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Econautics believes that the most critical issues of today are all interconnected. For example, you can't achieve health equity if patients don't have access to clean air to breathe, water to drink, and healthful foods to eat. That's why we are actively seeking out and #learning from other #nonprofits in the City of Fort Worth throughout our #reorganization this year. We are #listening to established nonprofits about their challenges, successes and opportunities. We are working to create new #partnerships and to incorporate this #feedback as we design our programs. #Together, we can create #transformationalchange. This week, we want to say thank you to Taste Project Founder Jeff Williams for his time! If you haven't heard of this awesome organization, Taste Project is a nonprofit with a mission to: "feed, educate, and serve our community so they may “…taste and see the Lord is good.” Psalm 34:8. ...Our first project, a non-profit restaurant, focuses on healthy, quality meals made from fresh ingredients. Our menu has no prices. This is a give and take concept. We ask guests to do one of the following: 1) pay what you can afford, 2) pay what you would typically pay, or 3) pay what you would typically pay, plus a little extra." Learn more on their website https://lnkd.in/gX-3HWxa or check them out at: Taste Community Restaurant 1200 South Main Street Fort Worth, Texas 76104 P.S. - Do you know of an awesome local nonprofit that we should check out? E-mail us at info@econautics.org!

Nearly 150 Dallas-Fort Worth businesses will participate in DFW Restaurant Week in 2024. Reservations are open now, as of July 8, 2024. Between Aug. 1 and Sept. 1, 2024, businesses participating in DFW Restaurant Week sell a two-course lunch or brunch for $29 and a three-course dinner for $49 or $59 per person. At some, this price is lower than the typical cost-per-seat for dinner. At all seatings, DFW Restaurant Week donates about 20% of the meal to the North Texas Food Bank or Lena Pope, two Dallas-Fort Worth-based nonprofits. This event has raised about $11.7 million for both nonprofits in its nearly 30 years, according to a news release. By Sarah Blaskovich #DFWRestaurantWeek #DFWFoodie

If you're an AAPI restaurant owner, the #AAPISTRONG Restaurant Fund grant is back! Made possible by the Grubhub Community Fund, this grant is designed to benefit Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander-owned restaurants across the U.S. For more information and to apply, visit the link below. Applications close on June 22nd. #restaurantgrants #grubhubcommunityfund #supportsmallbusinesses #asianamerican #nativehawaiian #pacificislander #hawaiirestaurants #nevadarestaurants #nevadabusinessadvisors #hawaiibusiness #nevadabusiness

Chef Kwame Onwuachi's "Notes From a Young Black Chef" is a masterclass in starting without permission! Here's a story that resonated with me: 👨🏾🍳 He cooked up his success story  (pun intended ) with #problemsolving and a "why." 💡 His "why?" Ensuring people felt cared for through his food! He didn't have a culinary arts degree but knew he could make people feel cared for with the experience he provided with his food. So what did he do? He started a catering business. He sold candy on NYC trains to raise funds for material - and always kept an ear out for an opportunity to secure a catering gig. He landed his first catering job- by offering his help to a fellow new small business owner he met by walking into her store.  As his business grew, he became curious about the science behind food. A few months later, he enrolled in a culinary program. To fund his education, he continued working weekends as a caterer! These steps- taking the leap to start his business and building on skills as he grew- enabled him to become a Top Chef. 💡 I found it inspiring to read about how Chef Kwame overcame a hurdle I struggle with—starting! I have a constant loop about not knowing enough; the truth is that the only way I'll truly know (and break out of the loop) is by doing. I was reminded to start somewhere, anywhere—with a strong why and effort!  📝 What's your 'why' that keeps you going? Let's chat in the comments! #Laasthoughts #skilldevelopment #promotion #careerpivot #justdoit #lifelonglearning

