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NTEN Celebrates National Volunteer Week: Appreciation for 501 Tech Club Leaders

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Points of Light, the organization that established this program in 1974, says "National Volunteer Week is about taking action and encouraging individuals and their respective communities to be at the center of social change – discovering and actively demonstrating their collective power to make a difference."

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How to Engage Employees in National (Virtual) Volunteer Month

Saleforce Nonprofit

Each April, hundreds of thousands of companies and nonprofits celebrate National Volunteer Month in the United States — and millions more throughout the year celebrate across the world. This year will be a bit different, as many employees are still working remotely and in-person volunteering is not always possible.

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This Pro Bono Week, Salesforce Celebrates Everyday Heroes

Saleforce Nonprofit

This is a time to celebrate everyday heroes — the individuals and organizations that combine time, talent, and passion to lift up the community around them. We’ve seen pressure mounting in the form of hunger, conflict, and climate change, to name a few. The ocean has long taken the brunt of the effects of climate change.

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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?" In fact, 2dance2dream opened a satellite branch in Murfreesboro, Tennessee in February 2015 and has been approached by professional dance schools in Dallas, Phoenix, and Los Angeles.

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Our EveryAction Hero: Texas Watch

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

They just celebrated over 20 years of advocating for Texas families. In 2017 a Dallas couple was trapped in their burning car after unsafe repairs were conducted on their vehicle. At the end of the day reaching more people and getting more people engaged is how you affect change.

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The Event-Driven Museum, One Year Later

Museum 2.0

I had originally assumed that this phenomenon might affect smaller museums in smaller markets more than large urban institutions, but I've since learned from colleagues at big hitters like LACMA and the Dallas Museum of Art that the majority of their visitors attend through events. So why is this happening, and what does it mean?

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Memo from the Revolution: Six Things I've Learned from our Institutional Transformation

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This past weekend, I had the opportunity to give one of the closing talks at the Theater Communications Group annual conference in Dallas. It is only by trying things out, challenging our assumptions, and analyzing the results that we can adapt and thrive in a changing world. We believe in fearless experimentation.

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