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Let’s Make Amplify Austin Day 2020 the Most Generous Event Yet

February 26, 2020 by Brittany Ballard Leave a Comment

Amplify Austin Day 2020
Amplify Austin Day hopes to raise over $12 million in just 24 hours (Credit: I Live Here I Give Here)

The team behind Amplify Austin Day 2020 wants to see over 31,000 people come together to raise over $12 million for Central Texas nonprofits. Such a feat sounds difficult to achieve, but the Austin community has set massive fundraising records before. 

Here’s all you need to know to participate yourself.

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Filed Under: Austinot Loves, Discoveries, Et Cetera, Non-Profits Tagged With: amplify austin

Amplify Austin Celebrates 5 Years and Over $25M Raised for Local Nonprofits

February 28, 2017 by Jaclyn Hubersberger Leave a Comment

Amplify Austin 2016 at I Live Here, I Give Here

During Amplify Austin Day 2016 at the offices of I Live Here, I Give Here

On March 2 starting at 6 p.m., Amplify Austin Day will be in full swing with a goal of raising $9 million in 24 hours. Last year $8.5 million was raised, with 40 percent of donations attributed to first-time donors and 31 percent of site users being millennials.

Editor’s Note: Amplify Austin ended up raising over $9.8 million in 2017! This was their most successful fundraising event to date. There were more than 64,500 individual donations supporting about 700 nonprofits in Central Texas. Thank you to all of our neighbors who contributed!

The nonprofit organization I Live Here, I Give Here created Amplify Austin Day in 2012. Five years later, Amplify Austin has raised over $25 million for more than 600 local nonprofits. Austinites can now visit one place to support 700 mission-driven organizations of their choice that are providing real, tangible solutions within our community. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Et Cetera, Non-Profits Tagged With: amplify austin

Amplify Austin: Let’s Meet Our Goal to Give Nine Million Dollars This Week

March 7, 2016 by Talena Ramnath 1 Comment

Amplify Austin Logo

Update: More than $8.5 million dollars were raised for Amplify Austin in only 24 hours. This is an amazing accomplishment. Thank you to everyone who participated!

The countdown to 6 p.m. on March 8 is nearing its close. Amplify Austin, Austin’s annual 24 hours of online giving, launches tomorrow. Six hundred nonprofits will come together on one website, where community members can donate to these local organizations.

From 6 p.m. on March 8 to 6 p.m. on March 9, donors can make a difference in the lives of their fellow Central Texans. In 2015, I Live Here, I Give Here, the nonprofit that launched this goliath of a fundraising event, raised $7.7 million for 500 nonprofits in the region. Amplify Austin has raised $16.2 million in total since its establishment in 2013, acquired from businesses and individual donors devoting their money to the good of the Austin community. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Et Cetera, Events, Non-Profits Tagged With: amplify austin

Amplify Austin Announces Bold Goal for Next 24 Hours of Giving

November 6, 2015 by Brittany Highland 1 Comment

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Amplify Austin, the annual 24-hour campaign to raise funds for hundreds of local non-profits, has announced their goal for 2016. Between 6 p.m. on March 8, 2016 and 6 p.m. on March 9, 2016, Amplify Austin is encouraging donors to give a total of [Read more…]

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Only 24 Hours Long, Amplify Austin Bolsters Area Non-Profits

February 27, 2015 by Guest Blogger Leave a Comment

Amplify Austin

Guest article by Lindsey Moringy

If there is one thing Austinites have in common, it’s that they’re proud to give back to the city they love. It’s easy to see that hometown love put into action by looking at the amount of money donated to hundreds of Austin non-profit organizations each year. One annual project serves as a one stop shop for finding and funding the organizations that speak to you – Amplify Austin.

Created in 2013 by I Live Here, I Give Here, Amplify Austin is a 24-hour campaign to raise funds for over 500 local non-profit groups. Over the past two years, they have helped raise $8.5 million for community organizations participating in the campaign. Can you believe that sum was donated in only 48 hours? [Read more…]

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