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ITI Program: “This is one of the Best Trainings I Have Experienced”

February 25th, 2010 - Posted by OneStar Foundation - No Comments

Recently, we profiled the first training session of the Impact Texas Initiative’s first cohort of participants. In the article, we discussed the unusual style of the training session, and the great feedback it was getting. Today, we received the following letter from one of the participants. We could not be more delighted to receive this and learn first-hand about the benefit that this program is already having:

Jane, Jada and the OneStar Foundation,

I want to thank you for selecting me to participate in the second cohort of the Impact Texas Initiative. The first week of training was exceptional as were the leaders chosen. Many times, a room full of leaders can be overwhelming, especially leaders of non-profits who are so passionate. But this cohort found a healthy balance and worked together as a “team,” in all of the meanings of the word that we learned during training.

Barry and Joyce facilitated the material in a way that was engaging and extremely informational. This is one of the best trainings I have experienced, and I wish that our entire organization could participate!

Barry and Joyce commented early in the training that this is useful only if you go back to your organizations and implement. On my first day back in the office, I attended a local community group’s luncheon. It was there that the group’s leader introduced some changes that would be happening. I immediately started to think of what we had learned in training about teams and how change affects people. Like a good leader, the leader discussed the sense of urgency, the transparency that would be happening with communication and the rewards that would be given for top performers. As I heard a few people nearby start to mumble at the table next to me, I realized I was seeing the resistance to change already building. I do not know how this situation will end but I thought how great it would have been if everyone in the room could have been in training with me during that week!

I can’t wait for the next training session!

Rita

Tags: Capacity Building·Leadership·Nonprofit Organizations·OneStar Foundation·Social Impact

Mark Your Calendar for Service Events and Deadlines

January 5th, 2010 - Posted by OneStar Foundation - No Comments

Happy New Year! As you break out your 2010 calendar, make sure you add the following events and deadlines to it. These are just some of the many service-related events going on this year:

January: National Mentoring Month. The Web site NationalMentoringMonth.org has information about finding mentors, serving as a mentor, partnering with mentoring organizations and more.
January 15: Deadline for Coccia Award Nominations. The first-annual Gladys Marinelli Coccia Award through Youth Services America honors young female social entrepreneurs. More information on eligibility is available here.
January 18: Martin Luther King Jr. Day. What will you be doing for the first national service day of 2010? Find or post a project through MLKDay.gov or Serve.gov. In addition, an online project toolkit is available at MLKMobilization.org.
January 29: Deadline for Disney Friends for Change Grants. Disney and Youth Service America will distribute 150 $500 grants toward projects that engage children’s service projects focusing on the environment. More information can be found here.
February 22: Deadline for Get Ur Good On Grants. Youth Services America and celebrity Miley Cyrus are sponsoring 100 $500 grants for youth services projects to take place on Global Youth Services Day. More information is available here.
March 24-27: National Service-Learning Conference. This year, the country’s largest service-learning conference will be held in San Jose, California. Visit their Web site to learn more and to register.
April 18-24: National Volunteer Week. Points of Light sponsors this weeklong celebration of volunteering. Start planning your project now!
April 23-25: Global Youth Services Day. Be a part of the largest youth-oriented service-learning celebration in the world. Visit GYSD.org to post your project or find a project.
May 1: Join Hands Day. This national service day brings adults and young people together to make a difference in their communities. Go to JoinHandsDay.org to find or post a service project.
May 9-15: AmeriCorps Week. What are you doing for AmeriCorps Week? AmeriCorpsWeek.gov can help you find a project, post a project or get ideas for creating a project. The Web site also offers tools to help you spread the word about your AmeriCorps Week project.
September 11 National Day of Service and Remembrance. Officially designated by the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, this day is a nationwide opportunity to strengthen communities and bring people together through service. More information can be found on Serve.gov.
October 23: Make A Difference Day. USA Weekend magazine began this day of service for people of all ages. Find or post a service project through their Web site.
November: Family Volunteer Day. Sponsored by Disney and Points of Light, this event encourages families to get involved in volunteering together. Information on the 2009 Family Volunteer Day can be found here.
Various dates: Grant deadlines. Don’t forget to check ServiceWire.org for different grant opportunities and their deadlines!

Are there additional service-related dates that you have already added to your 2010 calendar? Share them with us in the Comments section!

Tags: AmeriCorps Week·Civic Engagement·Community Service·Community-based Oganizations·Faith-based Organizations·National Volunteer Week·Nonprofit Organizations·Pro Bono Volunteerism·Serve America Act·Texas·Volunteerism

Tweeting for Impact

December 23rd, 2009 - Posted by OneStar Foundation - 8 Comments

We’ve found Twitter to be a great way to stay informed about what’s going on in the nonprofit sector. We use it to chat with our colleagues, learn about new programs and meet new contacts doing great things for the people of Texas.

