Discover Nichiren Shu Buddhism. We offer a form of Buddhist practice based on the Lotus Sutra and the teachings of 13th century monk Nichiren Shonin. While there are nearly 40 Nichiren based schools, we are the orthodox school practicing Mahayana Buddhism based on the Lotus Sutra, with an unbroken lineage extending back to the 13th century. We have rich traditions and rituals and offer services in both shindoku (faith language) and English. We also offer study of the Lotus Sutra and Nichiren S …

The Minority Business Challengers (MBC) is a dynamic group of Small Business Owners, Entrepreneurs and Professionals. If you run your own business, thinking about starting a business or would like to be in the company of entrepreneurs, innovators and financiers, you should join. We want our members to network and benefit from each other's businesses & expertise, discuss the challenges of building your business, or share your knowledge of the ways to provide quality products and/or services to …

Interested in metaphysics? Founded by Dr. Paul Foster Case, Builders of the Adytum (www.bota.org) is a true Mystery School and training order based on the Western Mystery tradition. B.O.T.A. presents the Principles of the Ageless Wisdom through the teachings of the Holy Qabalah (Kabbalah, Cabbala), Tarot and Alchemy. The Houston B.O.T.A. group has been together since 1981, and meets on the 3rd Sunday of each month. Love offerings are accepted. Builders of the Adytum is a non-profit organizatio …

Jobs Ministry Southwest is dedicated to help all levels of professionals from entry to senior executives better manage their careers by providing a wide variety of materials and services. Visit us on the web at www.JobsMinistrySouthwest.com.

About SWE TThe Society of Women Engineers (SWE) is a not-for-profit educational and service organization that empowers women to succeed and advance in the field of engineering, and to be recognized for their life-changing contributions as engineers and leaders. Founded in 1950, SWE is the driving force that establishes engineering as a highly desirable career for women through an exciting array of training and development programs, networking opportunities, scholarships, outreach and advocacy a …

We are a community based organization commited to the advancment of the people around us. Please join in making Houston and the people who call it home find hope, live their dreams, and reach their full potential.

In our meetings, we will be giving away free knowledge, free information, free techniques and free real estate leads!! We will provide our members with access to the most innovative and up-to-date tools to profit from the real estate market in Houston. The information is the latest & and most accurate. Here is a snapshot of some of what we will provide: * Tools to quickly identify investment properties (commercial & residential) that meet specific investor criteria. * Listing of distressed prope …

This group will be dedicated to building awareness of Internet Technologies in the Houston and surrounding areas. We will be holding monthly meetings and will offer free training in many different technologies such as Citrix, Terminal services, MS Exchange and other applications.

The ISGA was started by Vicki Latham after living in Europe for l6 years and having groups in Paris, Belgium and Holland there which were quite successful to help people socialize and make friends. This group is geared for people living in Sugar Land, PearLand, The Heights, Memorial/Galleria/Uptown, Stafford, Richmond & Rosenberg, Tx.  In this group, we get together monthly with Americans, as well as those from abroad, and enjoy restaurants, themed parties (all members can host a themed, social …

The new entrepreneurship era is all about customers and their problems. The number one reason that startups fail is lack of customers, not product development failure . The Lean Startup is an approach that attempts to acknowledge this and create startup success. The Lean Startup is a collection of techniques built around maximizing validated customer learning through fast Build/Measure/Learn iteration loops. This is not a group to promote general entrepreneurship, it is a focused group for peo …

Oath Keepers is a non-partisan association of currently serving military, reserves, National Guard, veterans, Peace Officers, and Fire Fighters who will fulfill the Oath we swore, with the support of like minded citizens who take an Oath to stand with us, to support and defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic, so help us God. Our Oath is to the Constitution Our motto is "Not on our watch!" Please support our efforts by becoming an official member of Oath Keepers. Click …

NMCBN is a professional organization of Marines. Our purpose is to support fellow Marines by promoting commerce, sharing knowledge and building relationships within our network. Members will always maintain the highest level of integrity and commitment to excellence while adhering to our motto Semper Fidelis.

I decided to start this group actually in 2007 to volunteer my time brightening up the days of the elderly, mentally challenged and sick in various facilities in Fort Bend and I invite other ladies to join me so I decided to add it to Meetup so that you can give back with your time or have fun socializing too! The ladybugs host or attend teas, luncheons, mini excursions here and there, and its a nice way for other ladies to get together and have fun while also fluttering about doing good deeds. …

Science of Spirituality is a global, non-religious, non-profit, spiritual organization headquartered in Chicago and under the leadership of Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj. We are hundreds of thousands of people of all nationalities, races and faiths deeply committed to a spiritual way of life based on meditation, service to others, and personal transformation.

