NEW! GivingCity Austin #10 Now Available

Posted on January 10, 2012 by givingcityaustin

Thanks to our sponsors:            The new issue is ready. Click below or on the cover to start reading it now. INSIDE THIS ISSUE: “Where Did The Money Go?” If millions of dollars were raised to help wildfire victims, why are families still suffering? “How to Help a Returning Soldier” U.S. soldiers face depression, PTSD [...]

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GivingCity Austin Issue 9: Celebrate volunteers!

Posted on November 28, 2011 by givingcityaustin

THE NEW ISSUE IS READY START READING THE FALL 2011 ISSUE NOW INSIDE: Celebrate Volunteers! H-E-B Feast of Sharing hosts more than 1,000 volunteers every year. Here’s why. The surprising philosophy of Will Meredith Why Mike Haggerty kept Turkey Trot going for +20 years Matt Kouri on how to judge a nonprofit and much more! [...]

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Hey, Austin: Adopt a Family! Save Christmas!

Posted on November 9, 2011 by givingcityaustin

Thousands of Central Texas families struggle all year long to put food on the table, so for them the holidays can be the worst time of year. Gifts, big meals, traveling to see friends and relatives… even a Christmas tree can be an extravagance they can’t afford. Lots of these families just skip the holidays [...]

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Austin, you’re amazing.

Posted on September 13, 2011 by givingcityaustin

Many of us know people affected by the fires all over the Austin area. Hell, many of you are people affected by the fires all over Austin. So what would you say if I told you that hundreds and hundreds of complete strangers have sent in hundreds of thousands of dollars to help? And that’s [...]

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How to help victims of Central Texas fires

Posted on September 6, 2011 by givingcityaustin

GivingCity Austin readers are anxious to help the victims of the fires smoldering across Central Texas – in Cedar Park, Leander, Steiner Ranch, Bastrop and more. Here are some resources for you: First, the urge to help people may be strong, but please don’t drive out to the sites of the fires unless you’re a [...]

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(So excited.) What’s inside the next issue of GivingCity!

Posted on June 8, 2011 by givingcityaustin

I hate to brag, but I am a marketer/mom, so it comes naturally, unfortunately. I just have to say that GivingCity Austin #8 is going to be the BEST MAGAZINE ISSUE OF ALL TIME.* (I am required by the ASMRDDT to write that in all caps.) To wit, here’s the title to our cover story: [...]

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GivingCity Austin #7 Magazine, Featuring 30 New Philanthropists

Posted on May 11, 2011 by givingcityaustin

      SPRING 2011 ISSUE IS READY Start reading the new issue now.           LOOK WHAT’S INSIDE: click the links to go directly to that page FEATURES The New Philanthropists – 30 daredevils making a difference now Here’s the Art Taking art in Austin to the next level Leading Women [...]

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“You do what you can.”

Posted on January 14, 2010 by givingcityaustin

I’m sure you’re as overwhelmed as I am about the news from Haiti. We work so hard to help the community around us and then we see this destruction and suffering in another country, and it’s all we can do not to just give up. This GivingCity stuff has introduced me to so many people [...]

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So why would a local restaurant donate to a local nonprofit anyway?

Posted on May 7, 2009 by givingcityaustin

Yesterday, I posted about Rio Grande’s Philanthropy Week, during which they’re donating 10% of bar sales during happy hour to a different nonprofit each day. You can see the details here. Lots of local businesses contribute a portion of their sales to a local nonprofit from time to time. Why? Is there anything in it [...]

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MAY 4-8: Choose Rio Grande Restaurant this week to help raise money for local charities

Posted on May 4, 2009 by givingcityaustin

It seems like there are opportunities to support local charities in just about everything you do. Here’s another example. Anyone like tequila? From May 4-8, Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant on San Jacinto is donating a percentage of the day’s bar profits to five selected charities (one each night). Monday, May 4: A Legacy of Giving, [...]

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