Shared Effort Fall 2009

*Inside* 08-09 Donor Report Thank you to all our donors!

Volume 13, Number 3

Fall 2009

Fellowship Experiences: In Their Own Words As PP55 fellows continue to positively impact communities across the country, we have been given a portal into their daily lives of work, fun, and community through the PP55 Fellows’ Blog. For anyone who may not know, blogs are online journals with new entries appearing in sequence as they are written. On the PP55 Fellows’ Blog, fellows share their lessons learned on the job, dynamic dialogues at seminars, coffee with mentors, and much more. The PP55 Fellows’ Blog not only offers opportunities for fellowship applicants to read about fellowship experiences in “real time,” it also gives Inside this issue: PP55 Regional Updates

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Fundraising: Highs & Lows 3 *2008-09 Donor Report*

Chicago during the summer and he had great advice to give me about the city, housing, and anything else I asked him.” Michael Malecek ’09, North Lawndale Employment Network, Chicago “As a result of working as assistant editor on a book for grantees about donor and grant stewardship, I have learned so much about the technicalities and relationthem true representations of ers’ financial progress.” ship building of nonprofits, the different programs in Hannah Xu, ’08, Partners specifically foundations. Just each of our cities. Here are for the Common Good, being at the [Foundation] excerpts from just a few blog Washington DC Center is like being in a big entries: classroom.” Sumin Lee ’09, “Your alumni mentor is “It feels awesome to have also a great resource to tap The Foundation Center, New into. I was able to meet with York so much real work and remy mentor when I visited sponsibility so early in this lateral organization where I To read more about what our fellows have been up to work directly with the CFO so far, check out their blog at to close out loans, disburse www.pp55fellows.blogspot.com. money, and monitor borrow-

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Hooked on Boston:

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Board Member & Mentor Spotlight: Scott Taylor ’75

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What I learned about PP55’s thriving community in the Northeast, and why I can’t wait to go back

Visit Share Effort Online to John Shriver, see more: blog.project55.org

Boston area committee has accomplished, and what they have planned for the year Hello to all of our friends ahead. Rebecca Nemec ’05 and supporters in the Boston and the rest of our Boston area and around the country! volunteers have been workI recently had an actioning hard to offer our fellows packed 27-hour tour of evan exciting year of service in erything PP55 is doing in the public interest and to Bean Town. This trip made expand the opportunities for me so excited about all the Princeton alumni of all ages PP55 Program Manager

Rob Spackey ’08 Shares Fellowship Experience with the Board TAN Affiliate Placements 09-10 PP55 Joins Twitter!

PP55 Elects Five New Board Members: Bids Farewell to Two Long Time Members Read what is happening in your community...

to get plugged into the PP55 community.

My trip began when I arrived in Boston’s Back Bay around 12:30 Monday afternoon, September 28th,on the Amtrak. After a restful trip up from Princeton, and with just enough time to grab a delicious fish sandwich on … continued on page 6

Project 55 Across the Nation: Regional Updates Bay Area, California Our opening reception was a success! There is a seminar on education planned for October 28.

We are collaborating with Harvard CPIC Stanford SPIN programs this year which is working our well. We will be recruiting volunteers to work on PP55 fellows currently serve in these locations. the local PP55 20th anniweekly Public Interest patient visits ballooning versary celebration. from 30 to 50,000.

Program seminars.

Boston Meanwhile, the Area Executive Director, Join us in celebrating 20 Committee is busy plan- Larry Cross, often says he years of public service and ning for a 20th annivercould not function without civic leadership with a sary cocktail celebration his Princeton fellows...as a screening of Traces of the in early spring and look- matter of fact, the new Trade: A Story from the ing forward to sharing our facility has an office desDeep North directed, pro- love for Chicago with a ignated on the blueduced and written new round of PP55 appli- prints as ‘Princeton Felby Katrina Browne '89. cants! lows’ Office.’”

