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Giving could be…
- Make a $25 loan to an entrepreneur on Kiva.
- Invest in a project on Kickstarter.
- Grow a garden. Give some away to a local food pantry.
- Read and record books for the blind.
- Serve meals at a homeless shelter.
- Sponsor a child in Rwanda through Africa New Life.
- Pick a cause. Any cause. Now do something about it.
- Start a blog to advocate for your cause.
- Buy ethically harvested coffee.
- Wear jewelry from Kora to support artists in Kenya.
- Sport handbags or baby gifts from Hill Country Hill Tribers.
- Know a language? Help be an interpreter.
- Teach ESL.
- Be a patron of the arts. Give to a museum.
- Or ballet.
- Or community theater.
- Walk dogs at your local animal shelter.
- Send a card to someone in the military.
- Eat cookies. No, really.
- Mentor a child.
- Drink tequila. No, REALLY!
- Buy African-made products from Deep Dark Africa.
- Sign a petition on change.org.
- Carry an extra umbrella to give away.
- Drive a friend who needs a ride.
- Deliver a meal with Meals on Wheels.
- Advocate for a child with CASA.
- Sport trendy glasses or sunglasses from Warby Parker.
- Drill a water well with charity: water.
- Loan money to a deserving student with Vittana.
- Give a goat with I Want a Goat.
- Or donate some bees, ducks or cows with Heifer Project.
- Download a flashlight or alarm clock app.
- Skate! Or cheer on The Texas Rollergirls.
- Become an advocate for a child at CASA.
- Shop local at a local farmer’s market (in Austin, Sustainable Food Center).
- Write. Or encourage kids to write and be creative at Austin Bat Cave (Dave Eggers has a network of writing centers)
- Drink wine, eat food and support culinary talent with The Wine and Food Foundation (or others like it).
- Adopt a kitten or puppy with Austin Pets Alive (or your local shelter).
- Design video games, conduct experiments, and teach girls STEM subjects at Girlstart.
- Act or helps others to act your local theatre. (In Austin, Theatre Action Project).
