Hispanics, stand up and be counted

The United Way wants to enlist more Central Texas Hispanics to volunteer, but first they need to know more about you.
The agency has partnered with Adelante Soluntions to conduct a new, online survey that asks just the very basic information – nothing private, no names, no personal info – in order to get some demographic and [...]

Theatre Action Project: Something tells me this fundraiser will be cool

Photo from TAP’s student program “Courage to Stand”
Theatre Action Project will hold its very first fundraising event - after being in the community for 10 years – on Wednesday, February 27 at the Design Center of Austin. If you’ve ever heard of this group, you’ll have high expectations for this event.
TAP may be about combining theater [...]

Even working moms can do it…

Diane Kearns is a working mom with three children – Beck, four-months-old; and twins Dean and Vivian, both five years old. Diane is also an active volunteer at Sammy’s House, an Austin nonprofit child development center for children with special needs. I’ve always considered full-time working mothers who volunteer to be extraordinary people.  “I’ve been involved [...]

Don’t be boring, vague, or outdated. Duh, right?

Last month, the March of Dimes, a very established and well known national nonprofit, changed the name of its biggest fundraising event from “Walk America” to “March for Babies.” I think most people were aware that March of Dimes served babies and infants in some way, but the name “Walk America” had always sounded like [...]

Men for sale (for a good cause, of course)

I have never been to a bachelor auction, but I may go to this one for… ahem… research.
That’s my reason. Your reason is to support two important – and dare I say, cool – organizations in Austin: First, the Austin Chapter of American Women in Radio and Television, a nonprofit, professional organization created to support [...]

Issue #1 cover girl: Cookie Ruiz

We are looking forward to a high-impact first issue thanks to our cover subject, Cookie Ruiz, executive director of Ballet Austin.
In gearing up for GoodCause and attending a number of local philanthropic events, I kept hearing the some of the same names over and over again. Cookie’s was definitely one of them. What strikes me [...]