Austin offers great opportunities for your people-people out there to put those people-people powers to work. Look for museums and state park opportunities to be a guide or a docent; sign up to mentor a Read More
Either you’ve been putting it off, you’ve forgotten or you can’t decide which organization to give to — all lame excuses. It’s now or never to make your “end-of’year” gift. TICK TOCK. If you’re reading Read More
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 Read More
Why give money to a performing arts nonprofit when there are so many worthwhile charities in Austin? Economic reasons: The performing arts in Austin employ and/or support thousands of creative, talented people thereby giving them Read More
How cool is this? Announcing “Fall Into Music,” the first-ever donation drive to help local youth music education programs that serve more than 1,000 kids. Each of these nine programs can tell you several Read More
When you get the call to chair a major fundraising event, you have to step up. So when Heather and Alex Ladage were approached by Ballet Austin to co-chair its annual Fete event, Heather knew Read More
Austin’s fundraising event season kicks off in September with the annual Ballet Austin Fete, but don’t let that stop you from getting a head-start with a couple of warm-ups. Also note a new event you’ll Read More
With so many good causes, it can be difficult to pick which project to invest in. One way to narrow the field is to look at who the big guys give to. Organizations and foundations Read More
Why do the visual arts matter in Austin? Because imagination matters. Imagination is at the heart of education, entrepreneurship, collaborations and collective visions that have propelled Austin to its status as the city of the Read More
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