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Jon Biel
USA


DOB: Jun 25
Location: PLAYA DEL REY, CA

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Donations I Made
Date: Apr 23, 2009
Wish:  Crow Creek Reservation Community Greenhouse
From:  CAN-DO.org
Date: Mar 1, 2009
Wish:  Donate $1, Raise $1 million, Cure Parkinson's
From:  The Difference of One
Date: Feb 22, 2009
Wish:  The Caregiver Tele-Connection
From:  Leeza Gibbons Memory Foundation
Date: Feb 21, 2009
Wish:  ONE person can help save lives with Organ Donation...
From:  William Rollings McMahon Organ Donation Educationa...
Date: Feb 19, 2009
Wish:  Educate 100,000 women on how to become better part...
From:  Cancer Schmancer Foundation
Date: Feb 14, 2009
Wish:  Help us give “The Jeff Crawford Scholarship” to te...
From:  Little Star Foundation
Date: Feb 5, 2009
Wish:  $25 gives someone Water for Life
From:  WaterPartners International
Date: Feb 2, 2009
Wish:  Make a child's hospital stay less stressful with t...
From:  Shriners Hospitals for Children
Date: Jan 8, 2009
Wish:  Infant and Toddler Program Sponsorship
From:  Community LINC
Date: Dec 10, 2008
Wish:  LGBT Youth Homelessness
From:  Cream City Foundation
Date: Dec 9, 2008
Wish:  In-Home Pediatric Therapy Transportation Costs
From:  Pediatric Therapy Center
Date: Dec 6, 2008
Wish:  Friends for Cause Spare Change? Campaign
From:  Wishing Well, Inc.
Date: Dec 4, 2008
Wish:  Missions to L'Viv, Ukraine
From:  Medical Missions for Children, Inc.
Date: Dec 1, 2008
Wish:  Sponsor a Birth
From:  Infante Sano
Date: Nov 30, 2008
Wish:  Infant/Neonatal Ventilator
From:  Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
Date: Nov 29, 2008
Wish:  Help end the desert creep in war-torn Sudan with a...
From:  Aid Still Required
Date: Nov 28, 2008
Wish:  Provide an African Classroom with a Set of Textboo...
From:  AfricAid, Inc.
Date: Nov 24, 2008
Wish:  Apartment Rent
From:  Community LINC
Date: Nov 23, 2008
Wish:  Sponsor a BOMF Team
From:  Back on My Feet
Date: Nov 21, 2008
Wish:  "All Dressed and No Where to Run!" Help Me Enter a...
From:  Back on My Feet
Date: Nov 20, 2008
Wish:  Help the Healing through Art!
From:  A Window Between Worlds
Date: Nov 18, 2008
Wish:  Keep an Orphaned Child Warm
From:  Cares for Kids, Inc.
Date: Nov 17, 2008
Wish:  Provide Clinical and Rehabilitative Services to Ch...
From:  Shriners Hospitals for Children
Date: Nov 16, 2008
Wish:  Help Enhance Shriners Yearly Burn Awareness Progra...
From:  Shriners Hospitals for Children
Date: Nov 14, 2008
Wish:  Sponsor a Birth
From:  Infante Sano
Date: Nov 12, 2008
Wish:  You Can Give Kids a Chance...to Create!
From:  Heart of Los Angeles
Date: Nov 12, 2008
Wish:  Give Kids a Chance...to Play!
From:  Heart of Los Angeles
Date: Nov 11, 2008
Wish:  Operation Warm Hearts
From:  Wishing Well, Inc.
Date: Nov 10, 2008
Wish:  Help People in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Get Water
From:  WaterPartners International
Date: Nov 8, 2008
Wish:  Provide dental care for a child
From:  Medical Missions for Children, Inc.
Date: Nov 7, 2008
Wish:  KIPP to College Opportunity Fund
From:  KIPP LA Schools (KIPP Academy of Opportunity)
Date: Oct 24, 2008
Wish:  Your Help is Needed to Achieve a True Global Renna...
From:  Sarano Kelley Foundation Inc.
Date: Sep 19, 2008
Wish:  Help the Healing through Art!
From:  A Window Between Worlds
Date: Sep 7, 2008
Wish:  Help Make a Child's Dream Come True!
From:  Children's Dream Fund
Date: Aug 25, 2008
Wish:  Help Provide Solar Cookers in Darfur
From:  Aid Still Required
Date: May 12, 2008
Wish:  Help Feed Bill
From:  International Exotic Animal Sanctuary
Date: Mar 3, 2008
Wish:  Terminally Ill Family Needs Your Help
From:  Sammi Rae of Hope, Inc.
Date: Feb 29, 2008
Wish:  In Memory of David Edwards, Please Consider a Dona...
From:  Gridiron Heroes Spinal Cord Injury Foundation
Date: Dec 8, 2007
Wish:  GG Makeover Artist Apron's
From:  GlamourGals
Overview
About Me:
I am MTDN's Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Jon and have over 20 years experience as an executive and consultant specializing in large-scale management, cultural transformation, organizational effectiveness and leadership/executive development in some of the world's largest companies including GE, Xerox and United Technologies. As Founder and President of Biel & Associates, I created a cutting-edge consulting organization that successfully trained thousands of business leaders in contemporary change management techniques. I hold an MEd from the University of Colorado and an MBA from The Keller Graduate School of Management , I received my on-the-job training in non-profit organizations as a former Program Director for the Voyageur Outward Bound School, and I am trained Executive/Life Coach.
Things I Like to Do For Fun
Fly fishing, mountain biking, telemark skiing, playing my guitar
Issue(s) I am Passionate About
Using technology to make a difference!
My Favorite Music
I love singer-songrwriters whose music tells a story...
My Favorite Books
The Amazing Power of Deliberate Intent - Hicks, The Secret - Byrne, The Attractor Factor - Vitale, Trout Tactics - Humphreys, Smart Start-ups, David Silver
Schools
Keller Graduate School of Business
Chicago, IL
From: 1982
Graduation: 1983
Experientially-based program
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO
From: 1976
Graduation: 1977
Special Masters degree program in experiential education associated with the Colorado Outward Bound School.
Florida State Universtiy
Tallahassee, FL
From: 1968
Graduation: 1972
First time, ever, away from home - worked hard, didn't party enough - left Florida for the mountains, and never looked back!
Woodstock Community High School
Woodstock, IL
From: 1964
Graduation: 1968
I WASN'T the "big man on campus", but I made a few long-time friends and received a good education.
What I Do For a Living
Make The Difference Network - Los Angeles CA
Title : CEO - Lead an amazing team dedicated to making a real difference in the world!
Every day we have the opportunity to learn about, help, and support the most incredible people doing outstanding work in their communities and the world...
Causes And Collaboration
About My Causes
Serving Those Who Serve (www.servingthosewhoserve.org); American Pediatric Heart Fund (www.aphfund.org);Wild Animal Sanctuary (www.wildlife-sanctuary.org); Friends of Toms (www.friendsoftoms.org)
I Volunteer at These Nonprofits
Serving Those Who Serve (servingthosewhoserve.com); Friends of Toms (www.friendsoftoms.org)
People I Would Like to Collaborate With
Highly energitic, creative people interested in grass-root philanthropy.
Skills I Would Like to Learn
How to row a single skull; How to play the jazz guitar;


