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Guest Post: Fort Worth Metro
by Ruth Calzada, Executive Director, Fort Worth Metro People ask me often “why do you do what you do?” My short answer is always “I can’t imagine doing anything else.” But allow me to share my long answer with you. I was 12 years old in the summer between my 7/8 grade school year. I […]
August Nonprofit of the Month: Fort Worth Metro
Meet Fort Worth Metro, the August #NonprofitoftheMonth #Philanthropy #GiveBack
Congratulations!
Thanks so everyone who voted in the Nonprofit of the Month Reader’s Choice poll! I look forward to learning more and sharing more with you all about a variety of nonprofits, including our Reader’s Choice winners: Tarrant County Furniture Bank Tarrant Churches Together Center for Transforming Lives James L. West Center for Dementia Care
Vote for your Favorite
You’ve told us who is your favorite, and now it’s time to vote for your favorite nonprofit to be featured as the Reader’s Choice nonprofit of the month. Vote on the PBx Facebook page to select the Reader’s Choice nonprofit. Voting will end July 24. Reader’s Choice nonprofits will receive: Q&A with staff member of […]
What’s Your Favorite Fort Worth Area Nonprofit?
We all have our favorite nonprofit organizations. Whether we’ve worked for them, received services from them, volunteer for them, or simply love their mission, our favorites leave a mark on our hearts. As PhilanthroBlox grows, I want to share favorite nonprofits with my growing readership through a new feature launching in August, Nonprofit of the […]
Volunteering is good for the heart
When you volunteer, you begin as the outline – beautiful, but not truly knowing what you are missing. Through a volunteer experience, much like the heart, you begin to take on the color and story of an organization while filling your heart. #volunteer #philanthropy #giveback
Things I wish I’d known when I started my career
We’ve all heard the phrase, “I wish I knew then, what I know now.” And if that saying has never rung true to you, stick around a few more years, and it will. I’ve learned a lot since I entered the nonprofit world in 2001 at the ripe old age of 23. Here are my […]
Stop Networking. Start Connecting.
I have never shied away from meeting people. My Strength Finders tells me I have WOO. My friends describe me as outgoing. When it comes to networking, I can work a room. To say I’m an extrovert is an understatement. Not everyone in fundraising is an extrovert, which makes meeting people more of a challenge […]
Have a Plan…Follow It…Sometimes
When I first decided to have a blog, I had a plan. I had it all in my head. What it would be called, how many times I would post, where I would share it, and what I would write about for each post. This is how most of my planning starts – whether creating […]