The screening will be November 10th at 7:00pm Connecticut New York at the Museum of Science, Area Committee CoorThe NYC PP55 chapter Cahners Theater in Bosdinator Harry Berkowitz successfully kicked off its ton. ’55 sends this update: fall 2009 seminar series “Our two fellows at The with a discussion led by Chicago Norwalk Community Charles Best, CEO and The new cohort of PP55 Health Center continue to founder of Donorsfellows got a glimpse of produce amazing results Choose.org. Since its inthe Chicago's offerings in in any task or project as- ception in 2002, DonorsAugust while enjoying signed to them. I have Choose.org has helped free music and the comseen them on the phones over 2.5 million public pany of PP55 alumni, in Pediatrics and taking school students nationcommittee members, and the lead in installing a wide. mentors at the Pritzker new state-of-the-art paBest shared stories about Pavilion. The group gath- tient information sysfirst conceptualizing the ered again in September tem that will bring the idea for this online charity for the annual welcome systems at the Center to as a schoolteacher in the dinner, hosted by Bob one of leadership nation- Bronx and how he turned Loveman '69, and the fel- wide. They are also play- this vision into reality, lows have since been ing an integral part in the making it an engaging and meeting with Northwest- move of the center that inspirational evening for ern and University of will result in yearly all who attended.

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The next seminar will be in November on the subject of politics and the press.

Washington, DC On the evening of September 30th Raj Vinnakota ’93, current chair of Annual Giving at Princeton University and this year’s Woodrow Wilson Award Winner for public service leadership, spent an hour sharing the lessons he has learned as co-managing director of the SEED Foundation.

Raj recounted a story from the early days of the SEED School of Washington, DC—the nation’s first inner-city boarding school—and how just twelve years after its founding 98% of graduates go on to attend fouryear colleges.

Guests had the opportunity to ask Raj about a range of topics, from the health and social services the school provides, to fundraising advice for this challenging economic environment for nonprofits.

An evening full of insight and inspiration, it was a terrific event to kick-off the year for Project 55 in DC. To learn more about PP55’s exciting regional activities taking place across the nation, contact John Shriver at jshriver@project55.org.

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PP55 Fundraising Highs & Lows: Why We Need Your Support

By Natasha Robinson, PP55 Development Officer

In our ongoing effort to keep you informed about what Princeton Project 55 is doing to strive for financial equilibrium in these challenging economic times, here is a brief fundraising update.

PP55 staff and volunteers raised a total of $215,072 during fiscal year 2008-09. Although the amount raised from individuals was approximately $20,000 less than what was raised in the previous fiscal year, Princeton alumni participation increased by an impressive 9 percent.

A total of 348 donors invested in the mission of PP55 (see Donor Listing on pages 4 and 5). Our fellowship and internship alumni donors represented all 20 years since PP55’s 1989 inception.

Last year was also a record year for PP55 funding from foundations; we received $146,557 from foundations and corporations.

This support helped to mitigate the loss of funding from individuals.

However, as with many nonprofits this year, PP55 will be unable to rely on this support as our most generous foundation supporters will be cutting back on their Volume 13, Number 3

“We predict that 2010, Project 55’s 20th Anniversary year, will be the most challenging economic year in PP55’s history. We are expecting a startling 50 percent decrease in foundation funding…

Our impact is only made possible because so many passionate, dedicated alumni give.”

— Kathleen Reilly, PP55 Executive Director contributions. Project 55 will need to rely more on support from individuals in the coming year.

“Last fiscal year was certainly difficult—but we were able to negotiate with vendors, consolidate staffing, and rely heavily on support from foundations,” says Executive Director, Kathleen Reilly.

“We predict that 2010, Project 55’s 20th Anniversary year, will be the most challenging economic year in PP55’s history. We are expecting a startling 50 percent decrease in foundation funding. We hope that we can rely on everyone to attend our celebratory 20th Anniversary Gala in Princeton on May 27, and really stretch for Project 55 this year. Our impact is only made possible because so many passionate, dedicated alumni give.”

In our 20th Anniversary year, Project 55 is relying on your support now more than ever.

We have launched a 100% Appreciation

Challenge for our fellow- Make your gift count for ship and internship alumni the future of PP55 and donate today! to give in honor of their experience and to ensure that PP55 continues to Questions? Contact provide alumni of all ages Natasha Robinson, with opportunities to serve Development Officer, at the public interest.

609-921-8808 ext. 7 or nrobinson@project55.org.

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2008-2009 Gifts to Princeton Project 55 Princeton Project 55 is grateful for the support received from the following individuals and organizations in 2008‐2009: Individual Donors

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Walter R. Barry, Jr. ’55 Ann D. Berkowitz in honor of Harry Berkowitz ’55 Harry W. Berkowitz ’55 David W. Bianchi ’55 Margaret M. Crotty ’94 Donna J. Dean The Etow Family John D. Hamilton, Jr. ’55 Steve D. Houck ’69 Graham E. Jones ’55 James D. Lynn ’55 in honor of Charlie W. Bray ’55 Doris K. Mapes Kathleen McCleery ’75 Teddy Gross & Ruth Nass Richard & MaryElla Nenno in honor of Chris Nenno ’08 Scott E. Regenbogen ’97 Warner V. Slack ’55 Susan Suh ’96 Peter V. Z. Turk ’01 Lindsay M. Wall ’02 Henry Wendt ’55 John S. Wilson ’55 in honor of Michael D. Robbins ’55 John W. Zielenbach ’90

Founders' Circle George C. S. ’55 & Ann W. Hackl William R. Leahy ’66 Peter T. Milano ’55 in memory of John G. Paul ’55 Michael D. Robbins ’55 in memory of John G. Paul ’55 Alan M. Willemsen ’55

Visionary John H. Fish ’55 Austin H. George ’55 in memory of Terry Sutphen ’55 & Charlie Bray ’55 James A. ’69 & Jane Gregoire in honor Bob & Carol Amick’s Wedding Anniversary Ralph Nader ’55 Samuel T. ’55 & Judy Hole Suratt

Civic Leader Stephen M. Boyd ’55 R. Gordon Douglas, Jr. ’55 & Sheila Mahoney Elizabeth A. Duffy ’88 & John A. Gutman ’83 Landon Y. Jones, Jr. ’66 Hilary J. ’55 & Ethel Lipsitz in memory of John G. Paul ’55 Charles F. Mapes ’55 in memory of John G. Paul ’55 Mary P. Murley ’76 A. C. Safian ’55 in memory of John Paul ’55 & in honor of Sam Surratt ’55 75th Birthday William C. Shafer ’55 John C. Sienkiewicz ’55 in memory of John G. Paul ’55 Scott F. Taylor ’75 A. Richard Turner ’55 R. Kenly Webster ’55

Mentor Robert M. ’55 & Carol J. Amick Vincent P. Anderson ’65 Rebecca E. Deaton ’91 & Jadran Lee Jeremy M. ’94 & Lisa B. Getson ’93 Roger Gilbert, Jr. ’55 John R. Howell ’55 Stan N. Katz h’21 Kathryn A. Miller ’77 Olympia Moy ’05 J. R. Woolston ’55 Melissa H. Wu ’99 Paul M. Wythes ’55

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Engaged Citizen Anonymous Burt J. Abrams ’55 Lewellys F. Barker ’55 David Blair ’67 Justin S. Borntraeger ’02 in honor of John Fish ’55 Markley H. Boyer ’55 F. D. Brigham, Jr. ’55 Illa S. Brown ’76 William P. Burks ’55 George L. Caldwell ’55 Andrew G. Carey, Jr. ’55 Jennifer L. Carpenter ’96 Charles W. Coker, Jr. ’55 Frank T. Crews, Jr. ’55 Edward G. Crum, Jr. ’55 George C. Denniston ’55 Richard E. Dillon ’55 Alexis Etow ’07 Richard E. Evans ’55 David H. Fulmer ’55 M. D. Gardner ’55 David Garr, Deborah Williamson, & Joshua Garr in honor of Rebecca C. Garr ’06 Paul Gazzerro, III ’92 A. R. Gordon ’55 Celine Gounder ’97 Lewis B. Gustafson ’55 Gilmor S. Hamill, IV ’55 in memory of Terry Sutphen ’55

