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Key Challenges Facing Arts And Culture Nonprofits, And How A Texas Ballet Overcomes Them

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Ballet Lubbock was founded in 1969 with a mission to change lives by making life-long investments in their dancers, the community, and the arts. Donors and event participants even told Nick that they missed the sense of community made possible by the Ballet’s performances—quite a tangible return on investment.

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Bright Idea: Partner with Local Businesses for Fundraising Initiatives

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Who they are: The United Way of Metropolitan Dallas unites their community to create opportunity and access for all North Texans to thrive, challenging the systemic barriers associated with race. 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.

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Our EveryAction Hero: Texas Watch

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

Texas Watch is a nonpartisan citizen advocacy group founded in 1998. They just celebrated over 20 years of advocating for Texas families. Let’s start of with a little bit more background about Texas Watch! Texas Watch works to ensure that insurance companies and other major corporations are accountable to their customers.

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Help Hurricane Harvey Victims: Where To Donate #HoustonStrong

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I watched the news reports from Texas and was horrified at the scale of this disaster. I also ask for recommendations for local charities from colleagues. The last one is tricky if you are not local to the area, but I’m grateful to have a great network of people who work in the nonprofit sector and can make recommendations.

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Getting Social with Your Local Nonprofit Tech Community

Tech Soup

That's why each month NetSquared organizers in 60 cities across the globe host networking events for the nonprofit tech community. Check out the [blog]([link] to get a taste of our grassroots community. * **Katharine Bierce** recorded her recent [tech and philanthropy panel]([link]. Austin, Texas: Austin: QuickBooks Made Easy.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Arts & Culture

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The large difference is that most funders tend to direct a majority of their arts funding to local and regional organizations. So, while there are a few global and national options below, most are targeted to their communities. Oregon Community Foundation. The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee. Knight Foundation.

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June Cause Awareness: LGBTQIA+ Pride Month

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Pride Month is a celebration of the LGBTQIA+ communities around the world during the month of June! Learn more about the origins of Pride Month, how you can take part in celebrating the LGBTQIA+ community, and what nonprofits you can support! But there’s more to Pride Month than just fun celebrations.