Events
Call for Proposals Open for 2013 Arizona Summit on Volunteerism and Service-Learning
The 2013 Arizona Summit is scheduled for December 6 and 7 at the Arizona State University in Glendale. The annual call for presenters is now open at azsummit.org. Event attendance has been growing each year. Programs are geared for Arizona nonprofits, schools, service clubs, and community organizations. The event’s mission is to provide a forum [...]
Brew at the Zoo
Sample a wide variety of Craft Beers while enjoying live music, pub style food for purchase, animal encounters and presentations and fun activities! This “Beer for Bears” event will help support conservation education at the new Brown Bear habitat. Tickets available for purchase at tucsonzoo.org or call 881-4753. $30 Member, $40 Non Member, $10 more at the [...]
Clays For Cops
Sporting Clay event includes grill lunch, benefits Tucson Police support organizations A “Sporting Clay” Event Open to all Sport Shooters Tucson Trap & Skeet Club, 7800 West Old Ajo Hwy. Saturday, May 4, 2013 Shooting Times: 9:00 am $90 per person/$425 per team of 5 (includes Grill Lunch, Goody Bag with T-Shirt and Shooting) •Help raise more [...]
News
Call for Proposals Open for 2013 Arizona Summit on Volunteerism and Service-Learning
The 2013 Arizona Summit is scheduled for December 6 and 7 at the Arizona State University in Glendale. The annual call for presenters is now open at azsummit.org. Event attendance has been growing each year. Programs are geared for Arizona nonprofits, schools, service clubs, and community organizations. The event’s mission is to provide a forum [...]
Hoax Targets Facebook Page Administrators
A new hoax phishes for passwords with a fake new security feature Facebook page owners beware, there is a new phishing scam in the wild that attempts to lure you into revealing your Facebook email and password information. As always, remember that there is never (repeat never) a legitimate request for passwords (or account numbers, [...]
Lodestar Strategic Planning Boot Camp Enrolling with Reduced Price
Lodestar’s Nonprofit Management Institute is offering a 3 day boot camp June 5-7 in Tucson. The course is being sponsored in part by Tucson Foundations, participants will save $200 off the normal cost of attendance. That makes the course a do-not-miss event; successful nonprofits attribute their progress to effective planning and implementation.
Technology
How to Get More Likes on Facebook
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Hoax Targets Facebook Page Administrators
A new hoax phishes for passwords with a fake new security feature Facebook page owners beware, there is a new phishing scam in the wild that attempts to lure you into revealing your Facebook email and password information. As always, remember that there is never (repeat never) a legitimate request for passwords (or account numbers, [...]
Battle of the Sexes in Social Media | Infographic
Good news for organizations wanting to reach women, they’re on social media and spend a lot of time browsing and sharing. Top driver of business referral? Pinterest. Bad news for Google + though. Users of the Big G spend only 3 minutes per month on the site compared to 405 minutes on Facebook. Men spend [...]
Health
Sitting Too Much is a Killer
There is a great deal of research indicating that sitting too much is a killer. A recent study comparing TV watchers with more active adults showed a 50% risk of death from any cause, and a 125% increased risk from events associated with cardiovascular disease in the more sedentary group. It’s not enough to try [...]
10 Things Coffee Does to Your Body | Alternet
The good and the bad of the world’s most popular mood-altering drug. Caffeine is the most commonly used mood-altering drug in the world, and coffee is one of the most popular means of ingesting it. Over 50% of Americans drink coffee on a daily basis, and that figure is thought to be increasing every year. [...]
Volunteerism
Call for Proposals Open for 2013 Arizona Summit on Volunteerism and Service-Learning
The 2013 Arizona Summit is scheduled for December 6 and 7 at the Arizona State University in Glendale. The annual call for presenters is now open at azsummit.org. Event attendance has been growing each year. Programs are geared for Arizona nonprofits, schools, service clubs, and community organizations. The event’s mission is to provide a forum [...]
Report: Value Of Volunteer Time Up | The NonProfit Times
The estimated average value of a volunteer hour was $22.14 in 2012, an increase of 35 cents, according to a new report from Independent Sector (IS). The Washington, D.C.-based advocacy group releases a dollar estimate of the value of volunteer hours every year as a way to acknowledge the work of volunteers across the country. [...]
NAMIWalks Tucson Needs Volunteers
NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, needs volunteers to support their annual event, NAMI Walks. This important organization supports millions dealing with mental illness and their families. NAMI is also a voice of advocacy and a big source of resources to the community. Please join NAMI and volunteer some time on April 6, at [...]
Environment
Spring Greening Competition Recycles Items Into Functional Art
Check out the finalists in inhabitat’s Spring Greening Design Competition. These are some ingenious uses of old magazines, CD cases, yogurt bottles, even video tape and film rolls. I’m making the one above to bring a little order to my desk (I hope). Read more at finalists « Inhabitat – Spring Greening Competition.
Largest Capture of Glacial Calving Ever Filmed
“Chasing Ice” captures the rapid retreat of earth’s glaciers Chasing Ice is the awe-inspiring video documentary of the earth’s disappearing ice. This clip captures the calving of a glacier the size of lower Manhattan breaking off, the largest recorded event of its kind. Enjoy the clip, then take some time to visit the film website [...]
Keeping Tucson Clean and Beautiful
This month, City of Tucson Environmental Services (ES), in partnership with Tucson Clean & Beautiful, Inc., will kick off the second annual “Know Where to Throw” waste diversion collection event. The goal of “Know Where to Throw” is to increase the community’s’ awareness about recycling and reuse opportunities available in Tucson beyond the blue barrel. [...]
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Call for Proposals Open for 2013 Arizona Summit on Volunteerism and Service-Learning
The 2013 Arizona Summit is scheduled for December 6 and 7 at the Arizona State University in Glendale. The annual call for presenters is now open at azsummit.org. Event attendance has been growing each year. Programs are geared for Arizona nonprofits, schools, service clubs, and community organizations. The event’s mission is to provide a forum [...]
Sitting Too Much is a Killer
There is a great deal of research indicating that sitting too much is a killer. A recent study comparing TV watchers with more active adults showed a 50% risk of death from any cause, and a 125% increased risk from events associated with cardiovascular disease in the more sedentary group. It’s not enough to try [...]
How to Get More Likes on Facebook
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