I Live Here, I Give Here

Community Need Spotlight
Each month our campaign shines a light on an issue facing many in our community. Share this information with friends and colleagues and visit www.ilivehereigivehere.org to learn more about the many needs across our community and those nonprofits working to provide solutions to those needs.

March Focus: Literacy
Unfortunately, a picture is not worth a thousand words...There is no substitute for LITERACY!

One in four Texas adults can not read a simple story to a child.
The single most significant predictor of a child's language development is her MOTHER'S literacy level.
Children of parents who take an active role in improving their own literacy show improvement in their grades and reading level, and are less likely to drop out of school.

Find more information on literacy issues in Central Texas and on the organizations working to provide solutions to those issues.

About I Live Here, I Give Here
Austin is no doubt a caring community. But we don't act on our charitable values by sharing our financial resources with nonprofit organizations. National studies consistently find Austinites give far less to charitable causes than people in other cities. In fact, Austin is ranked 48th out of the 50 largest cities in the nation in per capita giving.

The I Live Here, I Give Here Campaign is on a mission to boost local giving by educating fellow Austinites about the needs in our community.

Find more at www.ilivehereigivehere.org.

SINCE OUR LAUNCH

2,600 Central Texans have heard a "Voice" presentation
250 Nonprofit Partners listed on the site
30,000 visitors to www.ilivehereigivehere.org

Stories of Impact

Capital IDEA reports a new supporter in ONNetworks, who found the organization at www.ilivehereigivehere.org . Eager to get involved, and recognizing Capital IDEA as one of the neighboring offices in their building, ONNetworks implemented a year-end employee giving drive, with the company committing to matching all gifts. Although a small company, the vast majority of the company's employees participated.

"We were pleasantly surprised by this donation, and thrilled that it came from one of our neighbors in our office building. We are even more excited about the opportunity to build a long term partnership with ONNetworks," reports Capital IDEA Executive Director, Steve Jackobs.

AUSTIN CONNOISSEUR

I Live Here, I Give Here is the proud sponsor of Austin Connoisseur, an online show about what makes Austin special. Watch the most recent episode on Lambert's BBQ.