What is Texas Connector?
Upcoming Webinars for October
Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016 2:00- 3:00 PM CDT at:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/rt/5007258793842117891
Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016 11:00 AM- 12:00 PM CDT at:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/rt/7145070038052601347
Take a quick virtual tour of the Texas Connector and learn how to use the basic features of the tool.
Watch it here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjpuI4nbdMk
What is Texas Connector?
OneStar Foundation’s Texas Connector is an online, nonprofit mapping tool that empowers communities, governments, funders and nonprofits to more effectively meet Texas’ growing needs. Texas Connector combines an interactive GIS map, searchable database including: social service providers and nonprofits from Texas 2-1-1 and GuideStar, USA, socioeconomic and demographic data and population summaries and visual layers such as public schools, public transit and more. Texas Connector also offers a unique platform on which initiative-specific data, such as health or criminal justice data, can be overlaid to create information-rich maps and reports. Users can print, email, or export search results to identify gaps in service, collaborative partners or complementary services. From researching community resources to analyzing local continua of care, Texas Connector’s powerful combination of nonprofit and demographic data gives users insight to better understand regional issues and resources and more effectively tackle community challenges.
For any questions related to Texas Connector, go to www.texasconnects.org, email texasconnects@onestarfoundation.org or call 512-287-2019.
Texas Connector is part of OneStar's VISTA intermediary project with a VISTA member working on building the capacity of Texas Connector by improving user access and experience, identifying and expanding sustainable funding and building long-term partnerships with key networks across the state to expand the reach and impact of Texas Connector.
A revolutionary tool built for all stakeholders
Nonprofit Community: Create a detailed map showing other service providers in your service area for presentation to your board or inclusion in your grant application.
Local and state Government Leaders: Generate a demographic report of your region of interest in a minute or less.
Grantmakers: Visually display your grantees by legislative district.
Researchers: A single query button allows you to create custom demographic or organization reports.
What does it cost to subscribe to Texas Connector?
Subscription costs are based on the following:
- Organization type (i.e. nonprofit service provider, faith-based entity, for-profit, foundation, etc.)
- Organization size
- Single or multiple users
Texas Connector 2015 Annual Subscription Costs
| Subscription Type | Single User | Multiple User |
| 1 | 1 to 10 | |
| Small Nonprofit Service Provider/Community of Faith <$500,001 | $100 | $60 each |
| Medium Nonprofit Service Provider/Community of Faith >$500,000 <$1,000,001 | $200 | $120 each |
| Large Nonprofit Service Provider/Community of Faith >$1MM <$5,000,001 | $300 | $180 each |
| Nonprofit Service Provider/Community of Faith > $5MM, Nonprofit Foundations, Research/Post-Secondary Education, Chambers of Commerce | $500 | $300 each |
| City/County/State Government/K-12 Public Education/Texas State Legislative Offices | $250 | $150 each |
| Self Employed Consultants to Nonprofits: No more than 3 staff; annual budget less than $150,000 | $100 | $60 each |
| All other For-profits | Contact OneStar Foundation | |
| An Open Access subscription is designed for use in libraries or other public places that offer open access to resource materials. | Contact OneStar Foundation | |
| Enterprise License with Unlimited Users | Contact OneStar Foundation | |
The Data
Texas Connector displays nonprofit and service provider information derived from both the 2-1-1 Texas and GuideStar USA Texas datasets. For 2013, quarterly updates to these datasets are scheduled, and will be published in Texas Connector as the data is made available by 2-1-1 and GuideStar.
Organizational information displayed in Texas Connector can also be updated by users who affiliate themselves with a nonprofit organization, foundation, or faith-based entity. Users who are affiliated with eligible organizations (i.e. nonprofit organizations, foundations or faith-based entities) not currently mapped in the Connector can also add their organization to the map.
Click here to learn more about 2-1-1 Texas.
Click here to learn more about GuideStar USA.
Texas Connector also contains a variety of demographic and socioeconomic data indicators from governmental and other sources displayed in clickable map overlays and an extensive underlying database of statistical data from which customized reports can be generated.
Project Partners
We would like to express our appreciation to our partners, without whom Texas Connector would still be just a great idea!
Technical Genius – North Central Texas Council of Governments
Funders
Houston Endowment
Corporation for National and Community Service
Texas Workforce Commission
Meadows Foundation
Rockwell Fund
McNair Foundation
IBM
Causality
The Simmons Foundation
Investment Subscribers
Neighborhood Centers, Inc.
Charter Subscriptions
CitySquare
News and Events
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