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Let’s Connect at 2012 SXSW

Amy Sample Ward

As the Membership Director at NTEN , and as a speaker at this year’s SXSW Interactive , I hope to be able to connect with all of you that may be coming to Austin for the festival or based in the Austin area. Lunch from 12-2: Refuel your stomach and mind with lunch brought to you by Convio. NTEN Community Series: Austin.

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Legacy of Hope Austin: Dreams for Kids with Special Needs

Tech Soup

" Armed with this vision, Carr secured a private grant and launched Legacy of Hope Austin (LOH) in 2010. The 2dance2dream program is designed for children with special needs to creatively express themselves through movement and music. Meeting of the Minds: An Engineer with a Desire to Help. spanhidden.

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Connect with NTEN at SXSW

NTEN

SXSW is just a few weeks away and we want to be sure that we can connect with all of you NTENers planning to join the technology party in Austin! Fork over your lunch money to a local Austin organization and Convio will match your donation! Both Sarah and I will be heading down for the full week of SXSW Interactive. Where will we be?

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It's Your Friendly Neighborhood Tech Club Organizers

NTEN

They also provided presentations to get us going." - Dale Thompson, Austin 501 Tech Club "Although technology has become more and more accessible across all sectors, I perceived a gap in educational opportunities in Denver. We have created board job descriptions and when we bring on a new leader usually it''s with a specific job in mind.

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9 Amazing Organizations Share Their Tech Success

Tech Soup

" Legacy of Hope Austin. Legacy of Hope Austin is a Texas-based arts charity that's created the 2dance2dream program , providing a way for children with special needs to express themselves through movement and music. " Inward Bound Mindfulness Education. Image 4: Legacy of Hope Austin. Image 7: St.

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Everything You Need to Know About Data You Learned in Kindergarten

NTEN

The problem, in Perla's mind, was that the average donor would still have to spend additional time finding her site to get the information. See, for example, the music education charity Little Kids Rock, as it appears on each of the "Star Alliance" sites: GuideStar (see left hand column). Perla could have stopped there, but she didn't.

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Guest Post by Michaela Hackner: Community Matters Even At SXSW

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

South by Southwest reinforced the true value of connecting like-minded groups in person — particularly in our field. During a panel on fundraising, Donors Choose raised enough money to fund a music classroom project in Austin. Some may exist solely online. to help promote awareness of homelessness in America.