August Nonprofit Member Newsletter

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Register today for the Board Training Program - Nonprofit Member Track

Tuesday, November 18

8:30-3:30 pm

Commons Conference Center

Cost:

$25 per ticket for nonprofit member organizations (use code NPM25 for discount)

$225 per ticket for non-member organizations

The Board Training Program - Nonprofit Member Track is a day of learning for nonprofit leaders. Designed for director level staff and board members to attend together, this event will dive into topics including fundraising, digital security, corporate giving, and budget decision making. Participants will have ample opportunities for networking with other nonprofits and with individuals looking for board service roles.

Breakfast and lunch are provided, and member tickets are $25 each when using code NPM25 at registration.

To register: 

1. Visit the registration page

2. Select the “Nonprofit Member Track” ticket type

3. Fill out the form

4. In the check out process, enter code NPM25 for a $200 discount

Sessions Include:

Opening Conversation - Nonprofit Leadership During Challenging Times

• Piper Stege Nelson, Executive Director at I Live Here I Give Here

• Paula Artieda, Executive Director at The New Philanthropists

• Elisha Smith Arrillaga, Vice President of Research at The Center for Effective Philanthropy

Session 2 - Building a Shared Fundraising Language

Sierra Randall, Insights4Equity

Session 3 - Cybersecurity is Governance: What Every Nonprofit Leader Needs to Know

Christopher Jordan, BetterWorld Technology

Session 4 - Making Difficult Budget Decisions

Sean Hale, Nonprofit CFOs

Session 5 - Corporate Philanthropy AMA (Ask Me Anything) Panel

Featuring local business representatives

Upcoming Member Events for You!

Engaging Businesses in Your Mission

August 26, 2025

12-1 pm

Virtual

Support from businesses can be a powerful part of your fundraising and community engagement strategy—but knowing where to start can feel overwhelming. This workshop is designed to help nonprofits of all sizes build meaningful partnerships with businesses.

We’ll walk through how to identify your organization’s strongest entry points, develop a clear and compelling menu of opportunities, and build relationships that lead to lasting support through sponsorships, employee engagement, and more.

You’ll leave with practical tools, next steps, and inspiration to engage businesses in your mission.

Presented by Jared Montes Slack, Sr Director of Development

Make New Connections at a Member Meet Up

Building community is an important part of the work we do in this sector! Join other I Live Here I Give Here nonprofit members for a casual, agenda-free meet up. These are small gatherings focused on making new connections and sharing ideas. We hope to see you at one soon!

Thursday, August 28

Bennu Coffee - South Congress

RSVP

Get Ready for National Nonprofit Day

National Nonprofit Day is Sunday, August 17th. To celebrate, I Live Here I Give Here is
arranging a special giveaway to help raise funds for any nonprofit on AmplifyATX.org.

When someone donates $5 or more to their favorite nonprofit(s) on AmplifyATX.org
between August 13-17, they will be entered to win a drawing for 4 tickets to an Austin
FC game (game is on August 30th).

If you would like to share this event with your audience, please see our simple toolkit to help with promotion.

You can read more details about the ticket giveaway here.

Join the New Slack Channel for Nonprofit Members

We are excited to announce that we have created a Slack channel for our nonprofit members! This channel is to facilitate connections in the nonprofit community, provide an avenue for questions and support, and share information quickly. Access to this channel is limited to current I Live Here I Give Here nonprofit members only and will be monitored by the team. If you would like to be added, please fill out this form.

Welcome, Iris!

Iris Estrada joined the I Live Here I Give Here team in July as the new Director of Marketing and Communications! Please join us in welcoming her to the role. You can learn more about Iris on our blog, where she wrote about her giving journey.

Submit Your Story to ATX Good News

I Live Here I Give Here is proud to partner with ATX Good News to share our Nonprofit Member’s stories. Local Austin news legends Judy Maggio and Leslie Rhode launched ATX Good News in 2022, with the goal of sharing uplifting, inspirational stories in Central Texas. It focuses on people, nonprofits and businesses doing their part to make our community healthier and happier and more motivated to spread good will. 

This month’s topic is highlighting nonprofits helping students and teachers with back to school - whether that’s supplies, tutoring, or other ways of support.

Share your events on our calendar

We debuted our nonprofit events calendar last October and are so excited to see the positive reception it has gotten! If you have a community event you would like to add to the calendar, please do that at any time. See the instructions for submitting here.

Keep In Touch!

Join Our Members Only Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/CentralTexasNonprofitExchange

As always, please reach out directly to Charli Krause, Director of Nonprofit & Customer Relations at Charli@ILiveHereIGiveHere.org if you have any questions about your membership or just want to say hello!

Thank you to our Nonprofit Membership Program sponsors!

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