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Join us as we host Brook McMillan speaking about Online Communities with the Lance Armstrong Foundation.

I'm sure you know who Lance Armstrong is and I'm sure you've seen or even had one of those yellow wrist bands with Livestrong on it. Come here how Livestrong is building Online Communities and how you can help

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Join us as we host one of Houston's newest Nonprofits Friday Harbour! They were out at our last event and I am looking forward to what they have to say

More info on Friday Harbour

Mission Statement:

Our mission is to provide a rest stop for those individuals who tirelessly accompany their loved ones to & from medical facilities for extensive treatment. By offering a provisional lodging option, we hope to bring some solace to these devoted companions, ease the load of care giving, and help restore the mind, body, and spirit for the journey ahead.

Description:

Friday Habour is a local organization that is focused on serving people who have family members or friends receiving medical treatment at MD Anderson Cancer Center or Texas Children Hospital.

Purpose:

Everyday, we encounter someone who is battling cancer. And whether that person is directly related to us or not, we are struck by the enormity of this illness. We can hardly imagine what this individual must face. Furthermore, we cannot even begin to digest the impact this disease has on the family and friends who surround the patient.

Our primary purpose is to alleviate some of the strain that is imposed on the caregivers. These individuals juggle a mountain of responsibilities, and our desire is to provide a momentary sigh of relief for them. Our program will offer a lodging voucher to nearby hotels for families and friends of patients so that these individuals do not have to be burdened with the task of finding shelter, after a long day of treatment.

By tapping into our resources, planning fundraisers, and generating community awareness, Friday Harbour will strive to lend a helping hand to anyone who is need of a momentary recess.

This is a must for all nonprofits looking to take their sales and fundraising to the next level. Join us as we host Kelsey Ruger from Poplabs discussing how Non-Profits can learn some great info on how to sell not only your NPO but yourself as well.

I don't know about you but I'm pretty excited about this one, Kelsey is one the best presenters I know

More about the presentation

A lot of people consider selling a very difficult task. Unfortunately for them, selling is an activity that forms part of everyone’s daily routine whether you are a designer, developer or run a non-profit. It occurs not only at work, but also when you are at home with your family, or when you are enjoying a cup of coffee with a friend. Relying solely on organizational knowledge, product knowledge or technical expertise doesn’t work in today’s environment. In this presentation we will learn some everyday tips for selling that work for everyone and why selling does not limit itself to cars, clothes or food.

Key take-aways
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- Mistakes that non-profit managers, developers, designers, make and why they ultimately hurt their cause.
- Why facts really don't matter when trying to persuade.
- Finding common ground and shared meaning when people aren't like you.
- Quick and easy ways to create constructive dialog that leads to better solutions.

Kelsey Ruger
Vice President, Technology and Operations
poplabs
The Moleskin

Join us in May when we host Jennifer Texada of MD Anderson. Jennifer is a great presenter and known through out our community as a leading expert in Social Media and Health Care

More info on the MD Anderson

http://www2.mdanderson.org/cancerwise/

M. D. Anderson Cancer Center is one of the world’s most respected centers devoted exclusively to cancer patient care, research, education and prevention. In2008, more than 79,000 people with cancer received care at M. D. Anderson. M. D. Anderson also employs more than 18,000 people, including nearly 1,400 faculty, and a volunteer corps of more than 1,600 people.

Recently M. D. Anderson Cancer center launched it's first institutional blog. The Cancerwise blog will serve as online resource for cancer patients, caregivers, students and professionals. It was created to offer current expert commentary from bloggers within the institution on treatment, prevention, research and other pertinent topics. The blog allows readers to react through comments and allows M. D. Anderson the opportunity to listen to and connect directly with the public.

http://www2.mdanderson.org/cancerwise/

Join us as we celebrate our third year and host Institute for Sustainable Peace! Anneliese Davis will present to our group their vision and needs over the coming months.

This should be a good one

About Institute for Sustainable Peace

ISP was founded in 2007 by Randy Butler, an experienced mediator who saw a lot of academic discussion of peacebuilding, but few on-the-ground, action-oriented efforts to put these principles into practice in communities in conflict. ISP works to prevent conflict, connect peacemakers, and reconcile communities. We have ongoing projects in the Balkans and with the Sudanese refugee community in the U.S., and we facilitate a dialogue group of Muslim and Jewish leaders here in Houston. At the request of Mayor White, we are preparing to launch a project in the Alief area, a community wrenched apart by gang violence, crime, poverty, and poor public health.