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Texas Division of Emergency Management
The Texas Division of Emergency Management coordinates the state emergency management program, which is intended to ensure the state and its local governments respond to and recover from emergencies and disasters and implement plans and programs to help prevent or lessen the impact of emergencies and disasters.

Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster
National VOAD was formed as a forum for sharing knowledge and coordinating resources — money, materials and muscle – throughout the disaster cycle: preparation, response and recovery.

Opportunity Youth Forum
The Opportunity Youth Forum (OYF) is a network comprised of over forty local collaborations in urban, rural, and tribal communities across the United States that seeks to build and scale reconnection pathways that achieve better outcomes in education, employment and overall well-being for opportunity youth.

Texas Library Association
Texas Library Association (TLA) promotes, supports, and improves library services in Texas. Find reading lists, job postings, PR campaigns and reading lists, and more from TLA.

Tocker Foundation
Tocker Foundation's Library Resources are a collection of organizations and resources to help grow your rural library, including guides for building support for rural libraries, a library bill of rights, and more.

Texas State Library & Archives Commission
The Texas State Library & Archives Commission (TSLAC) offers services for libraries, ranging from grants and funding, advisory groups, to consulting and community engagement.

Donate Equipment to Texas Archive of the Moving Image
Do you have an old video deck gathering dust in your closet? The Texas Archive of the Moving Image is on the lookout for working video and audio equipment to help us preserve the state’s film history.

Texas American Water Works Association
Texas American Water Works Association provides solutions to protect public health, the environment, and effectively manage water Texas’s most vital resource.

Texas Center for Local Food
The Texas Center for Local Food is a non-profit organization developing healthy local food systems by providing education and technical assistance to support rural economic vitality based on Texas agriculture.

Texas Technology Access Program
The Texas Technology Access Program's mission is to increase access for people with disabilities and those who are aging to Assistive Technology (AT) tools and services.

Love Oak Pharmacy
Love Oak is a rural pharmacy that aims to provide a total health and wellness destination to help others build healthy minds, bodies and spirits.

Troy Medical
Troy Medical is dedicated to bridging the gap in healthcare access by connecting top urban specialists to rural communities through innovative hybrid telehealth solutions.

TeleScan
TeleScan software connects healthcare providers with remote perinatal sonographers. These ultrasound experts provide high-quality diagnostics that enable you to identify at-risk pregnancies, intervene early, and improve patient outcomes.

Build Healthy Places Network
Build Healthy Places Network mission is to transform the way organizations work together across the health, community development, and finance sectors to more effectively reduce poverty, advance racial equity, and improve health in neighborhoods across the United States.

St. Vincent de Paul Pharmacy
The St. Vincent de Paul Pharmacy provides access to prescription medication for those who don't have health insurance and need medication to sustain their health.

Southern Rural Black Women’s Initiative
The Southern Rural Black Women’s Initiative for Economic and Social Justice (SRBWI) is a 501c3 Human Rights organization, formed in 2001 to address historical race, class, cultural, religious and gender barriers faced by Black women and young women in the rural U. S. South.

Crabapple Fire Relief Fund
The Crabapple Fire Relief Fund was established by the Rebuild Texas Fund on March 16, 2025, in response to the devastating Crabapple wildfire that scorched more than 9,800 acres in Gillespie County.

Benton Institute for Broadband & Society
A national organization focused on bringing open, affordable, high-performance broadband to all people in the U.S. to ensure a thriving democracy.

come dream. come build.
Founded in 1974, cdcb has been providing safe, sanitary affordable housing to the citizens of South Texas, and is now one of the largest non‐profit producers of single‐family housing for homeownership in Texas.

St. David’s Neal Kocurek Scholarship Apply by January 3, 2025
The St. David’s Neal Kocurek Scholarship is the largest healthcare scholarship program in the state of Texas. High school seniors from Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis, and Williamson counties who want to pursue careers in healthcare and plan to attend college in Texas are eligible to apply for up to $60,000 in financial aid over the course of their higher education.

The Congregational Collective for Mental Wellbeing
The Congregational Collective exists to equip congregations to become community leaders in mental health and wellness by partnering to build support systems, networks and ministry tools that include educational resources, training, and a network of relationships.

