Qgiv

MARCH 30, 2022

Carolyn has many years of hands-on experience working in the trenches of nonprofit fundraising across Texas and beyond. Q: What if one I have only basic office skills? Prior to college, I had also taken typing courses to hone my office skills, and this made me a valuable employee. Q: What are the best grant writing courses?

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Kindful

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Areas served: Hawaii, Florida, Texas, Vermont (specific counties in each). They offer responsive grant opportunities, a discretionary grants program for small, discrete projects, and meeting support grants for local and statewide meetings. Areas served: Texas. Areas served: Texas. Peter & Elizabeth Tower Foundation.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 3, 2017

That's why we do an annual survey of our members — because our local volunteers are always striving to figure out how they can help your nonprofit use technology to do more good. Austin, Texas: 5 Things Every Nonprofit Can Fix on Its Website to Get Results. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Monthly Meeting of Local Members.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

Find your local #Tech4Good group. Arlington, Texas: DFW Nonprofit Geeks. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Monthly Meeting of Local Members. We hold free weekly webinars on topics like GrantStation and how to develop a tech training plan. In-person workshops are your preference? What have NetSquared groups been up to recently?

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2016

Houston, Texas: Running a Successful Social Venture: Comp-U-Dopt. Arlington, Texas: DFW Nonprofit Geeks. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Monthly Meeting of Local Members. Communications Networking Lunch: Video and Photography 101 | MCN (Free). Monday, April 11, 2016. Kitchener, Ontario: What Should We Celebrate? Africa + Middle East.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

From stand-alone 24 hour giving days in a local community like CentreGives in State College, PA to GiveOut Day a national campaign where LGBTQ nonprofits joined forces to encourage giving to the grandfather of giving days, Give to the Max Day hosted by GiveMN now in its 5th year. brendankinney (@brendankinney) September 18, 2013.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 5, 2014

Pottsboro Area Library in Texas. Pottsboro is a small town located 75 minutes north of Dallas on the Texas-Oklahoma border. A local TV station employee was hired to work with the teens in a 6-week course where they created a promotional video for the library. The teens have new skills which can help them in work and education.

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Tech Soup

MAY 9, 2016

No more excuses are allowed about your New Year's resolution to power up your nonprofit tech skills — it's time to join a meetup and find your tribe! Birmingham, United Kingdom: Video Skills + Telling Social Stories. Houston, Texas: What's Your Story? Arlington, Texas: DFW Nonprofit Geeks.

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Tech Soup

JULY 1, 2016

But there are millions of nonprofit staffers who don't have the skills to use technology to do more good. Houston, Texas: Monthly Meetup with Awesome and Never Before Heard of Topics/Speakers to BE! Austin, Texas: Google Analytics for Dummies. Arlington, Texas: DFW Nonprofit Geeks. Wednesday, July 13, 2016.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 8, 2015

Our events are powered by a global network of volunteers dedicated to building strong, self-sufficient, local communities of nonprofit technology practitioners. NetSquared organizers plan events because they have skills to share, want to give back, and want to make the world a better place. Houston, Texas: NetSquared Holiday Party!

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Grassroots Leadership organizes communities to fight back against detention and deportation both in Texas and nationally. They empower immigrant youth to develop their leadership, their organizing skills, and to develop their own campaigns at the local, state, and federal levels to fight for justice and dignity for immigrants and all people.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Mosaic Family Services in Dallas, Texas is a safe haven for survivors of human rights abuses, including human trafficking and domestic violence. The organization says its mission is "to support, educate, and empower the multicultural communities of North Texas. On October 3, it held a Purple Paw Project festival at a local park.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

So if you're looking to build your skills and find your fellow accidental techies, there's probably a group near you! As an event host, you build your reputation, develop new tech skills, and give back to your community. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Skill Extension: Maps (on the Green Line) | Sponsors: Maptime MSP Meetup, CARTO.

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CauseVox

JUNE 9, 2021

Create a series of challenges that test team skills, endurance, and aptitude with a games tournament. Get local businesses involved for prize sponsorships, and make it a public, fun event that everyone can come and watch. Reach out to a talented volunteer or local artist to lead the class, and purchases the necessary supplies.

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Tech Soup

JULY 6, 2015

Not only will you be contributing your skills to local nonprofits, you'll also be building your reputation and connecting with your tribe. Houston, Texas: The Legal Side of Nonprofit Technology. Austin, Texas: Google Digital Inclusion Fellowship — NTEN, Skillpoint, and Austin Free-Net. 501 Connects.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 31, 2015

Houston, Texas: Geek Dinner — Guided Discussion — Navigating the Nonprofit Relationship. Austin, Texas: Forbes Contributor Devin Thorpe: Together We Can Change the World. Arlington, Texas: DFW Nonprofit Geeks. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Monthly Meeting of Local Members. Wednesday, September 9, 2015.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Our chapter leaders believe that we can bridge the (nonprofit) digital divide by giving every community organization the tools and skills to accomplish its mission in the most efficient and effective way possible. Houston, Texas: The New Knowledge Economy and the EdTech Advantage. Arlington, Texas: DFW Nonprofit Geeks.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Our chapter leaders believe that we can bridge the (nonprofit) digital divide by giving every community organization the tools and skills to accomplish its mission in the most efficient and effective way possible. Houston, Texas: The New Knowledge Economy and the EdTech Advantage. Arlington, Texas: DFW Nonprofit Geeks.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2017

NetSquared groups focus on topics that address their unique local tech challenges, but once a quarter, we select a common theme. In the US, the Chicago and Portland groups visited their local Microsoft stores to learn how to leverage the Office 365 donation. Austin, Texas: Facebook Isn't Free (and That's OK!)

