Posted in Advisory Committee, Austin, Communications, cross-cultural collaboration, Diary, Dillon, England, equality, FAQs, FGC+P, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace, Foundation team, Global Collaboration, global peace building, HR, inter-community communication, Intern Sources, Interns, James W. Pennebaker, Month in Review, Naren, Oxford University, Participatory Peace, Peace, peaceful conflict resolution, Press, Press Releases, Schools, Seyi, Skype, The Secret Life of Pronouns: What Our Words Say About Us, Underlying Principles, universal human commonalities, University of Texas, US Department of Labor, Volunteers, White House Summer Jobs+ Initiative, tagged Advisory Committee, Dillon, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace (FGC+P), Internships, James W. Pennebaker, Month in Review, Naren, Oxford University, press release, Seyi, Skype, The Secret Life of Pronouns: What Our Words Say About Us, universal human commonalities, US Department of Labor, Volunteers, White House Summer Jobs+ Initiative on August 4, 2012|
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Wednesday, June 20, 2012
- Exchanged emails with Irina (Oxford student) about interning at FGCNP
- Emailed Dillon (Science Research Writer-Editor Intern) and Naren (Science Research Writer Volunteer) to set up UHC meeting for next week
- Listened to conference call with DOL Secretary Solis and Deputy Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council Mark Zuckerman about the Summer Jobs+ initiative
- Continued reading The Secret Life of Pronouns: What Our Words Say About Us by James W. Pennebaker
- Continued writing May’s Month in Review
Thursday, June 21, 2012
- Exchanged emails with Dillon (Science Research Writer-Editor Intern) and Naren (Science Research Writer Volunteer) about our UHC meeting for next week
- Continued writing May’s Month in Review
- Skyped with Seyi (Advisory Committee) about meeting
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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 Alliance for Peacebuilding, Canada, cross-cultural collaboration, Diary, equality, FGC+P, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace, Foundation team, Global Collaboration, global peace building, HR, inter-community communication, Intern Sources, Interns, Loyola University, McGill University, Participatory Peace, Peace, Peacebuilding 2.0: Managing Complexity and Working Across Silos, peaceful conflict resolution, Schools, Underlying Principles, universal human commonalities, US, US Department of Labor, Volunteers, White House Summer Jobs+ Initiative, tagged Alliance for Peacebuilding, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace (FGC+P), Internships, Loyola University, McGill University, Peacebuilding 2.0: Managing Complexity and Working Across Silos, Volunteers, White House Summer Jobs+ Initiative on June 5, 2012|
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Sunday, April 29, 2012
- Claire (student at Loyola University) emailed with contact details for preliminary interview
- Edited and uploaded FGCNP Facebook page cover photo
Monday, April 30, 2012
- Interviewed Annie (student at McGill University)
- Replied to Claire (student at Loyola University) to confirm preliminary interview
- Exchanged emails with one of Jonathan’s (Volunteer applicant from Bedfordshire) references
- Learned about the Alliance for Peacebuilding Annual Conference (Peacebuilding 2.0: Managing Complexity and Working Across Silos)
- Received notice of the Summer Jobs+ Bank launch from Kathy (White House Domestic Policy Council, Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation)
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Posted in 501(c)(3), cross-cultural collaboration, Diary, England, equality, FGC+P, Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace, Foundation team, Global Collaboration, global peace building, Harvard Law School, HR, inter-community communication, Intern Sources, Interns, Internships.com, IRS, Participatory Peace, Peace, peaceful conflict resolution, Press, Press Releases, Schools, UNA-USA, Underlying Principles, universal human commonalities, University of Southampton, US, US Department of Labor, Week in Review, White House Summer Jobs+ Initiative, tagged 501(c)(3), Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace (FGC+P), Harvard Law School, Internships, Internships.com, IRS, press release, UNA-USA, University of Southampton, US Department of Labor, Week in Review, White House Summer Jobs+ Initiative on April 28, 2012|
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Sunday, March 25, 2012
- Finished writing and published “Week in Review: March 12-18, 2012”
- Received internship applications from Internships.com
- Checked mail
- Received invitation from Harvard Law School to post internships
- Received letter from the IRS about the non-profit tax exemption recognition process
- Received membership packet from UNA-USA
Monday, March 26, 2012
- Exchanged emails with Charlotte from the University of Southampton about its approval and posting of the Foundation’s internships
- Exchanged emails with David from the Department of Labor about the soft launch of the White House Summer Jobs+ Initiative
- Received internship applications from Internships.com
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Posted in cross-cultural collaboration, Diary, 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, Participatory Peace, Peace, peaceful conflict resolution, Pomona College, Press, Press Releases, Underlying Principles, universal human commonalities, US Department of Labor, Week in Review, White House Summer Jobs+ Initiative, tagged Foundation for Global Collaboration and Peace (FGC+P), Internships, Internships.com, Pomona College, press release, US Department of Labor, Week in Review, White House Summer Jobs+ Initiative on April 17, 2012|
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Thursday, March 15, 2012
- Received internship application from Charles (student at Pomona College)
- Began reading Charles’s application
- Finished writing and published “Week in Review: March 5-11, 2012”
- Attended the White House Briefing Call on the Summer Jobs+ Initiative
- Filled the Summer Jobs+ Commitment Registration form
- Received and reviewed internship applications from Internships.com
- Spoke with Internships.com about applicants and the White House Summer Jobs+ Initiative
- Sent follow-up email to Department of Labor about the meta tags in our Internship postings and received reply from David that the tags are fine
- Received follow-up email from Jessica from Internships.com about the White House Summer Jobs+ Initiative
Friday, March 16, 2012
- Received and reviewed internship applications from Internships.com
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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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