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There are so many opportunities to share in Austin this year. And these nonprofits and drives make it easy. If your office, class or group is looking for a giving opportunity, consider adopting a family. Children and teens can learn a little about giving (and appreciate what they get) when they adopt a senior...
Don’t miss the annual Austin Gives luncheon, celebrating business philanthropy and the nonprofits they support, on Tuesday, January 7, 2014 at the Four Seasons with keynote speaker John Paul DeJoria, Co-Founder of John Paul Mitchell Systems and Patron Spirits. Mayor Leffingwell will kick-off the afternoon with Judy Maggio and Walt Maciborski of KEYE-TV as emcees....
Do you know someone who feels this way: “I just want to crawl in bed on October 30, and not get up until February 15.” The woman who said this isn’t a Scrooge, rather she’s facing the first holiday season without her husband. In all our holiday excitement, we sometimes forget that there are...
Received this to share with you. This community has to come together to help our own. Please find a way to help. Dear Community Leader, Recent floods have impacted more than 1,000 households in Southeast Austin. Many of these houses are severely damaged and uninhabitable, leaving many without shelter or day-to-day bare necessities. Community...
Nobody thinks it will happen to them. I’ve interviewed a couple dozen people affected by disasters – fires and floods – and none of them thought they would ever be affected — and most of them thought they were prepared. Not to get all doomsday on you, but it is worth considering what you...
First, take a look at this map I grabbed from behind the Statesman’s paywall, below. Then see this list of HOW TO HELP FLOOD VICTIMS, also from the Statesman, which they did not put behind the paywall. Thank you, Statesman.
Today TANO told us that Barry Silverberg had resigned at head of that organization. TANO or Texas Association of Nonprofit Organizations not only offers trainings to strengthen nonprofits and their boards, but also is a strong advocate for nonprofits at the state level, keeping us informed of legislation that might affect NPOs. Barry had...
The very first photographs I ever loved were in magazines. They were photographs by people like Irving Penn, Ellen Von Unwerth, Bruce Weber, Arthur Elgort, Richard Avedon, Mario Testino….fashion photographers who make these crazy beautiful images for the Vogues, W, Interview, Vanity Fair and Harper’s Bazaar. I was — and still am — above-average...
Help Austin Youth River Watch raise money for a new van! Listen, these kids are breaking their backs, knee deep in river water every day, testing the water quality for you and our environment. They’re also going to high school, struggling the way we all did as teenagers and maybe facing other challenges some...
What makes Thanksgiving volunteering so great? 1. The whole family can do it. Even little kids can scoop food onto a plate. 2. You’re in, you’re out. Of course, this is not what GivingCity is all about – we’re about commitment! But when you have people in from out of town or kids off...
Ben Cordero’s story is one that stays with me. I have a little photo of him that I keep pinned up at my desk. When I interviewed him, he kept saying he’d never been happier in his life, but he was crying the whole time. Now I know why. Cordero was left on the...
I love music and all, but with two weekends of Austin City Limits, area fundraiser are being pushed into fewer fall slots. That means more competition for your social fundraising-event dollars. Add in another recent Austin event, Formula 1, and layer it all on top of UT Football (always an event killer) and we’re...
My neighbor and fellow parent could have predicted that I’d write about this. Right now I’m struggling with the fundraising strategies used at my children’s public school. And I guess I’m looking for sympathy from my fundraising and development friends, especially those of you who are parents. Along with the annual carnival of crap...
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