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Legacy of Hope Austin: Dreams for Kids with Special Needs

Tech Soup

The program offers year-round dance lessons and an annual competition to 80 children with special needs through the assistance of 80 volunteers and four professional dance schools. The program is directed by professional dancer McKenna-Jane Carr (Julie Lyles Carr's daughter). The program has also been extremely popular.

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The 2016 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

EveryAction

The Agents of Change Summit aims to unify and expand the community of professionals using marketing and technology to change people’s health and lifestyle behaviors for social good. Peer-to-Peer Professional Forum / Orlando, FL / $945. Annual Conference for Media Relations Professionals. Agents of Change Summit. Fundraising.

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If we’d had Twitter on 9/11

Connection Cafe

It wasn’t yet my turn to drive, and I’d have been broadcasting observations all morning, with nothing better to contribute. Back then, he took comfort when he saw a small charge at a RadioShack in Phoenix, and rightly guessed we’d stopped to pick up cell-phone chargers. No satellite radio yet.

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Crowdsourcing and the nonprofit community

ASU Lodestar Center

Using crowdsourcing, nonprofits can now broadcast their message to a nearly-infinite audience. Post your idea and get advice from professionals who’ve made similar efforts and can offer you 20/20 hindsight. What crowdsourcing websites serve nonprofit organizations in Phoenix?

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