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March Membership Meeting Recap
Update on 403b Plan Launch: At the membership meeting, Aaron Pottichen from CLS Partners provided an update on One Voice's 403b retirement plan scheduled to launch April 1; click the following links for an implementation update, information on the delegation of responsibilities, and the fee breakdown. If you would like more information about participating in the retirement plan, contact Aaron at Aaron.Pottichen@clspartners.com or 512-900-2683. CLS Partners will provide an update on progress with the ancillary and healthcare benefits plans at the April 21st membership meeting.
Discussion with Dr. Mark Hernandez, CMO of the Community Care Collaborative (CCC): Special guest Dr. Mark Hernandez shared the history, structure, goals, and future plans of the Community Care Collaborative, a nonprofit established by Central Health and Seton in 2013 to provide a framework for implementing the Texas 1115 Medicaid Waiver and an integrated delivery system (IDS) for the uninsured and underinsured populations of Travis County. If you have additional questions and would like to follow up with Dr. Mark Hernandez, you can email him at Mark.Hernandez@CCC-ids.org. You can also sign up to receive news and updates from the Community Care Collaborative here.
Member Discussion on One Voice's Diversity Initiative: Through One Voice's strategic planning, discussions around the need to diversify and retain a diversity of nonprofit leaders, staff, and board members emerged as a key issue that members would like to address. The Standards Committee is seeking to create a safe place for members to address diversity on an ongoing basis and provide tools for conversations and practical implementation. At the meeting, OVCT member DeWayne Street presented the following powerpoint. The next steps of this initiative are to:
1) Administer an online needs assessment of members to drive future discussions and activities. The link to complete the assessment will be sent out soon and all members are encouraged to respond. Individual responses will be confidential; all will be aggregated.
2) Form a Diversity Task Force to lead the initiative. If you are interested in participating in the Diversity Task Force and did not sign up at the meeting, email info@onevoicecentraltx.org.
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Upcoming Committee Meetings
Standards of Excellence Committee
Membership Committee Meeting
Public Policy Committee Meeting
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Tale of Two Austins: Affordability Campaign Launched March 21st
The affordability campaign for the Tale of Two Austins  launched on March 21st! In order to make the most of this campaign, we need your engagement! There are several ways to get involved. Please take the time to help us make this campaign the best it can be.
How to Engage in the Campaign:
- Like us on Facebook and share our 2 Austins posts
- Follow us on Twitter and retweet our 2 Austins tweets
- Use our Outreach Guide for sample tweets and posts. We also have a Social Media 101 Guide for individuals with less experience using Facebook and Twitter to learn how to amplify outreach through social media.
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Featured Member of the Week
Melina Cantu
Executive Director of SafePlace / SAFE Alliance Vice President
Number of Years as Executive Director: Less than a year
How did you become interested in this work?
I started doing work in sexual and domestic violence in the late 80’s. I also did some work with homeless and runaway youth. I realized my passion included women’s issues as well as advocacy for children. I started as a volunteer for the Austin Rape Crisis Center and then became an intern at the Center for Battered Women. Very quickly after I finished my Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work I knew I needed to get back into the field of violence against women. I was hired in the Children’s program at Center for Battered Women in 1990.
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News and Reports
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Call for applications: AmeriCorps State Planning Grant
- OneStar Foundation is now accepting applications for a new 2016-2017 AmeriCorps State Planning Grant Opportunity! The purpose of this grant is to support the development of new AmeriCorps program models that engage members in evidence-based interventions to solve community problems. Applicants may apply for up to a maximum of $75,000 for a 12-month grant period to begin September 1, 2016. Applications are due May 4, 2016 at 11:00 PM Central Time. Late or incomplete applications will not be accepted.
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Just Released: Six Critical Elements to Nonprofit Work
- Mission Capital developed the guide: The Nonprofit Effectiveness Framework to help nonprofits better understand and achieve organizational effectiveness, which ultimately strengthens their ability to deliver on their mission. The six key elements featured are Clarity of Purpose, Sustainable Business Model, The Right Leadership, Smart Operations, Implementation and Improvement, and Strategic Collaboration. Learn more here.
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New Report: Risk Management for Nonprofits
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New Article on Reframing Human Services Released
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Upcoming Community Conversations to Inform Austin's Housing Plan
 With housing prices continuing to rise at an alarming rate, Austin needs a strategic housing plan to meet the needs of people who call Austin home. The City of Austin Neighborhood Housing and Community Development Office is seeking public input on the development of an Austin Housing Plan that will address these topics:
(1) How might we ensure our children can afford to live in Austin?
(2) Where should Austinites who work hard – cooking food, watching your children, and caring for the sick – be able to afford to live?
(3) The cost of housing is inter-connected with City decisions around job access, parking, permitting, and housing types allowed. For City leaders, doing nothing different is not an option. So, which changes can you live with?
Events take place from March 29th to April 28th. See this map of meeting locations and find one near you. These are come-and-go events. You can stop by at any time.
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