John R. Hastings ’55 Peter P. Hawryluk ’55 Richard L. Herbruck ’55 Ronald J. Hess ’55 Darlington P. Hicks ’94 Robert L. Hill ’55 Albert P. Hinckley, Jr. ’55 Julia D. Hinckley‐Padula ’96 James & Marilyn Hinton in honor of Mai Hinton ’08 C. R. Horsburgh, Jr. ’68 Kirsten O. Hull ’99 in honor of John Fish & the Chicago PIP Jennifer A. Hwang ’97 Addison E. Igleheart ’55 Peter Jefferys ’55 Jennifer Z. Johnson ’97 Jessica D. Johnson ’98 Mark C. Jones ’94 Thomas S. Jordan, Jr. ’55 in memory of Charlie W. Bray ’55 William A. Jordan, Jr. ’95 Emile Karafiol ’55 Daniel S. Kaufman ’92 Leslie P. Kernisan ’97 David Kimball ’72 & Maureen Kimball H. F. Kloman, II ’55 Dena R. Koren ’04 William R. Kurtz ’91 Jeremiah D. Lambert ’55 Shoshana M. Landow ’91 William J. Lawlor, III ’56 Mr. Elliott D. Lee '74 Jocelyn A. Luongo ’01 Donald P. Madden ’55 Anne‐Marie Maman ’84 J. Thomas Markham ’55 Richard H. May ’55 Stacy B. McAuliffe Carey ’98 W. A. McKee ’90 Peter T. McKinney III ’55 Celia McLane ’96 Stephen M. McNamara ’55 Shen Meng & Jing Chen Ming Ricardo A. Mestres, Jr. ’55 Dominic F. Michel ’70 Kevin H. Moriarty ’99 Amalia M. NietoGomez ’99 Robert W. Parsons, Jr. ’55 William E. Pugh ’96 Stuart S. Raynor, Jr. ’55 Kathryn Reimann ’79 William R. Richardson ’73 Jessica Rosenbaum ’92 Robert J. Ruben ’55 Stan N. Rubin ’55 Sonya H. Ruehl Kenneth Safian in honor of Chet Safian’s 75th Birthday

William J. Salman ’55 Barry S. Savits ’55 Robert M. Shoemaker ’55 H. J. Sidford, Jr. ’55 Sarah E. Stein ’97 Eiko Sugano ’98 Barbara H. Sutphen in honor of Terry Sutphen’s Birthday John C. Tucker ’55 Richard O. Walker III ’73 Lindsay L. Warner ’01 John R. West M.D. ’55 David G. White ’55 Nelson H. Wild ’55 Moses Williams, Jr. ’55 Richard H. Willis ’55 Julie R. Wingerter ’92

Fellow Anonymous Winthrop R. Adkins ’55 Jennifer Albinson ’05 Thomas D. Allison, Jr. ’66 Donald W. Altmaier ’55 Ari G. Altman ’97 William S. Ames ’55 Mark P. Anderson ’98 Janna Z. Andrews ’96 Jacob P. Arechiga ’05 R. B. Attridge ’55 William Atwater Audrey L. Austin ’01 Joseph H. Bacheller III ’55 Holly Bamford Hunt ’93 Sarah Barbrow ’05 Morey Elizabeth Barnes ’00 Rainah A. Berlowitz ’97 Sloan Bermann ’02 Ashok M. Bhavnani ’55 Stephanie Blackburn Freeth Amanda E. Blaine ’03 Kirsten H. Blair ’84 Joanne S. Blickwedel in memory of John G. Paul ’55 Linda Boachie‐Ansah ’02 Michael J. Bocian ’95 Arthur D. Bond, Jr. ’55 Thomas D. Boyatt ’55 in memory of John G. Paul ’55 Jessica A. Brubaker ’98 Carl S. Buchman ’55 Mary F. Buttrick in memory of William Buttrick ’55 Elizabeth W. Cain Clark ’93 in honor of John H. ’55 & Sally Fish Katherine S. Canning ’97 Danielle Carlson ’07 Douglas M. Carpenter ’55 Claudia Carrera ’06 in honor of Chet Safian ’55

