Capacity Catalyst

“Stipends (less than $5,000) for part-time summer externs granted to host 4 organizations = $16,000”

“Description: Honoraria and Stipends $9,375. Insurance: $1,180. Board Expense: $724. IT and Software $685. Misc. Expense: $475.”

“Description: Contributions Receivable - Beginning of Year: $37,500. End of Year: $0.”

“We're on a mission to improve data use in the social sector by connecting capacity with need for a thriving equitable social data ecosystem. We do this primarily through 2 programs: Our signature program which historically has included mostly graduate students participating in a summer Externship cohort experience - including 1:1 and cohort seminars and mental/emotional wellness supports - in which part- or full-time externs are matched with host social sector organizations to complete a research/data project, and community mentors with whom the extern has a shared lived experience to provide professional mentorship and relationship building; and Austin's Community-Engaged Research Course primarily for undergraduate Scholars of the Global Majority (i.e., BIPOC scholars), designed and led in partnership with MEASURE, Huston-Tillotson University (Austin's HBCU and oldest institution of higher learning), and now Texas State University (a Hispanic Serving Institution).”

“Summer Externship: Matched 6 host organizations with 5 part time and 1 full time externs who completed a total of 1,548 research and data project hours for their host projects and 168 professional development hours. For the 5 host organizations led by People of the Global Majority (i.e., BIPOC leaders), we contributed $16,000 of the $16,000 total stipends for their externs. Externships ran for 10 weeks from July, 2022 - September, 2022.”

“CERC: In 2022 we hosted the Community-Engaged Research Course at Huston-Tillotson University in Spring (15 weeks Jan-May) and Texas State University in the Fall (14 weeks Aug-Dec), serving a total of 8 nonprofit partners and 17 undergraduate students who completed a total of 1,020 research and data hours for their nonprofit partner research projects and 408 professional development hours, including coursework.”

“People of Color in Applied Anthropology Panel administration: In 2022, we also partnered with the People of Color in Applied Anthropology to co-host this community panel and pay speakers' honoraria. In total, 35 organizing and participating institutional-, City-, and nonprofit-based faculty fellows participated in 14 weekly seminars and design teams leading to over 500 research, data, and professional development hours focused on how researchers can support City and nonprofit projects through data use.”