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North Texas Food Bank Receives $10.5 Million Gift from Perot Family

NonProfit PRO

The gift provides $10 million that will be permanently invested in the NTFB’s Feeding North Texas Foundation. The Perot donation will give immediate and lasting support to the fight against hunger.

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Bush School Center for Nonprofits to Host Bank of America Program on Volunteerism

NonProfit PRO

The Center for Nonprofits & Philanthropy at Texas A&M University's Bush School of Government & Public Service will host the annual Bank of America Program on Volunteerism on April 19, 2023.

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Great reads from around the web on July 8th

Amy Sample Ward

is a new nonprofit in Austin, Texas and it’s bringing you the first world wide film festival only for nonprofit and cause-driven organizations. These are some links I wanted to share from July 8th. Find me on Delicious for more! Film Passes are now on Sale! - "Lights. On July 31st and August 1st at 7pm, Lights.

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Tools to Tell Your Digital Story Available Through TechSoup

Tech Soup

You can even discover your best photos by looking at your image stats. With GIS tools, nonprofits have been able to identify homeless populations in San Diego, plan public utilities in small, underserved communities in Ohio, and track food bank services to low-income neighborhoods in Texas and California.

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Data Are Not Information

NTEN

In journalism: outfits like the New York Times and Guardian UK, along with digital newcomers ProPublica and Texas Tribune are leaders in the field, churning out data-driven interactive information almost daily. Although we are early in this revolution, there are some examples of data being communicated in phenomenal ways.

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Year End Giving for Event Fundraisers

Connection Cafe

I use parathesis here because “cold” for SE Texas in early September means the high temperatures were only in the lower 90’s, which I'll admit is not really cold. Part 1 of 2: Why Year End Giving is a Smart Strategy for P2P Fundraisers. Last weekend Houston experienced our first “cold front” of the fall.

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Welcome to March

Judi Sohn

A few days ago, Representative Kay Granger of Texas and Patrick Kennedy of Rhode Island introduced HR 1189, Colorectal Cancer Prevention, Early Detection, and Treatment Act of 2009 and we’re doing everything we can through our Cover Your Butt campaign to get this legislation off the ground.