Meet the ATX Impact
Community Empowerment Network
Our North Star
The ATX Impact Community Empowerment Foundation aims to provide resources and networking support to both established and emerging community leaders whom endeavor to expand their community impact. By removing barriers to success and encouraging a cooperative framework, the next generation of community leaders will be more connected and skilled in the ongoing development and revitalization of our community and it’s families.
We're a community-focused on empowering and enrich the community of Austin and surrounding areas. By creating the ATX Impact Community Empowerment Network, our goal is to help build a strong and healthy economic ecosystem while also providing community empowerment opportunities for current and future leaders and organizations. Our cooperative framework is designed to help develop the skills and capacities needed to create a vibrant and resilient network of support. So come join us and let's work together to create a brighter future for our community!
Who we are
Our Background
ATX Impact Community Empowerment Foundation was born out of the 2020 ID3A Jam, which highlighted the unique challenges and economic landscape facing Black professionals and businesses in the Berkshires. This event served as a starting point for generating ideas for community socio-economic development opportunities.
Our Methodology
Our approach to our strategic priorities are centered around building a cooperative ecosystem that focuses on ownership ecology and cooperative infrastructure development. We believe that by empowering our community to take ownership of their own socio-economic development and invest in infrastructure and pipeline building, we can create a more sustainable and resilient ecosystem for Austinites .
Our Strategic Priorities
The ATX Impact Network has identified several priorities as key components of success.
These include:
The establishment of the ATX Impact Community Empowerment Cooperative, incorporated as a multi-stakeholder platform cooperative for collaborative community empowerment.
The launch of the Cooperative Platform for Community Empowerment (ATX Impact.net)
The launch of the Cooperative Platform for Community Empowerment (ATX Impact.net) as a centralized digital space for connecting with and supporting local businesses in the Austin region.
The development of the ATX Impact Leadership Academy/Fellows Program.
This program aims to promote the contributions of emerging Black leaders and community stewards through networking events, education, and technical training. It also aims to build the necessary infrastructure to assist in creating strong Black leadership by connecting professionals to support services, resources training, and capital for community empowerment projects for the Berkshire Black community.
The creation of a Community Development Corporation
The creation of a Community Development Corporation for Local Housing and Development investments. This aims to promote resident ownership and controllership over the revitalization of their neighborhoods, promoting social cohesion within and without the Black community through community focus groups, relationship building, and skills training.
The Establishment of a Cooperative Land Trust
The Establishment of a Cooperative Land Trust, which aims to ensure that Black families have a legacy of wealth sustainability through land ownership as a valuable resource to build affordable housing, community gardens, community centers, and commercial real estate opportunities to ensure a leafy of wealth transfer for generations to come.
The launch of a Real Estate Investment Fund
The launch of a Real Estate Investment Fund/raising capital for land and property and development investment initiatives in urban communities. This aims to promote the economic empowerment of the Black community through the acquisition and development of properties.
The Creation of Community Currency
The creation of Regional Currency to incentivize commerce on the Blockchain. This aims to provide a new platform for community-owned products and services to be featured and promoted and to encourage greater support for the Austin community.
All of these strategic priorities are grounded in the ATX Impact' values of Equity, Collaboration, Diversity, Inclusion, Self Determination, and Transparency and are aimed at addressing the question of 'What does a Black person do to increase access to resources and privileges they now have as a result of the ongoing work of the ATX Impact?'
Our Goals
Connecting the Community
Promoting and encouraging a narrative of the Berkshire Black Community that acknowledges the deep history, vast resources and diverse talents that exist here. To extol the exceptional potential and bright future of our community. The ATX Impact Platform will provide the launching pad and ongoing networking support necessary to actualize a strong and vibrant Black ownership ecology; taking control over our community’s future.
Rebranding the Community
We are changing and controlling our narrative by rebranding and reimaging Berkshire Black Community's contributions and community stewards' contributions through an online platform, networking events, and market promotions.
Building Up Skills and Talents
Developing and facilitating Black community-based ownership and social cohesion within and without the Black community through community focus groups, relationship building, and skills training.
Building Cooperative Infrastructure
Building the community cooperative infrastructure to facilitate and assist in creating Black community empowerment initiatives by connecting Black Community stakeholders to online and in-person social and economic-based program support services, training(s), and capital.
Our Sponsors & Partners
Our Sponsors & Partners
We couldn't do it with our our amazing partners.
