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Legacy of Hope Austin: Dreams for Kids with Special Needs

Tech Soup

Julie Lyles Carr was asked a life-changing question five years ago: "What is the one thing you would like to do to impact your community?" " Armed with this vision, Carr secured a private grant and launched Legacy of Hope Austin (LOH) in 2010. " Next Steps for Legacy of Hope Austin. spanhidden.

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How to Prevent Burnout at Your Nonprofit, From the Experts

Classy

MEET KRISTA WILBUR, CASE MANAGER AND PROGRAM EVENTS COORDINATOR AT AUSTIN ANGELS . Krista joined the Austin Angels staff in 2018 without hesitation. She knew the job aligned her life experience, education, and passion to learn more about trauma, grit, grief, and resilience. Don’t Miss the Chance to Hear From Them live.

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5 Tips for the Perfect Online Donation Form

Connection Cafe

Lucille was vibrant and kind and generous until, one day, lung cancer struck. She doesn’t know much about lung cancer charities. Your job is to reduce cognitive strain —i.e., For example: A person decides to donate to a lung cancer charity to honor their grandmother, who passed away from the disease.

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Meet Connie Reece: Using Social Media to Strike Back At Ike

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last December, I watched Twitter turn into a sea of frozen green peas to support Susan Reynolds in her fight against breast cancer and to raise money for research in her honor. And then, on December 6, 2007, everything changed when my friend Susan Reynolds was diagnosed with breast cancer. Connie Reece. tools and technology.

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[VIDEO] The Early Bird Guide to Epic End of Year Fundraising

Bloomerang

So send in your questions and comments along the way. If you use the Q&A box, it might be a little bit easier, a little higher chance that we get to that question as insider tip for you, but we won’t discriminate. Pretty please with sugar on top, any questions that you have, just pop them in that Q&A box.

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SXSW: Social Media Nonprofit ROI Poetry Slam - Slides, Links, and Poems (long)

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

To follow the Twitter stream or ask questions or make comments, use the #ROI hashtag. So I tweeted, questions and links, to see what each member thinks. Back into my cubicle turning, all the questions within me burning, Soon again I started tweeting more strategically than before. Who knew that there were poets on Twitter?

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Big Vision Podcast: Interview with llyse Hogue Rainforest Action Network

Have Fun - Do Good

Ilyse Hogue: Well I came to this work and I came to this job, very differently, maybe I could start from the beginning. Got the citizens of Austin to sign their names enough times to get it on the ballot. Ilyse Hogue: I enjoy, wow, that's a great question. Britt Bravo: How did you come to this work?

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