Course-Based Opportunities
Fall Semester
Program Evaluation for Nonprofit, Public, and Social Impact Initiatives
Instructor: Bixler, R. Patrick
Special Topics in Information Science: Data Storytelling
Instructor: Andrea Cato
Spring Semester
Data Management & Research Life Cycle
Instructor: Ma, Ji
Special Topics in Information Science: Data Storytelling
Instructor: Andrea Cato
Built For Texas
Texas nonprofits play a significant role in communities across Texas. As dynamic entities, nonprofits can offer a range of supports tailored to their communities, such as: providing critical services, convening stakeholders to address specific needs, creating long-term impact to improve the quality of life in our communities, and serving as employers to generate financial and social return to the economy of our state.
CONNECT Program
Connecting for social impact
CONNECT helps graduate students and community organizations across the globe work together to increase impact through better data practices.
The RGK Center team is always interested in new ways of collaborating with our network of portfolio alumni, students, and community organizations. If you would like to connect with the Center, please email sydney.wilburn@austin.utexas.edu
Other UT Resources
McCombs Board Fellows
Part of the University of Texas McCombs School of Business, is a student-run organization that places select MBA students on local nonprofit boards as non-voting members for one year. In return for this learning opportunity, the Board Fellows each complete an in-depth project for their nonprofit.
Longhorn Impact Fellowship at McCombs (LIFT)
This program pairs student consultants (Fellows) with sustainable corporations, social enterprises, and nonprofits to solve an impact-focused problem. Projects are completed in 10-12 weeks and must be related to sustainability, corporate philanthropy, impact/ESG investing, or social and environmental innovation. Past projects created impact measurement tools for a corporate foundation, examined new markets for a social business’ entry, and examined the sustainability of funding sources. LIFT is selective and is open only to UT-Austin juniors, seniors, and graduate students.
Texas Grants Resource Center
The TGRC offers consultations and orientations for funding research, for both nonprofit organizations and individuals. Because of the availability of electronic information on state and federal grant opportunities, the TGRC emphasizes private sector funding options and information (i.e., private foundations and corporate foundations/direct giving programs). It has little on-site information about small business startups.
Center for Community Engagement
This UT Center has compiled a list of resources and volunteering opportunities for the community to use. You can find information and resources about COVID-19 assistance, donations, testing sites, and volunteering.
Global Sustainability Leadership Institute
The Global Sustainability Leadership Institute, formerly known as the Social Innovation Initiative, acts as UT Austin’s hub on campus for innovation in social and environmental impact.