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 4, 2016

Now, I'm no Houdini, but I predict that your New Year's resolutions are noble, high-minded stuff like "find a mentor" or "learn a new skill every month." Houston, Texas: Monthly Meetup with Awesome and Never Before Heard of Topics/Speakers to BE! Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Monthly Meeting of Local Members.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

If you’re unfamiliar with the site, it’s a place for start-ups, artists, and local organizations to promote specific projects in order to receive funding. Microvolunteering is a fantastic way to offer your skills to needy nonprofits without having to be at a certain place at a certain time. For inspiration. Like this article?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Based on Austin, Texas, I caught up with Connie to find how she is using Social Media raise money for victims of Hurricane Ike and other recent social media fundraising causes. Ultimately, my writing skills led me into professional pursuits where I actually get paid for feeding my addiction. Tell me about you. Docublogger video.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

NetSquared is TechSoup's answer to providing local tech support and learning opportunities. In my case, NetSquared sponsored me to attend and participate in the 2015 Nonprofit Technology Conference in Texas. At events like this, we make new connections with people from all over the world to learn new skills and exchange ideas.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 29, 2013

With his friend Bill Sterett, he purchased an underperforming automotive dealership in Corpus Christi, Texas, in 1992.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 28, 2006

Johnson School of Public Affairs of the University of Texas at Austin. Service Leade r ServiceLeader.org is a project of the RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service at the Lyndon B. It has tons of information about volunteering. I particularly like its virtual volunteering section.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

Texas Women’s Foundation. Activities can be local, regional, or, in some instances, statewide. By funding these nonprofits in their nascent stages, they help them to test their programs and initiatives, and scale them for maximum impact in their local communities. Areas served: Texas-based organizations.

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Kindful

MARCH 5, 2021

Texas Women’s Foundation. Activities can be local, regional, or, in some instances, statewide. By funding these nonprofits in their nascent stages, they help them to test their programs and initiatives, and scale them for maximum impact in their local communities. Areas served: Texas-based organizations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 8, 2008

The SXSW Interactive Festival (scheduled March 13-17, 2009 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. As more and more politicians dive into the world of Social Media, the way we communicate and interact with our local and national representatives is changing. Lessons in Local Tech: Sustainable Food 2.0

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Worth, Texas. I participated in three sessions: a Pecha Kucha design blitz, a dialogue on bridging online/onsite connections, and a discussion of the IMLS 21st Century Skills report. IMLS also wanted to help museums and libraries improve their skills, both for audiences and for their own professional communities.

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OCTOBER 19, 2009

I even made some gaffes--for example, confusing the University of Texas natural history museum with the Utah natural history museum (the "UT" slipped me up)--but they took it in stride, continuing the conversation without embarrassing me. But now I wonder if I was too literal in seeing the only product as the stranger's stories.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

” And use the word “projected,” because we know that the service definitely impacted people in a positive way and we’re using local statistics to make sure that we’ve captured that impact. ” You can also speak to the skills and the talents and the successes of those leading the program.

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Qgiv

JUNE 12, 2023

Scott served as the Director of the Longhorn Band at The University of Texas, where he discovered his love of fundraising while raising $25M in support for his students and the program. We work with local and national brand nonprofits like Big Brothers Big Sisters and Habitat for Humanity.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 2, 2016

The NetSquared organizers' events help TechSoup deliver on our shared mission of ensuring that civil society has the tools and skills necessary to use technology effectively. Arlington, Texas: Bi-Weekly Developers Call For the Joseph Storehouse Project. Austin, Texas: How to Make Infographics That Change the World.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Forced to socially distance themselves or follow stay-at-home mandates, individuals around the world leaned into volunteering their time, energy, and skills with peer-to-peer fundraising. M ore than $20,000 was raised by employees of a tech company, and over $24,000 raised by a local photographer.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

Additionally, you know, right now paint’s hard to find, or is becoming harder to find because last year there was an ice storm in Texas and Louisiana, and of which is where most of our paint is refined and made and, you know, shipped out to Home Depot and Sherwin-Williams. You know, here’s the vision, run with it.”

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2021

At least wait an hour because we’ve got some good year-end tips for you from my good buddy, Rachel Muir, joining us from beautiful Austin, Texas. And it doesn’t matter if your copywriter is local. But don’t do that right now. Rachel, how’s it going? Are you doing okay? Rachel: It’s going awesome. .

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 30, 2007

Then out of that class, I did a lot of work and discovered that what I wanted to do was pass on the Art and Revolution skills, the dance, and the theater and how to bring art into the streets to homeless youth, and low-income youth of color. I was a ski bum for a winter, and landed one week in Austin, Texas and got a job waiting tables.

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