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

Bloomerang

Since then, student enrollment has quintupled, the budget—including scholarship grants—tripled, and outreach activities expanded through valuable community partnerships. Nick underscores the transformative impact on students: “Our students gain confidence and discipline through dance training just like in sports.

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At AFP Lead in Houston, Nonprofit Leadership Alliance students prepare for leadership liftoff

ASU Lodestar Center

Gabriella Billett President, Nonprofit Leadership Alliance Student Association at ASU. On Wednesday, October 19, a group of 12 students from Arizona State University traveled to Houston, Texas, to attend AFP Lead 2022. Our students were separated from the larger group and put together with a room full of ‘emerging leaders.’

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VisionLink Supports the National Academy Foundation’s Work-Based Learning Fellows

VisionLink

Members of the NAF WBL Fellows 2014 The National Academy Foundation (NAF) is a leader in preparing high school students for college and career success.

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Bright Idea: Create Fun School Fundraisers at Just the Right Time

Qgiv

Communities in Schools of Central Texas is a nonprofit that works to prevent students from dropping out of school. Their school-based staff work directly with 96 elementary, middle, and high school campuses in Central Texas. Does your cause not necessarily have national or local attention during a certain month or day?

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Celebrating Black history and Black futures

Candid

Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas learned that they had in fact been granted their freedom in 1863 and had spent two additional years in bondage at the hands of exploitative plantation owners. Looking back at the history of Juneteenth and HBCUs.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Senior Care

Bloomerang

National Council On Aging. The AARP® Purpose Prize award is a national award in the United States that celebrates people 50 and older who are using their life experience to make a difference. National Council On Aging. Areas served: Texas. Funding Priority: Elder/Senior Care. Sigma Foundation For Nursing.

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Higher Education Content Strategy 101: The Fundamentals

Connection Cafe

The National Association for College Admission Counseling reported in 2015 that 36% of first-time freshmen apply to seven or more colleges. That means your university is competing with many other higher education institutions across the nation that are all catering to your potential students.