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Announcements
Posted 1.19.12 – Donation Thank You Emails: If you received an email January 19th, around noon, thanking you for a donation, do not be concerned. Please see our explanation on our Donations page».
Posted 1.12.12 – Offices closed: Capital IDEA offices will be closed Monday, January 16th in observance of Martin Luther Kind, Jr. Day. We will reopen Tuesday at 8:00am.
Posted 1.6.12 – Slight Correction: We've made a slight correction to orientation information being held at the Lifeworks building. Orientations will be held in building B, which is The Michael and Susan Dell Foundation Transition Center, room B102. The Sooch Foundation Youth & Family Resource Center is building A of the same complex. Orientations».
Posted 1.4.12 – Offices reopen: Happy 2012! Capital IDEA offices are reopen and two new orientations have been added to our February schedule.They will both be held at the new LifeWorks East Austin location, The Sooch Foundation Youth & Family Resource Center. Orientations».
Posted 12.19.11 – Offices closed for the holidays: Capital IDEA offices will close on Friday, Dec. 23rd at 5pm. We will reopen Tuesday, Jan 3rd at 8am.
Posted 12.16.11 – Offices closing early today: Capital IDEA offices will close at 2:30pm today for the staff Christmas celebration.
Posted 12.12.11 – Orientations for Travis and Williamson County: Three Orientations have been cofirmed for February 2012. More dates to come. Orientations».
Posted 11.29.11 – Capital IDEA in the News: Statesman.com - Workforce training of parents boosts children's aspirations »
Posted 11.18.11 – 800 at Orientations!: Orientations start December 1st and we've set ourselves a huge goal. We'd like to get 800 people to attend any one of the 6 Orientations we have scheduled. We could really use your help. Share, share, share, and let us know where else we should post our information.Thanks! email us
Posted 11.9.11 – Add us to your Circles!: We're excited to have a new way to stay connected to our friends and partners, connect with us at: Capital IDEA - Google+.
Posted 10.31.11 – Happy Halloween!: See who dressed up in the Capital IDEA office. View Halloween photos.
Posted 10.21.11 – December Orientations Confirmed: We will have 6 December Orientations for Travis County. Share our Flyer (pdf)!
Posted 10.20.11 – Putt Golf Photos: Congratulations to the Maxwell Locke and Ritter LLP champion team! View Photos.
Posted 9.29.11 – Do You Golf?: We have room for teams in the 2011 Putt for Progress Golf Tournament. Registration Form (pdf).
Posted 9.27.11 – Last Travis County Orientation Tonight!: Last Orientation for applicants to begin classes in the spring. The next round of orientations will be in December. View Flyer.
Posted 9.13.11 – Travis County Orientations: Three Orientations are scheduled for Travis County Residents. View Flyer.
Posted 9.12.11 – Request for Quotation: Capital IDEA seeks financial consulting services to support management staff and Board in the preparation and presentation of financial reports. View: Full RFQ (pdf).
Posted 8.29.11 – September Orientations!: In a special effort to serve Travis County adults, we are planning three Orientations in September. The first Orientation will be at Ridgetop Elementary School on September 19th.
Posted 8.16.11 – W.I.N. Pink Stiletto Event: Capital IDEA has been announced as a beneficiary for the Women Impacting the Nation (WIN) Pink Stiletto Event, October 20th. Visit WIN Events.
Posted 8.15.11 – Orientations in December: Capital IDEA has finished summer and fall Orientations. Our next round of Orientations will begin in early December. General Information (pdf).
Posted 8.8.11 – Job Opening: Capital IDEA seeks a qualified, full-time Information Technology Coordinator. View: Job Posting.
Posted 8.1.11 – Capital IDEA ROI: Return on investment for our Community. Your support is paying off! Read about the Ray Marshall Report.
Posted 8.1.11 – Welcome New Board Member: Welcome Juan Garza, President of Advanced Technology, NRG Texas, LLC, to the Capital IDEA Board of Directors!
Posted 7.25.11 – Welcome New Board Member: Welcome Judy McLeod, our newest Board Member!
Posted 7.25.11 – New Website Coming Soon: We are in the process of re-designing our website. Our expected launch is early September. Send suggestions or feedback to: Liz (webmaster@capitalidea.org)
Posted 7.18.11 – Video shoot wrap up: We finished shooting our Capital IDEA video on Friday, July 15th. A big thank you to Whitney Casey Productions. The video should be ready by end of summer.
Posted 7.18.11 – Survey wrap up: Our graduate survey closed July 15th, we expect to be able to share results on the generational impact of Capital IDEA in early September.
Posted 6.30.11 – Fall Orientations: We have confirmed six August Orientations for Williamson and Travis County - Williamson Flyer (pdf), Travis Flyer (pdf)
Posted 6.30.11 – Offices Closed: Our offices will be closed July 4th in observance of Independence Day. We will reopen July 5th, regular hours.
