Press, Press Releases, Purdue University, Rutgers University, Schools, Steve, UC Berkeley, Underlying Principles, universal human commonalities, University of Michigan, US, Virginia State University, Volunteers, Website, website maintenance, Week in Review, tagged “In the Eyes of Others: How People in Crises Perceive Humanitarian Action”, “What's Next for Feminism in NYC: How Can We Work Together?”, Board, confidentiality agreement, Dewilka, Dillon, Doctors without Borders, Feminist Resistance, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace (FGC+P), Georgetown University, Internships, Loyola University, McGill University, Naren, NYU, Penn State University, Purdue University, Rutgers University, Steve, UC Berkeley, University of Michigan, Virginia State University, Volunteers, website maintenance on June 3, 2012|
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Thursday, April 26, 2012
- Registered to attend the Doctors without Borders’ “In the Eyes of Others: How People in Crises Perceive Humanitarian Action” panel discussion at NYU
- Exchanged emails with one of Angela’s (Intern applicant from UC Berkeley) references to confirm chat appointment
- Had 2nd interview with Dewilka (Intern applicant from Penn State University)
- Registered to attend Feminist Resistance’s “What’s Next for Feminism in NYC: How Can We Work Together?” panel discussion
- Spoke with Steve (Board) about IT
- Emailed Maggie and Janet (students at University of Michigan and Virginia State University) about their internship application
- Emailed Dewilka our Confidentiality Agreement
- Exchanged emails with Andrew (student at Purdue University) about his internship application
- Emailed Claire and Daniel (student at Loyola University and Georgetown University) to schedule a preliminary interview
- Left message for the academic adviser for Andrew
- Spoke with one of Angela’s references
- Finished writing and published “Week in Review: April 16-22, 2012”
- Exchanged emails Annie (student at McGill University) to schedule a preliminary interview
Friday, April 27, 2012
- Replied to Annie (student at McGill University) to confirm preliminary interview
- Exchanged emails with Claire and Daniel (students at Loyola University and Georgetown University) to confirm preliminary interview
- Received message from Rose, academic adviser for Andrew (student at Purdue University)
- Spoke with Rose about Andrew
- Exchanged emails with Andrew to set up a preliminary interview
- Spoke with one of Naren’s (Volunteer applicant from Coventry) references
- Interviewed Dillon (student at Rutgers University)
- Exchanged emails with Anna (Volunteer applicant from New York) about her references
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Posted in “Hiring and Managing a Prospect Development Team”, “Makers: Women Who Make America”, “Nonprofit Financial Health: New Tools for Analysis”, Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, Communications, 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, Interns, Jon Thorsen, Naren, Participatory Peace, Peace, peaceful conflict resolution, Penn State University, Press, Press Releases, Professor Betsy West, Rutgers University, Schools, Skype, The Nature Conservancy, UC Berkeley, Underlying Principles, universal human commonalities, US, Volunteers, Week in Review, tagged “Hiring and Managing a Prospect Development Team”, “Makers: Women Who Make America”, “Nonprofit Financial Health: New Tools for Analysis”, Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, Dewilka, Dillon, Foundation Center, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace (FGC+P), GuideStar, Internships, Jon Thorsen, Naren, Penn State University, press release, Professor Betsy West, Rutgers University, Skype, The Nature Conservancy, timeline, UC Berkeley, Volunteers, Week in Review on June 1, 2012|
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Tuesday, April 24, 2012
- Exchanged emails with Angela (student at UC Berkeley) and Dillon (student at Rutgers University) to set up preliminary interview
- Attended “Makers: Women Who Make America” talk with Professor Betsy West at Columbia Journalism School
- One of Naren’s (Volunteer applicant from Coventry) references emailed to reschedule our chat
- Dewilka (Intern applicant from Penn State University) emailed with her availability
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
- Registered for “Nonprofit Financial Health: New Tools for Analysis” with GuideStar
- Exchanged emails with Jonathan (Volunteer applicant from Bedfordshire) about his updated references
- Emailed Dillon (student at Rutgers University) to confirm our preliminary interview
- Spoke with one of Naren’s (Volunteer applicant from Coventry) references
- Purchased Skype credit
- Emailed another one of Naren’s references to confirm our chat appointment
- Confirmed 2nd interview appointment with Dewilka (Intern applicant from Penn State University)
- Emailed Jonathan’s references to schedule time for chat
- Confirmed appointment with one of Jonathan’s references
- Spoke with one of Anna’s (Volunteer applicant from New York) references
- Emailed Anna about her references
- Interviewed Angela (student at UC Berkeley)
- Emailed Angela’s references to schedule time for chat
- Registered for the “Hiring and Managing a Prospect Development Team” talk with Jon Thorsen (director of Advancement Services at The Nature Conservancy) at the Foundation Center
- Exchanged emails with one of Angela’s references regarding his availability
- Began writing “Week in Review: April 16-22, 2012”
- Updated “Week in Review: April 2-8, 2012” and Timeline page
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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|
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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
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