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New Funding Opportunity for Faith-Based and Community Organizations
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Release Date: 19-Jan-10 Author or Contact: Courtney Suhr Category: Recent News
ONESTAR ANNOUNCES REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS: RENEWING OUR COMMUNITIES ACCOUNT AUSTIN – OneStar Foundation: Texas Center for Social Impact is pleased to launch the first of two requests for proposals (RFPs) through the Renewing Our Communities Account. Funded last session through House Bill 492, these grants are intended to encourage partnerships, reduce barriers and foster better communication among faith-based and community organizations ...
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44 Members of Congress Stand Up for Nonprofits
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Release Date: 27-Oct-09 Author or Contact: Mary Beth Harrington Category: Recent News
For Immediate Release Contact: Adam Schank, Public Policy Fellow 202-962-0322; aschank@councilofnonprofits.org 44 Members of Congress Stand Up for Nonprofits (Washington, DC; October 26, 2009) The National Council of Nonprofits and its network of state nonprofit associations applaud the decision of 44 members of Congress to stand up for the millions of people employed by America's nonprofits. Those 44 Representatives sent a letter Friday ...
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Austin Non Profit Camp
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Release Date: 27-Oct-09 Author or Contact: Mary Beth Harrington Category: Recent News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 26, October 2009 Contact: David J. Neff dneff22@gmail.com (512) 789-5672 (cell) Jon Lebkowsky jonl@socialwebstrategies.com (512) 762-6547 (cell) MEDIA ADVISORY In order to take engage the Austin community on a new level, technology and non-profit experts are gathering November 14th to engage the Austin community and promote ideas and ideals to support the local non-profit community. Austin Non Profit ...
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44 Members of Congress Stand Up for Nonprofits
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Release Date: 26-Oct-09 Author or Contact: Mary Beth Harrington Category: Recent News
For Immediate Release Contact: Adam Schank, Public Policy Fellow 202-962-0322; aschank@councilofnonprofits.org 44 Members of Congress Stand Up for ...
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Nonprofit, Faith-Based and For-Profit Organizations Ban Together to Make a Difference in the Stop Six Area
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Release Date: 14-Oct-09 Author or Contact: Mary Beth Harrington Category: Volunteering
FORT WORTH, TX (October 13, 2009) � Several organizations are joining forces to support Keystone Community Outreach Church by hosting a community fair for over 700 residents from 1-5 p.m. on Saturday, October 24, 2009, in the Cavile Housing Development located on 5020 East Rosedale Fort Worth, TX. This Saturday is nationally recognized as Make a Difference Day. Local nonprofit organizations will set-up booths to raise community awareness ...
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Literacy Texas Announces First Executive Director on International Literacy Day
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Release Date: 8-Sep-09 Author or Contact: Debbie Johnson Category: Recent News
Literacy Texas, the state literacy coalition, announces Debbie Johnson as their first Executive Director. The organization was established in 2001 by a group of working volunteers representing community based literacy programs in Texas. It was formed as a collaborative organization where literacy programs can share resources, training and networking. Today, Literacy Texas links approximately 300 community based literacy programs that serve ...
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Survey Reveals Hidden Dimension of Health Care Crisis
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Release Date: 5-Sep-09 Author or Contact: Mary Beth Harrington Category: Recent News
Survey Reveals Hidden Dimension of Health Care Crisis Escalating Health Care Costs Have Become Top Concern for Many Nonprofits Much of the attention in the current health care debate has focused on the impact of escalating health care costs on small businesses and the uninsured. But new data generated by the Johns Hopkins Nonprofit Listening Post Project reveal that health care costs are also producing a hidden crisis for America's ...
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ONESTAR FOUNDATION ENCOURAGES TEXANS TO PARTICIPATE IN NATIONAL DAY OF SERVICE AND REMEMBRANCE
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Release Date: 3-Sep-09 Author or Contact: Mary Beth Harrington
Contact: Courtney Suhr (512) 287-2014 courtney@onestarfoundation.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ONESTAR FOUNDATION ENCOURAGES TEXANS TO PARTICIPATE IN NATIONAL DAY OF SERVICE AND REMEMBRANCE September 1, 2009 AUSTIN �OneStar Foundation: Texas Center for Social Impact is encouraging all Texans to engage in a service project on September 11, 2009, as part of the conclusion of the United We Serve campaign and in ...
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ABC�S EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME EDITION SEARCHING FOR DESERVING FAMILIES
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Release Date: 14-Aug-09 Author or Contact: Mary Beth Harrington Category: Recent News
August 14, 2009 HOLLYWOOD, CA � Do you know someone whose home deserves an Extreme Makeover? If so, the producers of ABC�s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition want to hear from you! Ty Pennington and his crew have been all across the map and they are ready to drive that famous bus to Texas! What does it take to be picked for an Extreme Makeover? We are in search of deserving families and deserving people�people who have amazing ...
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TANO Builds National Bridges of Partnership During Meetings at White House and on Capitol Hill
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Release Date: 23-Jul-09 Author or Contact: Mary Beth Harrington
For Immediate Release July 21, 2009 CONTACT: Mary Beth Harrington Director of Membership & Community Outreach Ph: 972-839-9960 mbharrington@tano.org TANO Builds National Bridges of Partnership During Meetings at White House and on Capitol Hill This last week marked a defining moment for Texas nonprofit organizations � and the communities they serve � as the Texas Association of Nonprofit Organizations (TANO) ...
