Tomorrow, Andrew Wolk from Root Cause and Roger Egger of DC Central Kitchen will be the keynote speakers at the Governor’s National Leadership Conference hosted by OneStar Foundation and the Office of the Governor in Texas. This is the largest nonprofit conference held in Texas. This is an exciting event because OneStar will be announcing the names of seven outstanding nonprofits who will receive $25,000 each to help stimulate social innovation in the north Texas region as part of the new Texas Social Innovation Initiative.

In Wolk’s blog about the event he mentions that after the keynote address, starting at 10:30am CST there will be a streaming video conversation so that others can join the conversation. Here’s how you can participate:

• Follow on Twitter at @onestarfdn and at the hashtag #TXSI and #GNLC
• Become a fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/onestarfoundation
• Visit the blog at http://blog.onestarfoundation.org

More information can be found in the press release here.

As a relatively new organization trying to bring a new model of giving to the online philanthropy community, we understand the value in supporting these innovative nonprofits in Texas similarly trying to spark social innovation in their communities. We also really believe in the work Andrew Wolk and his colleagues are doing at Root Cause. It’s so important that strong thought-leaders in the space, like Andrew, share their high quality work and find ways to apply best practices across sectors. This should be a fantastic event and a great way to learn more about some exciting nonprofits in Texas. We encourage you to check it out!

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