Greater Giving

MAY 28, 2021

For seven years, BBBS hosted BIG Taste of Houston, a popular annual fundraiser that celebrated the local restaurant and bar scene. Taking a new approach to a tried and true formula presents a lot of unknowns, but the fundraising team at BBBS took on this challenge with a spirit of adaptability and a “failure is not an option” attitude.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Your mindset and personal attitudes will make or break your ability to engage donors and prospects in your mission. You’ll get tips on how to spread the word about your nonprofit including working with the local media to get your nonprofit in the news. BONUS #2: “How to Take the Fear Out of Fundraising” ebook and audio.

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Program Fundraising Audio eBook 56

Museum 2.0

JANUARY 30, 2013

I called Mary to learn more about this brilliant example of a small museum thinking in big and courageous ways about community participation in local history. We’re an actively collecting museum, and we’re always thinking about how we can take an inclusive approach with the artifacts and archives we collect. We’re going to do it.

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History Museum Minnesota Participatory 51

Bloomerang

JULY 2, 2021

Super, you know, active in the nonprofit community, down in Houston. Now, if you’re saying in your head right now, “We have five volunteers,” or, “because of the pandemic,” you know, “some of our volunteers are not active with us,” this is the perfect time to re-engage those volunteers.

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Virtual Communication Video Newsletter 115

Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 25, 2007

Somebody else has got to save the polar bears, I've got to save myself," is sort of the basic attitude. So, we have been working very hard with the City Council, and with community colleges and local labor unions and others to come up with a proposal that will start in September as an actual program called "The Green Jobs Corps."

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