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Jeff Blackburn, founder of the Innocence Project of Texas, a nonprofit group that works to overturn wrongful convictions, said that the Willingham case “represents an opportunity for Texas to fix a broken criminal justice system.” ...State law – Texas Health & Safety Code Section 311.045 – requires nonprofit hospitals to provide charity care equal to their tax-exempt benefits. In a perfect world, the health care safety net would be able to catch a large majority who ...Jobs and recruiting for media professionals in journalism, on-line content, book publishing, TV, radio, PR, graphic design, photography, and advertising.Their goal is to take the successful Bar Camp model and apply it to expand understanding and awareness of free and Open Source technology within the non-profit community in Central Texas. How It Works Non profits and technology folks ...(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Susan Combs today awarded $2.5 million in scholarships to community colleges and technical schools and $3.5 million in grant awards to nonprofit organizations that help prepare low-income students for ...National nonprofit health organization seeks Executive Director for North Texas division, based in Dallas. Ideal candidate will have five plus years experience in the nonprofit sector, demonstrated fundraising success, ...According to the Attorney General Greg Abbott's press release, the suit is against People Against Drugs Affordable Housing, Inc., its founders, and three of its directors for alleged violations of the Texas Nonprofit Corporation Act. ...ABILENE, Texas - Nonprofit organizations -- from food banks and the arts community to churches and hospice centers -- have largely been left out of the debate over health care reform, advocates say. That is the conclusion of Tim Delaney ...Hats off to John Thornton and Texas Tribune for securing $750000 in grants, including $250000 from the Knight Foundation. The grants are a big-time validation of John's vision for his site - and for the nonprofit model at the state and ...Mercer Reynolds, an Ohio financier, former Bush partner in the Texas Rangers baseball team and former ambassador to Switzerland. Reynolds is leading Bush's campaign fund-raising effort. He was a guest at the White House and the Camp David ... The nonprofit Texans for Public Justice reported that "[b]y the time of his reelection in November 2004, George W. Bush's campaign committee identified 548 individuals who had achieved Ranger (minimum of $200000) or Pioneer (minimum ...
I understand real life assisting a wedding planner is the #1 ideal way to get experience, but I do have event planning experience already. It's not in the wedding field, but with nonprofits.

Anyway, aside from that, I was specifically wondering about possible online courses or a good program that's nationwide? (Preferably in Oklahoma City, OK or in Texas).


I am in the beginning stages of creating a nonprofit organization. Any additional tips that you have would be greatly appreciated...Thank you :)


i have seen it all and it effected me mentally i have ptsd from veit Nam have been in treatment for a long time i take medicine and live one day at a time recently i told my doctor that i had several dogs and i thought that theses dogs have given me some peace of mind my wife and i have taken care of them all theses dogs have had pups and we have applied for nonprofit papers from the irs and we have our papers from he state of texas we adopt some of the pups out so we can rescue other dogs that are with out a home our problem we need dog kennels dog food last year there were 4 million dog put to sleep we know we can not save them all but a few is better than interested in helping contact us


WE HAVE STARTED A SHELTER WE ARE APPROVED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS BUT THE IRS HAS NOT SENT OUR NONPROFIT PAPERS.iN THE MEANTIME WE ARE HAVEING TO USE OUR MONEY AND THAT MEANS WE DO WITH OUT .iT MAY SOUND STUPID BUT WE DEARLY LOVE OUR SHELTER DOGS AND WE REALY NEED HELP .WE ASK FOR DOG FOOD AND FENCE NOT MONEY THE IRS HAS HAD OUR APPLICATION FOR 7 MONTHS WHEN WE CALL THEY GIVE US B.S


So I'm currently at a community college but plan on transferring to a four year university before the semester is over with. I have a GPA that's around 3.0 (took honors classes though) was the student government president of my community college. I have secured letters of recommendations from Dean's, multiple professors and even my college's president. I'm currently involved in the AmeriCorps governmentally funded nonprofit organization that strives on given back to the community as much as possible, and was awarded a $5,000 scholarship because of this. I'm currently in training to be a crisis counselor for The United Way. So anyway my question is to you guys, do you think I can get into UT Austin or Texas State at San Marcus? See I don't know if they would ask for my high school grades because I really wasn't into and focused on school at that time. Though my older brother who graduated from Texas A. and M. a while back, let me know that they would more than likely only want to see my most current grades a.k.a. community college grades. Will the same thing applying to my SAT/ACT scores? Do you think they'll ask for them as well as my college grades? Any experience you guys have been through and would like to share with me would be greatly appreciated! Thank you very much for your answers in advanced.


those who sacrifice so much, including their lives?
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AP IMPACT: Army charity hoards millions

FORT BLISS, Texas – As soldiers stream home from Iraq and Afghanistan, the biggest charity inside the U.S. military has been stockpiling tens of millions of dollars meant to help put returning fighters back on their feet, an Associated Press investigation shows.

Between 2003 and 2007 — as many military families dealt with long war deployments and increased numbers of home foreclosures — Army Emergency Relief grew into a $345 million behemoth. During those years, the charity packed away $117 million into its own reserves while spending just $64 million on direct aid, according to an AP analysis of its tax records.

Tax-exempt and legally separate from the military, AER projects a facade of independence but really operates under close Army control. The massive nonprofit — funded predominantly by troops — allows superiors to squeeze soldiers for contributions; forces struggling soldiers to repay loans — sometimes delaying transfers and promotions; and too often violates its own rules by rewarding donors, such as giving free passes from physical training, the AP found.

AER was founded in 1942 to soften the personal financial hardships on soldiers and their families as the country ramped up its fight in World War II.

Today, AER's mission is to ease cash emergencies of active-duty soldiers and retirees, and to provide college scholarships for their families. Its emergency aid covers mortgage payments and food, car repairs, medical bills, travel to family funerals, and the like.

Instead of giving money away, though, the Army charity lent out 91 percent of its emergency aid during the period 2003-2007. For accounting purposes, the loans, dispensed interest-free, are counted as expenses only when they are not paid back.

During that same five-year period, the smaller Navy and Air Force charities both put far more of their own resources into aid than reserves. The Air Force charity kept $24 million in reserves while dispensing $56 million in total aid, which includes grants, scholarships and loans not repaid. The Navy charity put $32 million into reserves and gave out $49 million in total aid.

AER executives defend their operation, insisting they need to keep sizable reserves to be ready for future catastrophes.civilian charities for service members and veterans say they are swamped by the desperate needs of recent years, with requests far outstripping ability to respond.

According to 2007 U.S. Census Bureau figures, 1.3 million veterans — or 6 percent — lived in poverty, with 537,000 unemployed.

"I have so many people who are losing their homes, they're behind on their mortgage payments, they're losing their jobs because of PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) or the medication they're taking — and the Army Emergency Relief can't help them," says Outreach Director Sema Olson at U.S. Welcome Home Foundation, which finds aid for combat veterans.


No matter where people live, work, or go to school, their is going to be diverse individuals in every community. For myself, diversity simply is living in a community where nothing is alike. We all want the same things for every individual. The dignity and worth of all human beings, treating all people with respect and equality, and people having the opportunity to full participate in being self-sufficient to make their own best possible choices. We would accept nothing less from each of us. We recognize the differences among us. We all recognize that each of us have different ways of looking at things, views, and perspectives when working together to solve problems. All individuals need to come together to learn from each other in appreciating our differences and understand where people come from and why they believe as they do. When people look at diversity, we must look beyond our own culture and background. People should take a broader view of things that make up the whole person and what makes us all unique. Overall, diversity celebrates what makes individuals' unique, and it is important to me because people can never stop learning new things about it through other people.

For myself, I know that I was able to learn from other cultures and have an open mind when our views differed from one another. For example, I am an individual of mixed heritage. I am African American and Mexican American. My mother is Mexican American and my father is African American. I grew up in a small community in Southern Texas mostly the population was generally Spanish. I was raised by my mother who taught me how to speak Spanish. Eventually, I learned how to speak two languages, English and Spanish. This is a part of my heritage that is important to me because it has helped me to understand other cultures that also speak Spanish language.

I generally learned how to speak Spanish because while my mother would work, my grandmother would take care of us and the only language she spoke was Spanish and she was from Mexico. What I loved the most about my Mexican culture was our families' close connectedness with one another. I also enjoyed the Mariachi music, and eating spicy foods such as tamales, burritos, enchiladas, and chimichangas. This has helped me to better relate to individuals from different cultures. Speaking Spanish has helped me to understand other cultures that also speak Spanish such as Latinos, Hispanics, and some Philippines as well.

Most of my friends that I went to school with in Southern Texas were biracial: Caucasian and Black and other of my friends were Black. But the rest of my friends were mostly Hispanic and Latino ethnic backgrounds. I learned about our cultures and ethnic backgrounds and was able to understand that people from different cultures learn to interact and function together with increased appreciation for their heritage. Sometimes, the experiences that I had in Texas were somewhat different. People in Texas just are not as friendly as people in California.

When I moved to California, my viewpoints were broadened by other cultures. I was more open to learning from individuals of other cultures. When I started working for a nonprofit organization when I first moved to California, I noticed the diversity there was among individuals of diverse backgrounds in the workplace. I came to appreciate and learned about how an individuals culture has influence on our behavior and views and perspectives. I also learned that while working with people of diverse ethnic backgrounds, people have different ways to look at things and often will solve problems differently. I liked being in an work environment when I am able to engage with different people who have different ideas and backgrounds. Sometimes, people need to take a step back from themselves, and look at how we view people who are unlike ourselves. Embracing diversity means committing to looking beyond those unlike ourselves. Most importantly, it is important to be open-minded and non-judgmental when interacting and communicating with people from diverse backgrounds. This makes our world a better place when we respect each other for who they are, regardless of our differences. We need to be open to change and learning from one another unlike ourselves.

My cultural background has provided me with the capacity to work effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds and cultures. I am culturally competent to help individuals that are Spanish speaking who don't speak English and English speakers who don't speak Spanish. I also learned to better appreciate other cultures as well. I feel that I can assist these individuals in however they need help. Being able to learn from others is important for self-awareness and being able to being open to learning new things about other people. Embrace diversity for what it is- respecting each and every person for who they are, learning about our differences, and being open to those difference


No matter where people, live, work, or get their education, there is going to be diverse individuals everywhere. For myself, diversity simply is living in a community where nothing is alike. We all want the same things for every individual. The dignity of all human beings, and treating all people with respect and equality. We would accept nothing less from each of us. We recognize the differences among us. We all recognize that each of us have different ideas, views, and perspectives when solving problems and working together. All individuals need to come together to appreciate our differences and understand where people come from and why they believe as they do. When people look at diversity, we must look beyond our own culture and race. People should take a broader view of things that make up the whole person and what makes us all unique. Overall, diversity celebrates what makes us unique and it is important to me because individuals can never stop learning new things about it through other people.

For myself, I know that I was able to learn from other cultures and have an open mind when our views differed from one another. For example, I am an individual of mixed heritage. I am African American and Mexican American. My mother is Mexican and my family is African American. I grew up in a small community in Southern Texas mostly which the population was Spanish. I was raised by my mother who taught me how to speak Spanish. I eventually learned how to speak both English and Spanish. This a part of my heritage that is important to me that I am bilingual.

