The 2020 Impact Report: A Year Of Showing Up
In 2020, we were collectively tasked with the work of reimagining our worlds.
And you showed up. You connected to us, to each other and to the communities we serve. And that energy made what we do possible. We hope you have stayed safe, well and as supported as you can. Continue reading for a recap of our impact (aka your impact) this year.
Here are three things you made possible for bbatx this year:
Our organization had some major growth moments in 2020, thanks to you, too:
We stepped up our approach to advocacy and community-care. Our team distributed year-long anti-racism resources, partnered with Art+Action to get the word out about the 2020 Census and teamed up with the City of Austin to distribute $3.5 million in COVID-19 grants with the Creative Worker Relief Grant.
We launched The Creative Future of Texas micro-fund with our friends at Tito’s Handmade Vodka.
Our team officially expanded to four staff members, and our new Board President, Xochi Solis, stepped into her role. We also worked to restructure our budgets and ensure that all staff members received 100% free health care through bbatx in 2020.
We partnered with therapist and social worker Sandra Olarte-Hayes to connect 24 racial justice community leaders with pro bono therapy support in August and September 2020.
We worked with 15 Texas women and nonbinary artists in our digital residency to produce work online and off—including a dynamic installation with Aimée M. Everett at The Line Hotel.
We moved into our own headquarters and are working to open the location to the public in 2021.
We transformed our store to better support the community, with the introduction of new initiatives like THE CRAFTHER BOX.
We put out our first-ever data-informed study on supportive leadership environments, What We Need To Do Our Best Work. You can grab a copy here.
You can also read our full impact report, quarter over quarter, here.
As you can see — your support, attention, time and energy make a huge difference.
We would like to thank our 2020 staff, board and committee members for their support. We are also grateful to our partners and friends—particularly Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Giant Noise, the Texas MSTC and MBA Programs, the Stand With Austin Fund and Bumble—for their continued collaboration.
Together, we are increasing the number of opportunities for women and nonbinary creatives, entrepreneurs and leaders in Texas to find support, share their work and grow.
Do you want to get involved in 2021?
Become a member or donate to our end-of-year fundraiser. You can also explore all of the other ways to contribute here.
