The Beacon

“Do a good deed daily” is an excellent little rule to live by and the Convio team is all about making that easier for folks. For the next four days, we’re pleased to be adding an extra (and easy) opportunity for doing a good deed daily with our “fork over your lunch money” campaign.

Throughout SXSW Interactive (today-Tuesday), we’re sponsoring lunch at The Beacon Lounge and instead of asking SXSW attendees to pay for the food, we’re asking them to reach into their pockets and fork over their lunch money to support an Austin charity. Each day will be dedicated to a different organization and because we think sometimes more really is more, we’re going to match up to $500 per day.

I know you are reading this on your computer/smartphone/tablet and thinking “hey, that’s pretty sweet” and some of you are thinking “Sign me up! Food for a cause!”. For y’all, yup, see you for lunch! But for those of you thinking “Lame, I’m going to be at cousin Lucy’s wedding in No-wheres-ville instead” have no fear. In addition to accepting cash donations at the lunch we’ve also set up a donation page for anyone, SXSW attendee or otherwise, to contribute to the cause.

And now, ladies and gentlemen, I invite you sit back, relax and enjoy these short videos about our awesome beneficiary charities.

Saturday, March 10: Lifelong Friends

Sunday, March 11: American YouthWorks

Monday, March 12: Capital Area Food Bank

Tuesday, March 13: American Red Cross of Central Texas

Learn about all of Convio’s SXSW involvement.

This was originally posted on Connection Cafe.

Guest post by: Cheryl Black is the social media marketing specialist for Convio, a leading provider of constituent engagement solutions for nonprofits. She is a frequent speaker on fundraising, social media and marketing for nonprofits and is an active volunteer in her adopted hometown of Austin. You can read more blog posts by Cheryl and the whole Convio team on Connection Café.

Today’s panel – Build. Community is Easy, Saving the World is Hard, not only promises to be engaging and insightful, it also will be followed by a happy hour shindig hosted by the good folks at Legacy in the Beacon Lounge.

I’ll be on the panel with a handful of other intelligent, enthusiastic Community builders and post-panel we’ll all be headed down the hallway to the Beacon Lounge to continue the conversation and enjoy music, food, and beverages.

The panel will uncover the organizational strategies of community building, maintaining engagement over time, and uniting a group of people who may have never met face-to-face. From helping people quit tobacco to establishing support groups for rare diseases and supporting healthy lifestyles, each organization approaches community engagement in a unique way. Come hear the successes and set backs of community building that strive to bring social issues to the forefront and address them in modern ways.

When: Friday, March 9th – 5 PM
Where: Austin Convention Center, Room 6 A/B
Who:
David Dobbins – Moderator (Legacy)
Mark Himmelsbach – Panelist (BBDO)
Scott Orn – Panelist (Ben’s Friends)
Kesah Schmitt – Panelist (Beaconfire)
Colin Wallis – Panelist (Livestrong)

#BuildEasy

Happy hour will directly follow the panel at 6 PM in the Beacon Lounge.  See you there!