I generally learned to speak Spanish because while my mother would go work, my grandmother would take care of us and the only language she spoke was Spanish. My grandmother was from Mexico. What I love about being Mexican is our families close connectedness to one another. I also enjoy the Mariachi music and eating rich and spicy foods such as tamales, burritos, enchiladas, and chimichangas. I enjoyed eating these hot and spicy foods. This has helped me better relate to individuals from different cultures. Speaking Spanish has helped me to understand other cultures that also speak Spanish such as Latino, Hispanic, and some Philippines as well.

I’m going to say that when I was in Texas, I had some friends that were of different races than I was. Most of my friends that I went to school with were biracial: Caucasian and Black and other of my friends were Black. But the rest of my friends were Hispanics, Latinos, and Mexicans. I learned about our cultures and ethnic groups and was able to understand that people from different cultures and races learn to interact and function together with increased appreciation for their heritage. Sometimes, the experiences that I had in Texas were somewhat different. People in Texas are so much interested in the way you look or the color of your skin. People here are not friendly. They are mean here.

When I moved to California, my viewpoints were broadened by other cultures. I am more open to learning from people of other cultures. I started working at a nonprofit organization when I noticed the diversity there was among individuals in the workplace. For instance, one of my friends I met while working there was from the Philippines. To me, learning about her culture was interesting to me because I connected with her on the level of our shared language Spanish. I learned that she did things differently in her culture and I was open to learning about her culture. I later learned that people have different ways to look at things and often will solve problems differently. Sometimes people need to take a step back from themselves, and look at how we view people who are unlike ourselves. Embracing diversity means committing to looking beyond those unlike us. It is important to be open-minded and nonjudgmental when interacting and communicating with people from diverse backgrounds.

My cultural background has provided me with the capacity to work effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds and cultures. I am culturally competent to help individuals that are Spanish speakers who don’t speak English and English speakers who don’t speak Spanish. I also learned to better appreciate other “Spanish” cultures as well. I feel that I can assist them in however they need help, whether it is emotionally or physically.


No matter where people, live, work, or get there education, there is going to be diverse individuals everywhere. For myself, diversity simply is living in a community where nothing is alike. We all want the same things for every individual. The dignity of all human beings, and treating all people with respect and equality. We would accept nothing less from each of us. We recognize the differences among us. We all recognize that each of us have different ideas, views, and perspectives when solving problems and working together. All individuals need to come together to appreciate our differences and understand where people come from and why they believe as they do. When people look at diversity, we must look beyond our own culture and race. People should take a broader view of things that make up the whole person and what makes us all unique. Overall, diversity celebrates what makes us unique and it is important to me because individuals can never stop learning new things about it through other people.

For myself, I know that I was able to learn from other cultures and have an open mind when our views differed from one another. For example, I am an individual of mixed heritage. I am African American and Mexican American. My mother is Mexican and my family is African American. I grew up in a small community in Southern Texas mostly which the population was Spanish. I was raised by my mother who taught me how to speak Spanish. I eventually learned how to speak both English and Spanish. This a part of my heritage that is important to me that I am bilingual.

I generally learned to speak Spanish because while my mother would go work, my grandmother would take care of us and the only language she spoke was Spanish. My grandmother was from Mexico. What I love about being Mexican is our families close connectedness to one another. I also enjoy the Mariachi music and eating rich and spicy foods such as tamales, burritos, enchiladas, and chimichangas. I enjoyed eating these hot and spicy foods. This has helped me better relate to individuals from different cultures. Speaking Spanish has helped me to understand other cultures that also speak Spanish such as Latino, Hispanic, and some Philippines as well.

I’m going to say that when I was in Texas, I had some friends that were of different races than I was. Most of my friends that I went to school with were biracial: Caucasian and Black and other of my friends were Black. But the rest of my friends were Hispanics, Latinos, and Mexicans. I learned about our cultures and ethnic groups and was able to understand that people from different cultures and races learn to interact and function together with increased appreciation for their heritage. Sometimes, the experiences that I had in Texas were somewhat different. People in Texas are so much interested in the way you look or the color of your skin. People here are not friendly. They are mean here.

When I moved to California, my viewpoints were broadened by other cultures. I am more open to learning from people of other cultures. I started working at a nonprofit organization when I noticed the diversity there was among individuals in the workplace. For instance, one of my friends I met while working there was from the Philippines. To me, learning about her culture was interesting to me because I connected with her on the level of our shared language Spanish. I learned that she did things differently in her culture and I was open to learning about her culture. I later learned that people have different ways to look at things and often will solve problems differently. Sometimes people need to take a step back from themselves, and look at how we view people who are unlike ourselves. Embracing diversity means committing to looking beyond those unlike us. It is important to be open-minded and nonjudgmental when interacting and communicating with people from diverse backgrounds.

My cultural background has provided me with the capacity to
work effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds and cultures. I am culturally competent to help individuals that are Spanish speakers who don’t speak English and English speakers who don’t speak Spanish. I also learned to better appreciate other “Spanish” cultures as well. I feel that I can assist them in however they need help, whether it is emotionally or physically.