Texas for the Arts
Texans for the Arts is a highly effective, non-partisan statewide arts advocacy organization that provides coordinated information about legislative activity related to arts issues and organizes advocacy efforts in order to protect and increase public funding for the arts at the state, national and local levels.

Texas Association of Counties
The Texas Association of Counties (TAC) is the representative voice for all Texas counties and county officials and, through TAC, counties communicate the county perspective to state officials and the general public.

Empower Schools
Empower Schools is a nonprofit that partners with communities to develop sustainable solutions that improve student success at school and in life.

Steady State Impact Strategies
Steady State Impact Strategies can help any organization find critical leverage points, advise senior leaders, and build strategies and infrastructure leading to improved organizational effectiveness.

Texas Organization of Rural & Community Hospitals
TORCH is an organization of rural and community hospitals, corporations and interested individuals working together to address the special needs and issues of rural and community hospitals, staff and patients they serve.

Texas State Office of Rural Health
Dedicated to serving the health needs of rural Texas, the State Office of Rural Health (SORH) staff work with local health care providers and other partners to support access to quality health care for rural Texans.

BookSpring
BookSpring builds literacy skills and the motivation to read through increasing home libraries and reading aloud activities for children.

Texas Archive of the Moving Image
Watch an ever-growing archive of Texas film and videos through the decades. Discover the experience of Texans, explore education and preservation resources.

AmeriCorps NCCC
National Civilian Community Corps, or AmeriCorps NCCC is an AmeriCorps program that engages 18- to 24-year-olds in team-based national and community service in the United States.

Legacy Institue for Financial Education
LIFE works to economically mobilize its community by teaching financial literacy, creating economic stability, and building generational wealth.

Borderplex Connect
Borderplex Connect is a regional coalition of public, private, and nonprofit partners dedicated to promoting digital inclusion in the Borderplex region.

Deep East Texas Council of Governments
The Deep East Texas Council of Governments and Economic Development District is a voluntary association of local governments in an 11 county region in East Texas.

SA Digital Connects
SA Digital Connects is a broad coalition of public, private, and community partners are working together to reduce the digital divide.

Texas Association of Regional Councils
Texas Association of Regional Councils (TARC) is the statewide association of regional councils, whose members are focused on enhancing quality of life through regional strategies, partnerships and solutions.

Just Transition Fund
Just Transition Fund is on a mission to create opportunity for the communities hardest hit by coal’s decline.

Western States Arts Federation
WESTAF weaves technology, diverse thought leadership, and innovation to energize, network, and fund public sector arts agencies and communities.

Rural LISC
With residents and partners, Rural LISC supports resilient and inclusive rural communities as great places to live, work, and innovate.

Association of Rural Communities in Texas
ARCIT serves small cities and counties in Texas. It offers a strong voice and resource to state and federal government to promote the best practices, policies and programs for rural and small communities, while enhancing the quality of life for all Texans.

Texas Organizations for Rural and Community Hospitals
TORCH is an organization of rural and community hospitals, corporations and interested individuals working together to address the special needs and issues of rural and community hospitals, staff and patients they serve.

Texas State Libraries and Archives Commission
The Texas State Library and Archives Commission is a state agency that assists the people of Texas to effectively use information, archival resources, public records and library materials to improve their lives, the lives of their families, and their communities

Texas Electric Cooperatives
Texas Electric Cooperatives represents the interests of 76 electric cooperatives with more than 3 million members throughout the state.

Connect Humanity
Connect Humanity is a non-profit impact fund working to change that, combining tailored investments, strategic advice, and technical guidance so that everyone can connect to fast, affordable, reliable internet access.

Texas Department of Agriculture
The Texas Department of Agriculture is a state agency responsible for matters pertaining to agriculture, rural community affairs, and related matters.

Rebuild Texas
Rebuild Texas Fund connects your helping hand to Texan communities in need.

Texas Broadband Development Office
The Texas Broadband Development Office provides a variety of tools and resources supporting the expansion of broadband access across Texas.

Texas Tribune
Digital media organization that covers politics and a range of policy issues that affect all Texans.

Texan by Nature
Texan by Nature (TxN) exists to advance conservation that is beneficial to people, prosperity, and natural resources. TxN partners deeply with conservation groups and business, acting as an accelerator for conservation groups and a strategic partner for business.