Posted 6.8.11 – No More Summer Orientations: Our Fall round of Orientations will begin August 8th. Dates and times are still pending. Please check back in July for updated information.
Posted 6.8.11 – LAST Orientation Tonight!: Last Orientation for Travis County residents for the rest of the summer. We're looking for applicants to start with College Prep. Download flyer (pdf)
Posted 6.8.11 – Citizenship Matters!: Early voting is taking place now for City Council Place 3. Information provided by Austin Chamber of Commerce - view their flyer (pdf).
Posted 6.6.11 – Orientation Tonight!: Orientation for Travis County residents who will need to start with College Prep. Download flyer (pdf)
Posted 6.2.11 – Whitlow Good Neighbor Award: Download and print the Save the Date (pdf) to this years Whitlow Event.
Posted 6.1.11 – Capital IDEA Houston!: The new website for Capital IDEA Houston is up. Visit www.capitalideahouston.org.
Posted 5.16.11 – Celebrating May Graduates!: Pictures from last week's Capital IDEA participant graduations at Austin Community College have been uploaded to our Facebook album. Enjoy!
Posted 5.9.11 – Special Orientations for Travis County: June dates to be announced. We will hold special orientations for Travis County Residents to recruit for our fall semester College Prep class. More information to come.
Posted 5.2.11 – Orientations this week: Last Orientations for Summer 2011 in Williamson County Flyer (pdf). Don't miss them! The next round of orientations will begin in August.
Posted 4.26.11 – Capital IDEA on the radio!: If you missed the Inside Austin show when it aired in March, you can click here to: Listen (mp3). Included is an interview with Graduate Manessa Grady talking about her expereince in College Prep.
Posted 4.18.11 – Williamson County Orientation: Two new Orientations announced for Williamson County Flyer (pdf).
Posted 4.11.11 – 2010 Annual Report Released: View Capital IDEA's 2010 Annual Report (pdf). Also updated - Capital IDEA Information Sheet (pdf).
Posted 4.4.11 – Live United Night with Round Rock Express: Monday, April 11th is Live United Night - United Way of Williamson County. Tickets are half price. Capital IDEA will have an information table set up. Come by and say hello.
Posted 4.4.11 – April Orientations: April Orientations begin today! We have five April Orientations confirmed for Travis and Williamson Counties. Travis Flyer (pdf). Williamson Flyer (pdf).
Posted 2.28.11 – Orientations in March and April: We have nine Orientations confirmed for Travis and Williamson Counties. Travis Flyer (pdf). Williamson Flyer (pdf)
Posted 2.16.11 – Celebration of Achievements Luncheon: Capital IDEA's celebration is tomorrow, Thursday, Feb. 17th, from 12 – 1pm. View map and directions (pdf). Thank you to Seton Family of Hospitals for hosting this event!
Posted 2.4.11 – Weather Warning: Capital IDEA offices will be closed all day today, Friday, February 4th, following Austin Community College's schedule. Normal hours will resume on Monday.
Posted 1.31.11 – Travis County Orientation: We have confirmed the first Travis County Orientation for 2011. Visit the Orientation page for more information. More dates and flyer to come.
Posted 1.20.11 – Williamson County Orientations: We're making a special effort to fill extra seats available for Williamson County residents. Flyer (pdf). Orientation Information.
Posted 12.23.10 – Capital IDEA receives $200,000 grant from St. David's Foundation: Read more (pdf), Austin American Statesman Charity Chat Blog, Austin Business Journal.
Posted 12.15.10 - Capital IDEA Graduates in videos and blogs!: Visit the links to read and hear their powerful stories.
Video: TBCH - Andrea Garza interview
Blog: Charity Chat - Jacqueline Sinkes featured
Video: Aspen Institute CTE projects - Tomas Castelan and Debbie Johnson. (min 9:55)
Posted 12.7.10 - Capital IDEA on the radio: Last week's broadcast of the radio show Inside Austin featured Capital IDEA staff and graduate Jacqueline Sinkes. Listen (mp3).
Posted 11.2.10 - Williamson & Travis County Orientations: We have confirmed all of our December Orientation dates for both Williamson and Travis County.
Posted 10.4.10 - Travis County Orientation: We have confirmed our first December Orientation date for Travis County. More dates to follow.
Posted 9.27.10 - P4P: We've got room for more golfers and Sponsors. October 18th, 2010 Putt for Progress Golf Tournament benefiting Capital IDEA.
Posted 8.26.10 - September Williamson County Orientations: Two new September dates for Orientations in Williamson County have been added to our schedule.
Posted 8.18.10 - September Houston Orientations: The Fall 2010 Houston Orientation schedule is now available. View the Houston flyer for more information.
Posted 8.6.10 - Alumni, share your testimony!: New form added to our website - If you're a Capital IDEA graduate and you'd like to share your story or a quote about how education and Capital IDEA has impacted your life, submit a testimony!
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