Texas Local Nonprofit News, Events and Chat for Thursday - August 13
The latest local Houston/Dallas/Austin/San Antonio area nonprofit news to help power your network, strengthen your organization and keep you involved with your professional peers, funders, competitors and cohorts!
Looking for a #podcast to listen to while social distancing? Check out The Strategerist - a cross between the 43rd President, late night sketch comedy, and interesting conversation highlighting leadership and compassion. https://t.co/uguqILr9Ug
🚨OPENING SOON! 🚨Did you miss our #FolkArt collection? It's back on view on September 12.
Our freshly re-envisioned installation is the first major reinterpretation of the collection since 1998. Learn more here: https://t.co/vL1H6h7xln
San Antonio women plan a series of events to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment this month. https://t.co/dwfo6TtCun
"The sudden and unprecedented closure of polling places put the rights of thousands of voters at risk, and it could have been avoided," writes @hdrewgalloway.
Ahead of November, now is the time for action to protect the right to vote.
https://t.co/BiXyPO3OIg
Lawmakers created Chapter 313 in 2001 to incentivize the creation of high-paying jobs and investments. But it strains the rest of the state General Revenue budget to make up for foregone school tax revenue.
Read more, from policy analyst @dlavine: https://t.co/REMdUNFQdf
The Northwest Houston Chapter Online Silent Auction is LIVE, but you only have until 10PM TONIGHT to bid on these incredible items, so get your bids in NOW by TEXTING CCANWH2020 to 76278 OR go to ➡ https://t.co/uh9OnaIFRN
You can also ensure you come away with a Custom CCA...
📣 Are you a Dallas based artist? @dallasculture has a platform to register into the Arts Ecosystem in Dallas (think an all artist Census).
🗂️ Enter as much or as little as you would like into the artist directory using the link below!
https://t.co/5vDN3PkGyM
“On the news they’re always like, ‘People are partying, people aren’t taking it seriously,’” she said, but the patients she has treated have been “working people, family people.”
Inside the Fight to Save Houston’s Most Vulnerable https://t.co/mtR8hSFUub
Looking for a book to read? Try -- A Place Called Self by Stephanie Brown #hope4recovery
.@PLSprogram Class of 2015 Scholar @hollygordon provides a list of movie recommendations to her fellow Scholars on the topic of democracy, race, and justice. Take a look: https://t.co/z0MPTg5Neg
BREAKING: The Austin City Council has approved a budget that cuts police funding by 1/3, roughly $150 million.
This marks one of the most significant cuts to a city's police budget since George Floyd's death and is a huge win for everyone who marched, protested, and spoke out.
Ready for something wholesome for your #Thursday? Check out this article below that rounds up some of the best #Broadway musicals about #friendship! 💛⬇️
https://t.co/eF6Q7wiK8z
Tune in at 1pm to learn about redistricting and sign up for the independent commission at https://t.co/onEbFPZAlc
If you've missed our past virtual events on redistricting, there is another opportunity today at 1pm to learn about it (see below👇). The City Auditor joins @HABLAATX to discuss how redistricting will impact the Latino community. It will be live on Facebook.
#RedistrictATX https://t.co/ZgaR0RpvBM
Badgerdog Fall Workshops are open for registration! Once-a-week and twice-a-week virtual creative writing workshops for students start September 8 and run for 8 weeks. See the full calendar on our website here: https://t.co/gMKngyUeRD
Respond to the Census today to avoid a representative visiting your home. Self respond at https://t.co/sqZovM1plf or call 1-844-330-2020. #2020Census
