philanthropicsherpaTed

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Ted Lord describes his current position consulting to nonprofits and foundations as Philanthropic Sherpa. Some of the roads he has traveled as guide and porter include serving as Executive Director of Humanities Washington, the statewide affiliate of the NEH, from 2006-2008. Prior to that he worked for five years as a partner in Philanthropy Northwest's Giving Practice, working with foundations, families and businesses as they establish or retool their giving programs. He previously served as Interim Director of the Masters in Nonprofit Leadership at Seattle University, where he taught as adjunct faculty in the Masters in Public Administration. From 1992 through 2000 Ted was Executive Director of the Pride Foundation where he helped increase grants and scholarships from $35,000 to over $600,000 annually Ted has served on community boards including United Way, Executive Alliance, and the Northwest Development Officers Association. The Greater Seattle Business Association named him Community Leader of the Year in 1999, and he was an inaugural New Ventures in Philanthropy Fellow for 2003. A practicing poet, his work appears in over 40 literary magazines.

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Chris Christie and the war on fat people

Posted Mon, Oct 3, 11:25 a.m.

The reference in this piece to Dan Savage reminded me of the post in the 2008 Slog by Stranger employee Lindy West calling out Dan on his anti-fat remarks--it elicited over 1,000 posts http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2011/02/11/hello-i-am-fat

Best of 2009: Saying Yes

Posted Thu, Nov 19, 9:18 a.m.

This is an exquisite piece, a real navigational aid that expands how I might interact with the world rather than more carping about all our constraints. I immediately thought of four people I had to send it to. Interesting to me as well was how playful and lively a reading ...

Seattle, city of dog parks

Posted Tue, Sep 15, 1:23 p.m.

I assume the author intended Dog-o-Ween to be on October 24, as September 24 falls on a Thursday and not a Saturday. My last year of going to dog parks with my first dog has been a blessing and real experience in community. My family has visited all the parks ...