The North Texas Funders Initiative

Changing the Way Change Happens

The North Texas Funders Initiative is a collaborative, three-year partnership between The Dallas Foundation, RevJen Group, and a forward-thinking group of Funders that includes The Jenesis Group, Lyda Hill Philanthropies, Rainwater Charitable Foundation, and The George & Fay Young Foundation.

We think it’s time that nonprofit sector organizations and leaders had the opportunities, training, and network of support they need, because we know that strong leaders grow strong organizations. With support from pre-committed funder scholarships, nonprofit leaders are developing actionable plans for growth they can maintain, cracking the code on the root causes of their biggest challenges,and linking arms with peers to keep them going for the long-haul.

Why this Matters

Isolation, Burnout and Turnover is costing you time and money

A Survey conducted by the standford graduate school of Business, which found that 70% of non-profits CEO’s reported feeling  lonely in their roles.

Financial sustainability is often out of reach

a report by the bridgespan  group found that 75% of  nonprofit  organizations struggles to raise enough funds to cover their operating  expenses, and  that nonprofit  leaders often have to devote a significant amount of their time and energy to fundraising and revenue generation.

And we underinvest in the answer

The answer to these issues is investment in professional development and support, but a report by the council  on foundations, which found that the average percentage of total expenses spent on staff development was 1.1%

For those who are playing  such a crucial role in our community,  this is not ok. so a group of north texas founders have come to get and partnered with Revjen, a dallas based social enterprise, to help change that.

Whether you’re scholarship leads to you going through Fuel, RevJen’s series of dynamic revenue workshops, or connecting with other senior -level nonprofit leaders through an R- Squared Peer Group, or both, you’ll hone and build the skillsets needed to address the root causes of the biggest leadership challenges you ‘re facing, in resal time.It’s all designed to help you and your team do your best and create a better world for all of us. More importantly, it works:

93% of leaders who participate in R-Squared say “I am a more effective leader” and 89% of leaders who participate in Fuel say “Our long-term revenue health has improved”.

The North Texas Funders Initiative is proudly supported by these organizations.

If you are an interested Funder, contact Brian Joseph at bjoseph@RevJenGroup.com