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Raising spirits: How a Texas community is engaging residents during COVID-19

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Residents have donated money, food, snacks, and water to staff at hospitals and clinics in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, says Page Austin, Harvest’s lifestyle manager. It is the Dallas-Fort Worth area’s first “agrihood”—a growing trend of communities in the U.S. that offer a farm-to-table lifestyle.

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A Great Nonprofit Annual Report in a Fabulous Infographic

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

Don’t Forget to Feed Me Pet Food Bank is a small, local nonprofit serving pet owners in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Liesl Manone is the Operations Director (and only full-time employee) with Don’t Forget to Feed Me Pet Food Bank in Fort Worth, Texas. Guest Post by Liesl Manone with Don’t Forget to Feed Me Pet Food Bank.

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ASAE Joins Tourism, Business Groups to Oppose Texas “Religious Refusal” Bill

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ASAE joined business and tourism leaders in Austin on March 27 in opposing Senate Bill 17 , a pending bill in the Texas Legislature that would weaken LGBTQ rights in the state. “These include policies that explicitly or implicitly allow for the exclusion of LGBTQ people, or anyone else.”

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Groups Concerned Pending Texas Bill Could Weaken LGBTQ Protections

Associations Now

But six major Texas cities—Austin, Dallas, El Paso, Fort Worth, Plano and San Antonio—have their own nondiscrimination protections in place. Unlike 21 other states and the District of Columbia, Texas employment discrimination laws don’t explicitly protect LGBTQ workers.

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Making spirits bright: Communities planning big holiday events and activities this season

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The 1,200-acre large-scale community under development in the Dallas-Fort Worth area planned a similar calendar last year. Our hashtag is #HarvestBetterTogether because we know that when you do life together, it’s better,” says Page Austin, Harvest’s lifestyle manager. Our neighbors really do become like family.

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Starting Chapters? In 2019?

Mariner Management

They launched new chapters in six focus regions: Austin, Birmingham, Detroit, Piedmont North Carolina, Tulsa, and Dallas/Fort Worth. But that’s not the story over at PEN America , a literary organization with nearly 100 years of history.

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Add Chapters to Make an Old Association Feel New

Associations Now

So far, six local affiliates have been announced in Austin, Texas; Birmingham, Alabama; Detroit; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Dallas-Fort Worth; and the Piedmont region of North Carolina. Last month, PEN America announced a member expansion plan to create regional chapters for the first time in its history.