June 29, 2015 - Membership
On Tuesday, June 23rd, we celebrated our 2015 grant recipients in a glorious gathering at City Hall where $450,000 was given out to six amazing nonprofits.
Impact Austin has topped $5 million given to worthy organizations in Central Texas. Hooray! We couldn’t have achieved any of it without you - our dedicated, generous members!
But at this time of year, each...
June 23, 2015 - Event Recap, Grants
Impact Austin, one of the largest women’s philanthropy organizations in the United States, announced the recipient of its first-ever $50,000 catalyst grant and its five, traditional $80,000 high-impact program grants at their Annual Meeting on June 8, 2015. The six 2015 Community Partner grants total more than $450,000, bringing the organization’s total...
June 09, 2015
Last night, hundreds of Impact Austin members, Community Partners and fans of the collective giving process that started in 2003 gathered together! Members had an opportunity before the voting to talk with members of the finalist nonprofits and ask any questions that still remained.
Then, precisely on time, everyone filed into the main room to hear the...
June 01, 2015 - Member Spotlight
Lorene is a woman who sparkles and shines. From her bright and beautiful smile to her love for jewelry, she lights up whatever room she is in.
We asked Lorene about her personal Impact Austin story…how did she hear about it, and what caused her to join and become involved?
“I heard about Impact Austin from Kali’ Rourke at a luncheon for the Association of...
May 27, 2015 - Organizational Update
If you are struggling with the decision of whether to come to the Impact Annual Meeting on June 8th, here are some things to think about.
First, everyone understands that Impact Austin is filled with busy women.
Actually, that is the kind of woman it often attracts, because its grant making process is a results and metric-driven activity that guarantees busy...
May 18, 2015 - Founder Message
Girls Giving Grants is ten years old, and we have lots to celebrate!
On December 25, 2003, Claire Powers gave Impact Austin $100 she had earned over several months. She said, “Mom, I’ve never seen you so happy, and I want to join Impact Austin when I’m an adult.” After many hugs and even more tears, I replied, “What if you and your friends started your own...
May 11, 2015 - Girls Giving Grants
On April 29, 2015, Girls Giving Grants (g3) presented Austin Diaper Bank with a $6,000 grant. Executive Director Beverly Hamilton accepted the award on behalf of the organization at the check ceremony.
This year, twenty-five organizations applied for g3’s grant, and after careful analysis, group presentations, and site visits to the finalists, the girls of g3...
May 04, 2015 - Member Spotlight
We caught up with Kali´ Rourke on the run, as usual! We asked her how she heard about Impact Austin and what caused her to join.
“Back in 2004, I read about an upcoming Community Coffee at Grapevine Market in the Statesman! I met these great women there, wrote my check that very night, and have been an involved member ever since.”
What have you done at Impact...
May 01, 2015 - Grants
The bulk of the work is done for the Focus Area Committees at Impact Austin, but the final touches are still ahead as we announce our finalists for 2015.
On June 8th, at the Annual Meeting of Impact Austin, 450 women will have hard choices to make. They will hear one last time from the finalists in the five focus areas and this year's pilot Catalyst Grant and...
April 22, 2015 - Event Recap
On April 16th, 2015, members met to hear from Community Partners in an ongoing Impact Austin Talking Series: “Where Impact Intersects.”
It's hard to live in a house with a faulty foundation.You end up running to patch one thing after another just to keep things together over the years. And that's exactly how non-profits have had to operate; they open their...
