Greenlights held its annual Crossroads Conference for Nonprofit Excellence about a month ago, and I had the honor of choosing the background music while folks were milling around the exhibition hall. One of the first songs that came to mind was “Celebration” by Kool & the Gang. You know what I’m talking about. But in [...]
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Like many others, live music is one of my favorite things about living in Austin. Last night, I received an e-mail from The Paramount Theatre letting me know that Bon Iver is coming to town in October. I remember hearing their music for the first time last year. It was early autumn, and the album [...]
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A recent study by Volunteering in America shows that volunteerism in the United States is still going strong. The article’s title indicates that volunteerism “remains steady”; personally, I think that’s an understatement. Nearly one million more Americans began volunteering last year, and as a result, our volunteer force now makes up over a quarter of [...]
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