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National Council of Nonprofits Builds Bridges of Partnership During Meetings at White House and on Capitol Hill
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Release Date: 22-Jul-09 Author or Contact: Mary Beth Harrington Category: Recent News
July 20, 2009 For Immediate Release CONTACT: Elizabeth Clawson Coordinator of Communications and Development Ph: 202.962.0322 ...
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ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR 9th ANNUAL AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE
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Release Date: 6-Jul-09 Author or Contact: Mary Beth Harrington Category: Awards
For Immediate Release July 6, 2009 Media Contact: Katie Edwards, Director of Communications 214-826-3470, ext. 225; Edwards@cnmdallas.org www.cnmdallas.org ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR 9th ANNUAL AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE Nonprofits Invited to Free Orientation Breakfast, July 15 Dallas - The Center for Nonprofit Management is thrilled to announce the 9th annual Awards of Excellence, designed to ...
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�PERFECT STORM" OF FISCAL STRESS HITS NONPROFITS
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Release Date: 6-Jul-09 Author or Contact: Mary Beth Harrington Category: Nonprofit Economy
Eighty percent of nonprofit organizations are experiencing fiscal stress according to a survey released today by Johns Hopkins University, and close to 40 percent of them reported that this stress was �severe� or �very severe.� Theaters and orchestras were particularly hard hit, with nearly 75 percent of the former and half of the latter reporting �severe� or �very severe� stress. Contributing to this stress has been a perfect storm of ...
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ONESTAR FOUNDATION PRESIDENT/CEO ELIZABETH SEALE NAMED NAPEW WOMAN OF THE YEAR
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Release Date: 29-Jun-09 Author or Contact: Mary Beth Harrington
Contact: Courtney Suhr (512) 287-2014 courtney@onestarfoundation.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ONESTAR FOUNDATION PRESIDENT/CEO ELIZABETH SEALE NAMED NAPEW WOMAN OF THE YEAR June 29, 2009 AUSTIN � Elizabeth D. Seale, president and chief executive officer (CEO) of OneStar Foundation: Texas Center for Social Impact, has been named Woman of the Year in Nonprofit and Social Services by the National Association of ...
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First Lady Michelle Obama to Keynote National Conference on Volunteering and Service
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Release Date: 20-Jun-09 Author or Contact: Mary Beth Harrington Category: Public Policy
SAN FRANCISCO � Highlighting her commitment to community service, First Lady Michelle Obama will give the keynote address at the 2009 National Conference on Volunteering and Service in San Francisco next Monday, June 22. The conference, co-hosted by the Corporation for National and Community Service and the Points of Light Institute, will bring together more than 4,000 volunteer and service leaders from across the nation and globe at a time ...
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Fewer Donations, Shrinking Assets Force Nonprofits to Get Fiscally Creative
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Release Date: 2-May-09 Author or Contact: Mary Beth Harrington Category: Fundraising
Facing cuts in government aid, investment losses, and a decline in donations, nonprofit organizations are experimenting with new ways to stay afloat beyond cutting costs and eliminating waste, the Wall Street Journal reports. Nonprofits may be able to rely more on volunteers now because many people who have been laid off, some with lucrative severance packages, are seeking new opportunities to give back, said Garvester Kelley, a vice president ...
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University of Texas Receives $30 Million Challenge Grant From Gates Foundation
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Release Date: 2-May-09 Author or Contact: Mary Beth Harrington
The University of Texas at Austin College of Natural Sciences has announced a $30 million challenge grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Awarded as part of a $120 million capital campaign, the grant will help fund construction of a 234,000-square-foot complex featuring state-of-the-art laboratory space, classrooms, faculty and graduate student offices, a two-hundred-seat lecture hall, and some two dozen discussion areas and seminar ...
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Foundation Center Expands Resources for Spanish-language Nonprofits, Grantseeekers
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Release Date: 2-May-09 Author or Contact: Mary Beth Harrington Category: Grantwriting
New York, NY � April 23, 2009. At a time when nonprofit organizations across the country are being hard hit by an economy in crisis, the Foundation Center is continuing to expand its initiative to reach Spanish-speaking grantseekers and nonprofits serving Latino communities, a part of the nonprofit sector that often has been under-resourced even in the best of economic times. Beginning six years ago with a single class taught entirely in ...
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Texas Educators Form Advisory Council for State-Wide Nonprofit
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Release Date: 2-May-09 Author or Contact: Mary Beth Harrington Category: Recent News
AUSTIN, Texas- The preeminent resource for civic engagement and service learning, Texas Campus Compact (The Compact) announces the formation of its inaugural advisory council made up of educators from member campuses across the state. �It is with immense pleasure that we announce our newly formed advisory council which was created to serve as a consultative and advisory body to provide valuable input to The Compact on matters related to ...
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New Member Benefit! - Texas Association of Nonprofit Organizations is partnering with TechSoup to offer all TANO Members deep discounts on technology products
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Release Date: 9-Apr-09 Author or Contact: Mary Beth Harrington
As of April 9, 2009 all TANO Member Organizations can receive expedited access to deeply discounted technology products at TechSoup! TechSoup distributes donated and discounted technology products to nonprofit organizations from companies such as Cisco, Intuit, Adobe and Symantec. In addition, TechSoup is the exclusive distributor of donated Microsoft products and has a wide range of high-quality refurbished computer systems through our ...
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