Assalamu'alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh. Salam sejahtera untuk kita semua. Welcome to Blue Carbon Summit 2018. Kita berikan kebok tangan untuk kita semua.  And we would like to welcome specially to the President Indonesian Economy of Science, Professor Satrio Sumantri Brojonegoro. And we would like to welcome Director-General of the Center for International Forestry Research, Mr. Robert Nasi. Please welcome. And we would like to welcome Deputy Coordinating Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Bapak Safri Burhanuddin. And we would like to welcome the Presentative Ministry of Environment and Forestry, and Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries and Indonesian Ministry of National Development Planning, and also National Library. Please welcome. And also we would like to welcome all academician and participant of this Carbon Summit 2018. This event will be in English, but some part will be in Bahasa. And we provide translation tools for you to help you to understand this discussion. And if you need this translation tools, you can take the tools in front of this auditorium room in a registration table. And ladies and gentlemen, to open this event, we would like to sing together Indonesian anthem. Please stand up. Thank you. You may be seated. Thank you. Our distinguished guest Indonesia has a whole lot of mangrove with very big carbon store that not even one protein can defeat it. It is a big potential, but in other hand, a whole lot of mangrove are destroyed every year. We need a long-term regulation to manage the potential. And this summit is a good start to give input, a good regulation to protect the potential of the carbon in Mordi Arso for organizer report. Peace well, Prof. Daniel. Fasten your seatbelt, please. We are jumping to the mat. Good morning, everyone. My name is Daniel Mordi Arso. I'm with both academia of sciences as well as with C4. So I have two bosses this morning sitting in front of me to tell you why we are here and what we've been doing so far and what we are expecting in the next two days and the way forward. So this summit is organized with the support of the ministry of coordinating ministry of maritime affairs. And this is a great pleasure to work with colleagues in ministry because we are aware that the coordinating ministry coordinate so many sectors in Indonesia, among others, fishery, shipping and transportation, mining, and many others, which are closely related to the blue carbon issues. So we are also pleased to work with Bapenas because we thought as organizer of this event the outcome, the deliverable of this process need to be mainstream in the national agenda. And Bapenas, we thought the right place to go so that we have collaboration with Bapenas and many stakeholders through the national planning. So with those support, we would like to nurture the knowledge and experience from you today and tomorrow and expect to have a lot of contribution from the audience, the participants, the speakers. We have 60 speakers speaking in the plenary sessions and also in the discussion forum. This discussion forum will be divided into eight discussion forum today and tomorrow. So some of the session will be held on the fourth floor. So we are very thankful to the National Library who provide these facilities, nice facilities for us to engage and run this meeting today. We will be moving up and down. Some of people will be going up to fourth floor. This is second floor. Some will go up to fourth floor. And for dinner tonight, we will go up to the rooftop on the 24th floor. And that's the only time we go up. But most of the session will be live stream so we would also like to greet our participants virtually. Today it is live stream and also most of the session in this room will be live stream. We think that this is the right time to work on this topic because a lot of critical mass already share their knowledge, already have result. So you want to sit together and see how this thing can be provided for the government to make a science based recommendation related to blue carbon. So only mangrove actually although it was mentioned that large amount of mangrove to see other aspect of blue carbon, mangrove certainly is the prime kind of mover if you are thinking about blue carbon and a lot of people have been working on this. Again, we would like to hear the report from those working on mangrove and how the result can be used for this recommendation. We also heard that and found that the destruction of mangrove is massive. The emission is equal to 40 million less of viewer cars on the road. That's about 200 million ton. So it's very important to think about mangrove alone as blue carbon or coastal blue carbon ecosystem. We at least understood about seagrass but we are glad today or tomorrow we will have at least seven people talking about seagrass so we will listen more about this very important ecosystem part of the blue carbon ecosystem to be exposed scientifically so that we have a better understanding about how mangrove and seagrass will have to be deal with those who do not know that Indonesia is very rich in coral reef. This is also very attractive for ecotourism very attractive for generating revenue through ecotourism. So ecotourism is another component that we can think about linking blue carbon in this sector. Fish industries is also very important for Indonesia and these things are very related to the health of the ocean. So blue carbon is not only looking at the issue of sequestering carbon but also the issue of adapting with the changing of the environment especially climate and it is affecting the fish industry as well. So as I mentioned earlier we thought the ministry of coordinating ministry of marine affairs is the right place to work with and fishery should flourish in the future as the health of the blue carbon ecosystem is maintained. We're looking at ecotourism is everywhere in Indonesia and also in the region and certainly maintaining blue carbon ecosystem will help. This kind of services not only carbon but other services that the ecosystem can provide will be flourishing in the future. So we have colleagues who share about ecotourism. So today we have ecotourism as well as tourism in general related to marine affairs to be exposed in the discussion forum. And suddenly diving industries is very famous for Indonesia but we also have problem related to ecotourism. Next please. How can we maintain the popularity of these places in Indonesia if we also produce so much rubbish like this? The numbers indicates to us that in 2050 the current production is half a billion per year. So in 2050 there will be more rubbish than fish in the ocean. I think the ministry is very much concerned about this and what we can do about it. So we hope that this summit can help providing information about this. Another aspect of blue carbon that are linked exactly to what we are talking today a number of papers sharing on issues related to shipping. Emission from shipment globally is about 2.3% and that is about 5-6 billion per year globally. Indonesia is promoting sea transportation and certainly this will be a big issues that we have to be aware of today and how this will be mainstream in the development agenda. Paper which are going to talk about carbon capture. Indonesia is flourish with the mining industry offshore but also emitting a lot of carbon. We'll be talking about how carbon emission from this activity will be captured and put it back to the ground. So that will be part of the blue carbon ecosystem that we need to hear about. So blue carbon is not only segras or coastal system it's a blue economy in general and we are open up and exposed to a bigger issue than just carbon but certainly carbon is our main issue that we need to tackle. And we are glad to have a lot of people contributing next. As I said, we will have 60 people speaking and 2 of them will be in the discussion forum. I was told that there are a number of people coming from abroad. Any of you coming from Europe? Some? Africa. Any African? Yes. I'm not sure if it is only on the registration but they follow online. Australia. I'm glad we have people from all over the world and Asia except Indonesia, maybe Myanmar or Thailand Yes. Singapore. So we are very much expecting that the thinking from this session will be mainstream also and related to the global agenda including the Paris Rim. And how Indonesia can link their development with a low carbon emission and Bapenas and many other line ministries including forestry, fishery and marine affair are very much concerned about this. And certainly blue carbon is closely related to SDG. Especially SDG 14 is closely related about today. And I also need to mention that SDG 17 is also important. You think it has nothing to do with fish or carbon but partnership is very important. So today we will be talking about partnership with other countries with other initiative and that will help us to see carbon or blue carbon issue globally as well. And lastly we have a lot of people in the academy thinking about mainstreaming biodiversity while we are talking about blue carbon. So the IG by diversity target is closely related to what we are talking today and tomorrow. So we will see how biodiversity part of the ecosystem services that we are going to discuss. So we have a full picture of national agenda as well as a global commitment that Indonesia is trying to meet in the next few years. 