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- August 7th, 2008
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unitedwaycapitalar has posted a new entry on: United Way Capital Area Blog
Day of Caring - Friday, September 5 (Keynote Speaker: Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo)
Join United Way, Hands On Central Texas and keynote speaker Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo, for a day of meaningful volunteer action. Join hundreds of your neighbors, or bring a team of coworkers, and "be the change you want to see in the world." P
- July 31st, 2008
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unitedwaycapitalar has posted a new entry on: United Way Capital Area Blog
Austin a major player in volunteerism
A new study from the Corporation for National & Community Service, reported recently in the Austin Business Journal, tells us something many of us already knew: Austinites are big givers of their time. 35 percent of Austin residents serve as volu
- July 28th, 2008
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unitedwaycapitalar has bookmarked the video How I Live United -- Gloria.
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- July 25th, 2008
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unitedwaycapitalar has posted a new entry on: United Way Capital Area Blog
Living United in Baltimore
Check out this short clip that shows a cool component of United Way Baltimore's Live United campaign. Mobile Video Units, mounted on Segways, cruise around outside the Baltimore convention center broadcasting the Live United message.
- July 24th, 2008
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Using video to tell our stories
Last week, we met with the Web, Film and Interactive team at the American Cancer Society to discuss their innovative and expanding video production efforts. The ACS has its own version of YouTube, where cancer survivors can share their stories with t
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unitedwaycapitalar has posted a new entry on: United Way Capital Area Blog
A plan for educational success
There is enormous passion for "community" in Central Texas. We are blessed to be able to say that more than 38 percent of Central Texans are active volunteers, making us third among major American cities. Austin has the highest number of nonprofit gr
- July 22nd, 2008
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unitedwaycapitalar has posted a new entry on: United Way Capital Area Blog
Breakthrough Austin's Visitors' Day
“Good Morning Breakthrough” rang the cheers of 90 middle school students at 8:40 in the morning in Calhoun Auditorium on the University of Texas campus. While most students spend their summer at a camp, in the park or in front of the television
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unitedwaycapitalar has posted a new entry on: United Way Capital Area Blog
United Way Capital Area on Facebook
If you haven't found us yet on Facebook, we hope you will join us! Our first cause, Central Texas Youth Mentoring, Tutoring and Coaching, is an invitation to become an advocate and volunteer for Central Texas youth who need a supportive adult.If you
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unitedwaycapitalar has posted a new entry on: United Way Capital Area Blog
Check out what United Way is up to!
We're midway through our 6 month "Tools for Community Change" workshops and this month we want to inform you how we want to change community conditions through the areas of Education, Financial Stability and Health as well as how we're going to engag
- July 21st, 2008
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dreddyclinic to their friends list. - July 7th, 2008
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unitedwaycapitalar has posted a new entry on: United Way Capital Area Blog
New Education Study
The Financial Times posted this piece on education and why it is so important to our economy. Its implications are very troubling and point to the need for continued investment in early childhood education as well as helping stem the tide of high sch
- July 1st, 2008
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unitedwaycapitalar has posted a new entry on: United Way Capital Area Blog
Living United
Many thanks to everyone who joined us on Saturday to show their support and tell the world how they plan to Live United. We thank you and look forward to changing community conditions in Central Texas together! Here's a few pix from the event.
- June 19th, 2008
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unitedwaycapitalar has posted a new entry on: United Way Capital Area Blog
What is LIVE UNITED?
Live United is an invitation to join United Way in addressing our community problems together. In order to create opportunities for everyone to succeed, we're focusing on the building blocks of a better life - education, health, and financial stabili
- June 18th, 2008
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unitedwaycapitalar has posted a new entry on: United Way Capital Area Blog
Community Innovation Workshops - Networks and Networking
Creating change is not that easy but luckily for us, we have some good workshops that can help you make the change you wish to see in your world!Come to our next Community Innovation Workshop - Presented by the University of Texas, United Way Capital
- June 10th, 2008
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unitedwaycapitalar has posted a new entry on: United Way Capital Area Blog
Burners Without Borders at our Spring Day of Caring
A big thanks to Patrick and his crew for sending us this update on their volunteer project!Many thanks to all who attended the second in our daycare assistance project!! Burners Without Borders is making a huge difference in safety and appearance on
- June 6th, 2008
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unitedwaycapitalar has posted a new entry on: United Way Capital Area Blog
How to Live United from Rich Harwood
Richard C. Harwood, founder and president of The Harwood Institute for Public Innovation, provides ten meaningful and important ways to Live United:We must help people in our communities to see and hear those individuals who are different from themse
- June 5th, 2008
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unitedwaycapitalar has posted a new entry on: United Way Capital Area Blog
Regional 'Blueprint for Educational Change' to be unveiled
A recent article in the Austin American Statesman outlines some of the challenges we face to improve Education in our community. Education leaders try to address these challenges in the Blueprint for Educational Change, the culmination of a two-year
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unitedwaycapitalar has posted a new entry on: United Way Capital Area Blog
Our trip to Camp Mabry
On Friday, May 23 a group of UWCA'ers took Col. Tom Palladino up on an offer to tour the Texas Military Forces Museum at Camp Mabry. Who knew that so much history was right here in our own backyard?We began our tour with a presentation by Col. Palla
