25 random things about The Case Foundation

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 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