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We're excited to be attending the Greenlights Texas Nonprofit Summit as part of Change My Town which is a group of for-benefit companies raising money for nonprofits. The conference is Thursday and Friday, September 20-21. 

Change My Town, Austin Gives, and the City of Austin's Mayor's Office are offering a seminar "Giving is Good Business" on Tuesday, September 25 from 8:00-9:30 am.

Giving is Good Business:

• Purpose: Stimulate more business philanthropy in Austin
• Presenters: Mayor Leffingwell, Karen Dicks, Dan Graham, Laurie Loew
• Date: September 25, 2012; 8:00-9:30 am (doors open at 7:30 for networking)
• Location: Graves Dougherty Hearon & Moody, 401 Congress Avenue, Suite 2200
• RSVP: info@austingives.net

Join the award-winning musicians of Revel Classical Band (Cármelo los Santos, violin; Joel Becktell, cello; Austin Critics Table Award nominee Carla McElhaney, piano) for Equinox, Revel’s riveting 2012-2013 season opener. Equinox will sweep you into your orbit, delivering equal parts fiery passion and tranquil beauty with Mendelssohn’s dazzling C minor piano trio, the ethereal “Mara’s Lullaby” by superstar Marc Mellits, and thrilling Revel arrangements guaranteed to rock your world.

Revel, now entering it’s 4th season of concerts in Austin, welcomes the release of their completed second album, entitled Magic Hour, this November. The CD features Beethoven’s Ghost Trio, Kenji Bunch’s Swing Shift, and Revel arrangements of favorites by Piazzolla, Led Zeppelin and Simon & Garfunkel. The album was recorded at Blue Rock Artist Ranch and Studio in Wimberley, TX this past May with audio engineering greats Andy Murphy (Austin Symphony, University of Texas, Conspirare) and Keith Gary (Coldplay, Simon & Garfunkel, Rufus Wainwright). Listeners at the Equinox shows will have the chance to pre-
purchase the CD and receive it prior to the release date.

Every Revel event is a celebration, and Equinox is no exception. Come as you are and get ready to revel in some fantastic music!

TWO SHOWS:

Saturday, 9/22: Ballet Austin, 8:00pm (Doors 7:30pm) 501 W. 3rd St, Austin, Texas 78701
$20 cash or check / $21 credit or debit
BYOB welcome!

Sunday, 9/23: Private Home, 4:00pm (Doors 3:30pm)
$35 cash or check / $36 credit or debit
Light snacks provided, BYOB welcome.
Reservations required.
RSVP info@revelmusic.org for directions.

Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/events/402602229806838/
Website event page: http://revelmusic.org/events/

For more information, contact Carla McElhaney at 512.921.7727
or info@revelmusic.org.

Posted by Liana Putrino

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Generous Art, LLC is excited to announce our certification from the City of Austin's Small & Minority Business Resources Department as a Women-Owned Business Enterprise.

We have also received great support and advice through the City of Austin through the Small Business Development Program, through the Cultural Arts Division. Thanks Austin!

by Jennifer Chenoweth

I believe we each have an answer to someone else’s question. If we talk, we’ll discover what we want to know from one another.  A few weeks ago, I had a conversation with Eugene Sepulveda.  He answered a question for me, and it is an answer I want to share with my community of Generous Artists.  It is the IRS tax determination reference for deducting donations to charities and nonprofits.

The artist's CPA should create a "Non-Cash Donations of Self-Created Art--Schedule A" that includes something similar, in the Accountant's preferred language:
"Taxpayer is deducting donations of self-created art, which is ordinary income property.  Artist is limiting the deduction amount to either the fair market value of the art, or the actual sales price the charity received, less the amount that would have been ordinary income to her (40% if through Generous Art, 50% if through another gallery) had the artist sold the art through a gallery.  This is pursuant to I.R.C. Sec. 170 (e)(1)(A) and Reg. Sec. 1.170.A-4."