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ONE VOICE UPDATES & EVENTS
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General Member Meeting Recap
Thank you to all who attended the General Member meeting on Nov. 16. We hope the peer-to-peer discussions on succession planning and how an organization can be prepared for an extended absence or an unexpected departure of a key staff member proved valuable for our members.
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Standards of Excellence Committee
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Last Chance to RSVP for the Party that Celebrates YOU!
RSVP before November 30 and join us for the end-of-the-year happy hour at Alcomar as we celebrate everything we have accomplished this year.
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When: Wednesday, December 6, 5-7 p.m.
Where: Alcomar, 1816 S. 1st St, Austin, 78704
Who: One Voice Executive Directors *Current members are encouraged to invite other nonprofit EDs who may be interested in joining OVCT*
Cost: FREE! (Appetizers and a drink are even complimentary!)
One Voice will provide appetizers and drink tickets for the bar, but we need to know how much food to order. Please RSVP so that we know how much food to order!
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Last Call for Participants: Reframing Initiative Leadership Task Force
Are you interested in learning how to better communicate your organization's value to the community? Do you want to more effectively handle crisis response communications, get the community to understand what you, and move the needle on overall support for human services?
The Reframing Initiative Leadership Task Force will collaborate throughout the next 6-12 months to strengthen your organization's communication using reframing techniques as well as collaborate to better communicate system-level issues to the broader Austin community.
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How are we doing? We'd love to hear from our members!
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We strive to be an organization that provides value to our members and we'd appreciate any feedback you can provide that tells us how we are doing.
If you are a OVCT Member ED or approved designee, please take a few moments to fill out our annual satisfaction survey. All responses to this survey are anonymous and will be used to ensure we are meeting or exceeding the expectations of our members.
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We'd also appreciate receiving feedback that IS NOT anonymous that can be included in the Testimonials section of our website. If you have had a great experience that you would like to share, please email kiya@onevoicecentraltx.org and we will post your feedback to the website. |
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2018 OVCT Membership Drive Underway
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OVCT celebrated several milestones in 2017. To start, we reached the goal of 100 members (101 to be exact!) AND we have more than 1,000 likes on our Facebook page! There are quite a few things to be proud of, check out more of them in our Annual Report.
This is all thanks to the time and effort put forth by our members and we know we can count on you for even more accomplishments in 2018.
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Membership renewal notices and invoices went out earlier in November. Please check your inbox or click the button below to renew your membership online. If you prefer to complete your renewal via mail, click here to download the form.
**A special thanks goes to the organizations that have renewed or have pledged to renew already! Click here to see if you are on the list.**
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YWCA Immigrant Support Initiative
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Solo Para Mujeres
This is an ongoing group for Spanish-speaking women that meets weekly to provide participants the opportunity to receive and give support. The topics discussed are driven by group needs. YWCA's job is to provide support and help with the challenges that arise. They offer two simultaneous groups for participant's children with behavioral issues. One is for children 6-11 years old, the second is for teens from 12-18 years old.
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Unidos Por el Amor y la Esperanza
A Spanish language support group for families and loved ones affected by detention and deportation.
Immigration Hardship Evaluations
Going through the process of filing for US resident status or defending oneself against deportation can be very emotionally taxing. As a result of increased community demand, YWCA is formalizing the immigrant support services it has provided to existing clients on an as-needed basis. YWCA Greater Austin is able to provide letters of support for U-Visa, T-Visa, VAWA, Hardship, and Asylum cases.
Support groups are FREE of charge. For more information, call YWCA Greater Austin intake: (512) 326-1222.
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United Way for Greater Austin Releases RFP for Community Investment Grants
FY 2018-2019 CIG Request for Proposals Open Now
United Way for Greater Austin (UWATX) seeks to award up to $1.4M under three distinct funding categories to qualified community organizations to deliver effective programs and services that support children and families in our community. Funding will be available for up to three years, pending grantee performance and UWATX’s fundraising ability.
2018-2019 Funding Opportunities
Success By 6 – Early Childhood Development. Competitive RFP details available here.
2-Gen – Wrap-Around Family Support. Competitive RFP details available here.
All RFP-related documents can be found in the Dropbox here: bit.ly/2xHfxLx
Submitting a Proposal
Interested organizations are welcome to submit proposals in more than one priority or category within a priority. To submit a proposal, review the RFP document for the appropriate priority and submit online no later than 5:00 pm on January 5, 2018. All submissions should be made through the form found here: http://bit.ly/2iiLYZC
Questions?