Because Twitter has been such a valuable resource for us in 2009, we wanted to start 2010 off right and share with our colleagues a few lists of Twitter feeds that we find especially informative and interesting.

This list was compiled using the Texas nonprofit organizations, Texas nonprofit employees and Texas/national nonprofit stakeholders we are following on Twitter. However, it is not a complete list of all nonprofit organizations, employees and stakeholders who tweet.

Do you follow a Texas nonprofit organization, Texas nonprofit employee or Texas/national nonprofit stakeholder on Twitter who is not on any of these lists? If so, feel free to add them in the Comments section!

Texas Nonprofit Employees who Tweet

@pastelmagick –Emily Babb, Database Manager, Capital Area Food Bank
@jberetta – Jacqueline Beretta, CEO, TexasNonprofits (San Antonio)
@SCaldwell – Stacy Caldwell, Executive Director, Dallas Social Venture Partners
@Karlacantu – Karla Cantu, Agency Relations Director, Capital Area Food Bank
@rjcarreon – RJ Carreon, Executive Director of Teach For America (Rio Grande Valley)
@acolehour – Alese Colehour, Story Bank VISTA, Capital Area Food Bank
@juliacuba – Julia Cuba, Executive Director, GENaustin
@Ddavenport – David Davenport, President and CEO, Capital Area Food Bank
@LaylaFry – Layla Fry, Communications Director, Southwest Key Programs (Austin)
@lisa_goddard – Lisa Goddard, Advocacy and Online Media Director, Capital Area Food Bank
@jeremygregg – Jeremy Gregg, Executive Director, Executives in Action (Dallas)
@HeatherMcK – Heather McKissick, President and CEO, Leadership Austin
@kerri_qunell – Kerri Qunell, Vice-President, Communications, Capital Area Food Bank
@aimyclair – Aimy Steadman, Online Development Coordinator, Capital Area Food Bank
@elmundodemando – Armando Rayo, Director, Hands On Central Texas (Austin)
@GTF_Wynn – Wynn Rosser, Executive Director, Greater Texas Foundation (Bryan)
@LIVESTRONGCEO – Doug Ulman, President and CEO, Lance Armstrong Foundation (Austin)
@cmvara – Christina Vara, Community Relations Assistant, Capital Area Food Bank
@kimberwillis – Kim Willis, Communications Coordinator, Capital Area Food Bank
@hailayates – Haila Yates, Marketing and Outreach Manager, Greenlights for Nonprofit Success (Austin)

Texas Nonprofit Organizations, Including Faith-Based and Community Organizations, That Tweet

@AARPTX – AARP Texas
@Asaustin – AIDS Services of Austin
@acatexoma – American Camp Association (Texas/Oklahoma)
@CenTexRedCross – American Red Cross of Central Texas (Austin)
@AmerYouthWorks – American Youthworks (Austin)
@theArcofSA – The Arc of San Antonio
@AFTS – Art From the Streets (Austin)
@Austinelderly – Austin Groups for the Elderly
@austinhumane – Austin Humane Society
@AustinPartners – Austin Partners in Education
@BookSpring_TX – BookSpring (Austin)
@BrazosEducation – Brazos Education Foundation (Waco)
@bcloftexas – Business & Community Lenders of Texas
@Capital_IDEA – Capital IDEA (Austin)
@CFNTEXAS – Caring Family Network (Austin)
@CASATravis – CASA of Travis County
@caseamericorps – CASEAmeriCorps (Houston)
@CCDOFW – Catholic Charities Diocese of Fort Worth
@CCcentraltexas – Catholic Charities of Central Texas (Austin)
@thecipheratx – The Cipher (Austin)
@CSchoolsTX – Citizen Schools in Texas
@CityYearSA – City Year San Antonio
@CollegeForward – College Forward (Austin)
@ciscentraltx – Communities in Schools Central Texas (Austin)
@cishouston – Communities in Schools Houston
@DallasSVP – Dallas Social Venture Partners
@Dallaswomensfdn – Dallas Women’s Foundation
@EIFdotorg – Education is Freedom
@Emancipet – Emancipet (Austin)
@ GIVEtoAUSTIN – Entrepreneurs Foundation (Austin)
@eschouston – Executive Service Corps of Houston
@Frontsteps – Front Steps (Austin)
@GENaustin – GENaustin
@GSCTXcouncil – Girl Scouts of Central Texas (Austin)
@Girlstart – Girlstart (Austin)
@GoodwillDallas – Goodwill Industries of Dallas
@houstongoodwill – Goodwill Industries of Houston
@LubbockGoodwill – Goodwill Industries of Lubbock
@grannysplace – Granny’s Place, Inc. (Dallas)
@Gr8rTXFdtn – Greater Texas Foundation (Bryan)
@Houstonaplus – Houston A+ Challenge
@HoustonFoodBank – Houston Food Bank
@AustinJCRC – The Jewish Community Association of Austin
@LIVESTRONG – Lance Armstrong Foundation (Austin)
@Lead_Austin – Leadership Austin
@LifeWorksAustin – LifeWorks (Austin)
@Mealsonwheels – Meals on Wheels and More (Austin)
@restore_austin – Restore Austin
@RiverCityYouth– River City Youth Foundation (Austin)
@RMHDallas – The Ronald McDonald House of Dallas
@FTWORTHRMH – The Ronald McDonald House of Ft. Worth
@RMHCNorthTexas – The Ronald McDonald House of Greater North Texas (Dallas/Fort Worth)
@TxSacredPlaces – Sacred Places (Fort Worth)
@SAAFdn – San Antonio Area Foundation
@TX4K – Sense Corp Texas 4000 for Cancer
@komenforthecure – Susan G. Komen for the Cure (Dallas)
@southwestkey – Southwest Key Programs (Austin)
@TarrantLit –Tarrant Literacy Coalition
@txedpartners – Texas Association of Partners in Education (Austin)
@TNOYS – Texas Network of Youth Services (Austin)
@TexasTribune – Texas Tribune (Austin)
@TravisAudubon – Travis Audubon Society
@unitedway_abtx – United Way of Abilene
@Unitedwayca – United Way Capital Area
@LiveUnitedLbb – United Way of Lubbock
@LiveUnitedNTX – United Way of Metropolitan Dallas
@UWTarrant – United Way of Tarrant County
@UnitedWayWilco – United Way of Williamson County
@TheWomensMuseum – The Women’s Museum (Dallas)
@youthconflict – Youth Conflict Resolution Center

