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From time to time somebody notices us and our work. People have told us they get ideas or inspiration from hearing about what we do, so we include a sampling here. If you care what they say about us in blogs, do a Google search and you’ll find a few mentions.

Articles

• Baruch College, Harnisch Journalism Scholarships
• Forbes Magazine
  Cover article on our grantee Modest Needs, with a nod to The HF for our support
• Coach Initiative Announcement/August 2008
• Women Moving Millions HOT FLASH newsletter
  Ruth Ann Harnisch is a million-dollar donor in the Women Moving Millions philanthropic initiative.
• Choice Magazine
  Volume 6, Number 3, Ruth Ann Harnisch article “What Are We Not Looking At?”
• Poynter Institute
• Anu Garg, A Word A Day
  with nod to HF for support of Wordlover’s Library Project
• Business Week, Businessweek Investor: Estate Planning
  With a Couple of Million, You Could Do a Lot of Good How to set up a family foundation
• The Coach Initiative Announcement
  The HF supports The Coach Initiative, where professional coaches volunteer their experience and expertise in support of global projects that focus on the betterment of the human condition and uplifting the human spirit.
• $1.5 Million gift establishes Kennesaw State's Center for Sustainable Journalism
• Gift to Kennesaw State for Journalism Innovation Center
• The Harnisch Foundation supports launch of TED Fellows Program
  Support for a new international program that will bring 50 eclectic, up-and-coming world-changers to the TED conferences each year.
• Ruth Ann Harnisch joins ICF Foundation's 2009 Board of Trustees
• Harnisch Foundation's $1 Million Gift Ensures Future of Journalism Education at Baruch
  Grant dedicated to two new projects: A state of the art multimedia newsroom/classroom for the journalism students, and creation of a consortium that will collaborate with leading journalism groups to advance journalism during this period of transition.
• Harnisch Foundation funds Center for Sustainable Journalism
  Len Witt uses his PJNet.org blog to announce the first grant for what will become the Center for Sustainable Journalism
• CCJIG Announces Harnisch Foundation's $1.5 million Gift for Sustainable Journalism
  The Civic and Citizen Journalism Interest Group announces the Harnisch Foundation grant to create the Center for Sustainable Journalism
• Phyllis Haynes interviews Ruth Ann Harnisch on her founding funding for The Coach Initiative (www.coachinitiative.org)
• Dr. Charlotte Shelton and Dr. Martha Lynn interview Ruth Ann Harnisch on Unity.FM, Good Business on 1/29/09
  Good Business brings spiritual principles into the workplace.
• Announcement at SoCon09 of Harnisch Foundation gift for Center for Sustainable Journalism
  Link to audio file of announcement at SoCon09, with Ruth Ann Harnisch participating via Skype
• Nikhil Moro’s interview with Len Witt about his plans for the Harnisch Foundation’s investment in sustainable journalism
• Coaching Commons Gets Blog Support
  The greater coaching community is taking note of the community building efforts of www.coachingcommons.org
• Who Will Pay for the News?
  Ruth Ann Harnisch posts on MinnPost.com and offers matching funds for new members.
• Big Plans in place for Baruch's Journalism department
  With the $1 million gift from The Harnisch Foundation last December, Baruch’s newly established department of journalism has fresh initiatives set in motion.
• TED Conference Fellows Program
  Watch this video and you'll know why The Harnisch Foundation is a founding TED Fellows sponsor. Applications now being accepted for 100 TEDIndia Fellows http://www.ted.com/fellows/apply
• Mark Joyella joins the Coaching Commons as Community Supported Journalist
• The Upside of the Downside--To be Philanthropic in these times is to find--and spread--happiness
  Article by Tracy Gary, with quote from Ruth Ann Harnisch, in June 2009 issue of Town&Country, Philanthropy Issue
• Women Moving Millions: Women Making History
  In August, 2008, the New York Times Magazine focused on improving conditions for women all over the world as a key element in creating positive change for the entire planet. The historic WMM campaign was noted as a turning point in women's philanthropy.
• The Harnisch Foundation matches auction funds for The Terry Harper Memorial Fund for Society of Professional Journalists' Pro Development
  When friend of The HF Terry Harper died in June, 2009 after a two-year battle with brain cancer, SPJ/SDX created The Terry Haper Memorial Fund to provide scholarships for journalists to receive the advanced training he championed during his lifetime.
• Should the U.S. have a national newsroom devoted to reporting on civil rights and social justice issues? HF Grantee Len Witt says yes.
• Harnisch Foundation grantee Moving Windmills supports entrepreneur/author William Kamkwamba’s efforts to produce cheap electricity for his village in Malawi. ABC News’ Diane Sawyer interviews William and co-author Bryan Mealer on Good Morning America.
• Jon Stewart talks with William Kamkwamba, says it's “an honor." We feel the same--it's an honor to support William's work at movingwindmills.org. Watch this and you'll want to give, too.
• With a $2 million gift from The Harnisch Foundation, Institute of Coaching launches at Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital
• How one coaching program helps businesses and employees, explained in a video produced with a grant from the Harnisch Foundation
• With $1 Million donation from The Harnisch Family Philanthropies, Baruch College launches "Studio H", a state-of-the-art journalism laboratory
• The HF celebrates the 35th anniversary of The Poynter Institute with a $35,000 grant for online curriculum for entrepreneurial journalists
• Three Harnisch Foundation interests converge: Coaching, Philanthropy, and TED
• Harvard Medical School's McLean announces Institute of Coaching, founded with grant from The Harnisch Foundation
• HF-grantee Harvard's Institute of Coaching featured in Boston Globe piece on Coaching as an alternative to therapy
• Poynter's News University Launches a Bigger, Better and Bolder New E-learning Site With Support from The Harnisch Foundation
• The HF is a proud supporter of the 2010 TEDFellows Program
• The HF grantee CompassPoint highlights results from its Coaching and Philanthropy Project on Coaching for Nonprofits
• The HF President Ruth Ann Harnisch profiled by the Center for Sustainable Journalism at Kennesaw State University
• Center for Sustainable Journalism Seeking Journalism Fellows
  CSJ seeking applicants for Visiting Fellow in Professional Journalism Practice program
• HF Grantee Spot.US launches Community-Centered Advertising model
  Sustainable model of support for hyper local journalism website Spot.US
• HF Grantee Online News Association receives grant for journalism training
  The funding enables ONA to enhance and expand its portfolio of training workshops and events for its members and other digital journalists, both nationally and globally.
• PLEASE NOTE: The Harnisch Foundation remaining Grant Cycle for 2010 change of dates
  The HF will entertain one more grant cycle for 2010, with the LOI due September 10, 2010

Awards

• 2008 Vision of Excellence Award
  This award was created in 2008 by the Coaching and Positive Psychology Initiative Affiliated with McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School to honor Ruth Ann Harnisch and to recognize her as a "Beacon of Light for the Field of Coaching."
• Dalton Pen Award
  “Impacting Our World” Award
• 2010 Spirit of Leadership Award given to Ruth Ann Harnisch by Conversation Among Masters
  This award was created in 2010 by CAM to honor Ruth Ann Harnisch and to recognize her contribution to professional coaching

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