New leader takes on big philanthropy goals
Running the 24-hour giving day Amplify Austin has not gotten any easier. The nonprofit behind it, I Live Here, I Give Here, has had six years of practice, but with each year’s goal met, the Read More
Articles by Monica Williams
NTEN fellow taking steps to close to digital divide in Austin
Austin may have a high rate of people who access the Internet, but the digital divide still falls on socio-economic. Last week, an Austin nonprofit professional was awarded a one-year fellowship from NTEN to help Read More
(Almost) all of our crowdfunding secrets revealed
Anyone can run a successful crowdfunding campaign — even us! The trick is to not assume anything happens automatically because it’s online. It’s not going to magically go viral, it’s not going to hit goals Read More
Speak out. They’re coming for us.
Together, the government and private sector have created an impossible immigration situation, and children are the victims. These two sectors have conspired to create an economy that relies on immigration laws that are either unenforceable Read More
Does shopping on AmazonSmile really help nonprofits?
Today, Cyber Monday, you’ll probably see a number nonprofits promoting AmazonSmile, the “charitable” version of Amazon that gives half a percent of your purchase to the charity of your choice. I don’t blame charities for Read More
Why Madge Vasquez was named new CEO of Mission Capital
Today, Mission Capital announced its new chief executive officer, Madge Vasquez. Vasquez will be leaving her role as the director of dental operations at St. David’s Foundation to join Mission Capital in January 2018. “We Read More
OPINION: Another glaringly biased, poorly framed story about Red Cross
I believe good journalism can drive change. But the way journalists cover disaster recovery, and particularly, the way they are scapegoating the Red Cross, will damage the way we respond to disasters and hinder any Read More