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25 random things about The Case Foundation

 If you’re on Facebook, you’ve probably seen a few of your friends jump on the train and post 25 things about themselves. I personally have been having a blast reading these insights and feel like I am learning new things about people I’ve known for years. Sometimes it’s the little things that make you feel like you really know someone. So if you’re interested in getting to know more about the Case Foundation, here’s 25 random things you may not have known about us!

 
  1. We recently turned 12 years old and are ready to embrace our adolescence
  2. We are a team of passionate people who come to work everyday wanting to do good things
  3. We believe change begins with each individual
  4. We give hugs, hi-fives and do the wave in meetings
  5. We are pretty big culprits of office lingo
  6. We believe in the power of people coming together to talk about what matters most to them, find solutions, and take action
  7. We are conveners
  8. We like almonds – roasted, no salt
  9. We like to take risks
  10. We believe in helping people take action on the issues THEY care most about
  11. We believe that this type of community involvement and social innovation are key to solving our most complex social issues
  12. We are inspired by the amazing people we meet every day, like you
  13. We believe in a broad definition of “giving” – one that embraces dollars, time, talent and, well, pretty much anything else you can “give”
  14. We love widgets—and all new distributed technologies, but we especially love widgets
  15. We tried to convince our SVP of Interactive Strategies to dress as a super widget for Halloween
  16. We like to think big (check out what Beth Kanter and Fast Company have to say)
  17. We believe that we are only as strong as our partners- and that the more varied the partnerships are across sectors, the better
  18. We are blown away by these amazing partners every day
  19. Our CEO is a great bowler
  20. We like to name our conference rooms after Hawaiian Islands- not only because our chairman is from Hawaii, but also because it reminds us of the beach
  21. We tweet, we blog (well, we’re learning to at least) and we’re on friendfeed
  22. We use these tools because we are committed to sharing what we know and what we’re learning with others
  23. We, like everyone else, struggle with the openness and transparency that comes with social media, but we believe the pros outweigh the cons
  24. We encourage you to experiment like we are
  25. We think one of our biggest resources we have to share are the incredible people on the team

 

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Comments

Rural

Liked the 25 things about the foundation. I run (volunteer) a public foundation in canada, started in 1994, but we are sooooo small..it is a constant challenge to get volunteers..community of 1400 people with a recently burned down arena that will now need to be replaced,a grain elevator that needs to be renovated into a tourism attraction etc. etc. I also work in community development for the provincial government so know the needs in many small rural communities so always love to get a boost looking at new sites..recently learned about "twittering" so think we need to be more proactive about teaching our youth to help us to promote and become actively involved in our organizations..they are the future and they have many of the answers already..tehy just don't know it!!!

- Deb 11 Feb 09, 12:02

Great to know

I love these fun facts. It makes me like the Case Foundation and the great work that you all do even more. Thanks for posting them Michael.

- J-Lynn 10 Feb 09, 16:30

Clever Pickup on 25 Random Things About Me

This was a nice way to get me to learn more about the Case Foundation.

- Claire 7 Feb 09, 18:48

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