2030 is a kind of milestone where things will be delivered. So thank you very much. Thank you professor Daniel. And we would like to welcome Bapak Emile Salim that just join with us. Welcome Bapak. Thanks for opening remarks. We would like to welcome Professor Satrio Sumantri Brojo Nagoro from IP, President Indonesian Economic of Sciences. Please welcome. The Honorable Director General of Center for International for Research, C4. The Honorable Representative of Coordination Ministry of Maritime Affairs Professor Saffri Wadudin. Distinguist fellow distinguished speakers and participants, ladies and gentlemen of science is an independent institution established by law number 8 in 1990. There are five commissions including basic science on which this event is cultivated. IP strive to promote the excellence of science for well-being of the society. IP keeps pace with the global community and global agenda including sustainable development and climate change. IP gears towards providing knowledge for informed decisions to the government of Indonesia. IP is aware of the vital role of Indonesia's marine and coastal ecosystem. As the world's largest country, Indonesia has an extensive coastline that lays about 99,000 km according to Indonesian geospatial information agency. Along with the coastal ecosystem such as mangrove forest and cigarette smiddles. They hold a significant role to the effort to mitigate climate change while at the same time promise significant economic advantage through well-preserved fisheries and aquaculture. IP in partnership with the Center of International Forest Research or CIFOR, Organize Blue Carbon Summit for the next two days. It brings together various stakeholders in marine sector, environment and economy including experts high-level government officials non-govern organization donor community business actors media and like-minded community. The extensive discussion is expected to identify gaps hindering the mainstreaming of Blue Carbon international development agenda and global commitment and paved the way to visual direction of Blue Carbon development in Indonesia. It's also expected that today's dialogue would map out strategic direction to develop sustainable economic based on Indonesia's marine and maritime potentials. Environment and biodiversity issues have been a long-term concern of IP. We have to organize we have organized several scientific meetings including two seminar events that highlights Indonesia's mega-biodiversity especially in the Wallachia region that inspires the discovery of the theory of evolution and biogeography. IP with Indonesian Young Academy of Science put together a consensus report entitled Science of Indonesia Biodiversity expected to be launched on October 2018. It will explore the potential of Indonesia's Biodiversity to meet global commitment to mitigate climate change and to improve the likelihood of each people. Blue Carbon Summit is timely conducted emit increasing attention from national and international communities including Indonesia's ambition to capitalize its maritime potentials. Also the Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Ministry of National Development Planning have just organized a national conference to promote Indonesia's geoparks including Raja Ampat one of the world's marine biodiversity hotspot. To conclude my remark may we all have full discussion and may Allah God Almighty bless you all. Thank you. Professor Satrio Grigio-Negoro and next for opening remarks we would like to welcome Mr. Robert Nasi Director General C-Form Center for International Forestry Research. Please welcome. We are here and it's been difficult very nice meeting and very surprised to discover such a nice building Thank you for our science and a bit of an imbalance. If you look at a lot of the news in terms of carbon these days it's about the Amazon it's about the rainforest it's about deforestation but if you think 60% of the world population is living in the coastal area and this coastal area it's a little place that seems a bit forgotten so people are working on the ocean the blue economy they are talking about the green economy the environment the rainforest and what is happening in the coastal area seems a bit forgotten and I think it's a great time for us to bring that to the fore and in terms of this blue carbon mangrove salt marches seagrass all kind of system which is in fact both depending on the air what is happening upstream and what is happening in the ocean and that as I said was 60% of the world population and quite a lot of our large infrastructure cities like mangrove also having to adapt climate change and sea level rise so it's very important for us to protect but it's also very important for us to understand how this ecosystem works and how we can restore them because if we don't do that I mean sort of the latest paper that was produced they are forecasting something like by 2050 the sea level rise will cost the world economy $40 billion so it's too big for me zero represent $14 trillion but it's a significant amount of the world GDP and if we don't do anything about this coastal area about blue carbon about ecosystem this is going what is going to happen to us and even closer we expect that the whole internet will be totally disturb because a lot of the infrastructure that helps with the internet mainly the cable and the fabric well they are now theoretically below sea level and quite soon they will be under sea so if we don't do something we may also lose some part of the internet so just to remind everybody in this room the coastal ecosystem are fundamental for the survival of the spaces for a lot of ecosystem services for biodiversity and I think that we will have very good two days of discussion and I wish all the success and I hope that both the Indonesian government and other government will consider the recommendation of this conference in terms of policy and in terms of future decision thank you very much we would like to stay at the stage Mr. Nancy for opening ceremony and we would like to welcome Mr. Professor Satrio Sumantri Brojanogoro for opening ceremony by heating the gong how about to get all the side so ladies and gentlemen this is the opening for Blue Carbon Summit 2018 would you like to stay in the middle of this stage for taking a picture ya please joining Professor you can shake hand for a better style thank you and we would like to invite all the VIP members join to the stage for the memorize this event please welcome Professor Papa Sabri Silahkan Ibu Silahkan bergabung ke depan ini sebuah tanda sebuah tanda bahwa kerja sama dilakukan oleh berbagai instasi untuk masa depan management carbon di Indonesia okay let's begin for the future of Blue Carbon Development in Indonesia ya can you give a style please like this for the future of Blue Carbon Indonesia or just like this ya menunjukkan semangat Bapak Ibu Silahkan ya 3 2 1 for the future of Blue Carbon Development in Indonesia, thank you so much please visit it our distinguished guest this is the closing of the our opening ceremony of Blue Carbon Summit 2018 and we would like to welcome to all VIP members join to the fourth floor to see Blue Carbon Management Expo that will be continue with the press conference and to all participants we would like to invite for enjoy coffee break in front of this auditorium and we will join in this auditorium again for the next session it's in the 1030 thank you so much and see you, enjoy


Tronzo is a large interdisciplinary department with over 170 staff members in the Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences of Tilburg University. Our mission is to build a bridge between science and practice in the area of health and well-being. We study quality of life, quality of care and people's well-being in direct collaboration with practice. In our work, three sources of knowledge are very important. That is scientific knowledge, knowledge and expertise of the professionals and knowledge and expertise of patients, clients and citizens. Therefore, interaction between these three parties is very important. To this end, we have a long-term working relationship with practice organizations. Our aim is knowledge development and knowledge exchange. This all takes place in so-called academic collaborative centers. In these academic collaborative centers, staff university and staff from the collaborating partners work together in co-creation based on long-term research programs. In addition to research, we work together in knowledge exchange. That means sharing knowledge, sharing expertise and sharing initiatives. In these collaborative centers, so-called science practitioners play a central role. Science practitioners are professionals, partly working in practice organizations and partly working at the university. TRANSOS strives to a forced generation university. A forced generation university means an outreaching university. That is more than only make knowledge available for society. In this forced generation university, people from outside the university and people from inside the university work together. That means dynamic and open innovation. In a forced generation university, we work in a kind of ecosystem. That means a network organization in which scientists, professionals, patients, citizens and other people from society jointly work together to build up their skills. In total, we have 11 academic collaborative centers. Each center has its own research program. However, overall, we have five overarching research teams. The first one is health-related behaviors, policies and society. The second one is health and well-being in relation to social inequity and inclusiveness. The third one is mental health care capabilities and recovery. The fourth one is client perspectives and participation. The last one is research around the health care system. Co-creation, founded within these academic collaborative centers, is not a one-way communication from science to practice, but it concerns more a cyclic iterative process between science and practice. In these academic collaborative centers, we work together with more than 70 partners. Together, we're building the research programs. In this way, we're trying to generate impacts and solving societal problems.


Good morning Cleveland. My name is Rear Admiral Bruce Grooms and we're here in downtown Cleveland in front of the historic Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. It truly is a pleasure to be here today to have the chance to talk about two of my favorite subjects, the United States Navy and the city of Cleveland. I was born and raised here in Cleveland and so every opportunity I had to come back and visit I never pass up that chance. When I was growing up Cleveland was called the best location in the nation and from this visit this time it's clear that that has not changed. Now we're here to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812 and there's a special meaning for Cleveland in this area because the Battle of Lake Erie was fought on the shores of the Lake Erie not too far from Cleveland. Captain Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry won a tremendous battle which made sure that the seas remained open and free for trade and transportation. And that's what we do now as the Navy is ensure that the seas remain open for trade and free commerce. You may not know but 70% of the world is covered by water. 80% of all the world's population lives within 100 miles of the water or the shores and 90% of all trade and commerce goes on international waters. And we the Navy are there 100% of the time protecting international commerce. I hope that you'll take the opportunity to see what we have to offer we want to connect with cities like Cleveland that are farther inland and don't have the chance to see the Navy. And so we have ships here we have displays and we have lots of opportunities for you to get to see the Navy. But most importantly we want you to spend some time with our sailors because they're the real reason why our Navy is the greatest Navy in the world. Thank you.


