Posted in analytics, “Fire in Our Hearts”, Communications, 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, Naren, Participatory Peace, Peace, peaceful conflict resolution, Skype, UNA-USA, Underlying Principles, universal human commonalities, Volunteers, Website, tagged analytics, “Fire in Our Hearts”, Dillon, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace (FGC+P), Internships, Naren, Skype, UNA-USA, universal human commonalities, Volunteers, website on July 15, 2012|
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Monday, June 4, 2012
- Skyped with Dillon (Science Research Writer-Editor Intern) to answer his questions about uploading the UHC entries he has been working on with Naren (Science Research Writer Volunteer)
- Registered with UNA-NY for the film screening of “Fire in Our Hearts”
- Edited and published UHCs from Dillon and Naren
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
- Skyped editing information to Dillon (Science Research Writer-Editor Intern) and Naren (Science Research Writer Volunteer)
- Edited and published UHCs from Dillon and Naren
- Looked through website analytics
- Relayed Skype message to Dillon and Naren, which did not get through earlier
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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 "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 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|
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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
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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|
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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
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Posted in Andrea Carter, Board, Clemson University, Coventry University, cross-cultural collaboration, Diary, Donate, employee handbooks, England, equality, FGC+P, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace, Foundation team, Global Collaboration, global peace building, Hostelling International, HR, Inna Zaltsman, inter-community communication, Interns, Participatory Peace, Peace, Peace Conference, peaceful conflict resolution, Penn State University, Pomona College, Press, Press Releases, Princeton, Pro-bono project, San Diego, Schools, Steve, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP, Underlying Principles, universal human commonalities, University of Southampton, University of Southern California, US, Website, website maintenance, Week in Review, tagged Andrea Carter, Board, Clemson University, Coventry University, Donate, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace (FGC+P), Hostelling International, Inna Zaltsman, Internships, Lake Hills Philathropic Services, Peace Conference, Penn State University, Pomona College, press release, Princeton University, Pro-bono project, San Diego, Steve, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP, University of Southampton, University of Southern California, website, website maintenance, Week in Review on May 2, 2012|
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Thursday, March 29, 2012
- Finished writing and published “Week in Review: March 19-25, 2012”
- Exchanged emails with Inna (Attorneys at Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP) to schedule our chat
- Exchanged emails with Lynn from the University of Southampton about updating our information
- Replied to Robert Carraro (President of Lake Hills Philanthropic Services) about his solicitation to work with the Foundation
- Replied to inquiries from Naren (graduate from Coventry University) and Juliette (student at the University of Southern California)
- Received email from Andrea (Marketing and Communications Manager at Hostelling International San Diego) about a speaking engagement at their April peace conference
- Discovered on the conference site my bio in the speaker bios and the FGCNP logo in the sponsorship section
Friday, March 30, 2012
- Exchanged emails Steve (Board) about the Hostelling International San Diego Peace Building Conference and his donation
- Replied to Andrea Carter (Marketing and Communications Manager at Hostelling International San Diego) about a speaking engagement at their April peace conference and the discovery of our information on the conference and HISD site
- Emailed Charles (student at Pomona College), Dewilka (student at Penn State University) and Michael (student at Princeton University) to schedule a preliminary chat about their internship application
- Emailed Anna (graduate from Clemson University) about her internship application
- Exchanged emails with Inna (Attorney at Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP) to schedule our chat
- Updated several sections of the FGCNP (FGC+P) site
- Spoke with Steve about his donation
- Exchanged emails with Dewilka (student at Penn State University) to confirm our interview appointment
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Posted in analytics, cross-cultural collaboration, Diary, equality, FGC+P, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace, Foundation team, Global Collaboration, global peace building, inter-community communication, Intern Sources, Interns, Internships.com, Month in Review, Participatory Peace, Peace, peaceful conflict resolution, Penn State University, Pomona College, Press, Press Releases, Princeton, Schools, Underlying Principles, universal human commonalities, US, Website, tagged analytics, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace (FGC+P), Internships, Internships.com, Lake Hills Philathropic Services, Month in Review, Penn State University, Pomona College, press release, Princeton University, Robert Carraro, website on April 21, 2012|
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Monday, March 19, 2012
- Read over website analytics
- Received and reviewed internship applications from Internships.com
- Continued writing February’s Month in Review
- Received and began reading internship application from Michael (student at Princeton University)
- Finished reading internship application from Charles (student at Pomona College)
- Finished reading internship application from Dewilka (student at Penn State University)
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
- Finished reading internship application from Michael (student at Princeton University)
- Received solicitation from Robert Carraro (President of Lake Hills Philanthropic Services) to talk over the possibility of working with the Foundation
- Finished writing and published February’s Month in Review
- Received internship applications from Internships.com
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Posted in 1023 form, 501(c)(3), bylaws, cross-cultural collaboration, Diary, Employment, equality, FGC+P, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace, Foundation team, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Global Collaboration, global peace building, inter-community communication, IRS, Jackie Feffer, Mara Rogers, Month in Review, Participatory Peace, Peace, peaceful conflict resolution, Press, Press Releases, Pro-bono project, timeline, Underlying Principles, universal human commonalities, Volunteers and Interns, Website, website maintenance, tagged 1023 form, 501(c)(3), bylaws, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace (FGC+P), Internships, IRS, Jackie Feffer, Mara Rogers, Month in Review, press release, Pro-bono project, timeline, website, website maintenance on April 9, 2012|
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Friday, March 09, 2012
- Exchanged emails with Jackie and Mara (attorney at Fulbright & Jaworski LLP) regarding final questions on the 1023, addendum, Bylaws & paperworks
- Jackie sent the completed 501(c)(3) package to the IRS and emailed me a copy
- Edited the Timeline and footer of the FGC+P website
Saturday, March 10, 2012
- Continued writing, editing and publishing internship notices for Summer 2012
- Began writing February’s Month in Review
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Posted in About Us, analytics, Andrea Carter, Attorney General's Office, Char410, cross-cultural collaboration, Diary, equality, Foundation administration, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Global Collaboration, global peace building, Hostelling International, inter-community communication, Interns, Mara Rogers, Participatory Peace, Peace, Peace Conference, peaceful conflict resolution, Press, Press Releases, Pro-bono project, San Diego, Sparked.com, TED, Underlying Principles, universal human commonalities, Volunteers and Interns, Website, website maintenance, Week in Review, tagged About Us, analytics, Andrea Carter, Char410, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Hostelling International, Internships, Mara Rogers, NYS Attorney General, Peace Conference, press release, Pro-bono project, San Diego, Sparked.com, TED, website, website maintenance, Week in Review on March 25, 2012|
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
- Spoke with the NYS Attorney General’s office and obtained the registration number to our CHAR410 filing
- Emailed the NYS Attorney General’s office to obtain an email confirmation of our CHAR410 filing
- Emailed Mara (attorney at Fulbright & Jaworski LLP) about documents she mailed me previously
- Received message from Anne (Germany) about interning for the Foundation
Thursday, February 23, 2012
- Looked over website analytics
- Read about TED’s open auditions and began applying
- Updated our About Us page
- Received response to one of our three Sparked challenges
- Replied to the responses to our Sparked challenges
- Emailed Andrea at Hosteling International San Diego about their up-coming peace conference
- Exchanged emails with NYS Attorney General’s office about confirmation of our CHAR410 filing
- Began writing “Week in Review: February 13-19, 2012”
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