Blog: December 2011 Posts

December 28, 2011 - 4:44 PM
The Switzer Network goes to France!
Lissa Widoff (1992)

In late November, I had the great honor and privilege of representing the Switzer Foundation to share our work investing in leadership, networks and innovation with a group of French foundation representatives in Annecy, France. The conference was the annual workshop[ (L’Atelier) of the Centre Francais des Fonds et Fondations (France Center for Foundations and Funds), a national organization with comparable goals to the Council on Foundations the US counterpart that is a service organization for foundations seeking best management and grantmaking practices, as well as promoting the role of...

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December 28, 2011 - 3:59 PM
Communications Training: Writing an effective online profile
Lauren Hertel (2003)

I recently received the following question from a Fellow:

In updating my profile, I was wondering if Lauren offers any advice to Fellows on how to present themselves and their work. I feel like my profile could use a bit more polish.

I find it's most effective (and easiest) to write one online professional profile and use it for everything from LinkedIn to conferences... to the Switzer website! It should include the following to make it searchable by search engines and quick to read:

  • Employment (current and past), education and industry
  • Keywords and skills
  • Contact information
  • Links to any relevant sites...
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December 22, 2011 - 6:36 PM
Flood Risk and Environmental Justice in California's Central Valley - an Innovation Proposal
Mark Tompkins (2004)

The relationship between flood risk and environmental justice has received increasing media and scholarly attention in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, drawing the nation’s attention to the potential for inequitable distribution of flood risk along lines of race, class, and other markers of social marginality.  Despite the national attention directed towards southeastern Louisiana, very little research or public awareness exists regarding flood risk and environmental justice within one of the nation’s most flood-prone regions: California’s Central Valley.  Preliminary, but limited, data and research suggest that a significant correlation may exist between social...

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December 21, 2011 - 3:11 PM
Wearing blinders: The UNFCCC and agriculture's adaptation challenge
Lauren Hertel (2003)

This post is a reprint of Doreen Stabinsky's blog post for the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy.  You can read the original post at: http://www.iatp.org/blog/201112/wearing-blinders-the-unfccc-and-agricultures-adaptation-challenge

One of the major issues being considered here at COP17 is adaptation. 

Adaptation is the term used for any type of effort taken to adapt systems to changing climates. In agriculture, adaptation could mean building irrigation systems, improving soil water–holding capacity by adding manures or compost, or reducing...

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