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Leadership Lessons From Kent Taylor, Founder Of Texas Roadhouse

Eric Jacobsen Blog

From cover-to-cover of Made From Scratch you’ll learn the leadership lessons of the late Kent Taylor , founder of the restaurant chain Texas Roadhouse. In the new book, Taylor recounts how he built the restaurant chain from the ground up after being rejected more than 80 times as he pitched the idea for the business.

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Bright Idea: Partner with Local Businesses for Fundraising Initiatives

Qgiv

What they did: The United Way of Dallas partnered with Bank of Texas to offer jeans days to employees who donated to the United Way in October. The form was directed to employees at the Bank of Texas, who could earn jeans days based on how much they donated to the United Way of Dallas.

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Bright Idea: Create Fun School Fundraisers at Just the Right Time

Qgiv

Communities in Schools of Central Texas is a nonprofit that works to prevent students from dropping out of school. Their school-based staff work directly with 96 elementary, middle, and high school campuses in Central Texas. Communities in Schools of Central Texas coupled graphics with impact statements on their peer-to-peer site.

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Crafting a Member Newsletter Worth Reading: Tips and Content Ideas

Neon CRM

In this article, you’ll find four tips to keep in mind when building your newsletter and 14 ideas for your newsletter’s content. but it’s an idea that would be most likely to intrigue members of an acapella group, not members of a construction contractors association. Looking for newsletter ideas and content inspiration?

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Beyond the Idea Accelerator with Ann McAlpin: "Connections - Aged-Out Foster Kids and Caring Adults"

NTEN

As the grand finale to NTEN’s first-ever Leading Change Summit , a number of intrepid 14LCS attendees pitched and developed 24 awe-inspiring projects during the Idea Accelerator. This idea took second place at the Idea Accelerator. How did the idea get started? Ideas, help with measurement, and partners.

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How You Can Help After the Buffalo, NY and Uvalde, TX Shootings

Qgiv

The next shooting took place on May 24 th at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Keep an eye on this blog. The post How You Can Help After the Buffalo, NY and Uvalde, TX Shootings appeared first on Qgiv Blog. Over the course of the last two weeks, Americans have been rocked by two tragic, mass shootings.

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2012 SXSW Interactive – #nptech Highlights

Amy Sample Ward

We’ve all experienced videos, blogs, photos, or topics “going viral” online before our eyes – the number of views increases, our Facebook timeline fills with reposts of the story, or a hashtag rises up the trending charts. Hot Button Issues at SXSW: Kony and Homeless Hotspots. This topic was especially relevant….