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We are a group of diverse professionals who strive to help each other grow our respective businesses through network marketing. Every week's structured meeting enables us to really get to know each other, and what everybody's needs are, and true relationships for business and friendship are formed and maintained. We keep competition amongst our members to a minimum by allowing only one professional per profession (one Accountant, one Chiropractor, one Printer,etc) but all are welcome to visit. …

SHE CAN SHOOT is not following the trend, we are responsible for starting it! SHE CAN SHOOT is responsible for starting the first all female firearms training group in the D.C. metropolitan area and using ONLY female firearms instructors. Today, we have been widely recognized in becoming a known trusted source for women's firearms training and self-defense which has chapters located throughout the nation. Would you like to be trained by females who "have been there and done it?"  We are the real …

OWASP Houston Chapter is a group for people that are interested in learning about application security. At our quarterly meetings we will provide quality presentations, food, beverages, and a chance to network. OWASP membership is not required to attend. We will also be hosting a monthly happy hour for security professionals. The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) is an open-source application security project. The OWASP community includes corporations, educational organizations, and …

The Houston Area Women of Diversity is a Meetup Group designed for women who strive to break racial boundaries in the name of friendship and strong bonds. F We strive to support each other in our endeavors while enjoying each other socially and appreciating our diversity. We seek to promote scholarship, service, sisterhood, leadership, and multiculturalism in all that we do. Our MeetUps range from themed dinners to book discussions, cultural movie nights to local service projects! This group is …

I Know Somebody Houston is a service organization of women, for women, providing education, solutions, and opportunities for professional and personal growth. We are non-profit and all our events are FREE!  Our monthly events include an inspirational and/or informative speaker on topics that pertain to women.  Following the speaker, all women get a chance to share their needs. Join our Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/IKSBH/.  In the Facebook group you can post any need you m …

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Active Duty, National Guard, Reserves, Prior Service Veterans, Combat Veterans, Military spouses, Women Veterans, Military Moms- Providing support and education to our US MIlitary members...past and present. Discover what support is required for the various military demographics. Connecting the Military with our available resources. For example, State and Federal benefits available, medical benefits, Employment services, and counseling services, just to name a few.

Memorial Assistance Ministries ("MAM"), through its Employment Services Programs, teaches clients how to take charge of their own job searches, helps them identify and overcome their obstacles to finding and keeping a steady and meaningful job. MAM is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization located in the heart of Spring Branch, in near northwest Houston, an outreach extension of and supported by 30 church congregations in West Houston. MAM Employment Services is a self-sufficiency program that teaches …

This group is for nonprofit professionals in need of fundraising help - whether in building in the plan, finding prospects, making the ask, special event planning and/or execution. If you need direction and guidance on your fundraising plan, we can help. Just ask the development pros at ESCH! We look forward to providing a safe forum for discussions on how to best direct your fundraising talent and energies to keep you from becoming burned out and frustrated.  Fundraising is a challenge, but rem …

Here's the deal: We like helping out with local causes, but we also enjoy sleeping late and drink beer. We thought it would be fun to combine the two by starting a "social" service club, The Goody Two-Shoes. We want to meet the needs of area nonprofits and community based organizations and patron local bars and restaurants after an afternoon of good deeds. We care about what you care about: environmental needs, animal needs, and social sector need. And if we don't, we would love for you to share …

Calling all DevOps! Are you hacking the next generation of cloud computing on Amazon Web Services (AWS)? We're talking about best practices, security principles, cost accounting, and -- most importantly -- how to scale on the largest public cloud in the (known!) universe! We're language-agnostic but with a decided bent toward scripting languages like Python, Javascript, PHP, Ruby, as well as Java and Scala. We're talking about both the infrastructure, architecture, and engineering side as well a …

o Social circle or private coaching for ladies who are in or want to be in relationships that acknowledge, encourage, meet and share our need for D/s. We understand the pains that develop from keeping our kink in the closet.. We promote healthy relationships that involve community and education so that nonconsensual abuse is less likely to take place (unless you're into that LOL). I am Evey D, Unicorn Therapist, Creative Healer and Intuitive Advisor. I am also a retired professional Dominatrix, …

The Indo-American Charity Foundation founded in 1988 exclusively helps the underprivileged in Houston. It was founded as a forum for Houstonians to help other fellow Houstonians in need.