RNNG to Discuss Valuing What We Have

The Rural Non-Profit Networking Group (RNNG) is an opportunity for the organizations that do so much good in our rural communities to share their missions and visions, discuss community needs and partnership opportunities, bring in experts to facilitate growth and professionalism, and simply connect to maximize the efficiency and impact that participants can bring to Fayette, Colorado, Lavaca, and surrounding counties. Since reactivating post-pandemic shutdown, the group is more energized than ever, back to meeting monthly, and incorporating an educational aspect into each gathering. This month the League of Women Voters of South Central Texas will be hosting the RNNG gathering onWednesday, Sept. 14 at 10 a.m. The gathering will be held at the Festival Hill in Round Top 248 Jaster Rd. Janis Richardson, President of the League of Women Voters of South Central Texas, will be facilitating the discussion.

The League of Women Voters of South Central Texas is a new nonprofit in our rural Texas community and is one of the few local Leagues working in rural Texas. They are using an assetbased approach to grow membership, connections, and impact in a spirit of appreciation of the rich traditions of giving, volunteering, and taking initiative that is so strong here in our community.

Richardson will share what they mean by this approach and what they are learning about making it work. The League will also share some helpful handouts on how nonprofits can safely share election and voting information in compliance with IRS guidelines for 50199(c)(3) chari- table organizations. The League of Women Voters of South Central Texas is a nonpartisan civic organization that encourages informed and active participation in government. They work toward a vision of a democracy where every person has the desire, the right, the knowledge, and the confidence to participate and are part of one of the oldest and most respected grassroots organizations in the United States. The Rural Non-Profit Networking Group would like to invite all organizations interested in participating to attend, as well as there will be a virtual option.

For more information on RNNG or this gathering, contact Susannah Mikulin with Fayette Community Foundation (512) 791-7096 Susie Shank with ACCSS (979) 820-8964, Cheryl Pekar with Stanzel Family Foundation (979) 743-9119 or Kenny Couch with Fayette County Texas Habitat for Humanity (979) 561-- 7211.