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2008-2009 Gifts to Princeton Project 55 Cynthia E. Casazza ’04 Stebbins B. Chandor ’55 Robert M. Chilstrom ’67 Michael Chiswick‐Patterson ’02 Laura Collins ’99 J. Andrew Cowherd ’74 in memory of Terry Sutphen ’55 Carolyn B. Cross ’05 Jennifer Daniels ’93 in memory of Terry Sutphen ’55 Andres D. Diamond‐Ortiz ’05 in memory of Jim Morgan Kerry E. Dinneen ’77 F. Clement Dinsmore ’65 Tracy Dobie ’07 Shannon Donnelly Simmons ’03 James E. Douglas, Jr. ’55 Roy & Joan Ebbel in honor of Erin Ebbel ’06 John A. Edie ’66 Laura B. Eichhorn ’02 Phyllis M. Ellin ’83 Bruce Elmegreen & Debra Elmegreen Shena Elrington ’04 Rodney J. Ferris ’55 Kathryn Fiorella ’06 B. B. Fisher, Jr. ’55 Dylan B. Fitz ’05 Earl E. & Julianne V. Fitz A. K. Foster, Jr. ’55 J.D. Frazee in memory of John G. Paul ’55 Letta Frazier Sneed ’93 Richard A. Frye ’55 Jeffrey T. Gaffney ’01 Charles D. Gerlinger ’55 Andrew Gettelman ’92 E. P. Gillette Jr. ’56 in memory of Terry Sutphen ’55 Ann Glotzbach ’05 Andrew Goldstein ’06 William H. Gorham ’55 Dunrie A. Greiling ’92 Emmitte Griggs ’07 Sandhya Gupta ’98 Oscar P. Hampton, III ’55 in memory of John G. Paul ’55 Elizabeth M. Hannan in memory of John G. Paul ’55 Conrad R. Harper ’55 Seth Harvey ’55 Clark C. Havighurst ’55 Kristen E. Heissenbuttel‐Bouzaid ’99 Kimberly M. Hendler Sarah E. Hendricks ’00 John Henn ’55 Meghan K. Hickey ’96 Robert B. Hiden, Jr. ’55 in memory of Charlie W. Bray ’55 Dale E. Ho ’99 Wilson M. Hopkins, Jr. ’55 Peter D. Horne ’55

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Felix Huang ’07 N. Richard Hueber ’55 Rishi Jaitly ’04 James C. Jehle ’55 Kimberly A. Jennings ’95 Allen S. Johnson ’55 Elizabeth Johnson Benet J. Kearney ’05 Albert V. B. Kelsey ’55 in memory of John G. Paul ’55 George D. Kirkham ’55 Donald R. Kline ’55 Stephen M. Kohen George Kovatch ’55 Ian M. Kronish ’96 James G. Kuhns ’55 William F. Landrigan ’76 Stephen & Shirley LeBano Myron S. Lee ’55 Denise E. Leonhard ’02 Aiala Levy ’07 Scott D. Levy ’02 Karen Li ’05 Edward W. Lincoln, Jr. ’55 Robert B. ’69 & Gail J. Loveman Meg Lowman & Michael Brown in honor of Edward Burgess ’07 John H. Lurz, III ’03 Edgar J. Mack III ’55 James Maguire ’70 Dana Malman Warren ’03 Jonathan C. Marks ’05 William & Caryl McAlpin Robert C. McClanahan, Jr. Wendy L. McGoodwin ’93 James Cooke McGough ’55 Ann E. McGowan ’92 Lori Mihalich‐Levin ’01 Lauren E. Miller ’03 Willis N. Mills, Jr. ’55 in honor of George C.S. Hackl ’55 Ki Hyun Moon ’01 Kelly A. ’97 & Jeffrey Moriarty Roland Morris ’55 Roger V. ’55 & Caroline R. Moseley ’55 Frank F. Mountcastle, Jr. Stephen B. Mygatt ’70 in honor of John G. Paul ’55 Gary B. Nash ’55 Lee P. Neuwirth ’55 Samuel P. Newbold ’02 Richard H. ’76 & Rosalie W. Norair ’76 Robin D. Olsen ’00 Jon H. Olson ’55 Anna Maria Ortiz ’95 J. Rollin Otto, Jr. ’55 Clement D. Pappas ’97 Helen Parr ’94 David M. Patterson ’96 John T. Perkins ’55