Commit Partnership
The Commit Partnership is a collective impact organization composed of backbone staff and hundreds of partners across Dallas County and the state of Texas.

Marathon Health Center
Marathon Health is a leading clinic provider offering onsite, network, and virtual models, leading to better outcomes and employee health.

Home to Texas
Home to Texas is a scholarship-funded summer program that connects first-year students with internship and research opportunities in their hometown communities.

Connected Nation Texas
Statewide non-profit that seeks to support all Texans in accessing and leveraging broadband.

TexProtects
TexProtects advocates for policy that protects children from abuse and empowers families to thrive.

Center for Applied Research and Rural Innovation
The Center for Applied Research and Rural Innovation brings faculty and students together with business, industry, education and community partners in dynamic environments.

Institute for Local Self Reliance
The Institute for Local Self-Reliance is a national research and advocacy organization that partners with allies across the country to build an American economy driven by local priorities, accountable to people and the planet.

Texas Water Trade
Texas Water Trade’s mission is to catalyze sustainable water transactions in Texas to ensure clean, flowing water for people and nature.

United Ways of Texas
United Ways in Texas fight for the health, education and financial stability of every person in every community.

Texas 2036
Texas 2036 is a non-profit dedicated to enabling Texans to make policy decisions through accessible data, long-term planning and statewide engagement.

Texas Economic Development Council
Texas Economic Development Council (TEDC) is an Austin-based professional association for economic developers across the state of Texas.

American Cancer Society
The mission of the American Cancer Society is to improve the lives of people with cancer and their families through advocacy, research, and patient support, to ensure everyone has an opportunity to prevent, detect, treat, and survive cancer.

Baylor Collaborative for Hunger and Poverty
The Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty employs strategies to end hunger that take into account proximity, the dignity of all people, and the need to test new strategies for old problems.

Digital Texas Coalition
Coalition co-founded by Texas Rural Funders which seeks to ensure all Texans have equitable access to reliable and affordable digital connectivity.

Texas Partnership for Out of School Time
The Texas Partnership for Out of School Time is a statewide intermediary whose mission is to convene, educate, and advocate to improve the quality and increase the availability of out of school time opportunities for Texas youth.

Pew Charitable Trusts
Founded in 1948, The Pew Charitable Trusts uses data to make a difference. Pew addresses the challenges of a changing world by illuminating issues, creating common ground, and advancing ambitious strategies that lead to tangible progress.

Economic Mobility Systems
Economic Mobility Systems makes economic mobility possible by developing new technology platforms that drive more equitable college and workforce outcomes.

The American Heart Association
The American Heart Association mission is to be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives.

The immunization Partnership
The Immunization Partnership (TIP) leverages a collective knowledge and an unmatched expertise that puts us in the unique position to not only be an effective voice at the Texas Legislature, but to show how others can use their voice, too.

Texas Energy Poverty Research Institute
TEPRI brings together diverse stakeholders from across the state and country to spearhead impactful research initiatives, build solutions-oriented coalitions, pilot innovative energy solutions, and champion lasting change for Texas energy.

Mission Capital
Mission Capital is advancing race equity and opportunity in the Central Texas nonprofit sector through collaboration, leadership development, customized trainings, strategic consulting, and pushing the boundaries of our sector’s culture.

Texas Demographic Center
The Texas Demographic Center (TDC) functions as a focal point for the distribution of Census Bureau information for Texas.

Lead for America
Lead For America exists to ensure that our nation's most dynamic and diverse talent is working on their communities' toughest challenges.

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
The Dallas Fed works with other regional Federal Reserve Banks and the Federal Reserve Board in Washington, D.C. to drive monetary policy that is attentive to the diverse needs of communities all across the nation.

Dallas Innovation Alliance
The Dallas Innovation Alliance (DIA) is a coalition of stakeholders from the City of Dallas, corporations, Civic and NGO organizations, academia and private individuals who are invested in Dallas’ continued evolution as a forward‐thinking, innovative, ‘smart’ city.

Texas Nonprofit Council
The Texas Nonprofit Council is comprised of up to twelve leaders from the nonprofit sector who provide front-line perspective and insight to state agencies, as authorized by the Texas Legislature in Senate Bill 993 (2013 R).
