The 11th annual Amplify Austin Day (AAD), a 24-hour community-wide day of online giving, organized by local nonprofit I Live Here, I Give Here (ILHIGH), is set to kick off March 1, 2023, at 6 p.m. and will continue through Thursday, March 2 until 6 p.m. Early giving for 2023 Amplify Austin Day is now open at AmplifyATX.org with the goal of raising $100,000 for the Amplify Fund. With a single gift to the Amplify Fund, a donor can support all participating Amplify Austin Day nonprofits. To date, the fund has given back more than $12 million to those nonprofits.
As the region’s biggest giving day, the 11th annual event will again connect Central Texans with hundreds of nonprofits over the course of 24 hours to raise funds critical to sustaining and growing a vibrant nonprofit sector. Spanning seven Central Texas counties — Travis, Hays, Williamson, Burnet, Bastrop, Caldwell and Blanco — participants can make a gift of $5 or more to advance a cause that is important to them using ILHIGH’s AmplifyATX.org platform. Users can search through 700 participating organizations by keyword, location and/or across 19 cause categories, including racial equity, civil rights, civic engagement, the environment, animals, the arts, poverty, basic needs, education and more.
Additional local businesses and foundations have seeded the I Live Here I Give Here Amplify Fund through special matches, incentives and prizes; see a full list of supporters on AmplifyATX.org. Notable organizations include:
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Amy’s Ice Creams will offer a special “Central Texas Swirl” combo and will donate 5% of its sales from all Amy’s Ice Creams locations on Amplify Austin Day.
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Cirrus Logic is giving $5,000 to the general I Live Here I Give Here Amplify Fund.
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Expedia Group is giving $25,000 to the general I Live Here I Give Here Amplify Fund.
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Greater Round Rock Community Foundation is giving a $30,000 match to Williamson County nonprofits in the Military Veterans and Animal Care & Services cause categories.
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Google is giving $10,000 to the general I Live Here I Give Here Amplify Fund.
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H-E-B is giving a $10,000 match to nonprofits in the Environment, Conservation and Sustainability cause category.
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JuiceLand is committing $10,000 to support nonprofits that serve the LGBTQIA+ community by designating 100% of its net sales on Amplify Austin Day (March 2) from its Central Texas stores.
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Lee & Roger Kintzel are giving a $20,000 match for all nonprofits in the Housing, Shelter, and Homelessness cause category.
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Netspend is giving $2,500 to the general I Live Here I Give Here Amplify Fund and $9,000 to selected organizations.
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NXP Semiconductors is giving $10,000 to the general I Live Here I Give Here Amplify Fund.
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Reissa Foundation is giving $25,000 to selected affordable housing nonprofits as well as an additional $25,000 to small, BIPOC-led nonprofits.
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Shield-Ayres Foundation is giving a $10,000 match for all nonprofits in the Housing, Shelter and Homelessness cause category.
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SolarWinds is giving $5,000 to the general I Live Here I Give Here Amplify Fund.
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Tito’s Handmade Vodka is giving $25 per gift up to $15,000 when the donor includes #lovetitos at checkout to organizations in the Arts & Culture cause category.
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An Anonymous Donor is giving a $25,000 match to all organizations in the Animal Care & Services cause category.
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Dirdie Birdie will donate 10% of their overall sales from March 1 through March 2
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Juniper will donate 10% of their overall sales from March 1
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Uncle Nicky’s will donate 10% of their overall sales from March 1 through March 2
2023 Amplify Austin Day Sponsors underwrite the giving event to ensure that I Live Here I Give Here has the operating support it needs to host the campaign. From back-end operations of AmplifyATX.org to nonprofit outreach and training, additional staffing, volunteer engagement, advertising and grassroots awareness campaigns, these benefactors ensure that the beloved community-wide tradition continues for our growing region. Among these are C3 Presents, Texas Mutual Insurance Company, Vinson & Elkins, Marisa & Harrison Giles, National Christian Foundation – Austin, St. David’s Healthcare, and K. Friese & Associates.
More than 38 media outlets, including major sponsors Austin American-Statesman and Austin360, Austin Monthly, Austin PBS, Austin Business Journal, Austin Woman, Community Impact, KMFA, Waterloo Media (all eight stations) and others are offering in-kind support for Amplify Austin Day 2023 to help raise awareness across the community. See a full list of sponsors on AmplifyATX.org.
Since Amplify Austin Day’s founding in 2013, the annual event has raised $92.8 million for the local community. Gifts as small as $5 have made a transformative impact on the collective community. To learn more about Amplify Austin Day 2023, participating nonprofit organizations and sponsorship opportunities, please visit AmplifyATX.org. Follow I Live Here I Give Here on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and TikTok for the latest news and updates. Official hashtag: #ILiveHereIGiveHere
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