in memory of Harry P. Ward ’55 Elizabeth Perriello Rice ’90 & Kenneth Rice Alan A. Platt ’65 Oren T. GS ’51 & Anita T. Pollock Carl R. Pope ’55 Benjamin J. Porter ’98 & Lea A. Weems ’99 Paul H. Potter ’55 Leon D. Prockop M.D. ’55 in honor of Sophia Prockup Anthony C. E. Quainton ’55 Joseph V. Quarles III ’55 Yaromil Ralph ’94 Stephanie L. Ramos ’00 Jessica Reardon ’05 Kevin R. Reich ’00 Kate Reid ’04 in honor of Bill Leahy ’65 Maurice Reidy ’97 & Kim Reidy ’97 Kathleen E. Reilly Jonathan F. Remley ’95 Natasha M. Robinson ’04 Pete & Kay Rossiter Adrienne A. Rubin ’88 in honor of the Great Class of 1955 Jana S. Rumminger ’97 & Jason Woodard ’97 Antoinette Seaberry ’05 Susanne Seitinger ’01 Whitney A. Shinkle ’99 John Slafsky ’87 Justin Smith ’90 Kristen N. Smith ’03 Richard G. Smith ’55 John A. Snyder ’55 Otto L. ’55 & Ann B. Spaeth Ann K. Stonesifer in memory of Geary L. Stonesifer, Jr. ’55 Patrick A. Sullivan ’02 Chanterelle Sung ’00 Stephen B. Thacker ’69 & Luz M. Fortes Richard E. Thompson ’55 Olev Trass ’55 R. P. Van Gytenbeek ’55 Rachel B. Wagner ’03 Richard C. Walker ’55 in memory of Jerry Babb ’55 Jason Wang ’07 Sherwin & Louise Wang in honor of Jason Wang ’07 Charlotte Weiskittel ’06 S. Ford ’68 & Harriot Weiskittel Adriana Willsie ’07 Richard W. Wilson ’55 Artilie Chanel Wright ’06 Maia J. Wright ’01 & Kathryn L. Jarboe Sandra Zaeh ’07 Leonard S. Zegans ’55

Corporate and Foundation Donors

Abbey K. Starr Charitable Trust Canto 6 Bakery and Cafe, Inc. Dalio Family Foundation, Inc. Edward S. Moore Family Foundation Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation GoodSearch Irving and Sara Selis Foundation Jockers Family Foundation Moskowitz Foundation Surdna Foundation, Inc.

Fiscal Year 2008‐09 Sources of Income

PP55 Legacy Society These donors have made a commit‐ ment to the future success of Prince‐ ton Project 55 by including PP55 in their will/estate plans.

Thomas D. Boyatt ’55 Stephen M. Boyd ’55 Milton J. Deitch ’55 Sara H. Deitch John H. Fish ’55 George C. S. Hackl ’55 John D. Hamilton ’55 Richard L. Herbruck ’55 Peter Jefferys ’55 Oral O. Miller ’55 A. Chester Safian ’55 John C. Tucker ’55 Nelson H. Wild ’55 Alan M. Willemsen ’55

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We apologize if we have inadvertently omitted or misspelled any name. Please advise us of any errors so that we may correct our records.

Hooked on Boston...Continued … continued from pg 1 Washington St, I headed to a meeting with Annie Gayman ’09, our fellow at Children’s HealthWatch.

