Registration is open now for our 2024 Town Hall Meeting on November 12. Let's meet! Here are all the reasons we'll want to be there.
Because it's an Impact Austin tradition! Town Hall Meeting has been an Impact Austin signature event since March, 2009. Until 2017, Impact Austin Town Hall Meetings were focused on our organization's internal matters - how to engage as a volunteer, how to get involved with grant review, how to join the Board of Directors, how to be a financially viable nonprofit, etc. But the 2017 Town Hall Meeting changed that pattern, bringing inspiration and philanthropy education to this Signature Event through 2020 and again in 2023. Keynote speakers and topics included:
2017 - Caroline Miller, author of Getting Grit: The Evidence-Based Approach to Cultivating Passion, Perseverance, and Purpose
2018 - Jessica Honegger, founder of Noonday Collection and author of Imperfect Courage: Live a Life of Purpose by Leaving Comfort and Going Scared
2019 - "The Changing Face of Philanthropy" featured nationally-renowned experts on women's giving, Dianne Chips Bailey (Bank of America) and Andrea Pactor (Women's Philanthropy Institute)
2020 virtual Town Hall included nationally-recognized leaders in Trust-Based Philanthropy, Pia Infante and Dimple Abichandani
2023 - Sara Lomelin, founding Executive Director of Philanthropy Together, named the ways circles are Igniting the Power of Philanthropy
Because your friends will be there - including some you haven't even met yet! The social hour from 5:30-6:30 will offer wine and wonderful nibbles, handshakes and hugs, friends and photos! Please be sure to capture photo memories with your committee, your friends, or the member you've just met! These help to tell Impact Austin's story on our website and social media.
And we'll be in a fun new venue. We'll have plenty of elbow room, parking is abundant and free, and who doesn't love to check out a new [to us] space? St. Andrew's Episcopal School is at 5901 Southwest Parkway.
Because it's a perfect opportunity to catch up on the business of Impact Austin. With this Town Hall Meeting focused on Impact Austin as an organization and as a membership, we have a chance to catch up with everything that happened in a busy FY 2024! Learn the detail of our new strategic plan. Hear from the board about staffing decisions. Meet the board members who joined for FY 2025. Find out what's new, and what continues as tradition.
Because our member panel will inspire you. What spark did Impact Austin ignite in each of our panelists? We'll hear from Nancy Word, Founding Member; Piper Nelson, Class of 2020; Jerrica Deloney Witte, Class of 2023; and Kiyomi Beach, Class of 2024. What they share will inspire each of us to consider how Impact Austin gives back to our members.
Our Community Partners will inspire you, too. Four grant outcomes videos will feature the work of Girlstart, Austin Creative Reuse, Urban Roots, and Seedling. How did our investment power their missions and programs?
Because you'll learn everything you need to know about our 2025 grant cycle. And GRC registration will open at Town Hall! Impact Austin's Grants team evaluates our grant program each year, carefully considering feedback from Community Partners, from the nonprofit community at large, and from our member surveys. The Grants Committee will announce some changes to our policies and procedures, starting in 2025. If you're excited to join a Grant Review Committee (GRC) in 2025, the updated registration portal will open that night.
Because it's a great opportunity to introduce a friend to Impact Austin! Bring your friend or colleague to Town Hall. In one evening, she will understand the camaraderie among members, the value in collective giving, the amazing work of our Community Partners, and the value we place on our members. Bonus: if she joins by December 31, she'll build funds for 2025 grants and be qualified to serve on a GRC.
Because everything we do starts and continues with our members. It's because of you that Impact Austin exists, that it has drawn 3,040 women to our collective giving, and that we have invested in 98 Central Texas nonprofits. Because of you, our impact grows. Let's celebrate!
Town Hall registration is free for members, and guests are warmly welcome to register for a $25 fee. If cost is a barrier, please reach out to contact@impactaustin.org
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