Newsletter: September 2017

I’ve just been informed that “Different Latitudes” is a finalist for the Arizona Literary Award competition! The Arizona Authors Association will host the awards ceremony at the Changing Hands Bookstore in Phoenix on November 4th. Hopefully this recognition will confirm the words of one of the three returned Peace Corps volunteers who I’ve stayed in touch with over the last 40 plus years. Alex was my supervisor in Guatemala and also pursued a career abroad, although he tried to change the world through USAID and the State Department: Read the newsletter . . .  

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Newsletter: July 2017

Nothing motivates me more than a realization that “Different Latitudes” provided useful information or inspiration to my friends and collaborators as reflected in this recent message from the founder and President of the Namaste Foundation, Bob Graham: Hi Mark, I enjoyed your book on Kindle and found that it had so many good ideas about fundraising that I also ordered a hard copy to give to our development person. Cheers, Bob In order to help more of my friends to promote and kick start the charitable groups you represent, I’m offering another “freebie”—the “Philanthropic Quest Tool Kit”. The Quest is […]

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