No matter where people, live, work, or get there education, there is going to be diverse individuals everywhere. For myself, diversity simply is living in a community where nothing is alike. We all want the same things for every individual. The dignity of all human beings, and treating all people with respect and equality. We would accept nothing less from each of us. We recognize the differences among us. We all recognize that each of us have different ideas, views, and perspectives when solving problems and working together. All individuals need to come together to appreciate our differences and understand where people come from and why they believe as they do. When people look at diversity, we must look beyond our own culture and race. People should take a broader view of things that make up the whole person and what makes us all unique. Overall, diversity celebrates what makes us unique and it is important to me because individuals can never stop learning new things about it through other people.
For myself, I know that I was able to learn from other cultures and have an open mind when our views differed from one another. For example, I am an individual of mixed heritage. I am African American and Mexican American. My mother is Mexican and my family is African American. I grew up in a small community in Southern Texas mostly which the population was Spanish. I was raised by my mother who taught me how to speak Spanish. I eventually learned how to speak both English and Spanish. This a part of my heritage that is important to me that I am bilingual. This has helped me better relate to individuals from different cultures.
When I moved to California, my viewpoints were broadened by other cultures.I am more open to learning from people of other cultures. I started working at a nonprofit organization when I noticed the diversity there was among individuals in the workplace. For instance, one of my friends I met while working there was from the Philippines. To me, learning about her culture was interesting to me because I connected with her on the level of our shared language Spanish. I learned that she did things differently in her culture and I was open to learning about her culture. I later learned that people have different ways to look at things and often will solve problems differently. Sometimes people need to take a step back from themselves, and look at how we view people who are unlike ourselves. Embracing diversity means committing to looking beyond those unlike us. It is important to be open-minded and nonjudgmental when interacting and communicating with people from diverse backgrounds.
My cultural background has provided me with the capacity to work effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds and cultures. I am culturally competent to help individuals that are Spanish speakers who don’t speak English and English speakers who don’t speak Spanish. I also learned to better appreciate other “Spanish” cultures as well. I feel that I can assist them in however they need help, whether it is emotionally or physically.


Virginia state laws

* In many counties, no one may be a professional fortuneteller, and if one wishes to pursue the practice as an amateur, it must be practiced in a school or church.
* You may not engage in business on Sundays, with the exception of almost every industry.
* If one is not married, it is illegal for one to have sexual relations.
* No animal may be hunted on Sundays with the exception of raccoons, which may be hunted until 2 a.m.



Va. city, county laws

Frederick

* A special license is required for a person wishing to sell such items as tableware and coins.

Prince William County

* No person may keep a skunk as a pet.
* It is illegal to cuss about another.
* It is illegal to park a car on railroad tracks.

Virginia Beach

* It is unlawful to carry certain canes or walking sticks.
* It is illegal to use profanity on Atlantic Avenue or the boardwalk.
* It is also unlawful to drive by the same place within 30 minutes on Atlantic Avenue.



Virginia laws off the books

Virginia laws changed this year:

* Legislators did away with one that prohibited restaurants from serving drinks that mix wine or beer with liquor. Now, restaurants can serve sangria - which usually includes wine, fruit, brandy and triple sec - without fear of prosecution.
* Another law protected men who sexually attack girls 14 to 16 from criminal charges as long as they offer to marry the victim. Legislators closed this "marriage offer" loophole.
* Also voided were laws that required sexual assault victims to take a lie detector test and to agree to prosecute the attacker before the state pays for a forensic medical examination.



N.C. city, county laws

Dunn

* No one may visit departed loved ones late at night.
* People may not drive their cars on sidewalks.
* People may not throw rocks at the street.
* No one may spit on the street.

Greensboro

* It is unlawful to keep or operate any peanut or popcorn stand or roaster on or in any street or sidewalk of the city.

Kill Devil Hills

* You may not ride a bicycle without having both your hands on the handlebars.

Rowan County

* All female dogs and cats in heat must be confined.

Rutherford County

* A person will be charged with a misdemeanor for leaving a taxicab and not paying within 15 minutes.

Zebulon

* No one may stand outside the police station for any purpose after dark.
* No person may walk on top of the water tank of the city.



N.C. state laws

* People in possession of illegal substances must pay taxes on them.
* Organizations may not hold their meetings while the members present are in costume.
* Bingo games may not last more than five hours unless held at a fair.



Laws in other U.S. states

Alaska

* It is illegal to push a live moose out of a moving airplane.

California

* It's illegal to ride a bicycle in a swimming pool.
* Animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school or place of worship.
* It is a misdemeanor to shoot at any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale.

Illinois

* It is illegal to speak English; American is the officially recognized language.

Iowa

* Kisses may last for as much as, but no more than, five minutes.

Louisiana

* It is illegal to rob a bank and then shoot at the teller with a water pistol.

Massachusetts

* 1 percent of construction costs of prisons must be spent on art, up to a maximum of $100,000.

South Dakota

* It's illegal to fall asleep in a cheese factory.

Texas

* It is illegal to carry a concealed ice-cream cone.

Utah

* It is a crime to curse on a bus.
* Discriminating unfairly in the purchase of milk, cream or butterfat is a crime.
* Prosecutors can seek death for anyone who kills an on-duty poultry inspector.
* A drive-by shooting could get you five years in jail and a $5,000 fine, but you could spend 15 years in prison and pay $10,000 for altering the license plate stickers on your car.
* You must yield to birds while driving on the highway.
* Parents can give written permission to teachers to spank their children. Even though all 40 school districts prohibit corporal punishment by policy, legislators have declined to repeal the law.
* First cousins may marry, but only if they are beyond child-bearing years.
* It is slander - punishable by up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine - to falsely accuse a female of being unchaste.
* Raffles are defined in the law as illegal lotteries. But this particular form of gambling is routinely used by nonprofit organizations and charities to raise money.
* Nightclubs may be licensed to serve alcoholic beverages only if they promise they are a real club or association, and not a business out to make a profit. Apparently, lying is not a crime.



