Click Here to view the Map of our 2018 participating business locations
The 9th annual Austin Give 5 To Mother Earth Day (aka Give 5) campaign took place on April 20, 2018. On the Friday before Earth Day, 222 Austin area business locations pledged to sponsor or donate 5% of their revenue to 9 environmental nonprofits working to keep Austin clean, green, and healthy.
2018 beneficiares
Thank you to everyone who made this year a success! Special thanks to our sponsors.
9th Annual Austin Give 5% to Mother Earth Campaign Recap
The 2018 Austin Give 5% to Mother Earth campaign set all kinds of records for participation and fundraising, including tons of visibility for the campaign, sponsors and participating businesses.
Created a dynamic website that helped users find sponsors and participating businesses featuring:
- Logos of all sponsors
- Full list of participating businesses with active links
- Interactive map that includes each participating business location
- Information about the 9 beneficiary nonprofit organizations
- A social media contest to encourage the participating businesses, nonprofit organizations and the public to post and share about #AustinGive5. Goodie bag featured donations from participating businesses (giving them multiple additional opportunities for exposure) including multiple food and drink gift cards, beer growlers, a candle, earrings, and a journal.
- 30-second video explaining the program and how to participate in the Go-Getter contest
- A Thank You video to recognize our sponsors
Boosted Fundraising and business participation
- More than doubled sponsorship dollars and in-kind value over last year
- 34% increase in participating businesses – 135 compared to 101 last year
- 36% increase in businesses locations – 222 compared to 163 last year
Expanded Digital promotion
- Huge increase in website hits – up 136% from last year
- 8700 views on our Facebook event (compared to 65 last year)
- First-ever video promotion! Our video ads were run on kxan.com, kvue.com, do512.com, statesman.com, austinchronicle.com, bizjournals.com/austin, cbsaustin.com, fox7austin.com, kut.org, austin360.com, austinmonthly.com, dailytexanonline.com, knva.com, klru.org, news8austin.com, kase101.com, krox.com, kvet.com, kgsr.com, khfi.com, 365thingsaustin.com, freefuninaustin.com, austinot.com, downtownaustin.com (with more than 64,000 impressions!)
- Increased our social media posts with #AustinGive5
- Article (3/18) on Giving City Austin – How your Austin Business can Support Environmental Groups
- Article on AustinEcoNetwork.com and featured twice in Austin EcoNews
- DowntownAustin.com events
- Austin Monthly.com events
- AustinKidsDirectory.com events
- Tribeza.com Earth Day 2018 events
- Austin Parks Foundation events
- Specialty events and promotions separately marketed by participating businesses ABGB: Hell Yes Project, Brew & Brew, Guero’s Taco Bar, Live Oak Brewing, Native Solar, Kendra Scott Gives Back, Slow North,, Hops & Grain, Articulture Design
Traditional Media Inclusion:
- Featured on Giving City Austin segment of Fox7 TV Good Day program
- Featured at top of Earth Day events in 4/19 print Austin Chronicle and in online calendar
- Featured in hour-long segment on Shades of Green Radio in March + mention on 4/19
Other public outreach and “street team” promotion
- Keep Austin Beautiful Day
- Ney Day
- Waller Creek Pop-up Picnic (including announcement from the stage)
- Unplugged at the Grove (including announcement from the stage)
- Motorblade postering service placed 125 full-sized posters on bulletin boards around Austin
Thank you to everyone who made it such a memorable year. Special thanks to our sponsors!
2018 Participating Businesses
* = All Austin Locations
4th Tap Brewing Co-op
Alamo Drafthouse*
ALC Steaks
Amy’s Ice Creams*
Anderson’s Coffee Company
Aristocrat Lounge
Articulture Designs
Austin Beer Garden Brewing
Austin Daily Press
Austin’s Automotive Specialists
Barr Mansion, Ballroom & Farmstead
Barton Springs Nursery
Berry Austin
Bicycle Sport Shop*
Birds Barbershop*
Blue Dahlia Bistro
Book People
Bouldin Creek Cafe
Buddha’s Brew Kombucha
Business Success Center
Buzz Mill Coffee
Casa de Luz
Castle Hill Fitness
Cece’s Veggie Company
Cenote
Cheer Up Charlie’s
Chez Nous
Chez Zee American Bistro
Con Olio Oils & Vinegar*
Congress Avenue Kayaks
Cornucopia Popcorn
Daily Juice*
Docs Backyard
Docs Motorworks 38th
Dolce Neve Gelato
East Austin Succulents
Eco Air Conditioning
El Interior
Four Hands
Frederick, Perales, Allmon & Rockwell
Friends & Allies Brewing Co.
Galaxy Café*
Guero’s Taco Bar
Habitat Suites
Half Price Books
Hat Creek Burgers
Hi Hat Public House
Hops & Grain Brewing
Hotel San José Lounge
House Wine
Jenn’s Copies
Jo’s Coffee – S. Congress
JOSCO Products
JuiceLand
Justine’s
Kammok
Kendra Scott
King Bee Lounge
Kome Sushi Kitchen
La Condesa
Lala’s Little Nugget
Law Office of Robin T.
Cravey
Limbo Jewelry
Live Oak Brewing Company
Mantis Massage
Mariposas Spanish School
Maudie’s Tex-Mex
Mondo Tees
Monkey Nest Coffee
Moojo
MOSS Designer Consignment
Mothers Cafe
My Thai Mom
NATiVE SOLAR
Nature’s Treasures of Texas
New Bohemia
Nutritional Wisdom
Oskar Blues Brewery
Pacha Organic Cafe
Paper Place
Pasta & Company
Pinthouse Pizza
Plow Burger
Prima Dora
Raven + Lily
Rio Rita
Rosedale Market
Royal Blue Grocery*
Senders Receive: Tarot & Reiki
Service Menswear
Shady Grove
Shangri-la
Siglo Group
Slow North
Sno-Beach
Soup Peddler
Southside Flying Pizza*
SquareRut Kava Bar
STAG Provisions for Men
Strada Wealth Management
Sweet Ritual
Sweetish Hill Bakery
Tacodeli*
Terrile, Cannatti & Chambers, LLP
Texas Beer Company
Thai Fresh
The Cleaning Authority, Austin
The Grackle
The Herb Bar
The Liberty
Tiny Pies
Top Notch Hamburgers
TOPS
Upper Crust Bakery
Urban Mattress*
Via 313*
Waterloo Ice House*
Waterloo Records & Video
Wells Solar
Whole Earth Provision Co.*
Wildflowers Boutique
Wright Bros Brew & Brew
Yellow Jacket Social Club
Yoga Yoga
Zax Restaurant and Bar
Zilker Brewing Company
Zocalo Cafe
With Support From Our Friends