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This is an essay for the “Why I Give” column of Fall 2009 issue of GivingCity Austin magazine, this time written by Texas musician Sara Hickman. Sara’s remarkable talent (she was 2010′s official State Musician of Texas) is matched only by her big heart. Aside from being a singer-songwriter Sara is a mother and...
It’s a great time to be an entrepreneur in Austin. With so many free resources and events available, it’s hard not to find the inspiration and information you need. Entrepreneurship is everything from starting a small family business to launching a venture-capital backed organization with the intent to sell. In Austin, entrepreneurship is not...
First-generation college students are heroes, and they don’t even know it. Especially in a Hispanic family, these young people can change the trajectory of a whole family. Hispanics have a strong sense of family and responsibility to their families. When one of this siblings has some success as an adult, it’s expected that they...
This Saturday night, May 4, Austin’s Young Women’s Alliance will host its first-ever spring fundraiser, the Spring Soiree, which is going to be awesome for so many reasons: 1. YWA is led by outstanding and committed women professionals like Lynley Prather, Kate Stoker and Sandra Rivera. You know their work from their annual...
Cinco de Mayo in Mexico is just like every other day. Yes, it commemorates the Battle of Puebla, a scuffle against the French where Mexico came out on top. But Mexicans don’t really consider this worth a holiday. Not like we do! Austinites love a reason to celebrate Mexican-American culture, and Cinco de Mayo...
My father will not pass on an estate to me. There is no family fortune. Instead what my brother and sisters and I have inherited is the desire to see that things are done the right way. It plays out in each of us differently, but the common purpose we share can best be...
Spending on education is never a gamble. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 91 of the top 100 highest paying jobs in the United States require a post-secondary or college degree. To attract those high-paying jobs to Austin, we’ve got to have a prepared workforce, which means helping more students get their...
Immigrants to the United States face hurdles and injustices that few other population groups face. But many local organizations are working to defend the basic human rights of immigrants, and you can help. “Immigrants play a vital role in our city,’ says Christina Tzintzun, head of local nonprofit Worker’s Defense Project. “We all benefit...
Dear Austin For-Profit Businesses, If I had a nickel for every Austin for-profit business that wanted GivingCity to help you “get the word out to Austin nonprofits”… Well, if I had a nickel, that would be a start. The fact is that you are asking a nonprofit (GivingCity) for help. Repeatedly. Some of you...
Nothing re-charges the brain like art. This week my son is in the Creative Action Spring Break Camp, and he’s so pumped he’s like a new child. Creative Action is loading him up with music, theater, film-making and collaboration. Every day he comes home so much more talkative and curious about the world. My...
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