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The Management
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InepdMercedes |
live tweets to
from our Inepd International management meeting to start in a 10
minutes. Hope you will join us. |
9:19 AM |
5-Aug-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
Thought I would
tweet through our Senior Management meeting here at Inepd. People are
often interested to know how the discusions play out. |
9:25 AM |
5-Aug-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
Just starting the
meeting now. Catering is Gourmet sandwiches from Dante's Cafe. They do
a great grilled taleggio and tomato sandwich. |
9:26 AM |
5-Aug-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
Now what is
everyone wearing? Evonne(Programs) has a beautiful emerald salwar
kameez with embroided flat sandles and a filigri bracelets. |
9:29 AM |
5-Aug-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
Vincent(Emergencies Director) is wearing knee socks, sandles and
possibly and Inepd(letters washed out) T-Shirt from 1995. |
9:30 AM |
5-Aug-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
over his shirt he
Vincent has a white(?) heavily stained Inepd waistcoat with 20-30
empty pockets. He is alreadystuck into the sandwiches. |
9:31 AM |
5-Aug-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
Vicky(HR) is
wearing a scarlet double breasted jacket with matching skirt cut to
the knee and kitten heels. |
9:32 AM |
5-Aug-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
Kelvin the
Executive Director is wearing a collarless oyster silk dress shirt
with a deep choclate Armani. |
9:33 AM |
5-Aug-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
Quick updates from
all the managers. Vincent from Emergencies first. |
9:34 AM |
5-Aug-09 |
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alanna_shaikh |
@InepdMercedes I think I love you. |
9:35 AM |
5-Aug-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
'@alanna_shaikh Thanks so much we have plenty of openings here at
Inepd if your interested. |
9:37 AM |
5-Aug-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
Vincent(Emergencies) says it has been a quiet week not many
emergencies so have been working a lot on disaster preparedeness. |
9:35 AM |
5-Aug-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
Human Resources
next. Vicky gives lots of security updates, didn't know we worked in
these places. |
9:36 AM |
5-Aug-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
Vincent confirms
we don't work in these places either but still good to know. Relief
register still going strong lots of great people. |
9:38 AM |
5-Aug-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
Kelvin our
execuitive director gives us an update on his last field visit to
Cambodia. |
9:38 AM |
5-Aug-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
Kelvin had a great
time and was really inspired by the Inepd team out there. |
9:39 AM |
5-Aug-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
Programs Director
Evonne said Real Time End of Program Evaluations in lead up to South
Asia Poverty Development workshop went really well. |
9:41 AM |
5-Aug-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
Here I go Markeing
and communciations. Update on our Inepd Campaigns with Attitude or
Inepditude Campaigns. |
9:42 AM |
5-Aug-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
Each campaign
launch has talk and discussion. Here are the launches coming up. |
9:42 AM |
5-Aug-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
Campaign Launch 1:
"Poverty Development not just a slogan" 6/8 5PM, The Wellesley,
Waterloo Station |
9:43 AM |
5-Aug-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
Campaign Launch 3:
"Climate Change not in our Lifetime!" 18/8 5PM, The Wellesley,
Waterloo Station. |
9:45 AM |
5-Aug-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
Campaign Launch 4:
"HIV or Aids is a Disease" has been postponed till next week due to
the unavailability of Phil Collins this week. |
9:46 AM |
5-Aug-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
International
Launch dates we still have to confirm but most likely taking place in
New York and Nairobi. |
9:46 AM |
5-Aug-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
Still me: We are
also now developing the Christmas Gift products. |
9:48 AM |
5-Aug-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
We will have along
with the gift cards for a friend that really go to a poor person also
E-Cards. |
9:48 AM |
5-Aug-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
We expect the
E-Cards to be a great success even less effort required than a normal
present. |
9:48 AM |
5-Aug-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
Kelvin nows starts
with the agenda points. Item 1: Reduced Income and Program Cuts. |
9:50 AM |
5-Aug-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
Vincent offers a
cut to the Emergency budget. Since the economic crisis the E-Team has
been responding to every second emergency. |
9:52 AM |
5-Aug-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
Vincent feels that
because of the extra breathing space the E-Team is more relaxed and
more effective when they eventually do respond. |
9:52 AM |
5-Aug-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
He also said that
we can save a lot of travel costs by supporting Inepd affiliates and
keeping the 10% administration costs instead of responding ourselves. |
9:52 AM |
5-Aug-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
Evonne goes next.
