Like the shopping sites I’ve mentioned before, new Austin-based non-profit Connecther.org is focused on making life better for global women and children. Only Connecther.org provides collective giving and increased visibility to smaller scale 501c3 projects. By aggregating and consolidating hundreds of women and children focused non-profit projects, Connecther provides a platform for a single donor or a donor…
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BreatheCure Conference at Rice University
I don’t normally write about things super-far in advance, but you might want to plan to be in Houston for this one. The First Annual BreatheCure Conference comes to Rice University Recreation and Wellness Center October 29. The event supports the illness-to-wellness community with educational classes and lectures for participants of all ages and fitness…
Austin Bakes for Bastrop
I love cookies, and I love what the group Austin Bakes is doing with bake sales to support people close to home and far away (remember Austin Bakes for Japan? It raised almost $12,000). Saturday, October 1st from 10a to 2p, hundreds of bakers, bloggers, businesses, and consumers will unite for Austin Bakes for Bastrop, a…
Austin: Givers Ball
GivingCity Austin and the Austin Community Foundation are throwing the Spring 2011 GIVERS BALL on April 5 at Gibson. Givers Ball is half launch party, half YPO mixer. It’s a great opportunity to connect with some of the coolest young professionals in Austin. Deets: 5:30 – 8pm at Gibson, 1109 South Lamar Food, drink specials Meet the…
Austin: swapatx Presents Clothing Swap!
Clothing swaps are not new. People who are really good at organizing them are. Check this from swapatx’s FAQ: There are free swaps around town. Why are you charging $5? A couple reasons. First of all, charging a nominal fee helps us to be able to spend a lot of our free time working the…
Austin: PLAY BLONDES VS. BRUNETTES!
Last year when I started hyping the actual game on my blog (year two recap here, year one recap here), a bunch of you wrote in and said you would have liked to play! Well, ladies, now’s your chance!! YOU can play powderpuff football in Blondes vs. Brunettes, meet new friends, raise money for Alzheimer’s,…
Merry Christmas! DO Good
I don’t care how you do good, but you need to do it. Smiling at people, holding the door for someone, carrying groceries … it’s the little things. But if you are looking for a place to donate money this season, I have two places. Both work primarily with kids. Do Good: Debra I got…
Aspen: AYP Holiday Party
In continuing Aspen’s party-every-night trend, and party at Sky Hotel (that’s the one at the base of Aspen Mountain with the hot tub …), the 8th Annual Aspen Young Professionals Holiday Party takes place Thursday December 9th. It’s AYPA Members only but non-members can join at the door for $50. Snack on hors d’oeuvres and…
Help Attack!
Penny for your tweet? Help Attack! is a new Austin-based company that allows people to pledge a small amount for each Tweet (or soon each status update, check in, blog post–anything online and countable) to their favorite nonproft. This tweet could be worth $$$. Or at least cents. It doesn’t matter what the content is,…
Austin: New Local Daily Deal Site GivShop
Only in Austin, where deal sites populate the city like musicians, would we have a new daily deal site that gives back–as in, 50% of your purchase price goes back to a non-profit of your choice. How ridiculously cool is that? Hello GivShop. Joining Groupon, LivingSocial, aDealio, Localiter, and Eversave, GivShop offers similar fare to…