Community Programs
Community Fundraising Programs
RecognizeGood is an innovative social networking website dedicated to sharing and promoting acts of kindness or charity, rewarding good samaritans and a destination site for good news and inspirational stories. The honoree is notified via e-mail and given the opportunity to choose Caritas of Austin as the organization that will benefit alongside the primary beneficiary. The honoree can decline to be recognized. Personal information, such as the honoree’s last name or contact information is not included on the posting.
For more information, or to read and review some of the acknowledgements, please go to www.recognizegood.org.
To help us spread the word about this program, we need Volunteer Community Reporters who have a desire to make our community a better place to live, have a keen eye for finding the good in others, are wiling to write about acts of kindness in our community and share the stories of those needing to be recognized, and are committed to finding and posting (5) acts of kindness per week onto the Recognize Good website!
Please contact Carol Thomas at cthomas@caritasofaustin.org if you are interested in being a Community Reporter.
Interested in winning prizes for recognizing someone's good deed? Learn more about iWitness Goodness.
Caritas of Austin is pleased to be a participant in I Live Here/I Give Here! For more information about this program, please visit their website at www.ILIVEHEREIGIVEHERE.ORG.
Austin is no doubt a caring community. But we don't act on our values by giving more to charitable organizations. National studies consistently find that 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 mission of the I Live Here, I Give Here campaign is to change that.
A recent local study showed an overwhelming majority of Central Texans believe financial support of nonprofits is key to maintaining a strong, vibrant community. Austinites also think an important measure of community success is how well it takes care of those who are at risk of falling between the cracks.
Yet, many Austin nonprofits are struggling to provide the programs and services to meet the needs.
In the same study, Central Texans said they would give more if they better understood the community's needs.
So, the I Live Here, I Give Here Campaign is on a mission to boost local giving by educating fellow Austinites about the needs in Central Texas and the organizations working to meet those needs.
Our promise is to raise awareness. We hope you'll promise to raise your level of giving.
AMEX Giving Express
The GivingExpress® program from American Express connects you to important causes such as Caritas of Austin.
Your dollar donations are tax-deductible and you'll receive an e-mail receipt for your records. Charitable giving has never been so easy and rewarding—and you can choose from over 1 million charitable organizations online today. There is no cost to enroll in this program and you can earn double Membership Rewards points for virtually every dollar that you donate to Caritas of Austin. For more information, visit americanexpress.com/give to get the most from this user-friendly program.
Just Give.Org
Dedicated to creating tools and services to make charitable giving part of our everyday lives, JustGive is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to increase charitable giving by connecting people with the charities and causes they care most about. For more information, please visit www.justgive.org.
Randall’s Good Neighbor Program
Benefit Caritas of Austin by simply shopping for groceries!
The next time you visit Randall’s, simply give the cashier your Remarkable Card, along with Caritas’ number of 398 BEFORE your groceries are scanned. Whenever you make a purchase with your Remarkable Card, Caritas will receive a donation. (*Caritas receives a quarterly donation from a percentage of the total purchases made.) For more information, visit www.randalls.com.
Eat at The Mighty Cone, 1600 South Congress!
Enjoy delicious "Hot 'n' Crunchy" cones filled with chicken, shrimp or avocado crusted in a mixture of almonds, sesame seeds, corn flakes and sugar all while benefiting Caritas of Austin! Chef Jeff and Chef Robert with Hudson’s on the Bend offer up an affordable way to scrumptious dining. A percentage of The Mighty Cone's net profits are donated to Caritas. Check it out the full menu here: www.mightycone.com.