She feels that the lives of the poor come first and if anywhere should
be cut then the headquarters should feel the pain. |
9:54 AM |
5-Aug-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
Evonne(programs)
actually got a bit emotional and went a bit pink. Not a good look with
an emerald salwar kameez. |
9:55 AM |
5-Aug-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
Kelvin asks what
is the largest department. Vicky(HR) says Programs then HR. |
9:55 AM |
5-Aug-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
Evonne calmer now
adds that if any program has to be cut the South American could be cut
due to questions over their effectiveness. |
9:57 AM |
5-Aug-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
Hold on a
second!!!!! I am going to respond here and give the tweet over to
Samantha. |
9:58 AM |
5-Aug-09 |
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Samantha for
InepdMercedes |
Forgot to mention
her before she is Kelvins PA and minute taker. Nice girl very
enthusiastic Intern. |
9:58 AM |
5-Aug-09 |
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Samantha for
InepdMercedes |
Hi everyone I'm
Samantha. Mercedes asked me to Tweet for a few minutes it's the first
time I have tweeted and I am really looking forward t |
9:59 AM |
5-Aug-09 |
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Samantha for
InepdMercedes |
My first tweet, no
second. Mercedes points out that the guinea pig christmas gifts
brought in 30% of our total income last year. |
10:00 AM |
5-Aug-09 |
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Samantha for
InepdMercedes |
She says that if
we had added the llamas like she insisted we would have had an
additional 15% income. |
10:01 AM |
5-Aug-09 |
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Samantha for
InepdMercedes |
Mercedes makes an
impassioned plea for the poor Bolivian and Peruvian children that
could go hungry at night if the program closes. |
10:02 AM |
5-Aug-09 |
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Samantha for
InepdMercedes |
Now giving the
tweets back to Mercedes, See you. |
10:03 AM |
5-Aug-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
Hoi back again. |
10:03 AM |
5-Aug-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
Very robust
discussion the South American program has been saved. |
10:03 AM |
5-Aug-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
Vincent's
suggestions taken on board and will channell more funds to affiliates
with some more belt tightening for the field programs. |
10:04 AM |
5-Aug-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
One more item:
Climate Change Program and Marketing links |
10:05 AM |
5-Aug-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
Kelvin asks if we
can add a Climate Change Christmas gift. |
10:05 AM |
5-Aug-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
Vicky(HR) suggests
a Coral Atoll. |
10:06 AM |
5-Aug-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
Evonne suggests
Kirribatti and Tuvalu |
10:06 AM |
5-Aug-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
I say that we had
looked at this but there maybe some legal implications in selling the
islands as cards and e-cards. |
10:06 AM |
5-Aug-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
Kelvin asks if we
have programs there. Evonne thinks not. She will check. |
10:07 AM |
5-Aug-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
I suggest just
selling generic no-name atolls. |
10:07 AM |
5-Aug-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
Agreed, Kelvin
asks Evonne to find some pacific type program to attach the atolls to
for next week. |
10:08 AM |
5-Aug-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
Well that's it,
fairly typical meeting and some good results today. |
10:09 AM |
5-Aug-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
Now off to our
Management lunch at Decadence just around the corner. Vincent finishes
the last sandwich. |
10:09 AM |
5-Aug-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
Thanks for
following Inepd again. We will have our "Aids or HIV or Both is a
Disease" charity benefit next week and will be live tweeting. |
10:12 AM |
5-Aug-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
Oh!!! by the way
here our Christmas E-cards if you want to try one out.
http://inepd.org/sendcard/ |
10:12 AM |
5-Aug-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
Great News!! Looks
like we have a film based on Inepd International in production in
the fall. Working title "Green Light" with Phil Collins. |
5:14 PM |
6-Aug-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
Plot is plucky
development worker saves village from starvation through mainstreaming
gender. |
5:15 PM |
6-Aug-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
Phil Collins will
play the at first sceptical country manager and Tyra Banks as the
young(ish) Inepd field worker. |
5:16 PM |
6-Aug-09 |
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TalesFromHood |
@InepdMercedes when's the film out? |
8:10 PM |
6-Aug-09 |
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InepdMercedes |
@TalesFromthHood Hopefully for Cannes next year. We are hoping that
Phil and Tyra can master the French and Swahili by December. |
8:25 PM |
6-Aug-09 |
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TalesFromHood |
@InepdMercedes outstanding! |
9:37 PM |
6-Aug-09 |