Newly wed couple Travis Barker and Kourtney Kardashian recently opened up the doors of their luxury home for a tour. Travis took fans inside his longtime Calabasas mansion for architectural digest, and he recently gave the home a mega redesign, boasting a peaceful and modern aesthetic. He lives here with his three children and now his wife Kourtney and her three children, so it's become quite the impressive family home for all. Not to mention, when the pair needs a vacation, they can hop on over to Kourtney's $12 million estate in Palm Springs, which she bought in 2021. Also, I'm going to be dropping a video of Michael and I's new house tour soon, so be sure to keep your eye out for that if you're curious where I live. In these videos, we don't reveal any addresses, and even though I've done a house tour of my own place, please do not show up at any private residences because it's not safe for anyone. Travis Barker is best known for being the famed drummer of rock band Blink 182, and now he often rules the headlines with his new wife, reality star Kourtney Kardashian. Travis may have married into the most publicized and famous family out there, and the high-profile couple now has a blended family of six children, so I mean it's no doubt that they need a sprawling estate to call home. Kourtney and Travis officially tied the knot on May 22, 2022 in Portofino, Italy after holding two previous ceremonies in the U.S. A legal wedding on May 15th at a courthouse, as well as a practice wedding in a Las Vegas chapel in April. All six of their kids were in attendance for the wedding, Kourtney's sons Mason and Rain, as well as her daughter Penelope, and Travis's son Landon, daughter Alabama, and stepdaughter Atiana. Travis and Kourtney may live a glamorous rockstar lifestyle, but his home, which they now share, is surprisingly full of tranquility, especially after the remodel. He's owned the home for 15 years, but he decided it was in need of a new look. Hey guys, it's Kara the Vampire Slayer back with another exclusive house tour here on Famous Entertainment, today looking at the homes of Travis Barker and Kourtney Kardashian. Don't forget to like, subscribe, and hit me up on Instagram to chat, and now let's get into this video. Travis Barker's home, which he now shares with his wife Kourtney Kardashian and their blended family, is a lot more tranquil than you might expect from a rockstar. His mansion is located in the exclusive gated community of the Oaks in Calabasas and he purchased it way back in 2007 for $9.5 million. Thanks to aerial shots, we can see how massive the estate is, situated on 1.5 acres of land. This is the same gated community where Kourtney owns her home and the lovebirds met being neighbors and friends. While Travis has owned the home for about 15 years, he decided it was time to give the place a refresh, appointing celebrity designer Waldo Fernandez for the task. Travis said, I love the simplicity and zen quality of his work. When the drummer bought the home, it was newly constructed and it's a single level, spanning 10,198 square feet of space. There are also seven beds and 7.5 baths throughout, with features like a home theater, wine cellar, games room, and a detached guest house. In terms of his redesigned designer Waldo explained that Travis was hoping for a home that he could, quote, be at peace with himself at. Throughout the residence, there's a toned-down color scheme with tailored upholstery, warm wood, and a custom mid-century inspired furnishings. There are towering ceilings in the common spaces, some of them vaulted and barreled, along with inlaid stone floors, Phoenician plastered walls, hand-carved moldings, imported granite and marble counters. Travis's lofty living room has a custom sofa and lounge chairs by Waldo's design firm and boasts open views out to the pool. The nearby family room also offers custom furnishings as well as a cocktail table and opens up to a covered terrace for an indoor-outdoor vibe. Once you step foot in the foyer, you get a clear view through the home right out to the backyard and pool, and there are open living spaces all around you. The modern kitchen is attached to a combo living area with roaring fireplace and wall-mounted TV while in the kitchen itself. There are sleek black countertops, wolf-wall ovens, pendant lights, a paneled sub-zero fridge, and much more. There's also a sunny breakfast nook with a chic table set into a curved wall of windows, and they added this during the redesign.  The game's room was also reimagined and now it's dubbed the entertainment room, and it's a sprawling space with a pink punk table, a bar, and more. Elsewhere in the mansion, there's a full recording studio where Travis did his work during the pandemic too and a comfy-looking home movie theater.  Then the attached bath has a tub made of silver, travertine, and waterworks fixtures. When talking about his redesigned home, Travis said, I've had homes with lots of flashy cars and murals and bikes hanging from the ceiling. But, with three children of my own, plus Kourtney's kids, this place felt right for this moment in my life. I wanted a house where I can rest and enjoy my family, a place where we can create memories. He also said he's making plans to convert his studio into a bunk room for Kourtney's three kids so that they have more space. He also says, A typical night at the Barker household is when everyone is together and, ideally, sharing a vegan meal, followed by puzzles and board games or just hanging out together and watching movies. Much like skateboarding and BMX racing, design has long been a part of Travis's DNA. In addition to being a co-owner of the DTA clothing brand, he recently launched a collection of skull-themed houseware and accessories, everything from drum keys to table lamps and candle holders, in collaboration with the company Buster & Punch, who also outfitted the drummer's expansive recording studio. Outside the entertaining pavilion has a barbecue center, outdoor kitchen and fireplace, as well as the adjoining mosaic pool and spa. All of this is surrounded by rolling lawns and fountains, and there's a poolside cabana back here too. When they aren't kicking back in Calabasas, the couple can head to their vacation home, which Kourtney picked up in summer 2021, a $12 million desert mansion in Palm Springs, California. Located in the gated and posh neighborhood of La Quinta, Kourtney's new and modern property was newly built last year and came fully furnished. There are also six bedrooms, eight bathrooms and over 9,000 square feet of space throughout. The mansion sits on almost an acre of land, sacked with amenities and a luxury vibe, and you enter the main residence via the tranquil courtyard, which boasts a sitting area, custom water features and a fire display. Aside from the main residence, there's also a convenient and spacious guest house on the property. The fire display from the courtyard leads into the great room, which is totally open concept. This sprawling space has high ceilings, sitting areas, a built-in modern fireplace and much more. There are also panoramic views of the Santa Rosa Mountains and retractable glass walls that slide away to blend indoor and outdoor living. The layout makes the home ideal for Kourtney to entertain friends or family, even if she and Travis are just spending time here with their kids. Not only is there a gourmet kitchen inside on the terrace, there's also a full outdoor kitchen and a barbecue station. The indoor kitchen boasts an expansive marble island, granite slab counters and a spacious butler's pantry. Other features inside Kourtney's Desert Mansion include a large custom bar, a wine room and elsewhere a home office. One bedroom has a fireplace and sitting area with easy outdoor access while most of the sleeping quarters, if not all, have en suite. Moving outside, there's the large infinity-edge pool and spa, which Kourtney has shown on social media, as well as a 15-hole custom golf course.  Not only is it massive, but it's surrounded by three towering palm trees and looks directly to the snowy mountain tops in the distance. Her home is also located in the Madison Club, where the well-to-do residents can enjoy a variety of amenities like a private clubhouse, five-star dining, state-of-the-art fitness and spa amenities, and concierge. All right, now we've checked out the long-time home of Travis Barker, where he's now calling home with his new wife Kourtney Kardashian and all of their kids. So that's going to wrap up this house tour. What did you like best about the Rockstar's home? Was this style of the place surprising to you? Be sure to let me know your thoughts down in the comments. Thanks for tuning in. Don't forget to hit that subscribe button if you haven't. Follow me on Instagram to chat, and I'll catch you all in another video. Bye!


So I ran into somebody the other day and they told me that I need to try a peanut butter and jelly sandwich cooked exactly the way you would cook a grilled cheese and put chipotle danos on it. And then it's the best peanut butter and jelly sandwich you're ever going to have in your life. I haven't had one in 10 years and I'm getting ready to try it. So let's get started. Two nice big scoops of the peanut butter. Now we need us a bunch of jelly. Now we need the maroon top. That's the chipotle danos. Give it a sprinkle. Put our top on. Eat some butter. Lay your sandwich in. Add some butter in. All right. Let's see what it's all about. I'm definitely going to say that that's different. The peanut butter melts and becomes a little runny. The chipotle danos in there really gives it a nice little kick. But I don't know. I've never really been a peanut butter and jelly person. Give it a try. Let me know what you think. Yum yum, get you something.


Ladies and gentlemen, dear friends, at first I would like to thank you for all your kindness and friendship. You did such a wonderful job with the exhibition. It is great to see our type designs in the public library together with the other type designers. We thank especially Susie Taylor and her helpers. They did such a great work and it could not be better done. Now I like to show you some slides of my work, bookbinding, calligraphy and types. Hermann and I, we started with calligraphy in 1934 after the same books from Rudolf Koch and Edward Johnston. He in Nuremberg and I in Weimar as an apprentice of bookbinding. But we met us many years later in Frankfurt. I had there my own bookbinding studio and was teacher for calligraphy at the art school in Frankfurt. There was an exhibition of the work of the teacher and students. One day Hermann Zapf and the director of the type foundry, the Stempel AG saw this exhibition. They liked my work and I was asked to make a type design that became my first type, the Ultima. Now to the slides. I begin with my early works influenced by Rudolf Koch, one of my first books I have written. This is the second all in black letters and this is a quotation from Rudolf Koch also in black letters. And here are the bookbindings with handwritten titles. And this is a leather binding and in the right side you see the layout and after this I have to print with tools in leather. Here is the book finished. This is also a book I designed back and a tool just in gold. There's also designed letters and this in gold. This also leather binding. I have to look. 1946 began my first connection with type at the Bauer foundry and I was fascinated to see how the punch cutter made punches and so I asked if I could try myself to do a punch. I worked good so and so I cut an alphabet in brass, the Hesse Antiqua for gold tooting. Here I use the types for leather binding. Also printed of wellum, carved wellum with my types. Also a quotation from Gerhard Marx printed in gold of wellum. This shows the preamble of the Carter of the United Nations pressed in thick handmade paper. This is not so good. And here is a cut off out also in the Hesse Roman the sign for my bindery. Here are some black letters written with a broad edge pen. This is a book written in Anschel. This is a Matheus passion. Also a handwritten book. This is also of Hippocrates written in Roman capitals in 1948. This was on the exhibition when I was a teacher for calligraphy in Frankfurt on the art school. And there was an exhibition and Herman and a director of stemple visited him and he liked this type and asked me to make a type design for him and that was the beginning of the Otima. This is a design for 36 points for the cutting in metal. This is the first smoke proof executed by Alfred Rosenberger. He was a very good punch cutter at my stemple. And here you will see the Otima in print. This is also a print of the Otima. This was the use of the Otima for the campaign for Opel Car Company. The firm of General Motors in Germany. Several years they used my type. This is a book binding for the first publication. The first book printed in the Otima. I was very proud and so I did some bindings in leather. You will see it in the next bindings. It was printed in 36 points on the Otima in this book. Thank you. There's another binding. This is the third one. This is the last one. And this is the Ayatnir initials I also made for stemple. This is marked in all caps alphabet in English. It's emerald. Here you see this marked type in use together with the Otima italic for the document presented to Hermann Hesse when he received the Friedens Prize from the German book fair 1955. All these designs were made for metal types. Alphabet designed to be used for photocomposition. I started several years later with Heilmark cards in Kansas City. This was in 1968. I am showing here some of the drawings for the calligraphic Roman and italic. This alphabet was named Shakespeare for it was first used in a crown edition by Heilmark of Shakespeare sonnets. The Shakespeare italic had done the first year of photocomposition. And all letters had to be fixed within the 18 unit system. For the manufacturing, they needed very precise drawings. I have to look for a moment. This is designed for Norfolk. The type is so too easy for me. It is crazy, just a little louder. Yes, this is a bold version of Norfolk. This is an italic. At first it should be the Otima book, but then we decided that the name should be Norfolk. That means the beauty of Egypt. This was a poster for the first presentation in the United States and Canada, designed by Ed Clary. Norfolk is more in the direction of a typeface, but with small caps and different weights for the use in display and jobbing work. Here I would like to mention the first book, which I saw printed in this type. It is designed by Harold Blake in Irvingston, Illinois. Alex Osborn's Your Creative Power, published by Motorola University Press. Here is a Karmina, which I designed for Bitstream. This is an italic for Bitstream. And this was a design. In this, I have to make to give them for, not so good. This is a design for Christiana, which I did for Bertolt. But you can't buy it anymore, because the successor of Bertolt, they don't pay any royalties. This is Columbine, one of my last designs for URV in Hamburg. This is a black type. This is a design for Alcoine. I did also for URV in Hamburg. And that is a handwritten sheet for me. It's also finished, it's also Alcoine. Above it is a handwritten, and it's a type design. And here I show you some latest design of mine with watercolor. And this is our room in Frankfurt. And this is cut out with letters I did several years ago. This I did for the Gülterhaus in Frankfurt. These are the letters with the aquarelle painted. You have seen this in the exhibition. This was a placard for the exhibition in Offenbach. Aquarelle done with aquarelle color, a black letter, also done with aquarelle color, water color. This is a booklet I have written in 1955. These are cut out letters. My design, and I cut it out and put it on this paper. A freelance thing. Designed letters and this small script I did with a white bowtie pen. The design with water color. That's also what I did for Steinhauer Press as a New Year's greeting. This also. And this is one of my latest works. The beginning of the Guinnesses, the creation of the world. I did this when I had finished my type design. And I had it a long time in my mind. So I was glad to have time to execute the 14 large sheets for only with text and the other with symbols in this way. Now I am on the end and I thank you for listening.


