SPOON

03/13/2026

SPOON is seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Development & Board Assistant to support fundraising efforts and play a critical role in the success of the Development team while also providing administrative and coordination support to SPOON’s Board of Trustees. This person will be a self-starter, an excellent communicator, and a solution-oriented thinker with a positive attitude and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. This position reports to the Director of Development and does not have supervisory responsibilities.

You can learn more about this and other future openings on the Careers page on our site:

Interested in joining the SPOON team? Download our Application for Employment and submit your completed application to [email protected]

01/28/2026

✨ Join us for SPOON Dinner: Nourishing Millions ✨
Saturday, April 25, 2026 | The Loft
An evening of impact in support of underserved and overlooked children across the globe.
🎟️ Tickets available now—link in bio!

01/15/2026

All children need good nutrition to grow and thrive. 🧡

A new article in Nutrients, led by SPOON and CoRSU Rehabilitation Hospital, reveals high rates of undernutrition and feeding difficulties among children with disabilities in Uganda.

👉 Tap the link in our bio to read the full paper to learn how undernutrition and feeding difficulties, combined with barriers to services, underscore the need for inclusive nutrition services.

10/24/2025

✨ Austin friends! ✨
Join us for Sip with SPOON 🍷—a special wine auction hosted by Patrick Olds, with delicious food from the renowned MML restaurant group.

📅 Saturday, November 15

👉 Tap the link in our bio to learn more!

07/17/2025

SPOON Board Member Ana Rau shared her thoughts on the powerful experience of visiting her birthplace of Zambia for the first time. Please read more about this here!

After 30+ years, I finally made it back home to Zambia! 🇿🇲 These past couple of days have been life changing to say the least. The people, the culture, the landscape. Ahh, I’m in love. For the past six years, I have the privilege to serve on the SPOON Foundation Board. We nourish the most vu...

07/11/2025

As we work to expand our reach in Uganda, our other partner countries, and beyond, we have started training health care workers in regional referral hospitals. We hope to reach more children and change more lives in Uganda this way. Amazing connections and opportunities for long term have already begun to surface.

Thank you for following along this week and for all the continued support in our work towards nourishing all children.

07/03/2025

Hi! I’m Maggie and I’m taking over SPOON’s Instagram account this week while I am traveling and learning with SPOON staff, board members, local partners, and clients in Uganda. I’m excited to share just some of SPOON’s incredible work with you this week so follow along as I go!

10/28/2024

Austin friends of SPOON, join us for a special night of food and wine brought to you by renowned restaurant group MML and a wine auction hosted by Patrick Olds, Director of Wine Programs for MML.

Sip with SPOON is on Friday, November 15th. Click on the link in our bio to learn more and buy tickets!

01/23/2023

The SPOON Podcast is here! Our first episode features Co-Founder and Board President Cindy Kaplan, who speaks about how SPOON got started, her experience with both nutrition and adoption, and her vision for SPOON’s future.

Big thanks to SPOON Board Member King (N. King Zed) for producing and hosting this podcast series.

Listen and subscribe to the podcast here on our website.

The SPOON Podcast The SPOON Podcast features voices of our movement, including Board members, nutrition and disability experts, and adoptive parents and adopted children. Listen to the podcast to learn more about SPOON's mission and the people who make up our community. Episode 1 Board member and ho...

11/30/2022

The SPOON community rose to the challenge! You gave nearly $7,000 in order to activate the matching gift, for a total of $11,900.

Thank you for believing in the potential of vulnerable children all over the world.

is just the beginning of our year-end campaign. Look out for inspiring stories and reasons to support SPOON from now until the new year.

11/29/2022

Happy Giving Tuesday! Every dollar will be matched (up to $5,000). DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT by donating today. https://tinyurl.com/2az66y37

Thanks to generous folks like you, we've raised $3,200 so far today! Can you help us make it to $5,000 so we can take advantage of the full match?

Your gift supports children all over the world, in countries like Uganda, Croatia, and Vietnam, to get the nourishment they need and the chance they deserve to thrive.

Give NOW to double your impact and help ALL children thrive.