The Washington Post Express Supplement featured the CFCNCA in the second special edition. It included: • A message from the President • Success stories showing how your CFC contributions at work • Creative ways Federal agencies are kicking off their campaigns • Easier giving options through e-Giving tools • The important role that Loaned ExecutivesRead… Read more »
I was just reading that the first U.S. recycling center opened its doors in 1896. This prompted my curiosity to kick in, and find out how long our planet might have been recycling. One website reports that recycling has been around since ancient Roman times (as with the origination of many things I suppose)! RecyclingRead… Read more »
I wrote a few months ago about looking for applications of web 2.0 goodness that I can apply in delivering administrative services. I did get some mileage out of Yammer and my agency’s in-house blog capability for sharing information, but I am still on the hunt. I also set myself up on Twitter (@Bureaucrates). NowRead… Read more »
I have never met Geekchick but after reading her comments I found her to be a very interesting person. She is one of those really cool people you can talk to for days about anything and everything. She started one of my favorite groups, Geeks in Government, so what is not to like about thisRead… Read more »
No, I don’t mean Victoria’s Secret-kind of provocative. I mean that with recent market downturns, it’s time to provoke your customers into choosing your solutions. For emerging brands of b-2-b solutions, in new market sectors, you can’t rely on old methods. Tightening markets mean thinning leads and sluggish closing velocity, so keep your team’s UniqueRead… Read more »
The Consumer Electronics Association has launched its first “Apps for Innovation” contest – with the winner to be announced at the International CES in Las Vegas on January 7. Judges, who include Center for Democracy and Technology CEO Leslie Harris, pollster and “The Way We’ll Be” author John Zogby, and political grassroots pioneer Jonah Seiger,Read… Read more »
Relative to upcoming Thanksgiving Holiday – life outside of the proposal box. Family archiving – your book of remembrance on Thanksgiving by Donna L. Quesinberry, National Writing Examiner Your work of art via a Book of Remembrance or Family Archive Thanksgiving has an appeal that is truly second to none as far as holidays go.Read… Read more »
For anyone interested in climate change, sustainability, closed loop (or zero waste) manufacturing, you’ll be interested in the efforts of Nike, Best Buy and a collaborative public/private partnership called the GreenXchange (or GX). See a write-up in NY Times a couple Sundays ago: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/01/business/01proto.html Today and tomorrow (Nov 12-13), Nike is hosting a “collaboratory” specificallyRead… Read more »
Folks, I’m new to govloop and just want to say “thank you” to everyone who participates, and especially to those that had the idea and madie it real. It’s a great addition to the broader community, I’m now also out of Federal government, doing consulting and leadership training about workplace giving, including the Combined FederalRead… Read more »
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) responds to more than 100,000 questions each year. Regularly asked questions become Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). NLM Reference and Consumer Health FAQs are at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/services/faqref.html . We review and update our FAQs frequently. FAQs often include national and international government agencies and non-profit organizations. One of our FAQs isRead… Read more »