Annie and her supervisor, Stephanie Ettinger De Cuba, were kind enough to show me their offices at Boston University and share the ways Children’s HealthWatch has been working to address the needs of children growing up in poverty. Since Annie started her fellowship in July, she has been hard at work: preparing briefs on policy, interviewing children in the emergency room, and generally learning the ropes of the organization. Look for updates from Annie and the other PP55 fellows on the PP55 Fellows blog at www.PP55fellows.blogsp ot.com.

After meeting with Annie and Stephanie, I rushed to check into my hotel before heading down to Jamaica Plain for a meeting with the great volunteers on the PP55 Boston Area Committee.

As I mentioned before, Rebecca Nemec ’05 heads this committee of diverse and talented alumni. Jana Holt ’08, a second year High Meadows fellow at Environmental Defense, has taken on the task of planning this year’s seminars. Jana has worked with the Center for Public Page 6

The event and director of Compass will be Working Capital, an orheld on ganization dedicated to November breaking the cycle of pov10 as part erty. I also had the opporof PP55’s tunity to meet Andrew national Hoffman ’89, the former celebrapresident of PANE. tion of our The orientation break20th Anni- fast was a great success, a reminder of just how versary.

Current PP55 Fellow Annie Gayman '09 and supervisor Stay tuned many Princetonians are Stephanie Ettinger De Cuba from Children's HealthWatch truly working “in the nato our Interest Careers at Haronline newsletter Shared tion’s service”. vard (CPIC) to develop On the heels of that inEffort for more details. seminars on topics rangspirational morning, I Tuesday began with a ing from homelessness to quick walk through the headed out to Fenway for social entrepreneurship. a meeting with Warner beautiful Back Bay Karen Jeng ’08, a former neighborhood and a ride Slack ’55, another founder fellow at Children’s on the T downtown for a and a member of the PP55 HealthWatch, is the PP55 meeting with John Hamil- Board. Warner too is an Mentor Coordinator. Bob ton ’55. exemplar of PP55’s valAmick ’55, previously on ues. Over lunch, we had As I have come to exthe PP55 Board, and John pect, I heard a lot of wis- the opportunity to discuss Hamilton ’55, former dom and Chairmen of PP55’s humor Board, are a huge help to from John Rebecca with everything as we ate from arranging logistics to breakfast big-picture thinking. At and preour meeting, we reviewed pared for plans for the fellowship the felloworientation breakfast the ship oriennext morning and were tation in John Hamilton '55, Andrew Hoffman '89 and former able to discuss our the offices PANE President, Chris Milton '69 thoughts and goals for the of Wilyear ahead. merHale.

One example of the Before long, I was saying the recent Board meeting great things in store for hello to the twenty mem- and PP55’s interest in betour community in Boston bers of the local Princeton ter engaging Princeton is a screening and discus- community who came to alumni of all ages. Before sion of former fellow meet this year’s fellows long, though, I was rushKatrina Browne’s ’89 and learn more about what ing off to a meeting with a documentary, Traces of PP55 is doing locally. We potential new partner orthe Trade, co-hosted with were honored to hear from ganization, Boston PANE (Princeton Assoformer fellow Sherry Riva Healthcare for the Homeciation of New England). ’92, who is the founder less (BHCHP). → Shared Effort

→ While BHCHP is already hosting summer interns through the Princeton Internships in Civic Service program, sponsored by the class of ’69 Community Service Fund, they are considering how

they might continue to connect with the Princeton community through PP55.

All too quickly though, I was back on the train and headed south for Princeton. As for my time in Boston, I could not have

asked for a more producIf you would like to learn tive 27 hours. From a film more about all PP55 will be screening to the many planning in the area, or to seminars the area commit- get involved, please be in touch with me at tee will be opening to the wider Boston community, jshriver@project55.org or this is sure to be an excit- with Rebecca Nemec ’05 at ing 20th Anniversary year. Rebecca.nemec@gmail.com.

