Amplify Austin Trainings

Wed, January 29 - / Watch Recording / Download Slides The I Live Here I Give Here Workshop is a full day of strategy sessions for I Live Here I Give Here Nonprofit Members. These sessions are built to help you inspire, show gratitude and celebrate your supporters. Expert guest speakers and panelists will guide attendees through a full-day of strategy sessions to help bring your community-building efforts to the next level. Nonprofit members will walk away with ideas and material for Amplify Austin Day as well as giving strategies that they can utilize any day of the year.

Monday, February 3rd - / Watch Recording Download Slides Join I Live Here I Give Here and the Team at GiveGab for a short webinar about how to make your nonprofit profile stand out on Amplify Austin Day! GiveGab will tour your AmplifyATX.org nonprofit dashboard to show you where and how to add content to your nonprofit profile. We will cover: customizing your 2020 Amplify Austin Day profile; setting up your year-round profile which users will access after Amplify Austin Day; and how to add donation levels, support areas, matching dollars, volunteer opportunities and more! The I Live Here I Give Here Team will also be available to help answer your questions about creating an engaging profile and discuss how site users are engaging with AmplifyATX.org year-round.

Tuesday, February 11th - Watch Recording / Download Slides Join I Live Here I Give Here’s Senior Manager of Marketing & Communications, Stacey Kaleh, for a discussion on beginner social media tactics, marketing best practices, and tips on efficiently and creatively inspiring new donors to give on Amplify Austin Day. We will also be sure to point out tools that we have created for your campaign and how to access Amplify Austin Day graphics, videos, logos, and more!

Friday, February 7th - Download Slides The Amplify Austin Day Meetup Series is a three-part series created to bring nonprofits serving similar causes and audiences together to discuss strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for each category in regards to online fundraising. I Live Here I Give Here invites nonprofit members serving Animal Care & Services, Environment, and Sports & Recreation to discuss Amplify Austin Day strategies with their peers during the February 7th session. I Live Here I Give Here will cover the basic tenants of successful Amplify Austin Day campaigns such as matching dollar opportunities, peer-to-peer fundraising, prizes, and marketing. The remainder of the session will be used to guide conversations and brainstorm with organizations that work towards similar goals and initiatives.

Friday, February 14th - Download Slides The Amplify Austin Day Meetup Series is a three-part series created to bring nonprofits serving similar causes and audiences together to discuss strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for each category in regards to online fundraising. I Live Here I Give Here invites nonprofit members serving Basic Needs, Health Care, and Human Services to discuss Amplify Austin Day strategies with their peers during the February 14th session. I Live Here I Give Here will cover the basic tenants of successful Amplify Austin Day campaigns such as matching dollar opportunities, peer-to-peer fundraising, prizes, and marketing. The remainder of the session will be used to guide conversations and brainstorm with organizations that work towards similar goals and initiatives.

Friday, January 24th - Download Slides The Amplify Austin Day Meetup Series is a three-part series created to bring nonprofits serving similar causes and audiences together to discuss strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for each category in regards to online fundraising. I Live Here I Give Here invites nonprofit members serving Arts & Culture, Community & Capacity Building, Education to discuss Amplify Austin Day strategies with their peers during the January 24th session. I Live Here I Give Here will cover the basic tenants of successful Amplify Austin Day campaigns such as matching dollar opportunities, peer-to-peer fundraising, prizes, and marketing. The remainder of the session will be used to guide conversations and brainstorm with organizations that work towards similar goals and initiatives.

Nov 13, 2019 - Download Slides / Watch Recording / Download Discussion Questions Join us as we kick-off the 2020 Amplify Austin Season! The Amplify Austin Kick-Off training session is created for current and prospective I Live Here I Give Here Nonprofit Members to begin brainstorming their Amplify Austin Day campaign. The Amplify Austin Kick-Off is designed to bring nonprofits together to discuss our goals for Amplify Austin Day 2020 and provide a space for nonprofits to actively brainstorm their 2020 campaign. Held at round tables, with an experienced table leader, this training allows for creative exploration, idea sharing, and collaboration to plan your best campaign yet.

Oct 29, 2019 - Watch Recording Join us on October 29th for an exclusive training session with guest speaker, Aly Van Dyke. As a Marketing & Communications Consultant at the City of Austin, Aly will share her experience with Facebook Live, best practices and data on live streaming, and how she is building an audience through these tools for a more engaged civic community. attendees will walk away with a better understanding of how to use these tools, common mistakes or pitfalls, and how audiences react to live video.

Oct 25, 2019 - Download Slides / Watch Recording Join us for a short 15-30 minute webinar about how we work to customize the global GivingTuesday campaign for Central Texas audiences. We’ll cover I Live Here I Give Here’s plan to engage our local community in a conversation around generosity and how your organization can tie into our campaign for Central Texas.

Oct 25, 2019 - Watch Recording Join us online on October 25th to strengthen your end of year fundraising efforts with a workshop led by GivingTuesday Chief Strategy Officer and nationally recognized social-sector entrepreneur, Jamie McDonald! Jamie will lead participants through a guided session to help plan their campaign, brainstorm a goal, and create an authentic and strategic campaign that will encourage the generosity movement in all parts of our world. Participants will leave the webinar with a tactical strategy to build a giving movement that inspires.

January 23, 2019 - Download Agenda / Download Slides - The I Live Here I Give Here Workshop is a full-day of strategy sessions built to help you inspire, show gratitude and celebrate your supporters. I Live Here I Give Here will present three sessions with guest speakers and panelists to discuss building donor support through online giving. I Live Here I Give Here Nonprofit Members will walk away with ideas and material for Amplify Austin Day 2019 as well as giving strategies they can utilize any day of the year.

Available Recordings

Welcome & Amplify Austin Day Campaign Overview
Speakers: Lindsay Muse, Senior Director of Operations, I Live Here I Give Here, Christine Herlin, Manager of Nonprofit Relations, I Live Here I Give Here
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Storytelling: Learn the Keys to Building an Engaged Audience: Panel Discussion
Moderator: Catherine Lucchesi, Director of Communications & Programming, I Live Here I Give Here
Panelists: Rachel Holtin, Austin Foodstagram, Will Bowling, EASTside Magazine, and Laura Furr, Lollipop Social and Trey Hicks, Giant Noise PR
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On The Subject of Gratitude: Panel Discussion
Moderator: Christine Herlin, Manager of Nonprofit Relations, I Live Here I Give Here
Speaker: Lemuel Williams, Adaptus
Panelists: Soledad Fernandez-Whitechurch, Todos Juntos Learning Center, Rachael Garbowski, Big Medium, and Nicole Genovese of Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Texas
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Engaging your Community on GiveGab
Presenters: Casey Keller, Jesse Saldana, and Katie Thomas of GiveGab
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November 13, 2018 - Download Slides / Watch Recording - The Round Table Kick-Off training session gives nonprofits the opportunity to talk about new ideas together, network with similar organizations, and learn from local nonprofit professionals . New this year, I Live Here I Give Here will be joined by our new technology platform provider, GiveGab, who will lead a discussion on utilizing new features on AmplifyATX.org.