Posted on May 7, 2009 by givingcityaustin
Yesterday, I posted about Rio Grande’s Philanthropy Week, during which they’re donating 10% of bar sales during happy hour to a different nonprofit each day. You can see the details here.
Lots of local businesses contribute a portion of their sales to a local nonprofit from time to time. Why? Is there anything in it for [...]
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Posted on May 4, 2009 by givingcityaustin
It seems like there are opportunities to support local charities in just about everything you do. Here’s another example.
Anyone like tequila? From May 4-8, Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant on San Jacinto is donating a percentage of the day’s bar profits to five selected charities (one each night).
Monday, May 4: A Legacy of Giving, 5-7:30pm
Tuesday, May [...]
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Posted on September 10, 2008 by givingcityaustin
Have you heard of 2-1-1? It’s like 4-1-1 except that it offers free, statewide, 24-hour access to health and human services and disaster information through its multilingual helpline.
As you can imagine, it’s a great resource for people all over southeast Texas who are being displaced by the hurricanes. They call to find out where to find shelter [...]
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Posted on September 2, 2008 by givingcityaustin
Central Texas Red Cross just sent out an email asking for volunteer help in their shelters. This is a great opportunity to go over there and spend some helping out.
We need shelter workers.
Are you available?????
Volunteers are needed for the 6AM – 6PM shift and for the 6PM -6AM. Volunteers are needed Wednesday, September 3 – [...]
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Posted on June 23, 2008 by givingcityaustin
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 [...]
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Posted on May 19, 2008 by givingcityaustin
This past week’s storms knocked the power out for thousands of Austin Energy customers and probably damaged just as many roofs, but while the rest of us are calling our insurance agents and wondering how we’re going to pay that deductible, the Red Cross of Central Texas is, too.
The emergency-aid agency was busy all last [...]
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