Neighbor
$1,000
- Listed as a founding sponsor here and in the directory
- Quarterly report on what the network actually built
- Early access for your team
Founding sponsorship
Fund the rails, not one more banner.
Sponsorship here builds shared infrastructure that makes many Austin organizations easier to find — instead of one logo on one event. Every level is reported on publicly.
Five founding sponsors are already in · launching mid-September
What your money joins
The build is already underway.
Not a concept looking for its first backer. Five sponsors are funding the work, the steering committee is open for application, and the first campaign has a partner and a mechanic. The platform launches mid-September.
Founding sponsors
- R3SET
- tphan.studio
- Impact Hackers
- Reaction Foundry
- Blackshires
The launch campaign
Suthe Watersells a 12-pack
$2per pack
An Austin causegets funded
The first campaign on the network, and the shape of every one after it: a local business, a public mechanic, and a number anyone can check.
The levels
Five ways in.
Benefits are cumulative — each level includes everything below it.
Connector
$2,500
- Everything in Neighbor
- A partner profile in the directory
- Logo placement on the directory home
Builder
$5,000
- Everything in Connector
- Featured in one launch campaign
- A co-branded story about your community work
Anchor
$10,000
- Everything in Builder
- Sponsor a named campaign, like Suthe Water’s
- Named in public reporting on dollars moved
- Annual strategy session with the steering committee
Cornerstone
$20,000
- Everything in Anchor
- Permanent founding recognition built into the infrastructure
- First-position placement across the network
- Standing invitation to the advisory board
Not sure which fits, or need a different structure? Say what you're trying to do and we'll work it out — devin@teamr3set.com.
Where the money goes
Infrastructure, then the first listings.
No overhead theatre — sponsorship pays for the thing that makes everything else findable.
Building the directory
The living record of Austin's causes, organizations, people, and events — and the work of keeping it current.
Running campaigns
Moments like Suthe Water's that move attention and dollars toward local work, with the numbers published.
Public reporting
What happened, where participation grew, and where the gaps remain — visible to everyone, including you.
One thing sponsorship does not buy
How ownership works →
Governance isn't for sale.
The network is being built as a cooperative — owned by the people who use it, list on it, and build it. Sponsors fund the infrastructure and are reported on publicly; they don't buy a vote over it. The top level carries a standing invitation to the advisory board, which carries no financial obligation either way.
There's room at the table
Devin Shea · Founder, R3SET · devin@teamr3set.com
Back the layer the whole city can use.
Tell us what you're trying to do in Austin and we'll work out which level fits — or build something that isn't on the list.
I read every one of these myself — usually within two business days.Devin Shea · Founder, R3SET · devin@teamr3set.com