I think I found it.... Getting a hang of this blog thing, I think!

Amy

Jodi.how do I get the list of questions for preparing my presentation?

Amy

A test...

Just checking this blog thing out...

Amy

NSJOF reply from Peter

Peter Garang Deng responds to my announcement from last night's meeting:

Excellent! I am soooooooooo excited Marianne to read in your email that you voted for my foundation. Thank you so much for such a great help to my foundation and thank to all women. Please pass my excitemtment to all the women. Let them know that I am so excited for what they have done to my foundation and I look forward to meeting them all in the near future face to face.
I will be giving talk to students at Champlain Valley Union High School but I haven't received the day they would like me to come there yet. I will let you know if anything comes up within Burlington, Vermont. In addition, I am willing to come and talk at your meeting as a speaker if you with your group would like that.

Thank you
Peter

So Peter has offered to come to us. Can we put this up for further discussion?
Marianne

Hello all

I just finished re-posting all the posts we had up on the old typo blog which I deleted so no mistakes anymore...hopefully:)
I also sent everyone an invitation to post so check it out it's fun and easy.
Finally, if you scroll all the way down the blog you will find an option called FOLLOW BY EMAIL, enter your email address there and follow the link the blog sends to your email address to confirm.
Thank you for a wonderful presentation yesterday, I felt as if I really learned a lot!!
Tammy

Agenda for Sept. 5 Meeting

VERMONT WOMEN’S GIVING CIRCLE
AGENDA
September 5, 2011

Welcome and Introductions
(Unable to attend Wendy Saville, Lynda Siegel)

Follow up from last Meeting’s donation – $710 to Aqua Para La Vida

Education Presentation by Marianne and Betty

Vote

Blog
How to upload things on to the Blog 
How to stay informed of updates on the Blog

Future business:
• July Jodi and Sally Maternal health
• August Tina and Debra Water
September Betty and Marianne Education
October Tammy & Amy Micro Financing
November Wendy and Cathy Sex Trafficking
December 
January
February
March
April
May
June

Other Areas we might focus on in future meetings:
Shelter
Food
Legal Rights for Women
Gender based violence
Business and Skills training
Health Services

Current Events Effecting Women’s Health

Suggestions for future meetings
Jodi

Foundation Form

Vermont Women’s Giving Circle
Foundation research form 
Month/year of presentation 
Area of work (for example health care, food, shelter, education, etc.) 
Organization name 
Address 
Phone 
Email 
Status (for ex. 501cs, foreign non-profit, other) 
Year Founded 
Annual Budget 
Examples of major Funding Source (s) 
Number of people served in a period of time (designate if annual, daily, etc) 
Approximate percentage of administrative costs to overall budget 
Focus group (pregnant Mothers, newborns, children all ages etc) 
Explain specific services offered by the organization 
Highlights of your research: 
Vermont Women’s Giving Circle
Additional research findings 
Process used to find info. 
Helpful hints 
Recommended Resources/ Websites 
Recommended Reading 
Recommended Viewing (videos) 
Future ideas 
Other notes 

Jodi

Kiva Video (August 11th)

Ana is a Kiva borrower from Ecuador. She's using her loan to provide for her children, support her home & fill up the stomachs of hungry market-goers and is known for her cooking prowess!

See you in Sept.!

xox

Tammy

Amy (July 12th)

Ok. I got the blog...Looks great....

Amy

New to the blog (July 12)

I am hoping this will be my first successful blog entry with this note. It is just practice but, if it works I will be back soon with the links we promised from our last meeting.
I hope everyone is staying cool.
Jodi

Blogging instructions (July 10th)

Another test and blogging instructions

Just testing the blog using the blog invitation link I sent all of you yesterday.

In order to post on this blog you will need to create a google account, I actually didn't realize this until today since I have a google account so it was never an issue, sorry about this but it's a free blog and one that is very easy to use, creating an account take two seconds, just follow the invitation link.

Here are the instruction for posting:

1. Follow the link I sent you yesterday, you will see a request to create a google account

2. Once you created your account you can log in with it and just click on NEW POST

3. that's it, you are ready to go, don't forget to click on PREVIEW so you can see it before you PUBLISH.

Email me here if you have more questions

tamar@nestprettythings.com

or call me any time

985-2597

xox

Tammy