http://txnp.orgThe leading source of information on Texas foundations and nonprofits. A searchable database of more than 80,000 IRS-recognized nonprofit organizations in Texas.en-us"Outrageous" is rarely a way we'd like to be described. It implies that we are way over the top, attention-seeking, bold, wild, defying convention, and a few other descriptions that we might prefer not to be called. http://www.txnp.org/Article/?ArticleID=12095 Nonprofit employers are providing one of the few bright spots in the country’s dismal employment picture this Labor Day, according to new data released today by researchers at the Johns Hopkins University Center for Civil Society Studies. http://www.txnp.org/Article/?ArticleID=12099 Regents of the Texas State University System Friday approved two new doctoral programs at Texas State University-San Marcos. http://www.txnp.org/Article/?ArticleID=12104 The North Texas Audi Dealers has joined the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra as a presenting sponsor for the 2010-11 season at Bass Performance Hall. http://www.txnp.org/Article/?ArticleID=12107 Hundreds of plants expertly cultivated by the San Antonio Botanical Society Plant Sale Volunteers will be on sale. All plants in one-gallon buckets are $5. http://www.txnp.org/Article/?ArticleID=12108 When I first came to work in philanthropy my first impressions were "No accountability, no urgency." Particularly compared to the multiple layers of public oversight and transparency in my old job, the differences were striking. http://www.txnp.org/Article/?ArticleID=12110 Oh no! They're all gone! This popular event is growing!! http://www.txnp.org/Article/?ArticleID=12112 GCBO September E-news http://www.txnp.org/Article/?ArticleID=12124 The Witte Museum is proud to commemorate the Centennial of the Mexican Revolution through 1910: A Revolution Across Borders, on view in the Piper Memorial Wing September 18, 2010 through February 27, 2011. http://www.txnp.org/Article/?ArticleID=12125 September 2010 WittE-Newsletter http://www.txnp.org/Article/?ArticleID=12134 A reader recently wrote to me about a column I penned several years ago, the ABCs of selling. She told me how often she used it and shared it with her colleagues. Then she challenged me to come up with the ABCs of team-building, a topic that seems http://www.txnp.org/Article/?ArticleID=12094 To discover new businesses; to meet new people passionate about the arts; and to enjoy new wines! http://www.txnp.org/Article/?ArticleID=12123 # There has been a 190% increase in walk-in requests for emergency services or food at NAM in the first half of this year, as compared to the same period last year? http://www.txnp.org/Article/?ArticleID=12117 The Center for the Arts and Symbolism of Ancient America (CASAA), in conjunction with the Department of Anthropology at Texas State University-San Marcos, will conduct its annual Ancient Maya Hieroglyphics Workshop Oct. 1-3, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. http://www.txnp.org/Article/?ArticleID=12132 Please, join us for a wonderful San Antonio Symphony Season opening concert with the music of Brahms, Bizet, and Mahler. If you need tickets, please, let us know. http://www.txnp.org/Article/?ArticleID=12139