Laws in U.S. cities, towns

Globe, Ariz.

* It's illegal to play cards with an American Indian.

Tucson, Ariz.

* It is illegal for w


The Obama campaign has shattered all fund-raising records, raking in $458 million so far, with about half the bounty coming from donors who contribute $200 or less.

Aides say that's an illustration of a truly democratic campaign. To critics, though, it can be an invitation for fraud and illegal foreign cash because donors giving individual sums of $200 or less don't have to be publicly reported.

Consider the cases of Obama donors "Doodad Pro" of Nunda, N.Y., who gave $17,130, and "Good Will" of Austin, Texas, who gave more than $11,000—both in excess of the $2,300-per-person federal limit. In two recent letters to the Obama campaign, Federal Election Commission auditors flagged those (and other) donors and informed the campaign that the sums had to be returned. Neither name had ever been publicly reported because both individuals made online donations in $10 and $25 increments.

"Good Will" listed his employer as "Loving" and his occupation as "You," while supplying as his address 1015 Norwood Park Boulevard, which is shared by the Austin nonprofit Goodwill Industries. Suzanha Burmeister, marketing director for Goodwill, said the group had "no clue" who the donor was. She added, however, that the group had received five puzzling thank-you letters from the Obama campaign this year, prompting it to send the campaign an e-mail in September pointing out the apparent fraudulent use of its name.

"Dooda


Newsweek's Michael Isikoff filed this report on some of the more blatant, already-identified abuses by the Obama campaign. In the old days before he drank the Kool-Aid, I seem to recall Isikoff was the first to publish news of a transgression by a President and an intern...and we know how that turned out with the country embroiled in Impeachment hearings for months.


So now we've accounted for around sixty grand of Obama's treasure chest...all we need is to understand where the other two hundred plus million of dodgy money came from, and then we could be reasonably satisfied that Obama played it by the rules!



The Obama campaign has shattered all fund-raising records, raking in $458 million so far, with about half the bounty coming from donors who contribute $200 or less. Aides say that's an illustration of a truly democratic campaign. To critics, though, it can be an invitation for fraud and illegal foreign cash because donors giving individual sums of $200 or less don't have to be publicly reported. Consider the cases of Obama donors "Doodad Pro" of Nunda, N.Y., who gave $17,130, and "Good Will" of Austin, Texas, who gave more than $11,000—both in excess of the $2,300-per-person federal limit. In two recent letters to the Obama campaign, Federal Election Commission auditors flagged those (and other) donors and informed the campaign that the sums had to be returned. Neither name had ever been publicly reported because both individuals made online donations in $10 and $25 increments. "Good Will" listed his employer as "Loving" and his occupation as "You," while supplying as his address 1015 Norwood Park Boulevard, which is shared by the Austin nonprofit Goodwill Industries. Suzanha Burmeister, marketing director for Goodwill, said the group had "no clue" who the donor was. She added, however, that the group had received five puzzling thank-you letters from the Obama campaign this year, prompting it to send the campaign an e-mail in September pointing out the apparent fraudulent use of its name.

"Doodad Pro" listed no occupation or employer; the contributor's listed address is shared by Lloyd and Lynn's Liquor Store in Nunda. "I have never heard of such an individual," says Diane Beardsley, who works at the store and is the mother of one of the owners. "Nobody at this store has that much money to contribute." (She added that a Doodad's Boutique, located next door, had closed a year ago, before the donations were made.)

Obama spokesman Ben LaBolt said the campaign has no idea who the individuals are and has returned all the donations, using the credit-card numbers they gave to the campaign. (In a similar case earlier this year, the campaign returned $33,000 to two Palestinian brothers in the Gaza Strip who had bought T shirts in bulk from the campaign's online store. They had listed their address as "Ga.," which the campaign took to mean Georgia rather than Gaza.) "While no organization is completely protected from Internet fraud, we will continue to review our fund-raising procedures," LaBolt said. Some critics say the campaign hasn't done enough. This summer, watchdog groups asked both campaigns to share more information about its small donors. The McCain campaign agreed; the Obama campaign did not. "They could've done themselves a service" by heeding the suggestions, said Massie Ritsch of the Center for Responsive Politics.

Anyone think this is another smear?


Every nonprofit files a Form 990. Where can you get a copy of that without going to the organization itself?


I rode with a club for many years when I lived in Texas. I have Moved to the ATL with in the last year a got a way from the MC life.
I have put together a lot of poker runs and dart runs for different nonprofit orgs.
But I never thought I would have to do one for a family member.
My 3yr daughter is full spectrum Autistic If you have ever had or known someone with an Autistic or handicap child you may understand how hard a family life is.
We have found a therapy program that will hopefully help. The trouble is that it is not covered by my health INS because it is a therapy program and not a Medical program.
It will cost me over 20grand for the program. I have come up with about half of it so far.
I had gotten to the point where I am thinking about selling my bikes and take a loan on my house. I don’t want to do that. But I will for my Kid. My wife and her best friend said why not do a dart run to help raise the money? I know it won’t raise the rest of it but it would help.
any input would help
If this dose happen we will make it a yearly event so other kids can get the same help


Once I finish my summer school course in August, I will have my degree in English. I am trying to get a jump start on finding a job, but I am having no luck. I have worked while I was in school, mostly in receptionist/admin. assistant type positions. But I am finding it hard to even get hired in those positions now. I would LOVE to work in nonprofit or in human resources! It is just so frustrating because I can't even get a foot in the door because EVERYONE want 5+ years of experience and I don't know how they expect people to get it if nobody gives them a chance. With the price of gas, and being jobless I have been mostly searching online to save money. I want to start going out to places and actually talking to real people at these companies, but I don't even know where to start. I know that if I was given a chance I could do the work, and do it well. So please tell me that someone knows of some companies that are looking for entry level employees.