Spotlight on a Board Member & Mentor: Scott Taylor ’75 How/Why did you get involved with Princeton Project 55? Did it surprise you to learn that Princeton Project 55 is a multigenerational organization?

Scott Taylor graduated from Princeton in 1975 with an economics degree.

He also holds an MBA in finance from Columbia Business School. He manages a personal family foundation and was formerly a partner in Mansion Partners, LP, an investment fund. Previously, he had been in institutional sales with Citigroup Asset Management, Bear, Stearns & Co., and Morgan Stanley & Co., and was a financial analyst with General Motors Corp. Scott is a member of the Project 55 Board of Directors. He and his wife, Courtney Finch Taylor, Wellesley '79, live in New York; where she, of course, favors black, while he adds, much to her chagrin, some orange.

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I got involved around the time of the 10th anniversary of PP55, when I responded to a piece in the Princeton Club of NY newsletter, looking for mentors. I had always done a fair amount of alumni job counseling, focused on Wall Street.

But the civic engagement angle in the not-for-profit sector was enticing. Helping young people help society seemed to make a lot of sense. It wasn’t until I was a bit more involved that I saw that the founders were beginning to include the former fellows in preparing for leadership roles.

side of a small children’s services agency in Queens, New York. That was relatively short-lived, but working with PP55 now gives me another opportunity to “give back.”

dedicated philanthropists supporting PP55 like organizations.

For 2009-10, PP55 placed 46 fellows. What would your advice be for our newest class of PP55 What’s the most impor- fellows, and to those tant thing you look for Princetonians who are when supporting an or- still looking for a job ganization or serving on next year? a nonprofit board?

Use the Princeton netI’m a numbers guy, so I am interested in organizations that serve the largest number of constituents in an efficient way. Bang for the buck!

work! Pick up the phone and make the calls! You will almost always get a positive response, probably some help, and often some referrals, but it will Please discuss the impor- rarely be a hard call to tance of what PP55 does make.

As we celebrate our 20th for the Princeton community and communities Anniversary, what is your hope for the next across the country.

I like to think of the whole 20 years at PP55?

structure of PP55 as a form of what I call “leveraged philanthropy”.

Through our work and financial contributions, we What is your backengage fellows who both ground regarding non- help their partner organiprofits/volunteering? zations help many conHow have you demonstituents, and either grow strated “Princeton in the in their careers helping a Nation’s Service?” number of not-for-profits, My first job out of Prince- or move on in the forprofit world and become ton was on the business

Having just joined the Board of PP55, I am very encouraged by the steps being taken by the founders to involve new leaders in sustaining not just the Public Interest Program, but looking at new programs whereby all Princetonians can have a meaningful, positive impact on society.

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PP55 Board of Directors R. Kenly Webster ’55, Chairman William R. Leahy, Jr., M.D. ’66, President James D. Lynn ’55, Secretary Charles F. Mapes, Jr. ’55, Treasurer Illa Brown ’76 Margaret Crotty ’94 R. Gordon Douglas, M.D. ’55, Ex Officio Andrew Goldstein ’06 James A. Gregoire ’69, Ex Officio John D. Hamilton, Jr. ’55, Ex Officio Stephen D. Houck ’69 Jessica Johnson ’98 Landon Y. Jones, Jr. ’66 Stanley Katz h’21 Elliot D. Lee ’74, Ex Officio Kathleen McCleery ’75 Arthur McKee ’90 Dominic Michel ’70 Kathryn Miller ’77 Ralph Nader ’55 Anthony Quainton ’55

Michael D. Robbins ’55 Marsha Rosenthal ’76, Ex Officio Arti Sheth ’08, Ex Officio Warner Slack ’55 Samuel T. Suratt ’55 Scott Taylor ’75 Richard O. Walker ’73 Lindsay Wall ’02

PP55 Staff Kathleen E. Reilly, Executive Director Marjorie K. Berger, Administrative Officer Stephanie L. Mirkin, Fellowship Program Manager Natasha M. Robinson ’04, Development Officer John Shriver, Fellowship Program Manager

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