Tag Archives: Service

Update on the Strategic Advisory Committee for Community Service, Volunteerism, and Philanthropy

Whew. Always a mouthful even to type that. If you remember this is the City of Austin task force that I am serving with. I’ve been very interested to see the discussion ebb and flow over the last few months till we decided to concentrate on community service and volunteerism. Our last meeting was a particularly interesting one in which ...

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Austin Ranks low on Volunteering?

Well that’s not good. So how are we changing this Austin? Who are your favorite nonprofits making this change? Take a look at this article from the Austin Biz Journal who are reporting that: “The Austin-Round Rock area fell in the bottom half of a list ranking large cities’ volunteer rates, hitting No. 36 of 51 metros. The annual Volunteering ...

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