I knnow we have to have a Board of Directors, and I have been told they approve salaries. I live in TEXAS. I dont want to seem greedy with grant money and money made for fee's for services, but i have to pay myself a salary and my employees who will work hard to keep the mission of the organization alive and running smoothly. So, I am confused, please help on this! thanks


This project gets new or gently used prom dresses to underpriviled girls in Texas


so it may not be exactly a "preacher", but here in my area we have what they call a "nonprofit educational corporation" that provides newsletters, weekly meetings and even a tv show on sunday afternoons. i haven't seen this show myself as i don't have cable, but i was wondering what your area is doing to support atheists?

secondly, what are your thoughts on atheists tv?
here is what they have to say about themselves/their show: "is a weekly cable access television show in Austin, Texas geared at a non-atheist audience. Every week we field live calls from atheists and believers alike.
The ACA is organized as a nonprofit educational corporation to develop and support the atheist community, to provide opportunities for socializing and friendship, to promote secular viewpoints, to encourage positive atheist culture, to defend the first amendment principle of state-church separation, to oppose discrimination against atheists and to work with other organizations in pursuit of common goals."
if ya'll are interested in the show, email me and i'll send you information.
this show comes on a public access station - it has nothing to do with fox, and it's a local based show.. local people run it.
www.atheist-community.org

forgot, sorry.


Scenario 1

Sarah’s Flower Designs is a fledgling, home-based business in Madison, Wisconsin, consisting of three employees. Sarah, the owner, handles all of the floral arrangements. Her assistant, Mark, handles the purchasing of flowers, related materials, and takes telephone and walk-in orders from customers. Mark also keeps the financial and client records in order. Kim is the delivery driver and makes local deliveries to homes and businesses.

Sarah’s Flower Designs is looking to upgrade its computer system (an older model PC) to help keep up with the growing demand of their customers. They would like to house their client information and order histories on their new system, as well as bill their customers electronically. They also want Kim to have a way to keep track of customer addresses and specific delivery instructions while she is on the road. What IT recommendations would you make for Sarah’s Flower Designs?

Scenario 2

SBI Corporation is a financial consulting organization based out of Dallas, Texas with four satellite offices located throughout the southwestern United States. The company has 300 full-time employees, 20 of whom travel to various office locations 2 to 4 days a week. These 20 employees do not have access to email and other company programs when they are traveling.

SBI Corporation wants to improve their company Web site to provide its clients with access to their portfolio information 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The company also wants to supply technology equipment to employees who travel on a regular basis, in order to keep them in the loop. What IT recommendations would you make for SBI Corporation?

Scenario 3

The Helping Hands League is a nonprofit organization out of Orlando, Florida that offers assistance to elderly and handicapped individuals. Currently, the league has 35 volunteers who are assigned to help different people in the community with errands, reading, cooking, and household chores.

The Helping Hands League does not have a lot of money to spend on technology. The league wants to keep records on each client and volunteer for tax purposes and have the ability to create schedules for volunteers to ensure the needs of each client are being met. What IT recommendations would you make for the Helping Hands League?

Scenario 4

John is an up-and-coming jazz singer and songwriter. He has regular gigs performing his original music at a neighborhood wine bar and a local Italian restaurant in his hometown of Santa Barbara, California. John is frequently asked by many of the wine bar and restaurant patrons if he has a CD recording of his songs for sale.

John has not been signed to a record label as of yet, but he has been thinking about recording an album independently and selling it online and at his shows. He would like to record and produce the album on his own, at his house. John would also like to keep track of his personal and professional finances, listen to the audition recordings of session musicians interested in playing with him on his album, and have access to the Internet. What IT recommendations would you make for John?


I work for activities in a nonprofit Nursing Home that would love to take my residents there but the coast is to much!!! My residents can't walk much but they would love to see any show at Sea World. So if there is anyone out there that would love to help, please e-mail me... Thank You for your time..


I am looking to startup a humanitarian project. To help the elderly and dissabled. Yet I have the ability and no funds to start it. After the filling with TX and the IRS. Funding is available.


Warming could spark water scramble: experts By Timothy Gardner
Wed Apr 11, 6:42 PM ET



NEW YORK (Reuters) - Climate change could diminish North American water supplies and trigger disputes between the United States and Canada over water reserves already stressed by industry and agriculture, U.N. experts said on Wednesday.

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More heat waves like those that killed more than 100 people in the United States in 2006, storms like the killer hurricanes that struck the Gulf of Mexico in 2005 and wildfires are likely in North America as temperatures rise, according to a new report that provided regional details on a U.N. climate panel study on global warming issued in Brussels on April 6.

Severe weather already costs North America tens of billions of dollars annually in productivity and damaged property, and those costs are expected to rise, the U.N. report said.

The broadest effects of climate change will be water problems across the entire continent -- including more frequent droughts, urban flooding and a scramble for water from the Great Lakes, which border both the United States and Canada.

"Water was an issue in every region ... but in very different ways and very different places," Michael MacCracken, a review editor of the report, said in a telephone interview.

Unlike many continents, North America has no east to west mountain ranges that limit droughts by forcing rapidly moving wet air to release rain, said MacCracken, also chief scientist for climate change at the Climate Institute, a Washington-based nonprofit group.

Cities will also be threatened as glacial melt leads to higher ocean levels. Late in the 21st century, severe flooding that occurs in New York once every 500 years could happen as often as once in 50 years, putting at risk much of the infrastructure in the New York region, the report said.

