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Interview with Carolyn Appleton: How to Launch Your Grant Writing Career

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Carolyn has many years of hands-on experience working in the trenches of nonprofit fundraising across Texas and beyond. It was then that I began working at a local art museum as a volunteer. When I look back, this was one of the most sophisticated fundraising programs in Texas! Q: What are the best grant writing courses?

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A Powerful Experience in a Community Museum

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These are some thoughts on a very small museum called the Brazos Valley African American Museum. I was fortunate enough to visit it during the Texas Association of Museums conference, and it brought up some reactions and emotions that I wanted to share with you. Jesus” to help them deliver fourteen children.

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Top Tips for an Amazing 15NTC

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Or, you can take David Neff ''s local advice: skip the lines at Franklin''s and instead check out the amazing BBQ, bar, and history behind Freedman’s. Sarah Janczak suggests a visit to Landmarks'' public art series at The University of Texas at Austin (UT) - a current highlight is Skyspace from James Turrell.

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Member Round Up: Opportunity Awaits!

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Next Thursday, June 14th, social media activists across the US go head-to-head in the Twive & Receive competition to generate the most donations for their favorite local nonprofits and the chance to win $30,000, sponsored by NTEN Members Razoo. Find how you can participate and help generate donations for your favorite organization here.

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Great Conversationalists: Reflections on Being a Dial-a-Stranger

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They edit the conversations into radio shows, which are then made available as a podcast (you can listen to episode featuring me, #89: Museum Secrets, here ). Mercedes and Zachary pick people randomly out of the database, call them, and ask a contributed question. But it's more complicated than that. They listened, responded, and shared.