NEWS & RESOURCES TO SUPPORT YOU
Resource Highlight: Jobs Board
Love finding candidates with our Jobs Board? Did you know you can purchase extra job posts? Learn how and start posting today!
January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month
Human trafficking is a critical issue in the child welfare space. Learn the facts, risk factors and indicators, and get involved in the fight against it.
Child Welfare - 2022 Collaborative Successes
In an attempt to drown the noise of the “New year, new me” rhetoric, join us in exploring some amazing wins that 2022 brought us both at Mission Capital and throughout the larger community.
Resource Highlight: HR Toolkit
Learn about our online toolkits and how your organization can benefit from them. We're highlighting our HR Toolkit as we focus on how to support and develop staff in the new year.
Beautiful Movement: Inspiration for the Everyday Changemaker
This January, we start celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. but there were so many people in the background who made the movement beautiful - people like you!
Reflections & Insights: Hope for a Thriving Social Sector in Central Texas
As Madge prepares to step away from the Mission Capital CEO role at the end of the year, she shares her reflections over the last 5 years of her leadership tenure at our organization.
Member Spotlight: Little Bit of Good
This month, we are showcasing the work that Little Bit of Good is doing to fund and serve Black-led nonprofits in Central Texas.
Forced Boarding Schools & Native Child Welfare: The Assimilation Isn’t Over
As much as assimilation seems to be a thing of the past, the truth is that it is far from over. We need to address this trauma, the violent coercion of boarding schools, and systemic enforcement of white supremacy to unravel some of the disturbing trends shown in the child welfare system today.
A Brief Guide on Giving
If we are to change the modern mentality that giving is a chore or a contest to be won, we must also accept that it can be expressed in many ways. This month, we are sharing three ways you can give that don’t require a bulging checkbook.
The Intersections of Domestic Violence
Recognizing the intersections of domestic violence is vital to provide trauma-informed and equitable healing-centered engagement approaches to better serve our community.
Share the Love (and Your Finances)
Financial transparency might be common terminology but, at Mission Capital, we are trying to expand on the definition. How? Well, it’s complex.
Member Spotlight: Texas Veterinary Medical Foundation
This month, we are showcasing the work that the Texas Veterinary Medical Foundation is doing to support the veterinary profession and our communities in Texas.
¡Adelante! Supporting Nonprofits During Transitions
Our sector is struggling due to current hardships. Learn how our transition core services may help your nonprofit navigate and anticipate these changes.
Equity Journey: What MC has To Give
We started our equity journey some years ago. How are we doing now? What are we doing to support it?
Resource Highlight: City of Austin’s Community Navigator Program
We are proud to partner with the City of Austin and the Community Navigator program. We encourage our members to see if they qualify to receive their benefits.
Member Spotlight: People’s Community Clinic
This month, we are showcasing the work that People’s Community Clinic is doing to improve the health of medically underserved and uninsured Central Texans.
WeThrive: Meet the Leaders from Cohort 5
Hear from CEOs & EDs about their experience in WeThrive Cohort 5 and what they have to say to their BIPOC peers about participating in future cohorts.
Love & Pride in Child Welfare
For many LGBTQ+ youths in foster care, love or identity or self-expression is something they are not allowed to have.
Member Spotlight: Partners in Parenting
This month, we are showcasing the work that Partners in Parenting is doing to improve the wellbeing of Austin’s new parents.
Member Spotlight: Breakthrough Central Texas
This month, we are showcasing the work that Breakthrough Central Texas is doing to support high school students achieve a college degree.