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Flexibility and Resilience Carries the Day for Big Brothers Big Sisters Houston

Greater Giving

Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) Houston , the largest, one-to-one mentoring agency in the country, found those same qualities served them well last year when they needed to quickly switch from hosting their yearly gala to hosting a virtual fundraiser during the pandemic. Big Brothers Big Sisters Houston.

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10 LinkedIn Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

For example, this post by the Houston Food Bank tags and shows appreciation for their sponsor , CVS Health. Be generous with endorsing the skills of others as endorsements are often reciprocated. Your sponsors and partners will take notice which helps reinforce their commitment to your organization. 3) Monitor your LinkedIn Analytics.

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How NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams’s 8-day mission turned into a 9-month ordeal

Fast Company Tech

Butch is a fighter pilot, combat pilot, both military skill people. And he is an elder in his Baptist church back home in Houston, and hes even done, I understand, some, put in some calls to some of his older church members to try to give them a pep talk, right? These two are test pilots. Sunis a helicopter pilot by trade.

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Onit acquires legal startup McCarthyFinch to inject AI into legal workflows

TechCrunch

Onit , a workflow software company based in Houston with a legal component, announced this week that it has acquired 2018 TechCrunch Disrupt Battlefield alum McCarthyFinch. Onit intends to use the startup’s AI skills to beef up its legal workflow software offerings. The companies did not share the purchase price.

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

ASU Lodestar Center

On Wednesday, October 19, a group of 12 students from Arizona State University traveled to Houston, Texas, to attend AFP Lead 2022. We are so thankful we were able to not only learn more about how to further our careers in the nonprofit sector, but were able to take a break from the heat and actually wear sweaters in the cool Houston air.

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High Schools Training Students for Manual Labor as AI Looms Over College and Jobs

Futurism

As the Wall Street Journal reports , school systems across the United States are building out new curricula for shop classes that merge old-school skills like woodworking and welding with higher-tech instruction on how to operate automated machinery.

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Why Now is the Time for Boys & Girls Clubs of America to Invest in Digital

Saleforce Nonprofit

And local Boys & Girls Clubs helped open the door to opportunities young people might not have otherwise, offering career training, skill building, positive mentors, and pathways to a great future. Clubs offered, for many, the only safe places in their communities. At the onset of COVID-19, many feared those doors would close.

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