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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 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.
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.
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.
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.
Dallas Innovation Alliance
Dallas Innovation Alliance is a coalition of stakeholders invested in Dallas’ continued evolution as a forward‐thinking, innovative, ‘smart’ global city.
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.
Borderplex Connect
Borderplex Connect is a regional coalition of public, private, and nonprofit partners dedicated to promoting digital inclusion in the Borderplex region.
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
The Dallas Fed is working with several communities to highlight barriers to expanding broadband access.
Legacy Institue for Financial Education
LIFE works to economically mobilize its community by teaching financial literacy, creating economic stability, and building generational wealth.
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 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
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.
Texas Electric Cooperatives
Texas Electric Cooperatives represents the interests of 76 electric cooperatives with more than 3 million members throughout the state.
Connected Nation Texas
Statewide non-profit that seeks to support all Texans in accessing and leveraging broadband.
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.
United Ways of Texas
United Ways in Texas fight for the health, education and financial stability of every person in every community.
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.
Rural LISC
With residents and partners, Rural LISC supports resilient and inclusive rural communities as great places to live, work, and innovate.
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.
Texas Economic Development Council
Texas Economic Development Council (TEDC) is an Austin-based professional association for economic developers across the state of Texas.
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.
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 2036
Texas 2036 is a non-profit dedicated to enabling Texans to make policy decisions through accessible data, long-term planning and statewide engagement.
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.
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.
TexProtects
TexProtects advocates for policy that protects children from abuse and empowers families to thrive.
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.
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.
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.
Marathon Health Center
Marathon Health is a leading clinic provider offering onsite, network, and virtual models, leading to better outcomes and employee health.
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.
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.
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.
Rebuild Texas
Rebuild Texas Fund connects your helping hand to Texan communities in need.
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.
Western States Arts Federation
WESTAF weaves technology, diverse thought leadership, and innovation to energize, network, and fund public sector arts agencies and communities.
Just Transition Fund
Just Transition Fund is on a mission to create opportunity for the communities hardest hit by coal’s decline.
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.
The American Heart Association
The American Heart Association mission is to be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives.
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.
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 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).
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.
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.
Economic Mobility Systems
Economic Mobility Systems makes economic mobility possible by developing new technology platforms that drive more equitable college and workforce outcomes.
Texas Demographic Center
The Texas Demographic Center (TDC) functions as a focal point for the distribution of Census Bureau information for Texas.