What are Community Collaborations?
TAUW funds community collaborations that follow a collective impact model to bring together nonprofits, businesses, foundations, government agencies, and educational institutions to address complex community-wide challenges.
We believe lasting change happens when organizations work toward a shared vision and common goals. The collective impact approach creates stronger solutions and better outcomes by aligning diverse partners to strategically leverage resources, share data and accountability, elevate effective practices, engage the community, and drive long-term systems change.
Community Collaboration grants are available by invitation only and typically follow a three-year funding cycle.
Operate a Collaboration in Tulsa?
If you lead collective impact work in the community, you are welcome to share information about your work via the Community Collaboration Interest Form. Information collected via the Interest Form will be considered by the Committee at the start of each new three-year funding cycle and anytime additional funding becomes available. While completing the Interest Form is not required to receive an invitation to apply for funding, it is one way to introduce your work to TAUW and the Community Collaborations committee.
Additional information on grant requirements, TAUW’s focus areas, and tips to complete the Interest Form can be found in the Guidance Packet.
Community Collaborations
Healthy Minds Policy Initiative
Advancing innovative, data-informed policies and capacity-building approaches in the prevention and treatment of mental illness and substance use disorders.
A WAY HOME FOR TULSA
Aims to end chronic homelessness in Tulsa with collaborative efforts from various organizations.
Hunger Free Oklahoma
Reducing food insecurity through improved policies, multi-organizational coordination and programming for SNAP Outreach.
ImpactTulsa
Ensuring every child reaches their full potential through better student outcomes and systems-level change.
Opp Project
Ensures that all Tulsa youth have equitable access to before school, after school, and summer enrichment programs that are dynamic, safe, and engaging.
Tulsa Higher Ed Consortium
Improves Tulsa-area students’ journeys towards degree completion, professional independence, and economic mobility.
Tulsa Regional STEM Alliance
Creating a skilled workforce through collaborative programming in science, technology, engineering and math.