Jon Biel's Blog
Practical Nonprofit Fundraising Tips - 3 Tips toTurn Your Digital Pictures Into A Supercharged Video Message.
June 24, 2009 2:59 am
In my conversations with nonprofit and for-profit businesses, people often exclaim about the power of the marketing, educational, and informational tools available on the internet. But, in th ...
7 Simple and Powerful Techniques to Make Your MTDN Wishes Irresistible to Donors
February 8, 2009 3:45 pm
I always teach that donors are, generally, interested in three things: 1) they want to know where their money is going, 2) they want to see the results of their giving, and 3) donors want to be t ...
Nonprofit Survival Tips - Now Might Be a Good Time to Apply Some New Ideas, So Try "What If UPPING"
January 25, 2009 7:20 pm
I recently heard a subtle twist on an old adage that really made sense to me. It went like this: "Sometimes doing the same thing a second time when it hasn't worked the first is indeed just fool ...
Nonprofit Survival Tips - How ToTurn Your Emails Into an Education & Fundraising Machine
January 25, 2009 11:28 am
You can't turn on a radio or TV, read a newspaper or magazine, or even "surf" the internet without being bombarded with messages about how bad the economy is and the implications of this on all of us, ...
Nonprofit Survival Tips - 3 "Must Do" Strategies Nonprofits Should Remember in Tough Economic Times
January 24, 2009 11:46 am
Fundamental Nonprofit Donor Strategies become even more important to a nonprofit's strategy when economic circumstances take a turn for the worse. Let's review some key ideas Nonprofits should keep ...
Get Viewer Attention - Post as many powerful videos as you can on your MTDN Profiles and Wishes.
March 23, 2008 10:14 am
Take a moment to view the "Please help the Wild Animal Sanctuary!" video in the MTDN Nonprofit member Wild Animal Sanctuary's Media Gallery. (You can find it on: http://www.mtdn.com/profile/ ...


Comments (141)
June 29, 2009 4:38
Thank you so much for your kind words!
June 18, 2009 12:41
So cool to run into you tonight. Would love to chat, and also send you Charlotte Henley's new contact info. She's thrilled that we met you!
June 6, 2009 1:14
Thank you for getting Gabriel's Angels involved, and for being a supporter. As Vice-Chair of the Board I appreciate it. Love this project and have let a good number of not-for profits know about the mtdn.com site. Great venture! Thanks, Al Wynant, A6 Consultants
June 5, 2009 2:18
Jon,

Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to talk with the Journey to Me board last night. You made a big impact... the information you shared is key to our future success / growth.

Make a Difference Network will change how non profits reach new donors, find more volunteers, and open more peoples eyes to their important programs. You must feel so good about how you are making a difference!!

The MTDN platform is outstanding... It is easy to use and will give so many nonprofits the visibility they need to be successful!!
May 13, 2009 8:57
Thanks for your great ideas and help! MTDN is a wonderful marketing and networking tool!




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