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Anna McDonnell
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A group project: What's our anchor? What's our twist?
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Payton M May 20.
"'Equality' is not enough"
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Payton M replied to Anna McDonnell's discussion 'A group project: What's our anchor? What's our twist?'"I really like the lottery ticket idea. I think that it easily and understandably gets at the core of the way the 5 for fairness works. "
Anna McDonnell replied to Anna McDonnell's discussion 'A group project: What's our anchor? What's our twist?'"That is lovely, Diana. Thank you!"
Diana Lucey replied to Anna McDonnell's discussion 'A group project: What's our anchor? What's our twist?'"It's like planting a seed with just $5 that grows into a garden of benefits for girls.
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Melissa B left a comment for Anna McDonnell"Any chance you can make it a little earlier - 3-3:30?....and meeting at Pain Quotidien on San Vicente is fine."
Anna McDonnell replied to Anna McDonnell's discussion 'A group project: What's our anchor? What's our twist?'"Oh, I see! That is exactly why these "conversations" are so great. It helps clarify what we think and how we can best explain what we do! thanks, Genny!"
Genny L replied to Anna McDonnell's discussion 'A group project: What's our anchor? What's our twist?'"I guess I just meant that you get to be a part of this community for just $5! Oops!"
Anna McDonnell replied to Anna McDonnell's discussion 'A group project: What's our anchor? What's our twist?'"One of the unique things about 5 for Fairness, though, is that people don't actually donate the $5 to their favorite charity. Of course many of us hope our favorite Team will win - and some 5fers work very hard to convince other members…"
Genny L replied to Anna McDonnell's discussion 'A group project: What's our anchor? What's our twist?'"It's a website through which you can grant money to your favorite, well-deserving charity for just $5!"
5 for Fairness replied to Anna McDonnell's discussion 'A group project: What's our anchor? What's our twist?'"Thanks Sophie! Seeing all these different approaches just shows how powerful "crowdsourcing" can be!"
Sophie K replied to Anna McDonnell's discussion 'A group project: What's our anchor? What's our twist?'"to take a different approach:
It is a social media community. But you save lives. "
Christa E replied to Anna McDonnell's discussion 'A group project: What's our anchor? What's our twist?'"I think that the "American Idol" and "lottery" ideas really grasp the idea of 5 for fairness. All these ideas are amazing!"
Holland Sutton left a comment for Anna McDonnell"I want to be as articulate as Tom Field and say exactly the same thing. You da bomb, sista.
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Tom, Becky, and Rachel Field left a comment for Anna McDonnell"When you demonstrate an intuitive need to make a difference, manifest the need with a creatively productive idea, end up actually making a difference...well, it should be no surprise that you inspire admiration, loyalty, and shared…"
Zelda Zinn left a comment for Anna McDonnell"Thanks for your very nice note, Anna. I am so impressed and amazed with your leadership skills, and "stick-to-it-iveness," as my mother would say. It's incredible what you've created. See you Saturday. Best,…"
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I participated in a giant marketing scheme and all I got were these lousy life lessons...
As some of you may know, I signed up to participate in the Prilosec OTC "We Want To Sponsor You" contest, also known as the Prilosec OTC "We Want To Get As Much Free Publicity As Possible" contest. The gist of this contest is that people sign up to become Officially Sponsored by Prilosec in whatever endeavor they are most passionate about.
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If you know me, you know that I generally shy away from looking like a complete idiot if at all possible. Hence, I would normally approach this sort… Continue
Posted on April 25, 2010 at 6:30pm — 4 Comments
Marching on...
After all the excitement and thrill of yesterday's voting, I finally took a moment after our poll closed to take a deep breath and check out the day's mail.
This had arrived in my mailbox:
It stopped me in my tracks. It's not that I didn't know about Amartya Sen's groundbreaking work. I knew that Sen, a Nobel Prize-winning economist, had documented the number of girls who are… Continue
This had arrived in my mailbox:
It stopped me in my tracks. It's not that I didn't know about Amartya Sen's groundbreaking work. I knew that Sen, a Nobel Prize-winning economist, had documented the number of girls who are… Continue
Posted on March 6, 2010 at 12:30pm — 3 Comments
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Any chance you can make it a little earlier - 3-3:30?....and meeting at Pain Quotidien on San Vicente is fine.
I want to be as articulate as Tom Field and say exactly the same thing. You da bomb, sista.
When you demonstrate an intuitive need to make a difference, manifest the need with a creatively productive idea, end up actually making a difference...well, it should be no surprise that you inspire admiration, loyalty, and shared commitment. I am so grateful to you for affording me with an easy way to contribute and participate. I really do believe that the creation of equality and empowerment for young women is a key, if not the key, to the resolution of so many socio-political problems in the world. Anna...you are a hero! xoxoTom
Thanks for your very nice note, Anna. I am so impressed and amazed with your leadership skills, and "stick-to-it-iveness," as my mother would say. It's incredible what you've created. See you Saturday. Best, Zelda
Sorry for the slow response to your interview question! Yes, I'm totally up for doing that. :)
-Lisa
Hey you,
That'd be great to see you in June. Please (!) let me know when you figure out when. Finally got a JOB on an incredible start-up and working my butt off, but all's good. xxx
Thanks Anna!! ... we do owe this one all to you. Thanks to you and the 5 for Fairness community for continuing to support us - we are so excited to put this money to great use!
I get the same feeling when I see your name. I was just talking to a friend about Mima and what fun we had growing up. I am just now making summer plans to head to Michigan with our daughters. It is surprising to many that they are still interested in going there, but then again, they haven't been there, so have no idea what they are missing.
Love,
Lili
Hi Anna,
Thank you so much for all your support througout my learning process and congratulations to Camp Voice. I look forward to keeping my team in the game and hope we can continue to get more supporters for the incredible Akilah Institute.
Patti
Hi Anna,
It's OK, it was expected. I definitely want to try again though!
Thank you so much! Looking forward to our talk tomorrow at 10 AM PST/1 PM EST.
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