New Sudan Jonglei Orphans Foundation Presentation Giving circle VT

December 12: Jodi - Thanks so much for posting this report!

Educating Girls Power Point Presentation Giving Circle October 2011

Issues of Educating around in the world Giving Circle presentation

click here to watch the Presentation

Famine History and reality in Somalia 2011 Giving Circle presentation

Presented November 2011

Famine history and 2011 Somalia Crisis

Sex Trafficking Power Point Presentation

Sex Trafficking Issues December 2011 giving circle pppresentation

This is a test to see if this link works

VERMONT WOMEN’S GIVING CIRCLE

AGENDA

December 7, 2011

Welcome and Introductions

(Unable to attend: Kelly Austin, Betty Wingett)

Follow up from last Meeting’s donation – total –

Sex Trafficking – Sally and Wendy

Suggestions for future meetings –

For January – Since it is a busy month - “Dinner and Movie” we will bring a (maximum one hour) movie about a Women’s issue or Women Issues in General on larger scale. We can then donate to the organization linked to the movie theme OR to one of the “un-selected” organization form the past months

Amy – Idea to offer one of our organization to Skype to us over dinner some months – we can leave that open to anyone’s organization that is willing

Sally – Should we have one person present per month?

Betty – Should we consider meeting every other month?

Future business:

January Dinner and a Movie

February

March

April

May

June

Past Presentations

• July Jodi and Sally Maternal health
• August Tina and Debra Water
• September Betty and Marianne Education
• October Tammy & Amy Micro Financing
• November Eva and Jodi Famine relief
• December Wendy and Sally Sex Trafficking

Other Areas we might focus on in future meetings:

Shelter

Food

Legal Rights for Women

Gender based violence

Business and Skills training

Health Services

Vaccination programs

Blog - any questions

Follow Up Re Our Donations to Aqua Para La Vida

Hi All - I want to let you know that I contacted the folks at Aqua Para La Vida re our donations of $710. As we suspected, they're just terribly busy. I let them know that it's not a problem, and to take their time. Sally

Here's their note:

Sally-
yes, we received the donations and i apologize that its taken so long to get acknowledgments out. we've
been in the middle of proposal deadlines and our board meeting. the good news is that we are entirely
volunteer-run here in the U.S., so all of the money we raise goes directly to our program in Nicaragua.
the down side is that we can can get behind from time to time.

i want you to know how much we appreciate your support. i hope to get all of the acknowledgments sent
out by the end of next week.

thanks!
charlie

Agua Para La Vida
Charlie Huizenga, Co-Founder, Treasurer, Board Member
2311 Webster Street, Berkeley, CA 94705

New York Times Article on Somalia

This is a link to an article in the Times on Wednesday that I thought you might find interesting after our last meeting.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/02/giving/some-aid-trickles-into-somalia-surrounded-by-death-and-disease.html?_r=1&scp=7&sq=Somalia&st=cse

My coupon code....

Dears

The coupon code I wrote on the back of my postcards yesterday was wrong...sorry! I forgot I changed it a while ago.

The correct code is NEST20.

You can use it in any of my shops!

http://www.nestprettythings.com

you can also read my last newsletter here

If you didn't pick up your card please feel free to use it too anytime before the holidays.

Thank you!

And thank you Jodi and Eva for the amazing presentation, it was such an eye opener for me.

see you in Dec.

xox

Tammy

Vermont Women’s Giving Circle

Foundation research form

Month/year of presentation November 2, 2011

Area of work : Poverty; Injustice; Hunger

Organization name:

Oxfam America. ( Oxford Committee for Famine Relief}

236 Causeway St

Boston, MA 02114

Phone 1 800 77 oxfam

Email: info @oxfamamerica.org

Status (for ex. 501(c)3, foreign non-profit, other): 501©3

Year Founded Britain, 1942 .. In 15 countries. Working in 100 countries around the world.

Annual Budget $894,700 000 – budget of ALL OXFAM country offices

Examples of major Funding Source (s)

Individuals 54.7%

Foundations 34.6%

Corporations 5.8%

Bequest 1.6%

Special Events 1.5%

Interest and others 1.5%

Foreign Govts 0.3%

Number of people served in a period of time (designate if annual, daily, etc)

6.5 million in 31 countries in 2010/11 Up from 4.8 million in 2009/10

Approximate percentage of administrative costs to overall budget 6.3%

Focus group Brokering relationships between food producers and private- sector consumers.

