Joan Holmes

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Joan Holmes (1935 - ), the founding president of The Hunger Project (a group founded by Werner ErhardPressman, Steven, Outrageous Betrayal: The dark journey of Werner Erhard from est to exile. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1993. ISBN 0312092962), served as one of 31 members on [Task Force 2 on Hunger] of the UN Millennium Project of 2000 - 2006. Holding a M.A. in psychology from San Francisco State Universityhttp://www.thp.org/people/jh.htm, Ms. Holmes worked as an educational consultant on projects such as the desegregation of the Seattle schools system, and as a consulting educational psychologist for Erhard Seminars Training (est) prior to establishing The Hunger Project in 1977.

Ms. Holmes has advocated gender-equality, local democracy and social mobilization for grassroots self-reliant development, having testified before Congress and numerous international conferences. She has worked in South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America at both the grassroots and policy levels. She served as the principal author of the book Ending Hunger: An Idea Whose Time Has Come.

Contents

1 Erhard Seminars Training
2 Financial Information
3 Associated Publications
4 See also
5 External links
6 References

Erhard Seminars Training

According to [biographical notes] published on the Hunger Project website, Joan Holmes held a position as Lecturer and Supervisor at California State University, Hayward from 1971 to 1975. She subsequently served as a "consulting educational psychologist" for Erhard Seminars Training.

"EST training altered everything for me", Holmes stated in 1975quote, A look at est in education: Analysis, review and selected case studies of the impact of the est experience on educators and students in primary, secondary, and post-secondary education, by Robert W. Fuller and Zara Wallace, published January 1, 1975, by est, an educational corporation. Joan Holmes served as consulting educational psychologist for the preparation of the book.. She also had served as consulting educational psychologist for the preparation of the book A look at est in education.

Sourced quote: Werner Erhard's decision to utilize Joan Holmes in conjunction with The Hunger Project:

To run the project, Erhard tapped ... Joan Holmes, a 1973 est graduate who had served in various est staff positions over the years.Pressman, Steven, Outrageous Betrayal: The dark journey of Werner Erhard from est to exile. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1993. ISBN 0312092962

In August 1977, the est organization presented Holmes to its "graduates" as:

The est Foundation's manager for the recently announced project that has been formally named The Hunger Project.The Graduate Review, public newsletter sent to graduates of Erhard Seminars Training/est, August 1977.

In a 1980 memoJoan Holmes, memo, 1980, est, an educational corporation, Holmes stated (using typical estian jargon):

Est graduates represent the state of transformation in the world, the space of having the world work for everyone. Four years ago the graduates took on The Hunger Project and the end of starvation on our planet...

Financial Information

According to [Charity Navigator], Joan Holmes made $232,010.00 as president of The Hunger Project in 2004. Administrative and fundraising expenses in 2004 accounted for 23.5% of total expenses. Based on this information, Charity Navigator gave The Hunger Project three out of four stars. The American Institute of Philanthropy give it an A- rating. According to Charity Navigator:

Compensation for the CEO of this charity is equal to 2.97% of this organization's total functional expenses.The Hunger Project, Charity Navigator, CEO Pay FYE 2004, % of Expenses - "Show Me.", http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm/bay/search.summary/orgid/6427.htm

According to the [Combined Federal Campaign 2004],

Under OPM regulations, if an organization’s administrative and fundraising expenses exceed 25 percent of total support and revenue, it must certify that the expenses are reasonable under the circumstances and include a formal plan to reduce such expenses below 25 percent.http://www.opm.gov/cfc/04lists/2004NationalListwithout25WordStatements.doc

Associated Publications

A look at est in education: Analysis, review and selected case studies of the impact of the est experience on educators and students in primary, secondary, and post-secondary education, by Robert W. Fuller and Zara Wallace, published January 1, 1975, by est, an educational corporation. Joan Holmes served as consulting educational psychologist for the preparation of the book.
Ending hunger: An idea whose time has come, 1985, by The Hunger Project (corporate author), Joan Holmes as principal author. ISBN 0-03-005549-0

External links

[The Hunger Project attempts to purge criticism and history from the Internet]
[Rebuttal] of the notion that The Hunger Project attempts to purge criticism and history from the Internet
[The Hunger Project Financial Statistics] from Charity Navigator
[biography] on the Hunger Project Website
[Leader of controversial organization] with ties to “cult-like” group tapped by UN Task Force to help cure world hunger, April 26, 2004.
[Wheels of Fortune 7, Devotion Over Dollars], "...Hunger Project's Executive Director Joan Holmes "spoke in tears, with her voice cracking. Emotional manipulation got volunteers re-inspired and re-dedicated."

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