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COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES & UPDATES
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Family Budgets Update: What it Takes to Get By and Get Ahead
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Use the CPPP Family Budgets Calculator to See What it Takes to Get By in Your Metro Area
Look up the cost of basic needs for several different types of working families in our state's largest metro areas and you will see that far too few jobs pay enough for families to get by or get ahead. The financial challenges are especially difficult for women, according the Center for Public Policy Priorities' updated Texas Family Budget calculator. |
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Their online calculator lets you choose from 12 different family types, 27 metro areas and various health insurance and savings preferences to see what it takes for families to make ends meet. Texas Family Budgets then calculates housing, food, health coverage, child care, and transportation expenses as well as what retirement, emergency and college savings would typically cost in their metro area. Family Budgets also shows what the most common jobs are in each metro area, what those jobs pay women versus men, and whether those jobs pay enough for families to make ends meet.
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Austin Chamber's 6th Annual Austin Gives Generous Business Awards: Nominations Are Now Open
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Does your organization partner with a business that makes generosity a part of its business model? Does that business deserve to be recognized and celebrated for their efforts? If so, considering nominating them for the 6th Annual Austin Gives Business Awards.
Winners will be announced at the 6th Annual Austin Gives Generous Business Awards on March 22, 2018.
Three finalists will be selected from each category:
- Charitable Champion: 26 or less employees
- Big Heart: 27-100 employees
- Bold Giver: 101-400 employees
- Community Leader: 401+ employees
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Apply to Pitch Your Surplus at the [Re]Verse Pitch
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Entrepreneurs are used to pitching their business idea to investors, partners, and anyone they might share an elevator ride with. In this competition, the tables will turn. The [Re]Verse Pitch Competition is a social innovation program to help turn valuable raw materials that are currently leaving local businesses, non-profits, and institutions as waste into the foundation of new social enterprises.
Many organizations have waste products that have more economic potential than being sent to the landfill. If your organization is one of them, you have probably found yourself looking in the dumpster and shaking your head. Entrepreneurs across Austin are looking for new business opportunities with a positive social impact.
Do you hope they would decide to find a business solution to your waste challenge? Apply to pitch your industrial scrap, byproduct, or other waste stream with unrealized value to social entrepreneurs! Simply create a short video or photo slideshow showing the material and submit your application by December 1. |
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Update on City of Austin's Paid Sick Leave Stakeholder Group
As most of you know, the Austin City Council passed Resolution 20170928-055 on September 28 instructing the City Manager to convene the community in a discussion about employer-paid sick leave in Austin.
They now have three ways for the public to participate in this process.
- Stakeholder meetings (see below for schedule)
- The online discussion board via SpeakUpAustin: please visit this link to participate, and please share it with others.http://speakupaustin.us.engagementhq.com/paid-sick-days-for-austinites
- A text message line for those who want to provide input via text message. The phone number is 512-643-5627; text the word “Austin” to that number, and you will receive prompts to provide input.
Upcoming Meeting Schedule:
- Thursday, November 30th, 4-6:30 p.m., Fiesta Gardens, 2101 Jesse E. Segovia Street, 78702 At this meeting, they will continue the discussion and staff will also return with some feedback on how stakeholder recommendations might work in practice.
Please note that One Voice Central Texas has not taken an official position on this topic and if you choose to participate in these discussions, it will be as a representative of your agency.
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Congress is moving quickly on legislation to overhaul the tax code, with serious short and long-term implications for human services and the communities that we serve. As discussed in the National Reframing Institute's October 5th newsletter, the connection between tax policy and our nation’s ability to foster the full potential of all of our residents is not clear or obvious to most people. The National Human Services Assembly (NHSA) developed talking points to help foster a deeper understanding among the public and Members of Congress about what is at stake for our communities in the current tax policy debate. |
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" Building Our Collective Well-Being with Forward Looking Public Budgets" weaves together the FrameWorks Institute’s extensive research on taxes and on human services to articulate a vision for tax policies that will strengthen our nation now and in the future by building and maintaining economic, physical, mental, and emotional well-being at every stage of life. Thank you to Julie Sweetland at FrameWorks for her much appreciated guidance and feedback as NHSA developed this resource.
NHSA is urging human service organizations to reach out to their Members of Congress to express opposition to the tax bills moving through the House and Senate. We hope that advocates will rely on these talking points in their communications over the next critical days and weeks of the legislative process. |
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Mon, Dec. 4, 2017 from 3:30-5 p.m.
The Settlement Home for Children
