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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Introducing 12 Baskets for Mobile Loaves & Fishes

Posted on April 27, 2010 by givingcityaustin

Last fall I was chatting with Alan Graham at some event when he asked me, “So did I see something in one of your Tweets about custom publishing?” And that’s how 12 Baskets started. Six months later, we’re about to launch the first magazine issue, timed to coordinate with the launch of a huge campaign [...]

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Why Austin needs Goodwill now

Posted on February 25, 2010 by givingcityaustin

Thanks to your donations, Goodwill continues to change lives in Central Texas. As Goodwill prepares for its Hall of Honor awards tonight, I thought it would be fitting to run the story we did about them in GivingCity Issue #3 (opens PDF). Tonight they’ll honor clients who have overcome several obstacles to change their – [...]

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Feria Para Aprender: The biggest Austin education event you’ve never heard of

Posted on February 2, 2010 by givingcityaustin

When I first heard about Feria Para Aprender, I was shocked. How is it that I don’t know about an education fair in Austin attended by 15,000 Spanish-speaking Austinites in its three years? Am I the only one in Austin who didn’t know about this? Apparently it was brought to Austin Partners in Education by [...]

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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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Spark: The next generation of philanthropists

Posted on December 6, 2007 by givingcityaustin

Some nonprofits are just lucky. They get calls from corporations asking how they can help. From restaurants looking to host free events. From ad agencies looking to do some pro-bono work. Of course, it’s not luck, really. Chalk it up to longevity, success at meeting its mission, and over the years becoming a vital and [...]

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