Other Sector Stakeholders That Tweet

@americorps – AmeriCorps
@americorpsalums – AmeriCorps Alums
@AmeriCorpsNCCC – AmeriCorps*NCCC
@VISTAbuzz – AmeriCorps*VISTA
@AmeriCorpsWeek – AmeriCorps Week
@ISReligion – Baylor University’s Institute for Studies of Religion
@BushSchool – The Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University
@CNMDallas – Center for Nonprofit Management (Dallas)
@VIPHouston – City of Houston Volunteer Initiatives Program
@nationalservice – Corporation for National and Community Service
@DellSocialInnov – Dell Social Innovation Competition
@ILH_IGH – I Live Here, Give Here: Austin’s Campaign for Philanthropy
@learnandserve – Learn and Serve
@NSLC – Learn and Serve Resources
@TheLBJSchool – Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin
@MLKDay – MLK Jr. Day
@NCVS – The National Conference on Volunteering and Service
@serviceresource – National Service Resources
@RGK_Center – RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service, The University of Texas at Austin
@seniorcorps – Senior Corps
@ServeDotGov – Serve.gov
@TANOorg – Texas Association of Nonprofits
@Teainfo – Texas Education Agency
@College4AllTX – Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
@VMconnect – Volunteer Match

Tags: Community-based Oganizations·Faith-based Organizations·Foundations·Nonprofit Employees·Nonprofit Organizations·OneStar Foundation·Resources·Social Impact·Social Media·Twitter·Volunteerism

Thank You to All the Supporters of Social Innovation in Texas

December 18th, 2009 - Posted by OneStar Foundation - No Comments

OneStar Foundation, Dallas Social Venture Partners, and Root Cause would like to thank all of those who helped us spread the word about our social media conference, live from OneStar Foundation’s Governor’s Nonprofit Leadership Conference last Wednesday. We were excited to be able to share the conversations taking place at the conference with all of you who tuned in, tweeted, and blogged about it. Thank you for watching and listening, and thank you for your questions!

If you missed the live stream the first time around, you can watch it anytime here.

Please take a look at what these folks are up to, they are all doing amazing things. The organizations and individuals that supported our effort to spread the word about social innovation in Texas are:

The Microfinance Forum
myImpact.org
Spark Club
Social Velocity
Social Entrepreneurship at Change.org
SVP Toronto
Central Dallas Ministries
Beth’s Blog
PhilanTopic
Social Enterprise Institute
Dallas South
SVP International
Philanthropedia
SVP Portland
La Reunion TX
Business Boomer
Refresh Button
Social Capital Ventures
interSector Partners L3C
Ashoka’s Youth Venture
Xian3k
Livestream
501derful.org

Tags: Governor's Nonprofit Leadership Conference·Nonprofit Organizations·OneStar Foundation·Social Impact·Social Innovation·Texas

Join us for our New Media Conference today to learn more about the Texas Social Innovation Initiative

December 9th, 2009 - Posted by OneStar Foundation - No Comments

Join us for a new media streaming video conversation with leaders in the nonprofit sector, who will talk about their collaborative efforts to stimulate socially innovative activities in Texas. This exciting conversation will take place today at 10:30 a.m. CST. You can participate in the conversation in the following ways:

Watch live streaming video from bboomer at livestream.com

Tags: Governor's Nonprofit Leadership Conference·Nonprofit Organizations·OneStar Foundation·Social Impact·Social Innovation·Texas

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