Thank you to everyone to came out for Kickball!
It was a great day! We recruited over 30 mentors and showcased some serious athletic ability.
Check out our photo set on Flickr:
Were you there? Leave a note on our Facebook Wall.
It's not too late to become a mentor! Check out 1hourforkids.org for all the details.
Today we announced a new partnership with Greenlights for Nonprofit Success to survey Central Texas nonprofit organizations.
Clearly the recession is having an impact on local nonprofits, with this study, we hope to better understand exactly what that impact is, and hopefully attract more investment and resources for the whole sector.
The survey is open now until Aug 7, is anonymous, and the responses will be aggregated and made available for anyone to use.
The survey invitation was sent to over 1,100 Executive Directors this morning. If your organization would like to participate, please drop an email to Kim at wilsonk@greenlights.org and she will be able to send you the survey link.
The Lights. Camera. Help. team has announced the 19 finalist videos for their upcoming non-profit film festival. Our Give 5 video, created for us by our friends at Overflow Creative, is one of them:
Learning about Lights. Camera. Help. for the first time? Check out this cool video about the festival:
Congratulations to our Interim President Debbie Bresette! She's a nominee finalist for the Austin Business Journal's Profiles in Power & Women of Influence awards. The ABJ describes its criteria for picking nominees as:
"We identify the top Central Texas women industry leaders who have forged their own path and developed their own leadership principles. These women have something to offer the next generation of women leaders. They have made a difference in their communities, blazed new trails and are leaving a mark on Central Texas business."
Dear Community Partners,
Hands On Central Texas, a program of United Way Capital Area, invites you to submit a volunteer project for the United Way Fall Day of Caring, presented by Freescale Semiconductor.
United Way Day of Caring is a community-wide event that addresses critical social issues through meaningful volunteer action. Each year, more than 1,500 corporate & community volunteers lend a hand in tackling issues such as poverty, education and health -- doing everything from building homes to delivering meals to beautifying community parks.
On Friday, September 11, 2009, we will host multiple volunteer projects centered around the United Way & Hands On focus areas: Education, Financial Stability, Health & Environment. If your organization could benefit from the inspired actions of a group of coordinated volunteers, we encourage you to submit a volunteer project. We'll work on recruiting the volunteers for your Day of Caring project and help with the logistics. And when the Fall Day of Caring arrives, you'll be amazed at what these volunteers accomplish in just a few hours!
This year, as we come together as a community for this important day of service, we’ll also kick off the annual UWCA campaign. So join us as we start the day with the United Way Day of Caring Kickoff, where volunteers will hear guest speakers and learn about the impact they’re making in the community, enjoy breakfast, meet other volunteers, and check-in for their projects.
United Way Day of Caring
Date: Friday, September 11, 2009
Time: 8:30 - 9:45 am
Location:
701 W. Riverside Drive
Volunteer Registration: 8:30 - 9:00 am
Kickoff Program Start Time: 9:00 am
Projects Start Time: 10:00 am
Project Deadline:
Click here to download the instructions on how to post your projects on Hands On Tech (HOT). All volunteer projects should be registered on the Hands On Central Texas website - www.handsoncentraltexas.org. Please print out the instructions, review and register your project(s).
Event Logistics: All volunteer projects should run from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm or until the project is finished. Hands On Central Texas will be hosting a Day of Caring Kickoff from 8:30 am - 9:45 am. Volunteers will check-in for their projects at the Kickoff. Please inform your volunteers about the Kickoff and volunteer check-in. Agency coordinators are invited to attend as well.
Please let me know if you have any questions or need further assistance to post your volunteer project.
Thank you for participating!
Traveling somewhere exotic this summer...Peru? Morocco? El Paso? Don't forget to pack your Live United t-shirt, and show your support with a Live United Travel Shot!
Send us the best vacation pictures of you, your family and friends posing in the Live United t-shirt to:
