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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(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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This Weekend in Bushwhacking:

Posted on September 24, 2010 by givingcityaustin

If you’re anything like me, seeing the new Robert Rodriguez film Machete (which was shot here in Austin!) rekindled your desire to reconnect with your favorite sharp object. If you’re not, well, you can still probably feel me on this one. National Public Lands Day is this weekend, and Austinites are getting together to clean [...]

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Rays of Hope offers first Solar Photovoltaic Installation workshop

Posted on March 6, 2009 by givingcityaustin

I’m posting this so late… ! But I wanted to get this out there to folks who’d written us about the story we ran in the last issue, the one about Rays of Hope. Rays of Hope is the grassroots nonprofit created by Mike Frisch and Effie Brunson that brings energy-saving repairs and appliance upgrades to the homes [...]

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Get one of these Big Weekend Calendars for everyone on your list

Posted on December 4, 2008 by givingcityaustin

I’m going to reveal to you one of my signature gifts for the past two years – the Austin Big Weekend Calendar. I first came across this calendar at the City Hall gift shop. I bought a few then, and another few last year, and am ready to buy more this year. They’re great gifts [...]

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Sat Oct 11: Help raise money to “green” low-income homes

Posted on October 8, 2008 by givingcityaustin

The nonprofit formerly known as 1 House at a Time, now Rays of Hope, is having its first-ever fundraiser this Saturday, from 6 to 10 pm. Here’s why you need to pay attention to this organization and consider attending. 1. Rays of Hope helps low-income and elderly homeowners reduce their energy bills, sometimes by 50%. [...]

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GivingCity Issue 1: Download it here!

Posted on October 1, 2008 by givingcityaustin

Please feel free to send this link to a friend of colleague. Also, thanks for adding us to your media list – we’d love to hear more about your organization and cause. To download your copy, just click on the cover or on the link below. Please let us know what you think. Feel free to send me [...]

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