ABOUT THE EVENT

North Texas AFN hosted a Forum event on Wednesday, November 15th, regarding the important conversation about the impact of income volatility on working families in North Texas. Funders and nonprofit practitioners learned more about this important issue and interventions that can make a difference for North Texas families.

With all of the attention on the “gig economy” and the future of work in the U.S., income volatility – the idea that workers today are not only seeing their wages stagnate, but also fluctuate more than ever before – is now widely viewed as a key component of financial security. Income volatility seems to hit younger, single-parent families of color harder than others. And while, perhaps predictably, volatility makes it harder to manage cash flows and can trigger demand for high-cost financial credit products, it also seems to have serious downstream effects on the health and education outcomes of children.

Essentially, income volatility undermines every investment in education, public health, and economic development, chipping away at what would otherwise be positive returns. How is income volatility impacting workers in North Texas and what are the implications for the region? What are potential sector based solutions?

AGENDA

Wednesday, November 15th, 2017 Forum at the Dallas Women’s Foundation 8:30 a.m. – Registration, Coffee & Networking 9:00 a.m. – Issue Forum 11:15 a.m. – Program Concludes Funder-only Meeting directly following the Forum, at Communities Foundation of Texas 11:15 a.m. – Funder-only Lunch & Debrief 12:30 p.m. – Funder-only Lunch & Debrief concludes

WHERE

Dallas Women’s Foundation 150 N. Central Expressway, Campbell Centre II Dallas, Texas 75206 Funder-only Meeting: Communities Foundation of Texas 5500 Caruth Haven Lane, Dallas

SPEAKERS

Joanna Smith-Ramani, Financial Security Program / EPIC at The Aspen Institute | Lauren Gates, RAISE Texas | Andrea Glispie, Pathways to Work, United Way of Metropolitan Dallas Garrett Groves, Center for Public Policy Priorities | Ricki Lowitz, WorkingCredit Adria Schmidt, Neighborhood Trust | Joe Antolin, Asset Funders Network (moderator)

PRESENTED BY NORTH TEXAS ASSET FUNDERS NETWORK

North Texas AFN Steering Committee members include the following: Rose Bradshaw, North Texas Community Foundation Grant Coates, The Miles Foundation Sarah Cotton Nelson, Communities Foundation of Texas Laura Duty, Carl B. & Florence E. King Foundation Susan Hoff, United Way of Metropolitan Dallas Dena L. Jackson, Dallas Women’s Foundation Annika Little, Asset Funders Network Denise Mason, BBVA Compass Sue Matkin, United Way of Tarrant County Alfreda B. Norman, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Dora Ramirez, Wells Fargo Allison Salas, The Mike & Mary Terry Family Foundation Kathy Smith, Meadows Foundation Debbie Taylor, Citibank Michelle Thomas, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. The North Texas Asset Funders Network is a collaborative effort developed to bring grantmakers together to share and learn around the topics of asset building and financial capability.

This North Texas AFN event was hosted by Dallas Women’s Foundation & Communities Foundation of Texas. Link to event