Archive for May, 2009
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Posted On: Monday, May 18th, 2009 Ever run into an elephant downtown?
The Role of Imagination in Social Change
Fellows in Chicago are invited to a free illustrated lecture this Thursday, May 21 at 5 pm at the Loyola University Museum of Art, 820 N Michigan Ave, on the role of imagination in social change. Andries Botha, South Africa’s acclaimed sculptor www.andriesbotha.net, will [...]
Philanthropy or Investment – Let’s Discuss
Posted On: Monday, May 11th, 2009Most “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 [...]
Ideas that Matter – Design for Non Profit Causes
Posted On: Monday, May 11th, 2009I 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 [...]
Researching Ferns
Posted On: Monday, May 11th, 2009I 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 [...]
Setting up Regular DC Metro Area Meetings
Posted On: Thursday, May 7th, 2009Paul 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. [...]
