What a Box Truck Teaches You That a Spreadsheet Never Could
There’s a version of starting a nonprofit that looks very organized. A strategic plan. A ...
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The Quiet Power of Connections
One of the things we’ve learned while building Bates Mission is that progress rarely happens ...
Five Hours and a Fresh Start
Sometimes this work moves slowly. And sometimes it moves really fast. This month, we helped ...
Why We Keep Coming Back to the Beginning
Five years ago, Bates Mission didn’t feel like a nonprofit. It felt like a question. ...
What You Made Possible in 2025: A Year of Showing Up for Young Adults Across Texas
As we close out 2025, we’ve been thinking a lot about the moments that made ...
The Kind of Help You Don’t Put on a Wishlist
When we talk about “holiday giving,” it’s easy to picture gifts wrapped in bows or ...
From Listening to Learning: Our Shift Toward College Access
At Bates Mission, we’re no strangers to momentum. From launching new programs to responding to ...
Why The Story Matters: How Sharing Our Mission Has Helped Us Grow
At Bates Mission, storytelling has always been at the heart of what we do. Not ...
Four Years of Forward Motion
Four years ago, Bates Mission was just a spark, an idea born from the desire ...
The Power of People: How Bates Mission Builds Change Together
“Teamwork makes the dream work” looks great on a t-shirt. It also happens to be ...