Explain specific services offered by the organization Access to safe water – 570,000. Improved food production – 760,000. Improved sanitation – 2,500,000

Their overall stated mission Oxfam America creates lasting solutions for poverty, hunger and injustice

Process used to find info. Internet, Oxfam, BBC, CBS (Sites below)

Recommended Reading Food First, Francis Moore Lapppe

Recommended Viewing (videos) Resources/ Websites

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7375433n

http://www.time.com/time/video/player/0,32068,1104881295001_2088119,00.html

http://www.oxfamamerica.org/emergencies/food-crisis-in-east-africa/what-oxfam-is-doing

http://www.unicefusa.org/news/releases/crisis-in-the-horn-of-africa.html

http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=content.view&cpid=1274&gclid=CNSUo-eVgqwCFQ475QodI0v3Og

http://www.rescue.org/

http://www.womenforwomen.org/global-initiatives-helping-women/help-women-sudan.php

http://kristof.blogs.nytimes.com/

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/18/opinion/sunday/kristof-glimpses-of-the-next-great-famine.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=kristof%20dadaab&st=cse

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/16/world/africa/famine-hits-somalia-in-world-less-likely-to-intervene.html?ref=sunday

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/03/world/africa/03famine-how-to-help.html?ref=africa

shows list of aid agencies

http://www.actionagainsthunger.org/

Looks like a good one on first glance

http://www.actionagainsthunger.org/taxonomy/emergencies/2011-horn-africa-drought

recommend by Dan Rather

http://www.actionagainsthunger.org/blog/leveraging-short-term-relief-long-term-gains-garbatulla-kenya

http://english.aljazeera.net/video/africa/2011/10/2011101416013369171.html

2 minute video

http://globalspin.blogs.time.com/2011/09/30/will-we-really-let-750000-people-starve-to-death/

Time Mag article

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,989405,00.html

causes of famine in general

http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Famine

detailed info about famine in general and history of famine – scroll down for Africa focus

http://www.theworld.org/2009/09/the-causes-of-famine/

PRI report on background of famines

http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=25725

History of the famine in Somalia looks interesting

Oxfam America and Aqua Para La Vida Updates

What a great meeting last night! Jodi, thanks so much for the fantastic, in depth presentation about famine. Such an important subject. It looks like we'll be sending almost $1200 to Oxfam America!

I emailed Charlie Huizenga re our donations to Aqua Para La Vida. As we suspected, they're understaffed, and busy, busy running their programs. So, no worries! Here's his reply to my inquiry:

Sally-

yes, we received the donations and i apologize that its taken so long to get acknowledgments out. we've

been in the middle of proposal deadlines and our board meeting. the good news is that we are entirely

volunteer-run here in the U.S., so all of the money we raise goes directly to our program in Nicaragua.

the down side is that we can can get behind from time to time.

i want you to know how much we appreciate your support. i hope to get all of the acknowledgments sent

out by the end of next week.

thanks! charlie

Women's Microfinance Institute

Amy, thanks so much for finding and connecting us to this wonderful group. I just watched one of their wonderful videos (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oMjsAuz2lk), and wept, so happy to be a part of the great work they're doing with women. A thousand thanks, Sally

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

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

Kiva Video

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

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

Amy

New to the Blog

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.

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

Amazing story on NPR

Hello there all
Here is a link to an amazing story about Katie Davis, a 22 year old American who become a foster mom to 13 girls in Uganda

You can read and listen to it here
See you in August!
Tammy

Dates of Meetings in 2011-2012

July 6, 2011                                       November 2, 2011                          March 7, 2012 

August 3, 2011                                 December 7, 2011                          April 4, 2012

September 7, 2011                         January 4, 2012                               May 2, 2012

October 5, 2011                               February 1, 2012                            June 6, 2012

Testing, testing

Here's my test post, to see if I can participate! Thanks for creating this! Sally

Hello and Welcome!

Hello and welcome to the Giving Circle VT blog!
next month when we meet again I will give a short tutorial on how to use this blog to post, upload photos, share links or embed videos.

Once I get everyones emails I will be sending out "Invites" so you can post under your own name, in the meantime please sign your name on the bottom of your post so we know who is writing.

 For those of you who would like to try it out before next month here is what you do:
1. Go to http://www.blogger.com
2. Click on SIGN IN
3. Enter this email givingcirclevt@gmail.com
4. Enter this password givingcircle
5. Click on NEW POST
6. If you want to see your post before you publish it click on the PREVIEW button on the bottom of the page.
7. If you like what see click on PUBLISH POST... It's as easy as pie:)
Please subscribe to this blog so when anything is posted you will get an email telling you about it.
xox
Tammy