Month: July 2018

Inspiration from Women Leaders

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PeopleFund’s July PeopleSpring event featured: Tam Hawkins of The Greater Austin Black Chamber of Commerce, Christine Vu of Raymond James & Associates, Chris Mascaro of Untamed & Creative, and was moderated by Kelly Jedele of Let Kelly.

Austin has an energetic small business community – and that energy was on display at the July 26th edition of PeopleSpring – Ladies, Lunch and Learn. This networking, leadership, and women’s luncheon event was presented by Texas’ PeopleFund – a nonprofit providing business loans and assistance to those with otherwise limited access to such resources – and was sponsored by Capital One.

The panel discussion was moderated by Kelly Jedele of Let Kelly and featured Tam Hawkins of The Greater Austin Black Chamber of Commerce,  Chris Mascaro of Untamed & Creative, and Christine Vu of Raymond James & Associates.

The audience heard many great pearls of wisdom, including:

  • No matter how much one has accomplished, there is always something left to learn;
  • Do things that build your confidence;
  • Model yourself on the best in the industry and then improve upon that;
  • Seek out your tribe to uplift and support you;
  • Enjoy the journey!

PeopleFund will be providing even more opportunities for learning and inspiration for small businesses in August with Innovation Week.

 

 

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Entrepreneurs: Let’s Talk About Work

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Panel and Moderator speaking about Stress Management on July 14, 2018: Jane Hervey, Ruby Ku, Stephanie Scherzer, Maria Oliveira

Who wants to talk about work on a Saturday? When you gather 300 creatives and entrepreneurs at a conference presented by #bossbabesATX and powered by the Texas MSTC and Texas MBA Programs, it turns out to be a great way to spend a weekend.

July’s “work: a pop-up conference for creatives and entrepreneurs” at The University of Texas’ Rowling Hall offered many great chances to learn and connect. Below is just a smattering of some of the take-aways from the day:

  • If you don’t set a tempo for yourself, then other people set it for you.
  • Invest in yourself.
  • Manage your flow of energy.
  • Do not mix your business finances with your personal finances.
  • True teams come together to get a task done.

Don’t worry if you missed the Summer event, there will be another inspiring edition in February 2019  presented by #bossbabesATX, a nonprofit that amplifies and connects women and nonbinary creatives, entrepreneurs and organizers.

 

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PanelPicker Submissions: SXSW and SXSW EDU 2019

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Hello!

Greater Good Strategies has submitted Meet Up applications to SXSW and SXSW EDU 2019 via their PanelPicker® process.

Please check out these proposal videos – and vote! Please tell your friends and make comments in the comment section. Thank you.

Here are the links: Nonprofit and Social Sector Meet Up and Educators Who Tweet Meet Up

Meet Up: Nonprofit and Social Sector

(PanelPicker® application for SXSW 2019)

SXSW is for those who think, dream, move, and create. So are nonprofits! Bring your ideas and questions to this meet-up of nonprofiteers.

The people you meet here will have ideas, answers and most of all empathy and support for the hard work you do. We’ll provide a framework and activities for networking – to ensure you connect with those from around the globe who can help and inspire you as you strive to improve your communities.

Whether you call it working for nonprofits, charities, NGOs, CSOs, or social good – come be uplifted by people like you who are making the world a better place.

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Meet Up: Educators who Tweet

(PanelPicker® application for SXSW EDU 2019)

 

Twitter can help you teach, learn and engage. Educators have used Twitter to connect with other teachers, as a learning network and as part of lesson plans. How have you used twitter? Let’s Meetup and exchange tweeting ideas and best practices. Got a hashtag or chat you love? Let’s share. Come, and you just might see someone in real life who you’ve met on Twitter.

 

Credits Video Images: Phelps, Explee, Rodman, Community Archives, Ioachim, Bibliothèque de Toulouse. Levy.

Funder Focus: St. David’s Foundation

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Elizabeth Krause, ScM, Senior Program Officer at St. David’s Foundation presenting to TGRC on July 10, 2018

St. David’s Foundation is a Central Texas funder that generously supports innovative organizations solving problems related to bringing good health into reach.

On July 10, 2018, Elizabeth Krause, ScM, Senior Program Officer at St. David’s Foundation spoke to a group of nonprofit professionals at the Texas Grants Resource Center (a program of the University of Texas at Austin’s Community Engagement Center).

Elizabeth described the philanthropic work of the foundation and the grant-making process. The foundation’s work is around three focus areas (and subcategories within each area):

Providing Central Texans with the healthiest care in the world:

  • Connection to Specialty Care
  • Strong Safety Net
  • Dental Health
  • Health Care Workforce
  • Insurance Enrollment & Use

Creating the healthiest places for Central Texans to live:

  • Access to Healthy Food
  • Housing Wrap-Around Services
  • Opportunities to Be Active
  • Rural Communities

Helping Central Texans be the healthiest people they can be:

  • Aging in Place
  • Childhood Adversity
  • Teen Pregnancy Prevention
  • Women’s Health

Some of the practical grant-seeking tips Elizabeth shared include:

  • Contact Program Officers at St. David’s Foundation if you have an idea that aligns with a strategic priority;
  • Communication with a Program Officer will help to determine if the possible project aligns and is eligible;
  • The foundation encourages collaboration;
  • The foundation has grant opportunities by invitation and they also extend periodic Requests for Proposals;
  • One way to keep up-to-date with RFP and other opportunities is to follow the foundation on their social media accounts.

Be sure to visit the St. David’s Foundation site for more information on the grant process and the focus areas.

The Importance of Networking

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PeopleSpring Women’s Entrepreneur Program from Peoplefund on Vimeo.

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According to a 2017 LinkedIn survey, almost 80 percent of professionals consider  networking to be important to career success. But according to the same survey, nearly 40 percent find it hard to stay in touch with their network.

In light of those figures, it is always great when an event comes along that makes it easy to connect and network. PeopleSpring, presented by the nonprofit organization PeopleFund, provides just such an opportunity for women entrepreneurs.

PeopleSpring – Ladies Lunch & Learn, is an opportunity to meet and exchange ideas with other women entrepreneurs and get inspiration hearing from a panel of business leaders.

PeopleFund, an organization that creates economic opportunity and financial stability for underserved people, presents free PeopleSpring events all across Texas. The next one occurs in Austin on July 26th, 2018.

See the video, or click here for more information and to register. And click here for a recap of May’s PeopleSpring event.

 

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Reference:  Eighty-percent of professionals consider networking important to career success

Video: PeopleFund