OneStar has partnered with Social Media 4 Nonprofits to bring their exciting conference to Texas!   This conference series has already reached over 2,500 nonprofit leaders across the country, and on October 23^rd in Austin they will bring together hundreds of nonprofit decision-makers from the Lone Star State to share practical tips and tools for fundraising, marketing, and advocacy. Speakers will address a variety of topics in a series of short TED-meets-Twitter style talks and interactive workshops.

Click here to learn more and get registered.

The 9th Annual Youth Service Institute (YSI) will take place October 17-19, 2012 in Houston, Texas—register now!

www.YouthServiceInstitute.org

A leading professional development conference, YSI 2012 introduces the latest and most effective strategies for quality implementation of youth community engagement and service-learning. Network, learn, and plan together with more than 200 attendees, including nonprofit and community leaders, educators, and youth from across the United States. The Institute is YSA’s (Youth Service America) signature national training event, and will also highlight Global Youth Service Day (the largest service event in the world) and Semester of Service™, YSA’s extended service-learning program.

• Share… your ideas with others dedicated to youth engagement.
• Participate… in hands-on workshops that will invigorate.
• Engage… in thought-provoking sessions that will inspire.
• Plan… for Global Youth Service Day and/or Semester of Service.

Several registration options are available for local participants:

Full Conference Registration -$250 for adults and $150 for youth – includes participation in all sessions, beginning Wednesday, October 17 at 2pm and ending Friday, October 19 at 2pm.

• Three plenary sessions and five meals (reception on 10/17, breakfast and lunch on 10/18, breakfast and lunch 10/19)
• Choice of four workshops from 20 sessions presented by YSA staff
• “Youth Voice and Youth Leadership in Texas” working session presented by Local Hosts

Social Action Planning for Youth – Thursday, October 18 – $75, registration limited to 25 students

Students will build their awareness through sessions led by field experts dealing with the effects of our communities’ most pressing social issues.  Building upon their awareness, students will apply YSA’s Semester of Service™ framework to develop their own sustainable action plan to become agents for change. This track will  be facilitated by Kap McWhorter, Humble ISD District Service Learning Coordinator & Campus Social Action Teacher.

Youth and Community Organizations Local Track Registration – $100 for adults and $75 for youth – for Thursday, October 18, includes:

• Breakfast and “Youth Voice and Youth Leadership in Texas” working session presented by Local Hosts
• ServiceVote 2012 plenary session and lunch
• Choice of two workshops from 10 sessions presented by YSA staff

K-12 and Higher Education Local Track Registration – $100 for adults – for Friday, October 19, includes:

• Breakfast and choice of two workshops from 10 sessions presented by YSA staff
• Powerful and Influential Youth Panel plenary session and lunch
•  “Service-Learning in Texas” working session presented by Local Hosts

Register at www.YouthServiceInstitute.org

Each year Texas Department of Family & Protective Services creates and distributes free child abuse prevention calendars in both English and Spanish.  The calendar is a kid-friendly resource developed for community-based and other child serving organizations to share with families.  The calendar provides monthly parenting tips and community resource information. 

For more information on the calendars, please see this Facebook link:

https://www.facebook.com/4MyKid#!/photo.php?fbid=492379624119852&set=a.460477027310112.114249.445168142174334&type=1&theater

According to Josh Reynolds of Houston’s Neighborhood Centers, Inc., a Texas Connector subscriber, a community needs assessment “took about an hour and a half with the Texas Connector, as opposed to probably 3-4 solid days the “old way”.  Plus the radius is something we couldn’t have easily done through the old way.  So, that’s pretty cool.”

Imagine…running a detailed demographic report for a 5-mile radius around your program site with two clicks of your mouse!

Don’t take our word for it – Go to www.texasconnects.org, create a free account and try the map today!

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