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If you give online speeches or workshops and you need a tool that will precisely keep track of your time, then I have the tool for you. Let me show you. The self timer app is a very simple application that runs on Windows. I developed this app with a friend of mine and the objective is very simple to show me green, yellow and red depending upon the time that I have set up in the app. The second important aspect of this app is it always stays on top. So whether I am using PowerPoint or let's say I am using my web browser or I am in a Zoom meeting, the app stays on top and it's always visible to me. I can set up various speech types and the timings at which the green, yellow and red should be displayed. When I am ready to start my speech, choose from the list of available speech types let's say a 5 to 7 minute speech and then I can click on the start button and it will start timing me. At 5 minutes it will show me the green, at 6 minutes it will show me the yellow and at 7 minutes it will show me the red. To demonstrate this I have set up one speech type which is 2 seconds green, 4 seconds yellow and 6 seconds red. Let me start and show you how it looks. At 2 seconds it turns green, at 4 seconds you see it's an yellow and at 6 seconds it turns red and it will stay red. Once my speech is over I can click on the stop button and it will tell me how much time I took. Click the reset button and you are now ready to select a different type of speech and start the timer for a next speech. The app comes with standard speech timings that we normally use in Toastmasters like table topics which is 1 to 2 minutes, a standard speech like 5 to 7 minutes, an ice breaker 4 to 6 minutes, evaluation etc. If you want to set up your own speech category for example you want to give a 10 to 12 minute speech where you want to see the green at 10, yellow at 11 and red at 12 that's very easy to do. Click on the settings button and click plus to add the new speech category. Let's call it advanced speech and we need to enter the time not in minutes but in seconds as mentioned here. So 10 minutes would be 600 seconds, 11 will be 660 seconds and 12 will be 720 seconds. Click on the save button and you are done. Now in the drop down you should see the advanced speech and when you click on it you can see the green will be at 10, yellow at 11 and red at 12 as simple as that. When you are ready to deliver your advanced speech click on the start button. To download this app click on the link in the video description and it should take you to Google Drive where you will find a file called self timer dot zip. Click on this download button and this will download the zip file onto your computer. You can create any folder in your computer and copy this files. In my case I created one folder called self timer and copied all the three files there. Now all you have to do is click on the self timer EXE and the application will launch. So there you have it.  I hope you found this app useful. If you have any comments or suggestions to improve the app please leave a comment and I will try my best to address it.


Live from Toronto, Canada, it's theCUBE. Covering Blockchain Futurist Conference 2018. Brought to you by theCUBE. Okay, welcome back everyone. Here's theCUBE live here in Toronto, Canada, in Ontario for Untraceable Presents Blockchain Futurist Conference. I'm John Furrier, here with Al Versio, Julie Lyle for the wrap-up of the show. Special guests, industry legend, Al, serial entrepreneur, Julie, CMO Barnes and Nobles. Great career you've had, you're new to the first time, looking at these big events. And the wrap-up, we try to get a handle of that. I think that the big story here, for me at least, was during this week, you had a Futurist Conference, while the price of crypto was plummeting to an all-time low for the year. You get everyone's upbeat, because they're talking about the future, not about prices. This has been a big part of what we see, build out durable companies, real entrepreneurial activity. Sure, they want to make profit, people kind of frowning a little bit here and there, but most of the time upbeat. You know, it's hard to judge things or understand things from afar, John, right? And people tend to just look at prices all day long, but that doesn't necessarily give you an indication of what's going on with blockchain technology, with some of the organizations out there. The team at Untraceable, by far, a leader, not just in Canada, but internationally, with the people that are able to try out the entrepreneurs and what have you. It's events like this that, with just a couple days, you kind of get yourself brought up to speed and keep your finger on the pulse. Big names. Yeah, huge names. And a Futurist event, you got to have some players, some whales on the money side, check. Thought lose, you're actually inventing the future. Entrepreneurial hustle, pitch competitions happening. So all this is kind of blending together. Julie, your perspective, first time seeing on a crypto culture, kind of a community, what's your observation? Well, I would echo what Al has said about the event itself. It was really well organized. And what I was impressed with, surprised, actually, but impressed with was the combination of both the technologists as well as the investors and those that are trying to understand how to build these commercial communities and commercial applications out for a marketer like myself. It's difficult enough to see around corners, but to understand this technology and have people here who are really trying to target it at solving a specific real world business problem. It seems like a natural extension of just the march on towards bigger and greater and more powerful communities. And the technology is interesting because like in previous jobs you've had, you've innovated with data, real time, user data, user experience, now the shift of token economics potentially could have a huge slingshot advantage to create new opportunities, instrumentation, target experiences, seeing that big time here. But the plumbing's not yet in place. It's like the roads aren't paved out. When is blockchain going to be good?  Ironically, the name of the conference is the Blockchain Futures Conference. And so you have some visions of this that are maybe five to 10 years old, but many of what others are working on, it's the here and now, right? You have opportunities that can demonstrate product market fit today. Others, maybe, you know, within the next 24 months and they're working hard to do that. Fostering their communities of early adopters, businesses, perhaps consumers. And so I think, you know, in the market in general, there's this concern, when's the use going to happen? You know, quite frankly, we're seeing early stage projects, companies, going to market extremely quick. Normally this is the stuff that, you know, private companies do, you know, here are the successes and failures, most fail. Irrational zuberance certainly happening going on, but that's ending, you're starting to see that with some of the bubble popping a little bit. It's not so much as mega pop, it's more of a big air coming out of it. But I want to ask both of you guys, as senior industry players, because I see a couple things happening that are high level. Token economics is driving a new business model innovation. Blockchain is infrastructure, making things go immutable, having advantages, decentralized infrastructure. And the middle between the two is interoperability. These are the core themes. How do we get all those working together? And what would be the benefits of all those working together? Because interoperability is a big theme of this event. Yeah. So, I mean, it starts with obviously having a forum where you can collaborate with like-minded individuals. And you're hearing a lot of these conversations happening and getting a sense of what people are working on as well. It's a new emerging technology. I mean, this is, in terms of interoperability, you know, I tend to look at integration as perhaps more important than a focus around interoperability. Looking at pre-existing systems in the market and really identifying ways where they can slowly and gradually use aspects or features of blockchain to really start this shift and this movement and this evolution towards Web 3.0. So your observations about business model innovation, opportunities that markers and senior people should be thinking about, mindset-wise. So, you know, loyalty obviously would be a great application. But I think there's far more sophisticated business models around actually, again, the communities. The power of networks, right? And artificial intelligence, blockchain, and just what the internet and technology is doing to drive those communities and to empower those consumers. That's where this is headed. It seems to me like a very natural extension. I would also say, though, that there's a lot of work to be done in corporate America, private or public businesses. There's a lot of infrastructure to build that interoperability and to make it a seamless experience that will either drive value and adoption or won't. And we've seen that with other technologies fail as well. We've seen the same classic adoption, cloud computing, same thing. Absolutely. Amazon, no one's ever going to use it. Oh my God, let's make it consumable and easy. Boom, usage goes up. Same kind of thing going on there. Yeah, the answer interface is evolving. For all things blockchain. All right, guys, thanks so much for coming on. Final predictions. You want to dare make a prediction now? Before prediction, one of the things I'd really like to highlight for this event really was having the opportunity to share the stage with someone like Larry King. Take a minute to explain what happened. Larry King, the legend, was here. Explain what happened. The CNN, Larry King. We had fellow legends on the stage and I was humbled to be in their presence. That Larry King really was here. He had the opportunity to interview some of the brightest minds in blockchain. And a lot of ways helped bring legitimacy to this event, let alone the space. I mean, conversations I would hear in the hallways of people having conversations with people that they know and sharing with them that they were attending this event. And always, blockchain isn't Bitcoin, you're going to one of those conferences. And then mentioning that one of the headliners was Larry King, it's all of a sudden. What was your impression of him? Certainly getting up there. I would say it's exactly, it's the Larry King we know. I mean, his questions were phenomenal. Really engaging and he knew how to direct those questions. Each question he had to the right fellow attendee on stage, so it was awesome. Awesome. Well, congratulations, great job. That's a wrap here. Live in Toronto, Canada, and Ontario for the Futurist conference, Cube coverage. Special guest, Al Bercio, Julie, here in the Cube. Thanks for watching. See you next time.


