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TED'S TAKE: EVER SPREAD PEANUT BUTTER ON A FRESH SLICE OF BREAD?
The trick is to spread all your peanut butter evenly without tearing the bread. It’s the same when you budget. Think about this in the context of the Federal budget. The peanut butter is funding or resources, and the bread are the programs funded. Too little funding in one spot, and something suffers. The federal budget and related Congressional debates can feel far removed for most of us, but putting it in a different context hopefully helps people engage.
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TED'S TAKE: BENEFICIARY OR RECIPIENT?
In public policy conversations the terms beneficiary and recipient are used interchangeably but they shouldn’t be.
Jun 102 min read


TED'S TAKE // LONGEVITY HACK: WALK FAST. TALK FAST.
Two simple and free tests -- how fast we walk and how fast we talk -- allow us to monitor our health, but the best way to live long and live well is to begin a physical and mental fitness program as early as possible.
Jun 22 min read


JOHN HOPKINS LEADING CHANGE: PERSPECTIVES FROM OUTSIDE OF MEDICINE CONVERSATION SERIES 2025
Ted Giovanis was invited to speak at Johns Hopkins University as part of the 2025 Leading Change: Perspectives from Outside of Medicine Conversation Series, hosted by Dr. Elliot K. Fishman.
In his talk, titled “Data, Risk, Adaptation, Resilience – What Real Life Experiences Can Tell Us About Health Care Today,”
Apr 301 min read


TED’S TAKE: A GUIDE TO PHILANTHROPY FROM A PHILANTHROPIST
Let’s face it: philanthropists or large contributors get asked for money virtually in every conversation. Successful development teams
Dec 1, 20242 min read


TED’S TAKE: WHAT DO FIGHTING A WAR, EVS AND HEATH CARE HAVE IN COMMON?
The wars being fought globally are all over the news (or any war for that matter). Aside from the fighting force, one thing that stands out
Nov 26, 20242 min read
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