Droughts would also occur more often in the U.S. Midwest and Southwest as warmer temperatures evaporate soil moisture.

Those droughts could diminish underground supplies like the Edwards Aquifer in Texas, which supplies 2 million people with water, by up to 40 percent, and cut levels of the Ogallala aquifer which underlies eight U.S. states, the report said.

During droughts like the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, U.S. farmers pumped water from underground aquifers to save their fields through irrigation. "Much of that water is now gone," said MacCracken. "We've used up our savings bank."

Tight underground water supplies could kick off a scramble for large above-ground supplies in the Great Lakes, the report said. Spats have already occurred over diversion of the lakes' water for distant cities and farms, while calls have increased for channeling water to the Mississippi River to supply U.S. cities during hot summers.

Problems are also expected to intensify as warmer temperatures lower water levels through evaporation. "Climate change will exacerbate these issues and create new challenges for binational cooperation," the report said.

The tension could be heightened by the fact that a majority of the Canadian population lives close to the Great Lakes, while only a small fraction of the U.S. population reside nearby, MacCracken said.


and about how much money?


Shivering Alaskans to Hugo Chavez: Keep your oil
POSTED: 9:09 p.m. EDT, October 9, 2006
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- In Alaska's native villages, the punishing winter cold is already penetrating the walls of the lightly insulated plywood homes, many of the villagers are desperately poor, and heating-oil prices are among the highest in the nation.

And yet a few of the small communities want to refuse free heating oil from Venezuela, on the patriotic principle that no foreigner has the right to call their president "the devil."

The heating oil is being offered by the petroleum company controlled by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, President Bush's nemesis. While scores of Alaska's Eskimo and Indian villages say they have no choice but to accept, others would rather suffer.

"As a citizen of this country, you can have your own opinion of our president and our country. But I don't want a foreigner coming in here and bashing us," said Justine Gunderson, administrator for the tribal council in the Aleut village of Nelson Lagoon. "Even though we're in economically dire straits, it was the right choice to make."

Nelson Lagoon residents pay more than $5 a gallon for oil -- or at least $300 a month per household -- to heat their homes along the wind-swept coast of the Bering Sea, where temperatures can dip to minus-15. About one-quarter of the 70 villagers are looking for work, in part because Alaska's salmon fishing industry has been hit hard by competition from fish farms.

The donation to Alaska's native villages has focused attention on the rampant poverty and high fuel prices in a state that is otherwise awash in oil -- and oil profits. In 2005, 86 percent of the Alaska's general fund, or $2.8 billion, came from oil from the North Slope.

The Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association, a native nonprofit organization that would have handled the heating oil donation on behalf of 291 households in Nelson Lagoon, Atka, St. Paul and St. George, rejected the offer because of the insults Chavez has hurled at Bush.

Chavez called Bush "the devil" in a speech to the United Nations last month. He has also called the president a terrorist and denounced the war in Iraq.(Watch former President Bush call Chavez "an ass" -- 2:10)

Dimitri Philemonof, president and chief executive of the association, said accepting the aid would be "compromising ourselves." "I think we have some duty to our country, and I think it's loyalty," he said.

Over the past two years, Citgo, the Venezuelan government's Texas-based oil subsidiary, has given millions of gallons of discounted heating oil to the poor in several states and cities -- including New York, Connecticut, Vermont, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Maine -- in what is widely seen as an effort by Chavez to embarrass and irritate the U.S. government and make himself look good.

Maine Gov. John Baldacci, who approved an agreement last winter to buy discounted oil, said he had no plans this year to seek a similar arrangement. In Boston, Massachusetts, a City Council member wants a landmark Citgo sign near Fenway Park taken down and replaced with an American flag. In Florida, a lawmaker asked the state to cancel Citgo's exclusive contract to sell fuel at turnpike service stations.

About 150 native villages in Alaska have accepted money for heating oil from Citgo. The oil company does not operate in Alaska, so instead of sending oil, it is donating about $5.3 million to native nonprofit organizations to buy 100 gallons this winter for each of more than 12,000 households.

"When you have a dire need and it is a matter of survival for your people, it doesn't matter where, what country, the gift or donation comes from," said Virginia Commack, an elder in the arctic village of Ambler, an impoverished Eskimo community of 280 where residents are paying $7.25 a gallon for fuel.

For years, Alaska natives have accused the state and federal governments of sending too little money to their tiny, far-flung communities, where fuel and grocery prices are bloated by the high costs of delivery by plane and barge.

An editorial last month in the Anchorage Daily News bashed the Legislature's rejection in March of an $8.8 million state supplement to a federal program that helps poor Alaskans with home heating costs.

"It's embarrassing that residents in a state with so much oil wealth should be looking to a foreign nation for help," the newspaper said. "It's hard to blame villagers for accepting the gift."

A spokesman for Gov. Frank Murkowski, John Manly, said the governor believes Chavez's donation is a ploy to undermine Americans' faith in their government. But he said it is up to each village to make its own decision.

"It seems like a very strange irony that we produce the oil and yet every year there seems to be a chronic problem in getting the fuel to people that need it," Manly said.

Joan Eddy, principal and teacher at Nelson Lagoon's school, said most buildings in town were erected 30 to 40 years ago, which makes them pretty old, considering how they get battered by the constant 20-25 mph wind coming off the ocean. Their heating systems are aging, too.

She noted the fuel barge is late arriving this year, and said residents are turning on their furnaces for only a few hours in the morning and at night.

"We're conserving as much as we can because we are concerned. It looks like it's going to be a snowy winter and cold," she said.

