Caritas’s clean, new Web site

Wow, what a major undertaking that must have been!
See, I’ve run and worked on Web sites for a living, so I know what it takes to perform a complete redesign. You don’t go in to it lightly. Oh, the planning, the meetings, the testing!
Throw in a complicated message like Caritas’s and you’ve got a major [...]

5 Questions for Kim Jowers, Executive Chair of Young Leaders Society

The Young Leaders Society engages Austinites between 21 and 45 years old who give $1000 or more to United Way Capital Area. Unlike a typical professional society, membership in this group emphasizes education opportunities in philanthropy and civic engagement. YLS members are committed to a better Austin and often have second careers in philanthropy.
Which makes [...]

Want to donate for back-to-school? Check store registries

Your wedding, your baby shower, your kid’s birthday… your own birthday. Registering for gifts has always seemed kind of icky to me, which doesn’t make much sense considering that I love when other people register – it lets me give them exactly what they want.
That’s why I love the idea of Manos de Cristo registering [...]

Click here to help Midwest flood victims

I’m reading about how the floods in the Midwest may effect meat prices – corn and soybeans grown there are grown to feed cattle. For some of you, the immediate thought is how that will affect people and nonprofits already on the edge of being able to afford meat at all. It’s the gas crisis [...]

5 Questions for Chris Popov, AYLA President-Elect

There are at least 50 organizations for Austin professionals, and most of them include service and philanthropy as part of their missions. All together, these organizations give away thousands – and maybe millions – of dollars of services, donations, gifts, and in-kind items to the Central Texas community. Where would we be without them?
Austin Young [...]

JUNE 7: Gimpy the Rabbit really needs you

I run across this kind of stuff all the time, but this one I couldn’t pass up. I’m going to tag this one as, “I had no idea…”
The House Rabbit Resource Network, an Austin nonprofit dedicated to improving the lives of Austin house rabbits and connecting house rabbit enthusiasts, holds the monthly Rabbit Adoption Day [...]

Austin’s remarkable pet-food network

According to an AP story, more pet owners across the country are unable to afford pet food and, therefore, are lining up outside food pantries to feed their animals. This among other tough choices pet owners are having to make in the wake of the foreclosure crisis, looming recession, rising cost of fuel and other [...]