And I am super thrilled to have this conversation to be with you. Again, I'm Julia Patrick, Jared Ransom, the non-profit nerd CEO of the Raven Group. We want to thank all of our amazing sponsors, Blumerang, American Non-Profit Academy, your part-time controller, Bee Generous, Fundraising Academy at National University, Staffing Boutique, Non-Profit Thought Leader, and the Non-Profit Nerd. If you have missed any of our 700-plus episodes, find us on Roku, YouTube, Vimeo, or Amazon Fire TV. You can even speak into your smartphone and say, Non-Profit Show, and we will pop up. It's pretty cool. You can also queue us up where you like to consume your podcast content. So we are in a myriad of platforms there. So let us join you as you're vacuuming your car, walking the dog, yeah, anything, whatever, trip, all the good stuff. All the good stuff. Okay, my friend, new year goal number one, crafting and managing a strategic plan. What say ye? Well, you know, this is an interesting one. So yeah, we have five that we're going to share today and there's probably so many more, but just to be palatable in our 30 minutes, right? Because it goes by super fast. Really creating this strategic plan is so, you know, it's so critical. This is absolutely a service line that I do. I know you know that and I'm not sure about the viewers and listeners. So I've spent many of days working on crafting and managing strategic plans for clients around the globe. And what I like to do really is like a five year plan or a three year plan, but I have to be honest, Julia, and this is where I think a lot of consultants miss the mark or a lot of organizations miss the mark is they also do not include a 12 month tactical plan. So we have like a five year, we have a three year, but what the heck are we going to do in the next 12 months to get there? So that's a big take away from the sessions that I offer is really that 12 months tactical that goes alongside to adhere to the long term three to five year goal. And you know, this, I believe we should all be doing this annually, even if you have a five year plan, you still go back and you do it every single year with your board and leadership team.  This is what we're focused on. This is what we're committed to doing. So when things come in the peripheral, you can kind of like block them away and say like, no, that's not part of it. I mean, you can see it, right? It's like, you're all these different angles, whether it's a board member or a volunteer or community leader, you're just like, nope, nope, you're just kind of blocking them by saying, this is our plan. We have intentionally and mindfully created the strategic plan for our future. And we have to stick to that. I agree with you. You know, we do a monthly e-newsletter to those people that are part of, you know, the American Nonprofit Academy. We send out almost 60,000. And I always write a little intro letter and I wrote this year, if wishes were fishes, we'd all have a fry, something I was raised with that little saying. And I think too many people, it's easy to make a goal, but they don't do the strategic plan aspect of how do you get to the goal. Sure, the goal might sound great, but if you don't set yourself up for the path and the strategic way that you are going to get there, you're going to have nothing but frustration. And I think that's why a lot of non-profit boards and board members are like, oh, kill me now, the strategic plan.  Because they never realize it and they don't measure it moving forward. You know, moving across every board meeting through your board portal, all of these different things, leadership, understanding what is that path that we're going to, you know, be taking so that we can achieve these goals. Because undoubtedly to your point, things are coming at you and you've got to absolutely. And that's why I do in my strategic services. It's actually a four-part opportunity. So it's an annual partnership. It's not a one and done. So it really keeps that laser focus through the year. It holds accountability. It provides refocus.  I mean, one client, as you know, Julia, in the last 24 months, they've grown from one million to eight million. And they've really just focused on their plan. And they've held accountable to each other, meeting quarterly, meeting with the executive team, meeting with the board. So you're right. I mean, it can't just be a check mark, one and done, where that's it. We've now we're done, you know. No, you've got to know the path. You've got to know the path to it. Well, let's talk about defining a goal for your New Year's number two. This is one of my hot buttons, defining board expectations. You know, Jarrett, I believe in my core that board members want to do right and they want to do well. They just don't know what that is oftentimes. We in the nonprofit sector don't define this. We are are setting everybody up for failure and disappointment. Setting those board expectations up front, huge. And they change, they morph, they need to be addressed. It's not easy because it involves sometimes some confrontation. Do you remember, Julia? We had a guest on and they stated that it takes each board member about 18 months before they truly feel comfortable in their position to speak up at a board meeting. And so if you think if you have a board of, let's say, 21 people and it takes each of them, depending on when they roll on and roll off, 18 months and let's say their term limit is three years. We've lost so much time from that board member, right? So defining those board expectations, I like to say, do it annually. You're I just witnessed this and I told the board member of the board chair. Actually, I was like, you are a rock star board chair because they mentioned that they're going to meet one on one with every single board member in the new year to reengage their commitment, you know, reconfirm, I should say their commitment, you know, really tap into those expectations. This is also the time that you want your board members to sign those documents like a conflict of interest, you know, all of those documents that keep you in compliance with your bylaws. Now is the time to do that. If you have a give or get policy, which I hope that you do. You better get that. Yeah, confidentiality agreement, right? Like now is the time to get these signed. And if you do, I do think the board chair should meet one on one with every single board member and, you know, reengage and recommit these board members for their next year. Absolutely. And, you know, I have always believed that that process and I'm always championed that process. And I think it was this last year that we had a guest on who said, yeah, but guess what, do this in December. Yes, so that you're rolled up for the January. And I was like, oh, my God, I never really I always think of it as like a January action. But no, hello, roll it back so that as you move in, you can you can honestly declare all of your policies are in compliance. You have defined all of these things and you're ready to go. You're not waiting until February, March. So I'm going to take that a step further. And I had coached this one of my executive coaching clients, Julia. So she and her board chair were going to meet with every board member. And so at their November board meeting, they sent out a piece of paper of their availability and they asked every board member to sign up then. And they're at their November meeting for, you know, these next January, January, February lunches or coffees. So I love that advance notice like, let's get ahead of this. You know that this needs to happen every year. It's not a last minute thing. It shouldn't be a last minute thing. So yeah, do it in advance of the new year. Yeah, absolutely. OK, well, we're rocking and rolling and really sharing some great things. Now we're on to New Year goal number three, creating a leadership succession plan. I would say, Jarrett Ransom, the number of a nerd is living this. So much. Yeah. So much about this. Well, the one thing I want to say here, Julia, it's not just that CEO position that I talk about in a succession plan. This also needs to happen. I believe these top five we're sharing today really rolls into the strategic planning discussion. So we're talking board members. We're talking executive level, you know, individuals, definitely that CEO. Like, where are you going in this five year, three year trajectory? And what does that succession plan look like? Because the chances of your same board members there for the five years might be slim to none, right? You might have a portion of those board members, Julia, but you may not have all of your board members throughout the entirety of that five year or three year plan. And then in addition, as we look at the changes in our workforce, we have seen this, you know, I really believe that this succession conversation needs to take place at all levels for all individuals. And then that way, it also makes it not so scary to where the CEO or the executive director feels like he, she or they are saying, hey, look, I might not be here at some point. And then the board panics, this really needs to be encompassed for a holistic approach for the organization. It really does. And I think to your point, we need to be looking at that other sweet, sweet talent. I mean, it just in terms of the sector, if you look at accounting services, that the CPA world is bleeding off talent. And that is happening with people that are retiring.  It's just that they're literally aging out of the system and we don't have enough talent coming in. Now, we have a lot of different ways to go about that with outsourced accounting, your part time controller, one of the nation's largest nonprofit accounting firms accounting firms serving the nonprofit sector. But this is a real thing. So you can't just be looking to your point, Jared, you know, those key pieces that you think you'd fall apart with. You know, if you have a chief development officer, we know from AFP, the average tenure of a chief development officer is 18 months. Hello. I mean, how horrible is that for our sector? So we absolutely, I agree, need to be looking at this and it can be a tough conversation, but it must be had. It must be had. OK, well, we're zipping along. I mean, we're just like full of all sorts of great advice here. You know, we always have an opinion on the nonprofit show. Of course. Yeah, we have we have a lot to say about this. Well, our number four for the New Year goal for all of you watching and listening to the nonprofit show is really determining your fundraising plan as well as those goals. Now, the thing here I want to bring up, Julia, and I definitely want you to add on to this is, you know, whether you do this as an annual year or a fiscal year and some of you might that might be the same. Your calendar and your fiscal might, you know, coincide and be parallel with one another. So many of these fundraising plans and goals should be set, I believe, on a fiscal year. And you can measure them in two ways if you have a different fiscal than a calendar. You can measure your fiscal versus your calendar, right? And so many of these dashboards and including Bloomerang, one of our amazing partners, you can set the parameters on your donor database, yes, to pull your donor retention for your fiscal year, your donor retention for your calendar year. You can see that percentage year every year, you know, the comparison, but determining your fundraising plan and your goals, I have to say, like you have to go back and analyze your data. Was it a fundraising event? Was it a fundraising event? What was the cost per the event? Is it worth continuing, right? What is the goals and how do you measure success? And then again, this builds into obviously that strategic plan is this something we will continue. Do we have the capacity to continue? Do we have the audience that wants us to continue? I was going to say the interest. I know. So you see Ms. Julia, like so many of us are tired of the rubber chicken circuit. And so we're looking for different ways of engagement. We're also looking at different demographic ways of engagement, right? Like a younger audience, which really, to be honest, like they don't always want to go to a fancy gala. They want to do something a little different. So what are you seeing here? And especially your lens from the board perspective, what are you seeing for this one?  And I see too many leaders say, oh, well, you know, we need to set 20 we need to increase 20 percent or 25. And it's just like those random numbers. And if you go back to Wall Street and you look at what a really significant, well achieved, you know, strongly achieved goal is in American business. It's generally between five and nine percent. And we think, oh, well, we just need to double our goal. We just need to, you know, add this. And that's really, as my mother would say, stinking, thinking, because that's really hard to do. If you look across the sector of American commerce, those are pretty big increases, right? Huge, huge, but we don't a lot of times we're just like, oh, well, we need 20 percent more money or, oh, my gosh, we need, you know, another an extra, you know, two million bucks or whatever. And these things are very easy to say. And they have no strategy. It goes back to our goal. Number one, doesn't it, Jared, to say, look, what's the strategy? OK, you want to improve by 20 percent. What do you need to do by week, by month, by average, you know, donation?  And then also, like, what have you been trending? If you've only been trending a 3 percent increase, you know, projecting a 20 percent is probably unlikely. I have a client, Julia, they're coming up on their 25th anniversary event. But 25 years ago, the board literally said, we would be happy if 20 people showed up. And now 25 years later, it's a 300 plus person event. It's definitely an entry point as a friend raising event. There are sponsorships, there are monetary donations, but they really use that event that was created 25 years ago and took a lot of momentum to get to where they are today. Yeah, and I think you do need to look at this as a as a plan. I think a lot of times we we hit the word we hit on the word goal. And then we were like, oh, it's one and done, and we'll check in six months. And at the end of the year, we'll either have a kiss or cry moment where we've gotten to the goal or not. It's to me, Jared, the plan is the number one thing. What is the plan? How are you going to do this? What are you going to do? What are you not going to do? And how are you going to be reporting back out? Because otherwise, it's like a shame situation. Well, you didn't meet your goal. OK, well, that's a bummer. What do we do? Right? Next. Yeah. And the other thing I see, too, is consistency, right? And that is one thing you and I have done here at the show. Thanks to our amazing sponsors. Stick to the plan, work the plan, be consistent with the plan. And we're talking your fundraising and your goal plan. Like there's a reason you have that goal identified with those metrics, with those timelines, with those resources in place. You have to be consistent with it, right? You absolutely have to be consistent. That's where you see the results, consistency. I agree. And I think, you know, understanding what the plan is and following the plan and almost putting the word goal secondary because the goal is either, you know, positive or negative, yay, nay, A or B one or two. Yeah. And in versus the plan, I think that's where when you look and we have this luxury of looking at incredibly successful organizations and people across this planet dealing in the nonprofit sector. Those folks that work their plans are the ones that get things done. And I'm going to interject one more thing for the goals, because you're right. And I did an episode on this this year at some point. I can't remember the title of it, but it was absolutely about setting goals. And if you remember, Julia, I always coached three layers of goals, good, a better and a better. So there's always room for improvement. There's always a stretch goal. So, for instance, if you're fundraising goal, let's say for your returning, you know, donors, your returning constituents, let's say that's a five percent increase or a three percent increase, right? That could be your good goal, a better goal, something like, you know, five. So three percent for a good five percent for a better. And your best would be like eight percent, right? And that's really something, one, you're celebrating your win because you should absolutely reach your good goal. That is like your bare minimum and then you're better and your best. Though I'm all for celebrating, you know, we all want to we all want to kiss. We all want to have those opportunities of celebrations and those wins, the accomplishment feeling. So, yeah, I would say with this tip number four, fundraising goal and plan set three layers, a good, a better and a best. I love that.  Absolutely. I think it's a great way to do it. I also think, too, you don't want to stop. Right. You're like, oh, my gosh, it's June one. We made the goal. OK, I'm just going to kick back. Right. And I mean, I think it's human nature. It's easy to do that. OK, New Year goal number five. And for those of you watching and joining us today in the nonprofit show, you know that the two of us could be at 100 by now, but we're only going to do five for this episode. And we came up with improving employee retention strategy. We know that we are in a labor shortage and crisis, if you will, across all sectors. It's not it's it's not just the nonprofit sector. Right. It's everywhere. So let's talk about this, because this is a really interesting thing that never ever has this been discussed. Yeah, this has been a big one. Also, staffing boutique has been instrumental in providing some insight on this. So thank you to our amazing sponsor there, Katie and Dana. You know, that employer retention, first of all, it's not my main wheelhouse. So I've really been learning through many of our leaders and guest speakers that we've had on the show, Julia, what I am seeing those stay interviews, right? Instead of an exit interview, you're kind of you're not kind of you are having these regular touch points with your staff. What's working? What's not working? Where can we support you? And then I also have to call out Muhe that's with Fundraising Academy. You know, he works 100 percent remotely, many of the times international. And he's also of an age demographic that like many of our workforce in our nonprofit sector, they enjoy and it's not just a certain age demographic. Many of us have gotten used to working from home or working remotely.  And so really having that autonomy when possible. Now, I realize not all of your staff can absolutely work on a remote situation. But I do think now is the time to really consider your environment, your expectations. We talked about that for the board. Now let's talk about it for staff. Where might we be flexible and how we do work the way we work now? And I think that's going to be really the biggest piece for our staff. The other thing that I see trending. So really these top three things is to require vacation time, right? We really have to empower our staff to take off. And when they're off, we need them to be off, right? Don't don't send them a barrage of emails. Don't send them a barrage of phone calls. Like take off because they need someone right now is not honoring your vacation time. Julia, I can see I can hear it in the background. You know, but it's just we we need to honor that because burnout, self care, mental health, that has got to be something that we focus on in the new year for a part of this retention strategy. Right. And we know this. We know in the nonprofit sector that we have a higher level of burnout. We have, you know, vicarious trauma. We have a lot of really tough, tough issues that we deal with that really can impact our teams. And so if we are not honoring this and understanding it, then we're going to be saddled with even more problems. I also think, too, that we need to be looking at our sector and cultivating next gen leadership and bringing people in. I mean, we still have too few higher ed opportunities to become educated in nonprofit management in this country. They're really only about five organizations or five universities that have really robust organizations. And so we need to be doing this because if we're not cultivating this next leadership and great engagement, they're going to go into other sectors, you know, and we can be tapping these these talents and helping our nonprofit sector, you know, past my lifetime and past your lifetime. We need to be doing this. I think the other thing, too, is that I think that we need to be looking at our places of work as a great place to be. You know, the destination, right? Destination employer employment. You know, the for-profit world has really gotten on board with this and it can be as simple as Taco Tuesday and every Tuesday we have tacos delivered or we have a food truck or whatever the hack. Because who doesn't love tacos? I mean, Taco Tuesday, hello, is there any is there any better day? But, you know, we haven't done that in the nonprofit sector. We have we have we've thought that was a little bit too fancy and a little bit too expensive. And it turns out it's a low cost thing to do because we know how expensive it is to replace people and talent. So I think it's these sorts of things that we need to really be looking at. Whew, there's a lot we could keep going on with, sister. Maybe we will. Maybe in the new year, we'll tell you five more and then we'll tell you five more. We'll just continue. But, you know, the American Nonprofit Academy, you've done a fantastic job, Julia, with really capturing a lot of the best practices, the trends across the country. So that is really curated into, you know, across the country. We could absolutely go on. You and I partner each and every day here for the nonprofit show. I also provide tons of free resources as well. And between the two of us, our mission, our commitment, just like it is with our amazing presenting sponsors is each and every one of you, the nonprofit community, the nonprofit leaders, each and every one of your missions. Like we are here to support you in that we're committed to another year, another 365 days here in the hot seats each and every weekday, Monday through Friday, we're going to continue that 9 30 a.m. Pacific time. So wherever you join us, we hope that you'll be here again. Absolutely. You know, it's been a lot of fun. We definitely want you to reach out. As we said, you know, Jared and I have an abiding passion for this. We live this daily, quick story. We went to lunch just the other day, which we do not get to do very often, only a couple of times a year. And we encountered a person that was phenomenally compromised and causing some upset in the area. And it was like the two of us, we could identify what was going on. We ended up talking to the management of the restaurant. You know, it was a really interesting thing. This is something that we live with. Oh, yeah. We can identify it and we see it in that was in practice. And so it was a crazy thing. But anyway, hey, you know, again, we're on this journey day in and day out with our folks, the folks that have come to us and said, this is a good idea. And we want to be a part of it. And they include Blumerang, American nonprofit Academy, your part time controller, be generous, fundraising Academy at National University, staffing boutique, nonprofit thought leader, and of course, the nonprofit nerd. Again, these are the folks that we march with day in and day out. And as I always like to remind everybody, they do not hog tie us to editorial. We we talk about what we want and what we identify as interesting or necessary, necessary and that what a gift, huh?   