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Nonprofit Links

www.willread.org www.centraltx.easterseals.com

www.teamsurvivortexas.org www.hospiceaustin.org

www.bclub.org www.peoplefund.org

www.safeplace.org www.swkey.org

www.emancipet.org www.vlsoct.org

www.thecipheratx.org www.rodeoaustin.com

www.hearthouse.org www.upliftaustin.org

www.austinchildguidance.org www.ageofaustin.org

www.cleat.org

www.cleat.org www.pomsf.org

www.charitybash.org www.travisaudubon.org

www.vsatx.org www.camp-life.org

www.marathonkids.org www.austincommunityfoundation.org

www.mrcaustin.org www.anthropos.org

www.austinvoices.org www.foundcom.org

Nonprofit Info You Need to Know:

I’m all for slacktivism after all.

8/24/2010 11:36 AM

Oh, haters. I understand you. I am one, too — critical of anything that looks too cool, to0 simple or too clever. I’m the one who coined the term “slacktivism” in the first place … well, I mean, I used it on this blog about a year ago, before it was cool. (Is it cool, [...]...Read More

Donate: The man is selling space on his arms, people.

8/18/2010 1:38 AM

On September 2, Rob Cunningham will swim in Town Lake from the 360 Bridge to Tom Miller Dam, 4.1 miles total. Then, in October, he’ll ride his bike from Dallas to Austin, 200 miles. He’s not a “fitness freak,” per se. No, Rob’s more of a philanthropy freak. Because you don’t just jump in the [...]...Read More

Oh, suddenly digital magazines are so cool, and whatever

8/14/2010 5:27 AM

Glamour magazine, which I love if only for its resilience and relentless relevancy to women who really care about buying stuff and killing time on the sofa, is discovering the power of digital publishing, via iPad, of course. This from a FOLIO magazine, the magazine about magazine publishing: From Ben Berentson, Glamour’s online managing director: ...Read More

Nonprofit pros, do the best you can

8/3/2010 4:30 AM

“Welcome to nonprofit world.” What the hell is that supposed to mean? Like you nonprofit people have such a uniquely sucky work situation. Have you ever worked at an ad agency? For the state? At a start-up? In retail?! Work in one of those places, then give me a call and we’ll chat about what [...]...Read More

Austin teen runs annual food drive, basket by basket

7/31/2010 8:39 AM

An Austin teenager, Bridget Boushka, has been organizing an annual food drive in her neighborhood since she was 12 years old. What started as a volunteer project through her school, St. Gabriel’s Catholic School, led to her collecting 542 pounds worth of food for the nonprofit Caritas, which serves low-income and refugee adults and families. ...Read More

JULY 30: Events, workshops and other news from Austin philanthopic community

7/30/2010 11:33 AM

A bit of a round-up of interesting items I came across this week. 1. Homeless Coach: Missioned to “ssensselemoH” …reverse Homelessness! For two years Tom Baum and friends have put all their energy into helping more homeless people get coaching and support to turn their lives around. They also find RVs and turn them into [...]...Read More

School supply drives around Austin

7/16/2010 10:17 AM

Who can resist a new box of crayons? Especially the big one with the sharpener in the back. No one. So feel free to buy them and donate them to any of these 2009-2010 school supply drives. Or even better, keep it for yourself! Then donate the money to the school supply drives, because they [...]...Read More

SAT JULY 17: Fitness Fair to introduce more kids to sports

7/15/2010 7:00 AM

This Saturday, July 17, more than 40 nonprofits, health agencies, and fitness groups across the area will offer Fitness Feria, a first-ever concept for Austin. The event features more than 20 sports and fitness activities demonstrated to families, including cycling, kayaking, football, cheerleading, ballet, golf, running, and more. There’ll a...Read More

Hurry! Make Chase send big money to Austin via Facebook

7/9/2010 4:35 PM

UPDATE: Four of the nonprofits below won $20,000 each from Chase. Congratulations, and thanks for all your votes! Are you on Facebook? You might have heard about Chase Community Giving’s ongoing campaign to give $5 million in donations to 200 charities across the country. They’re asking Facebook users to vote for their favorite charity;...Read More

McCombs MBA students looking to serve on nonprofit boards in Austin

7/7/2010 1:30 AM

Austin nonprofits: Consider hosting an MBA Board Fellow this semester. Lauren Blitzer is president of Net Impact McCombs, a professional club for socially-minded MBA students at the University of Texas McCombs School of Business. She filled me in on this fantastic idea. This month, Net Impact McCombs launched a Board Fellows program in which ...Read More