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First Session

Posted By Samuel Richard on June 2nd, 2008
10:30AM I’m sitting here with my new friends Kate and Kristy at the Growing Nonprofit Leadership Through Intergenerational Conversations. Steve Bauer from the national American Humanics office and Kim Fellner are going to lead us in dialog. Kim just wrote a book titled, Wrestling With Starbucks: Conscious, Capital, Cappucino. I’m looking forward to this. Notes to follow soon…

Kristy, Me, and Kate (Picture by David Jay from Volunteer Match)

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It Begins In DC

Posted By Samuel Richard on June 2nd, 2008
7:30AM – The computer that I’m working on says that it’s 4:30AM, and it’s a little scary. Completely riding on adrenaline. This week is going to be fun. I feel like I miss San Fransisco already. That city might have to be my home some day. But for now, I’m in the Capitol City.

Shower, suit, then breakfast. See you soon! But first, a little wrap-up from the weekend.

Ginsberg, Kerouac, and Burroughs all hung out here.

This is where they all hung out. I sat in the same chairs as Alan and Jack. Crazy.

This is the bike that I borrowed from Jonny. Go buy shirt or something.

This is my home for the next couple of days. Stay tuned.

Cheers,

Sam

“I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked.”

Alan Ginsberg

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85,000 New Friends

Posted By Samuel Richard on May 29th, 2008
I am excited.

Tomorrow morning at precisely 6:30AM, I board a plane to San Fransisco, California. I’ll be spending the weekend there hanging out with some of the brightest high school kids this country’s got to offer. And by brightest, I mean those most likely to come study Nonprofit Leadership & Management with me here at ASU. Saturday is YFest, which is a huge annual event that New Global Citizens puts together to celebrate the accomplishments of their members, and they invited us as the College of Public Programs to come out and share a little bit about what we are all

On Sunday night, I board a plane headed to Washington D.C., and the 2008 Nonprofit Congress National Meeting. There I get to meet a whole bunch of important people in the Nonprofit Sector, and hopefully get smarter by osmosis.

Last fiscal year, over 85,000 new organizations applied for 501(c)(3) status, so I’m hoping the conference will be well attended. I am also hoping to talk to a few people about the responsible use of technology in the Sector – and the possibility of making this news story the status quo. And I’m also looking forward to taking a tour of the NPR studios. Anybody want a Nina Totin’ Bag while I’m there?

I stole my sister’s laptop and camera for the trip – so I will be “live blogging” for the conference and updating the page pretty regularly. Hopefully. Unless I spend too much time at the beach or dining with Congressmen. But enjoy the weather back here, huh?

Cheers,
Sam
“I have two ears and a heart, don’t I?”
Jack Donaghy
(In response to the question, “Do you like Phil Collins?”)
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