Our representative comes on and shares about what's going on, what they're seeing. And and similarly, Julia, these companies have staff across the the nation. Oh, yeah. So it's amazing. It's amazing. Absolutely. Well, my friend, happy New Year, happy goal setting. And we will reconvene together in the new year. Absolutely. I'm looking forward to it. It's such an honor. And I'm excited to see what 2023 we talk a lot about that crystal ball. We'll see what that crystal ball is presenting. It's going to be fun. 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That's in April, April the 8th, and then there's going to be one in the fall also.  All right, let's get started. Thank you very much. Yay! All right, so, good morning. Thanks for coming. In through the snow and the slush and the general, ffasdenweather. It's all part of the experience. Hi, my name's Lorna. I work at a company called Nexmo. We do telephony APIs, so if you need to make phone calls, send text messages, WhatsApp messages, Facebook messages, video calls, whatever. We do that, and that's the end of the plug, except you'll see some examples because they're examples from my day job. Today I am going to talk about API specification. Now, to bring open API spec into a documentation track is kind of false advertising because open API is a wonderful way to make excellent API documentation, but you can also do loads of other things with it. So I'm going to focus on the doc side today, try and give you some advice for working with open API in general, and we'll just touch on some of the other fun stuff I am and hope to be doing with open API spec. My background is, as a software engineer, I just have incurable writing tendencies, so I've ended up here at the join of writing and coding, focusing on documentation, and I'm excited to share it with you. So why are we describing APIs? By describing our APIs, we create something which is independent of the API itself. It is about the documentation, but it's not just about the documentation.  You're separating the content and the way that content is presented. So from the open API specification, you can generate long-form, very detailed docs, perhaps in a web-based format. You might want to generate them in a printable format. Maybe you just want to take the paths and the parameters and create a quick cheat sheet. You can do all of that from the description. Crucially, people can take that description and use it for whatever they need. I work as a developer advocate and focused on developer experience. It's about giving developers what they need. You can generate mock servers and tests, client SDKs, libraries, all from this description of your API. It's really not just, it never is just about the technology. It really isn't all about the technology. The thing I love the most about having the open API spec is how it enables people to collaborate on the API design before we build that API. It's not a case of let the developers loose and then bow to their superiority. By using the spec and collaborating on that spec, we can generate the documentation. The business users, the product users, can all be part of looking at the API and understanding it. The engineers can generate a mock server. I can import the spec into Postman and see what I'm going to get, how that's going to look, how the parameters are expected, how they should be formatted. I can instantly start to poke at this thing. Once upon a time, I took a request from a client, so we ran their admin backend, so it's got an admin backend, a database, a web-based thing, and they ran a front-end. The request came in saying, we need right access to the database as well as read access. No, I am responsible for the integrity of the database on your backend. There is no way that you get right access to it. Further inquiry was a holiday booking site and they needed to be able to, they wanted to be able to make some bookings from the front-end. Well, that's fine. We can make you an API for that. It was more about availability. However, they needed it like today. I wrote the fastest API documentation I have ever written for an API that didn't exist. We collaborated on it, agreed about how that should look, iterated on that API. This is before we had open API specification, so it was just a markdown document. Agreed how it should look, and then I don't think I've ever built an API faster than I did when I worked off the spec. By doing that collaboration and that evaluation early on in the process, it cuts out the cost of redoing something you've actually built. It's like finding a bug earlier in the process, except much bigger because it's a whole API, not just one bug. Open API spec itself, you may know it as swagger. Some of the tools still use that name, swagger. It's a smart bear trademark. What used to be swagger, which is, by the way, a perfectly good way to describe APIs, was given to the community. It's no longer owned by one company. It's owned by a group. I trust those people. There are some organisations and some individuals in that group. It's not all big business. They do know their API stuff. I believe that they have good motivations, and I trust them. They now own and iterate on the open API spec. You'll now hear it called open API spec. The v3 release introduced some really good stuff. I got some hints about the 3.1 release this week when I saw one of the maintainers. That's exciting. There's some really good stuff. Just look out for the versions, a mentioning version 3. Not all of the tools have caught up yet. We're very nearly there, and the ones that don't support version 3 yet have it on their road map, so just drag your feet a little bit before you start your project, and they'll probably get there. If you're starting a new project today, I definitely would recommend that you go for v3. I am often asked whether it's useful to add open API spec only on new projects, or if it can be added to existing projects. The answer is yes. At Nexmo, we retrofit the API description onto our existing APIs in most cases. We have some newer ones coming through now where the spec was built first. You absolutely can fit an open API description to an existing API. It's able to describe all sorts of weirdnesses. The places where it's a little bit sticky is where your API is a little bit not standard. That can give you a clue for areas that you might revisit when you are making changes to your API. I loved that we asked some questions at the start for who is in the room, and there was a good distribution of different types of people. I think open API specs do really cover lots of different disciplines. I'd love to have the product owners write the open API specs. They don't love Yamel, which is fair, but they do have a real insight into the detail of the product of the API, the real nuances of which lookup codes are allowed for this parameter and how the format should look, what sequence things should go in. Having the product owners involved in creating the API description is, in my opinion, invaluable. I see a lot of writers coming over from writing API documentation. They may not describe themselves as technical people. Clear to me, they're pretty technical. They could describe themselves as writers. Open API spec really benefits from the input of a writer because you need to describe each path, each action, each end point, each parameter, each error message. It's basically microcopy. This is a craft in and of itself, the way that you explain what something does in a concise way. Picking examples for the values that will display and illustrate exactly what this end point is for. That's the joy of having a writer writing your open API spec or involved in that process. I count myself here as an engineer. Of course, the engineers should be writing the API specs because they are probably writing the APIs. I'm being able to describe what your API does, even in the edge cases, exactly what it is and is not allowed. It's something that we need to get right in the spec and then bring into our implementation. I think if you identify as any one of these three people and especially if you identify as any one of the three plus some tendencies of one or two of the other, then open API is a really good place for you to be working and it will suit you really well. Let's talk a little bit about the anatomy of an open API spec. I have a tree here because it kind of starts with a certain level of top level elements and then each of those has many elements inside it. It kind of spreads out like a tree, except as I down details. At the top level, you will find these elements, open API. That's the version of the spec that we're following. There's an info block. This is super interesting. A lot of the documentation renderers don't show all of the fields in the info block. It's very tempting just to write a description and sort of skate over the rest. The future of open API is in discoverable APIs. We'll be uploading aspects to shared spaces and allowing people to discover the APIs that meet their needs. Don't skimp on what goes in the info section. It's going to tell the story of your API to the wider public in the future. The servers is the array of endpoints. We've got paths. Paths is what you think of as API documentation. It's a list of endpoints and describes what the method is going to be, what parameters are acceptable, how those should be formatted, are they query parameters, body parameters, is it JSON? The paths is where what I think of is the main stuff happens. The components section is a big bucket of all the things you might need. Open API supports references. If you need to use the same parameter, hopefully called the same thing, formatted in the same way, accepting the same values, in multiple places, you will put it in the component section and refer to it. That is true for responses as well. Error responses, standard responses. You can put everything in the component section and reuse it throughout the paths section. The security section describes which component scheme to use, which security scheme to use, that's in the component section. You can also use tags. Tags are free form labels that allow you to group similar endpoints together. Some of the documentation renderers will then show them in sections. If you have a large API that covers quite a lot of endpoints, tags can be