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This is an essay for the “Why I Give” column of Fall 2009 issue of GivingCity Austin magazine, this time written by Texas musician Sara Hickman. Sara’s remarkable talent (she was 2010′s official State Musician of Texas) is matched only by her big heart. Aside from being a singer-songwriter Sara is a mother and...
So says new research published in a 2012 issue of Psychological Science and conducted by the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, Harvard Business School and the Yale School of Management. Essentially, it’s a trick on your mind. “In short, we propose that spending time on others makes people feel like they have...
1. I want more people to witness or hear about the good people do in our community every day. No one should have to read a Buzzfeed post titled “20 Things That Will Restore Your Faith in Humanity.” When we lose faith in humanity, we lose faith in ourselves. 2. When I overhear people...
We love this work. But did you know we can’t do this without you? Did you know you can now donate to support our work? For years, you’ve picked up a free copy of the magazine, clicked-through to read it online, liked our posts and re-Tweeted our Tweets. You’ve commented and shared. You’ve passed...
Still looking for an Austin-area family to adopt in 2012? Here are some nonprofits that could still need you help with providing a nice holiday for an Austin family. Don’t forget to check out our 2012 Toy Drive post, too. LifeWorks just got 8 GED students that need adopting for the holidays. Contact Andrew...
There are many reasons why we should evaluate nonprofits on performance … but how? National organizations like Guidestar, Charity Navigator and now Social Impact Exchange jimmy with the numbers to find the apples-to-apples determinants for success, but there are so many ways to measure whether your donation dollar is actually doing good. You can...
Oh, the fabled “National Day of Giving!” A day when every person in the country with a generous heart and a “change the world” attitude reaches deep into their pockets and makes a large contribution to the nonprofits, causes and charities of their choice. It’s a day of joy and celebration, a day when...
Get inspired! The new issue of GivingCity Austin is ready! INSIDE THE NEW ISSUE: The Impact of Austin’s Nutcracker Why Austin is Still Fighting AIDS 20+ Ways to Give Back This Season A Beautiful Story from Komen Meet Austin Supermom Volunteer And a lot more! Thank you to our sponsors:
Sunday is the day when worlds collide — work, family, the meaning of life …. Yesterday, for example, was a doozy. First Sunday School, where I talk to polite but (frankly) bored pre-K children about how Jesus loves them and wants them to be nice to their friends. For the service after, the older...
Sometimes the media just gets it wrong. And I know why. It’s journalists who have to be generalists and rely on noisy sources who promote themselves as experts for their opinions on a matter, which they only include in the story if it supports their premise, which is ill founded because… well, they’re generalists...
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