Are you looking to invest in a local business? House Taco, a family-owned restaurant located in Downtown Columbus, is in search of investors. They launched a campaign with Honeycomb Credit and are in the final few days of the campaign. You can become an investor for starting with as little as $100, and would help this small business enter into the next phases of their goal: 📈Further investing in marketing. 🌞Patio and dining room expansion for the upcoming warm weather season. 🧑🍳Advancement in catering by optimizing kitchen space and equipment. 🎶Basement utilization for a music/comedy venue and a local weekend market, diversifying revenue streams. Investing is super easy, and you can start by checking out our offering page by clicking the link below. Or, if you know someone who would be interested, share this post with them! https://lnkd.in/ein_fzYy #Invest #InvestOhio #ColumbusRestaurants

Thanks for your article in F&P (Fundraising & Philanthropy) magazine, Steven. Valuable advice for #charities. Do you have advice about admin + overheads for grant-seekers? In my experience, non-profits - especially those new to grant fundraising - can feel uncomfortable requesting a high funding amount. Your advice to people who are "shy" about asking for what they need is spot on: "describe what you would do with more funding if available". Sometimes organisations undervalue the costs associated with a grant. Applicants request funding that is not enough to cover the cost to deliver the program, forcing them to use reserves or other funds (donations, bequests) to make up the difference. Charities should request an amount that covers all the "hidden costs" required to write, deliver, measure and acquit the grant, including staff time, and a percentage of the organisation's running costs. This amount should also make allowance for the funds needed to ensure the organisation is sustainable - investment in capacity, governance, innovation, staff development and raising the next dollar (fundraising). The sector is becoming more aware of the need for greater flexibility in grant funding. More funders are awarding grants with less restrictions so the money can be directed to where it will have the most impact. Initiatives such as Reframe Overhead + Pay What it Takes are encouraging charities, funders and donors to change the conversation. Could programs like Penfolds' help to educate grant-seeking non-profits to account for the cost of being sustainable in their approach? This could help reverse the dominant "hand-to-mouth" attitude in the sector. I'd love to hear your perspective. #nonprofits #fundraisers #fundraising #grantmaking #grantfundraising #forpurpose

🌟 Introducing Brid O'Connell - a remarkable entrepreneur and CEO of Guaranteed Irish, a non-profit business membership organization promoting Irish-made products and services. Learn more about her inspiring journey and how she's been championing Irish businesses here: @learningmole

Today is National Pizza Day. You ask "What does pizza have to do with business, leadership and success? The answer is A LOT. Pizza is the second most widely circulated form of currency next to, you know... real currency. How many employee Thank Yous have taken the form of the ubiquitous office pizza party? How many charities and non-profits have thanked their volunteers with.... yes, pizza? Admit it, last time you got your buddy to help you move, you probably bribed him with pizza and beer. No cash changed hands, it wasn't necessary. You had pizza. Lemme tell you a story.... many years ago I started a small medical billing company with a buddy of mine. (We convinced a couple doctors to jump ship and be our first clients, but that's a different story.) Anyhow, we rented a small (VERY small) office and the two of us, side by side, worked from 8am to 10pm, 6 days a week for the better part of a year getting things running. Just about every night we'd call Pizza Hut delivery for dinner, because they accepted company checks. We figured we were being smart keeping the expense under the company since neither of us got a paycheck yet. At the end of that year when we reviewed our annual expenses, after rent, our second highest expense was, you guessed it... Pizza Hut. True story. I think if you ask around, you'll find that pizza has fueled as much, if not more, late night entrepreneurial fantasy and mayhem than Red Bull or black coffee. And sometimes these three are simultaneously combined and consumed in various configurations. So let's all take a moment today to sing the praises of the mighty pizza, the backbone of industry, innovation and ingenuity! #nationalpizzaday

Retain 70% of donors after 3 gifts?!?! 👀 I saw this video a while back (sorry, GaryV and language) where if you get a customer from one visit --> third, the likelihood of them returning after the 3rd visit is 70%! The same is true according to the Fundraising Effectiveness Project, 3-6 donations retain at 72%; and if you get to 7+, you are at 88% 🔥🔥 Keep at it, and enjoy the video; some ideas translate into the nonprofit space.