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Many Missions, One Voice
Nonprofit Town Hall Meeting:
Empowering local individuals and nonprofits to act collectively for positive change
Underwritten by the Amon G. Carter Foundation and the Sid W. Richardson Foundation

 

NOT JUST TALK:  This is your opportunity to develop strategic local and national programs to work collectively for positive change!
 

Local Priorities  - as identified at last Town Hall Meeting:

• Public Awareness & Support:  How can we raise public awareness and support for the nonprofit sector in Tarrant County?
      What do other industries do to increase awareness?  Ex:  Got Milk?  Raisins?  Beef?   They use Youtube and other new technologies; can’t we also locally?  

• Nonprofit Collaboration:  How can we promote collaboration among nonprofits in Tarrant County?
      There are now almost 1,500 reporting nonprofit charities in Tarrant County, how can you possibly know what organizations and programs are out there to collaborate with? Come prepared to help develop a local collaboration program in which new and small to large organizations can work together through existing local coalitions and build new collaborations.

• Message to our elected officials:  What input do you have and questions do you want to ask?
      A Primary Project of the Nonprofit Congress is to ensure that your elected officials are aware of the
      views and concerns of the local nonprofit sector. Add to this dialogue for your own organization.

Top National Priorities – as identified at last Nonprofit Congress

• Nonprofit Organizational Effectiveness:  Ensure that the sector has the resources it needs to serve communities and is effectively and efficiently managed. This priority emphasizes Accountability/Best Practices and Leadership.
      Let’s discuss the hot topic of accountability, transparency and best practices in for nonprofits. Do we have the resources to help you impact our local leadership, education for leaders, and leadership transition?

• Advocacy and Grassroots Community Activities:  Advocate for the sector at large and engage our constituents to solve problems at the grassroots level.  
      What is your most important problem?  Hear what other nonprofits are facing and how we can advocate , locally, statewide and nationally.

• Public Awareness and Support of the Sector: Increase public understanding and support so that nonprofits can continue to do their best work.
      With what is happening in Washington, what message do you need them to understand?

Task Forces:   If you want to grow the collective impact of nonprofits locally or nationally, your chance to do so!

 

Our vision:  Better communities created through successful nonprofits.

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