The ninth annual Amplify Austin Day, a 24-hour period of online giving in the Austin area organized by local nonprofit I Live Here I Give Here (ILHIGH), took place last week starting at 6 p.m. on March 4.
Over the past eight years, the event has raised more than $69 million collectively for hundreds of Central Texas nonprofits, including $12.3 million in 2020 for more than 760 nonprofit organizations across seven Central Texas counties, including Travis, Hays, Williamson, Burnet, Bastrop, Caldwell and Blanco.
In addition to providing the online giving platform, ILHIGH raised over $325,000 in matching gifts and prizes available to ...