Keep Austin Fed

The CTX Climate Action Fund is providing 1:1 matches for NEW donations to organizations focused on climate mitigation or adaptation issues that are either based in or actively working in Central Texas. To get people started we are highlighting EcoRise, Rainforest Partnership, Keep Austin Fed, Texas Energy Poverty Research Institute (TEPRI), Citizen Climate Lobby Education Fund and American Conservation Coalition - but will also match donations to other eligible organizations. Learn more and donate here: https://lnkd.in/gNGpxxZr Central Texas Climate Philanthropy Collaborative, Randall Kempner, Ben Brimble, Raymond Brimble, Jenny Everett

Keep Austin Fed has recently been awarded a $25,000 grant from Glimmer Austin! This grant will significantly bolster their efforts to combat food insecurity and ensure that surplus food is efficiently redirected to those in need. Learn more about Keep Austin Fed on the link below: www.keepaustinfed.com

Happy National Nonprofit Day! We know it's tomorrow, but we're just too excited to share our new video. As part of our Day Without Nonprofits campaign, we'd love for you to watch and share. For our Day Without Nonprofits campaign we've gathered data, stories, and interviews from 44 nonprofit organizations in the Austin area to showcase their impact on a single day. What would our community look like if we didn't have health and human service nonprofits? These organizations strengthen their communities by offering essential preventive and supportive services, helping families and individuals thrive. Through our campaign, we encourage you to DONATE your time or money, LEARN about your local nonprofits, ADVOCATE for policies that support them, and SHARE posts from the organizations you're passionate about. Once you've watched our video, head to our member directory, linked in the comments, to start checking out the impactful nonprofits in your community! #ovct #austin #centraltexas #nonprofits #volunteering #advocacy https://lnkd.in/gdTf47aD

National Nonprofit Day is this Saturday, August 17! This annual celebration highlights both the incredible impact and the ongoing needs of nonprofits across the country. This week, One Voice Central Texas is launching a campaign to explore what our community would look like if nonprofits disappeared for just one day. To commemorate National Nonprofit Day, we've gathered data, stories, and interviews from 44 nonprofit organizations in the Austin area to showcase their impact on a single day. With public and private funding becoming more competitive - driven by a 22% increase in Texas nonprofits over the past decade - and individual donations and volunteerism still in a decline due to the pandemic, many impactful organizations are being forced to limit services, lay off staff, or even close their doors. When nonprofits are unable to provide preventive services and other means of support, our community and neighbors suffer. Through our campaign, we encourage you to consider donating your time or money, learning about your local nonprofits, advocating for policies that support them, and sharing posts from the organizations you care about. Through images and video, we’ll be highlighting just how essential these organizations are to the health and safety of our community. Remember, the numbers we share are based on the daily impact of just 44 nonprofits in the Austin area – imagine the impact of all 800+ local health and human service nonprofits. A special thank you to Cherry Youn, our Spring Research Fellow through the UT CONNECT Program. We ask that you please share this post, and stay tuned for our campaign video launching on Friday! Interested in full-resolution copies of these graphics? Just let us know at info@onevoicecentraltx.org. #ovct #nonprofitatx #nonprofits #adaywithoutanonprofit #advocacy #donate #volunteer #educate

What a great night last night at the Impact Austin Town Hall where we learned that we were awarded the Fall 2023 Health and Well-Being Grant to help us replicate the success of our east Austin hub in south Austin. Really great keynote speech from Sara Lomelin at Philanthropy Together talking about the power of philanthropic "giving circles" to empower smaller and grassroots organization was an added bonus to the big check. 😁

I encourage you to join if you are a nonprofit leader in the health and human services space. It's been an invaluable experience being part of this organization. I'd be happy to answer any questions you may have.