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Key Challenges Facing Arts And Culture Nonprofits, And How A Texas Ballet Overcomes Them

Bloomerang

They tell people’s stories, they help them be seen, and create community. Government funding , though less substantial, still contributes an average of $95,000 annually from the State of Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA) and about $20,000 from Lubbock City funding, sourced from a hotel hospitality tax.

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Leadership Lessons From Kent Taylor, Founder Of Texas Roadhouse

Eric Jacobsen Blog

From cover-to-cover of Made From Scratch you’ll learn the leadership lessons of the late Kent Taylor , founder of the restaurant chain Texas Roadhouse. In the new book, Taylor recounts how he built the restaurant chain from the ground up after being rejected more than 80 times as he pitched the idea for the business.

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Severe Weather in Texas and Oklahoma - Debris Removal and Muckout Hotline

VisionLink

United Way of Abilene, Information Technology Disaster Resource Center​ and Crisis Cleanup​ are sponsoring a free, multi-agency debris removal and muckout hotline for survivors of the recent severe weather in Texas and Oklahoma. As a public service, VisionLink, Connect First, Inc.​,

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Help Hurricane Harvey Victims: Where To Donate #HoustonStrong

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I watched the news reports from Texas and was horrified at the scale of this disaster. My heart goes out to the victims and I want to help. When a disaster is too big for one food bank to handle, Feeding Texas steps in to coordinate with the state and other providers so that relief comes quick. Texas Diaper Bank.

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Our EveryAction Hero: Texas Watch

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

Texas Watch is a nonpartisan citizen advocacy group founded in 1998. They just celebrated over 20 years of advocating for Texas families. Let’s start of with a little bit more background about Texas Watch! Texas Watch works to ensure that insurance companies and other major corporations are accountable to their customers.

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Tweet To Donate to Fire Victims in Texas

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’m in Austin, Texas to deliver a keynote at the Texas Nonprofit Summit: Leading the Charge for Change. (Check out their social media dashboard to get a sense of the discussion). When I landed, David Neff had posted a link to a fundraising effort on my Facebook that was launched over at Help Attack.

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How You Can Help After the Buffalo, NY and Uvalde, TX Shootings

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The next shooting took place on May 24 th at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Cure Violence Global helps communities to implement violence prevention programs that are effective in significantly reducing violence and shootings. Over the course of the last two weeks, Americans have been rocked by two tragic, mass shootings.

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