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O.K., Some think that the article is too long, or that there is no question contained within the article & one thinks that I am ignorant of the usage of the name "eskimos" , I have lived amongst the various Native peoples of the entire Aleutian chain and the mainland of Alaska. Heres the "Question" , Would you go without heating oil in this situation in order to show your patriotism? Hows that? Happy? GAWSHK!


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INVASION USA
2 Border Patrol agents
face 20 years in prison
Officers prosecuted – wounded drug trafficker
given full immunity in exchange for testimony

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Posted: August 7, 2006
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When Border Patrol Agent Ignacio Ramos pulled the trigger last February, all he knew was that his partner was lying on the ground behind him – bloodied from a struggle with a fleeing suspect – shots had been fired and now, it appeared, the drug smuggler he was pursuing had turned toward him with what looked to be a gun in his hand.

In the split-second he had to respond, Ramos determined the course of his and his partner's lives – federal prison for the next 20 years for assault with serious bodily injury, assault with a deadly weapon, discharging of a firearm in relation to a crime of violence, violating civil rights and obstruction of justice.

Ramos, 37, is an eight-year veteran of the U.S. Naval Reserve and a former nominee for Border Patrol Agent of the Year.


Agent Jose Alonso Compean. Courtesy of KFOX-TV

On February 17, he responded to a request for back up from agent Jose Alonso Compean, 28, who noticed a suspicious van near the levee road along the Rio Grande River near the Texas town of Fabens, about 40 miles east of El Paso.

Ramos, who headed toward Fabens hoping to cut off the van, soon joined a third agent already in pursuit.

Behind the wheel of the van was an illegal alien, Osbaldo Aldrete-Davila of Mexico. Unknown to the growing number of Border Patrol agents converging on Fabens, Aldrete-Davila's van was carrying 800 pounds of marijuana.

Unable to outrun Ramos and the third agent, Aldrete-Davila stopped the van on the levee, jumped out and started running toward the river. When he reached the other side of the levee, he was met by Compean who had anticipated the smuggler's attempt to get back to Mexico.

"We both yelled out for him to stop, but he wouldn't stop, and he just kept running," Ramos said. Aldrete-Davila crossed a canal.

"At some point during the time where I'm crossing the canal, I hear shots being fired," Ramos said. "Later, I see Compean on the ground, but I keep running after the smuggler."


At that point, Ramos said, Aldrete-Davila turned toward him, pointing what looked like a gun.

"I shot," Ramos said. "But I didn't think he was hit, because he kept running into the brush and then disappeared into it. Later, we all watched as he jumped into a van waiting for him. He seemed fine. It didn't look like he had been hit at all."

The commotion and multiple calls for back up had brought seven other agents – including two supervisors – to the crossing by this time. Compean picked up his shell casings, but Ramos did not. He also did not follow agency procedure and report that he had fired his weapon.

"The supervisors knew that shots were fired," Ramos told the Ontario, Calif., Daily Bulletin. "Since nobody was injured or hurt, we didn't file the report. That's the only thing I would've done different."

Had he done that one thing differently, it's unlikely it would have mattered to prosecutors.

Over two weeks after the incident, Christopher Sanchez, an investigator with the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General, received a call from a Border Patrol agent in Wilcox, Ariz. The agent's mother-in-law had received a call from Aldrete-Davila's mother in Mexico telling her that her son had been wounded in the buttocks in the shooting.

Sanchez followed up with a call of his own to the smuggler in Mexico.

In a move that still confuses Ramos and Compean, the U.S. government filed charges against them after giving full immunity to Aldrete-Davila and paying for his medical treatment at an El Paso hospital.

At trial, Assistant U.S. Attorney Debra Kanof told the court that the agents had violated an unarmed Aldrete-Davila's civil rights.

"The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled it is a violation of someone's Fourth Amendment rights to shoot them in the back while fleeing if you don't know who they are and/or if you don't know they have a weapon," said Kanof.

Kanof dismissed Ramos' testimony that he had seen something shiny in the smuggler's hand, saying that the agent couldn't be sure it was a gun he had seen.

Further, Kanof argued, it was a violation of Border Patrol policy for agents to pursue fleeing suspects.

"Agents are not allowed to pursue. In order to exceed the speed limit, you have to get supervisor approval, and they did not," she said.

Those shell casings Compean picked up were described to the jury as destroying the crime scene and their failure to file an incident report – punishable by a five-day suspension, according to Border Patrol regulations – an attempted cover up.

The Texas jury came back with a guilty verdict. Conviction for discharging a firearm in relation to a crime of violence has an automatic 10-year sentence. The other counts have varying punishments. Ramos and Compean will be sentenced next month.

"How are we supposed to follow the Border Patrol strategy of apprehending terrorists or drug smugglers if we are not supposed to pursue fleeing people?" said Ramos, who noted that he only did on that day what he had done for the previous 10 years. "Everybody who's breaking the law flees from us. What are we supposed to do? Do they want us to catch them or not?"

He also noted that none of the other agents who had responded to the incident filed reports that shots were fired and, besides, both supervisors at the scene knew they had discharged their weapons.

"You need to tell a supervisor because you can't assume that a supervisor knows about it," Kanof countered. "You have to report any discharge of a firearm."

"This is the greatest miscarriage of justice I have ever seen," said Andy Ramirez of the nonprofit group Friends of the Border Patrol. "This drug smuggler has fully contributed to the destruction of two brave agents and their families and has sent a very loud message to the other Border Patrol agents: If you confront a smuggler, this is what will happen to you."

The El Paso Sheriff's Department has increased its patrols around the Ramos home. The family is receiving threats from people they believe are associated with Aldrete-Davila.


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