really, really useful and I would recommend it. It's quite free form. You can attach multiple tags to an entry in the paths. It's a good way of saying, well, this is to do with users, this is to do with users and account, this one is to do with payments, so you can sort of group things together. I feel I've talked enough about this. Let's look at an example. You can write open API spec in either JSON or YAML. I could make the argument for or against either of those formats. At Nextmo, we're using YAML. I'm happy with that. It starts like this. We've got the open API element that I mentioned with an example. A list of servers that you can make API requests to. The beginning of the info block is here and I chopped a few hundred more lines off this example. I'm not going to lie to you. These things are the boasts. They are unwieldy. You are dealing with hundreds of lines of YAML. You probably need some tools and I'll talk about that in a minute. Here's a path example. I shrunk the font as much as I dared and I hope it isn't too much. This is our number insight API. You can use Nextmo services to take a number and look up. Is it a valid number? Which country is it in? The basic one doesn't give you a lot of detail, but if you want to know more about it, more about that number and when it was last used, etc, you can use the expensive versions. This is the basic version. We make a call to slash basic and then a format parameter. Because that format parameter is in every endpoint, it's going to be JSON or XML, I just refer to it. If for any reason I want to change those, we support an extra format or I want to change the wording of the description for this field. I change it in one place and it appears everywhere. For this path, we support a get parameter and I give it an operation ID and that's just going to be a unique way of referring to a specific endpoint. It's used usually in internal hyperlinks within a documentation, so it's good for it to be unique. Again, I'm linking through to parameters that will be reused for every one of the endpoints in this application. We see an example. We've got some responses. It's a 200 response and again we've got the basic JSON response. Let's have a look at a couple of these references, getting the idea that it's big and we sort of drill down a lot. Here's one of the parameters. This is the number parameter and we say this is in the query string. It's a query string parameter. We've got a description of it. We've got an example and the example shows you the format that the number needs to be provided in. It is a required field because I can't give you insight into a phone number if you don't give me a phone number. This would make no sense. Number is a required field and there's some rules about how it must be formatted. Here's that JSON response. I had to chop it but you get the idea that what do we get back? Well, we get an object and that object has some properties. They are status and we can look at what the status is might be. Typically at zero, everything works successfully. A status message if needs be. A request ID that you can use to look up later. We also offer an asynchronous version of this. Sometimes you need the request ID. You'll get the number as well, the country and so on. We describe all the fields that will be in the response, what their formats are, what their four descriptions. If there are default values, you'll see those listed here too. Oh my word. That's a lot of code. That looks complicated. If you don't look at Yamel all day, your eyes are probably a bit itchy right now. It's not complicated but it is verbose. It's unwieldy but it's not particularly difficult. Once you've got that API description, you can do a bunch of things with it. Here it is rendered with a standard tool called Redoc which is, I use it to check things to just see how my API looks so you can instantly generate this off it. Very nice. We also use a different renderer for our developer platform so the same API could be rendered like this on the developer portal for Nexmo. Maybe you want to get a bit more hands-on with it. Well that's fine. You take that open API spec in Yamel and you import it into Postman. They now support open API v3. You can instantly add your API key and secrets. Start adding a phone number. Start making those calls to the API. See how it looks. See what comes back. You don't have to write code in your application to be able to use this stuff. Let's talk about some tools to help you get things done. I think open API spec particularly the v3 is great. I think it opens so many doors. The community is fantastic, really supportive. I've seen so much help. People apologising for newbie questions but you don't need to because we're all learning and nobody minds questions and I think that's a great measure of a community. That said, you are going to need some tools so I'm going to recommend you my favourites. Perhaps I'm preaching to the choir but could we please begin with source control? You are working with hundreds of lines of Yamel. There will be moments where things go wrong and it won't compile. Wouldn't it be nice if you go back to a known working version? Source control is for people who sometimes make mistakes. You might want to work with other people someday, bearing in mind that if you've slept you are the other person. You might want to share this. You might want to make changes to the spec in the future. This is a whole of a talk which we will not give now but go to gitworkbook.com if you would like to learn. I wrote a book that was like all chapters with examples and you can download a sticker chart for each git thing that you've learned. Editing tools. You are going to need more than a text editor to work with Yamel. Can you edit Yamel with a text editor? Yes, you can. Would you want to do it without any helper stuff at all? If you're superhuman, sure, for the rest of us I'd recommend some helper tools. I usually use BIM but we'll skate over that because I'm not recommending it. Try ATOM. The plug-in is called Linter Swagger but it does support OpenAPIV3 and it will very clearly show you if you have either a Yamel indentation mistake or an unrecognised field and stuff. It's got some validation in it. I use that in ATOM. I have a screenshot of that. Look, here is that same thing in ATOM. Try Swagger UI, Swagger Hub. These are all smart bear tools that you might find useful. There's a bunch of different ones. Swagger Hub will help you write your Yamel and publish your documentation. API Curio Studio gets really good reviews. I haven't used it but it's earned a place here. Stoplight looks interesting. I'm just not convinced that they are live with their V3 support but it's in some of their tools and it's on their roadmap. If you find it's not there, it will be. If you have favourite OpenAPI tools, would you please tweet them at me and I'll try and tweet them back or update the slides or something. If I'm missing something, let's share that with everybody. OpenAPI, that's the same spec that I just showed you and you get the idea that if it goes wrong, the whole lot goes white or red or something and you're like, oh yeah, something's gone wrong. Do take the time to set up the validation tools. It's long and complicated and like I say, if you make a lot of edits in a long file, it can be hard to know what's not right. When you start a new OpenAPI spec project, take the time to do a minimum viable specification and set up the tooling. Save the file, run the validator and preview it in some sort of documentation renderer. Set that up before you go very far. Make sure it's there and then let the machine do the work. We're writing this machine-readable format and yeah, it's magic, yeah, it's going to change the world, but as far as I'm concerned, if I'm spelling it out for the machine, then the machine can do the heavy lifting of checking the spec and doing all the lint check and the validation. I often use spec-y. It's a command line tool from WeWork. It's opinionated. I mostly agree with its opinions, but crucially it is configurable so you can turn off the rules that don't apply to you. I also use OpenAPI spec-validator, which is another OpenSource command line tool. It often gives better error messages or more descriptive error messages on what I did wrong, so you might find that helpful. I just use a watch command so when I save the file, if the file's changed, speccy runs again and gives me the error output, not that I make mistakes. Yeah. Use a preview tool. You've seen the output of Redoc already. Even if it's not documentation that you're generating, I find the visual documentation human-readable, just a nice way to look at the YAML that I built. Speccy has a speccy serve option, which also has Redoc under the hood, and I've also had recommended to me OpenAPI GUI as a local tool, so you don't need to be working in the cloud with web-based interfaces if you don't want to. I tend to be more of a local machine independent, sometimes working on the train kind of person. So whichever you prefer, there's tools for you. It isn't rocket science, but it is quite an undertaking. We have a saying in English, how do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time, and that is how you're going to write your OpenAPI specs. Please do not open your editor and write 500 lines of YAML. Please open it, add the initial fields, add the first endpoint. Don't start putting things in the components section yet. Go longhand and check that everything looks right, and as you come to reuse a component, then you can refactor. It's just like coding for those of you who code. Build it up in steps and lean heavily on those automated tools for this machine readable format. That's what they are there for, and they will help you to get going much more quickly. I think OpenAPI spec is magic, and what's really magic is I could put a list on this slide of all the things that you can do with OpenAPI spec. We can create documentation, we can create tests, we can generate client libraries, we can import it into postman, we can run mock servers, and the magical part is I don't know what would be on this slide if I gave this talk in six months, 12 months. When you invest in OpenAPI, maybe just to make the best documentation ever, you're investing in a standard format that I don't know how we're going to use it yet. When we started writing the OpenAPI specs at Nexmo, you could generate docs that was it. There wasn't a lot of swagger integration. Now we're starting to look at, we write client libraries in seven languages, wouldn't it be nice to generate some of that boilerplate code? We're starting to look at that as we move forward. The magic is in the extensible format and being able to reuse things in the future. I am going to leave you with a whole list of resources. I'll tweet my slides later. They are also uploaded on to Pentebeth, so you're all good. Using the spec enables all of the stakeholders in an API, the product people, the business people, and everyone to participate. API evangelist has some great content on this. Speccy and Redock are great tools, but go to openAPI.tools for a community maintained up-to-date list of tools. They change all the time. Don't refer back to these slides of tool names in six months. Things are just moving so quickly. I'm using this code generator and I think it's awesome. I'm out of time. Tweet me if you have questions. Thanks a lot for your attention.