May 2009

Philanthropy or Investment – Let’s Discuss

 Most “development” in the Third World has been undertaken as a “gift” for 50+ years but only brave souls boast about the results of that approach. Yet we have rock stars like Bono and Geldof, backed by academics like Jeffrey Sachs, who appeal for more of the same in larger and intensified doses. On the [...]

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Ideas that Matter – Design for Non Profit Causes

I want to let Fellows know about Ideas that Matter, a unique grant program aimed at helping designers contribute their talents to the charitable activities that they care about most. The program was created by Sappi, which believes that the creative ideas of designers can have an impact beyond the aesthetic and that those ideas can [...]

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Researching Ferns

I am seeking a volunteer who is knowledgeable on ferns to help me inspect a collection of tropical ferns up state New York.  The collection was made 150 years ago by the wife of the painter Frederic Church during their 1865 visit to Jamaica.  The collection has been undisturbed all these years and it’s possible there are species [...]

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Setting up Regular DC Metro Area Meetings

Paul Rich, Life Fellow and President of Policy Studies Organization based at Garfield House in DuPont Circle, offers space for regular Fellows meetings in the Library.  A number of Fellows have expressed interest in holding regular meetings and you are now invited to discuss timing and other details.  Meetings seem to work well straight after work.  [...]

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Washington DC – May 12 Panel Discussion – Defeating a Global Killer: The Need for Action on Diarrheal Disease

9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. National Press Club – Fourth Estate Room 529 14th Street, NW 13th Floor Washington, DC 20045 Greg Hodkinson serves on the Board of WaterAid America and wants DC area Fellows to know about this important panel discussion on May 12 at the National Press Club held jointly with PATH, a [...]

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