Search the database of community services online or call 2-1-1 to speak to a representative. Habla espanol.As we close the Spring 2012 issue, here’s a sneak peak of what to expect: Our cover story will feature how-to and information about volunteering as a family. Austin’s own Little Helping Hands was created specifically for that purpose and does a great job of creating fun and rewarding opportunities for kids and parents....
I’m tracking the response to a campaign called Homeless Hotspots. Have you heard of it? Taking place during SXSW Interactive, homeless men are employed to be 4G hotspots as a service to attendees of SXSWi. Attendees can pay what they like to plug into the 4G device, with a suggested donation of $2 for...
What I’m learning over and over again about Austin philanthropy: Someone is already working on a solution. Time after time, I’ve heard people frustrated about the state of affairs. They’ve pinpointed the problem and decided it was high-time someone did something about it. They’re slightly outraged. Just around that time, they’ll discover someone is...
Music, film, interactive… all cross paths with the change community, especially in Austin. We’ve compiled this list of 30+ nonprofit-related events for South By Southwest 2012 to encourage you to get involved and see what the innovators and professionals are up to in the sector. Go and be amazed! THURS, MARCH 8: Funder...
I have the Austin Young Lawyers Association to thank for my life. It was back in 2000-something that I was communications director at the bar, and being around all those bright, civic minded young professionals gave me the idea for GivingCity Austin. I’d be a depressed copywriter at some lousy software company today if...
Funding is complicated, I’ll just start with that. And it shouldn’t surprise anyone that it’s political, especially for organizations at the level of Komen. So goes the story about Komen’s decision to stop giving grants to 19 of Planned Parenthood’s 83 affiliates: It’s complicated. (Wait, before I go further, let me just say I...
Kate Robinson is on a mission to help more nonprofits understand the value of “managing to outcomes.” In her career as a nonprofit professional, she has identified a number of nonprofits that not only measure their results, but also act on their results, even when they find out they’ve been executing their programs all...
A sign that Austin philanthropy is growing up: World-class fundraisers. The Association of Fundraising Professionals Austin Chapter is home to many successful development pros, men and women who care deeply about connecting generous people with the causes they care about. They’re also an ambitious bunch. That’s why last year they jumped all over the...
The Sustainable Food Center will open the new farmer’s market on March 20, and while it’s not the only farmer’s market on Austin’s east side, it is the only farmer’s market in the state that will accept electronic payment from the SNAP and WIC programs, those federally funded food programs for the poor and...
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,...
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