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Escape into a Cause

Studies show that people who contribute to something bigger than themselves are happier and live with fewer regrets. Join host Stephanie Dyer as she explores how to create meaningful impact in Austin, Texas, and the surrounding areas. Escape into a Cause hopes to inspire others to turn their good intentions into great impact by sharing stories of community, connecting people to local non-profits, and encouraging everyone to step up, unplug, and make a difference.

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53:25

Escape Into Pop-Up Birthday

Escape into a Cause ·

2026/01/23

Happy New Year! Do you have any goals for 2026 to connect and give back more? If not, we share some tips. Then we sit down with Marcus Cantu, Executive Director at Pop-Up Birthday to talk about why celebration matters, how birthdays can create a sense of belonging for children in CPS care, and how small, intentional moments can make a lasting impact. Pop-Up Birthday provides personalized birthday party boxes to children in foster care, ensuring every child they serve is recognized and celebrated

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51:45

Escape Into Ronald McDonald House of Central Texas

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2025/12/18

Join us as we escape into the Ronald McDonald House of Central Texas! In this episode, we explore why people are skeptical of large donations and the wealthy individuals behind them. We discuss the role of influence, tax write-offs, and "strings attached" gifts, and why nonprofits often earn more trust than big donors. We also sat down with Kristin Coulter, Chief Operating Officer at Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Texas, to join the conversation! The mission of Ronald McDonald House

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53:39

Escape Into Family Eldercare

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2025/12/11

Join us as we escape into Family Eldercare! We're excited to welcome Dr. Aaron Alarcon, Chief Executive Officer at Family Eldercare, to the conversation! In this episode, we dive into the power of community and why collective care matters more than ever. We discuss how investing in the people around us builds connection, trust, and a sense of belonging that gives back when it matters most. Family Eldercare is a non-profit serving Central Texas that helps older adults and adults with

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51:44

Escape Into Project Schoolhouse

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2025/12/04

Join us as we escape into Project Schoolhouse! We're excited to welcome Selina Serna, Executive Director, and Shannon Fohn, Board VP, at Project Schoolhouse to the conversation! First we explore how technology can help mission-driven organizations do more with less. We discuss how AI, automation, and smarter tools can support small teams, strengthen messaging, and expand impact without expanding budgets. Then, we escape into Project Schoolhouse! Project Schoolhouse believes every child

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40:14

Escape Into We Are Blood

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2025/11/14

Join us as we escape into We Are Blood! In this episode, we explore why purpose-driven work deserves more respect, recognition, and investment. We discuss how teachers, social workers, and nonprofit professionals shape our communities and why their impact is often undervalued. We also sit down with Nick Canedo, Vice President of Community Engagement at We Are Blood, the nonprofit dedicated to saving lives in Central Texas! We Are Blood is dedicated to providing and protecting the community's

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31:26

Escape Into Special Olympics San Marcos Wolverines...

Escape into a Cause ·

2025/11/07

Join us as we escape into Special Olympics San Marcos Wolverines! We're excited to welcome the the Special Olympics San Marcos Wolverines Soccer Team to the conversation! The Wolverines have been selected to represent Team Texas at the Special Olympics USA Games next year in Minnesota! For these athletes, this is more than a game. It's about growth, courage, teamwork, and the joy of pushing themselves to be their best. The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and

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35:57

Escape Into Mike & Sherry Project

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2025/10/23

Join us as we escape into Mike & Sherry Project! We’re excited to welcome Sam Hellman-Mass, restaurant industry veteran, owner of East Austin favorite Suerte, and founder of Mike & Sherry Project, to the conversation! Founded in 2019, the Mike & Sherry Project partners with Capital Area Counseling (CAC) to provide affordable, accessible mental health care for Austin’s restaurant and bar industry. Through fundraising, the Project helps cover costs for workers facing financial barriers,

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57:18

Escape Into Level

Escape into a Cause ·

2025/10/16

Join us as we escape into Level! We’re excited to welcome Alex Wright, Executive Director of Level, to the conversation! Level creates and distributes educational and job training content for people in prison, helping them thrive after release and break the cycle of incarceration. Their programs focus on the unique needs of incarcerated learners and their supporters on the outside, believing in the power of education to transform futures for individuals, families, and communities. Ways Level

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46:43

Escape Into LifeWorks

Escape into a Cause ·

2025/10/09

Join us as we escape into LifeWorks! We’re excited to welcome Liz Schoenfeld, the Chief Executive Officer of LifeWorks, to the conversation! Every young person deserves safety, stability, and the chance to shape their own future. Yet in Central Texas, more than 1,000 youth, many aging out of foster care or supporting a child, do not have a safe place to sleep. LifeWorks is changing that by providing housing, mental health care, education, and job support while walking alongside each young person

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40:28

Escape Into GirlForward

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2025/10/02

Join us as we escape into GirlForward! We’re excited to welcome Johanna Hosking-Pulido, the executive director for GirlForward, to the conversation! GirlForward is a community of support dedicated to creating and enhancing opportunities for girls who have been displaced globally by conflict and persecution. GirlForward supports girls in grades 9-12 who are refugees, immigrants, and asylum seekers through three core programs: mentoring, education, and safe spaces. Every girl in their community has a

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52:49

Escape into NAMI Central Texas

Escape into a Cause ·

2025/09/26

Join us as we escape into NAMI Central Texas! We’re excited to welcome Colleen Gallion, executive director for NAMI Central Texas, to the conversation! NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization, dedicated to improving the lives of millions of Americans affected by mental illness. What began in 1979 as a small group of families gathered around a kitchen table has grown into the nation’s leading voice on mental health. Today, NAMI

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59:02

Escape Into Church Lab / BridgeBuilders Lab

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2025/09/18

Join us as we escape into The Church Lab / BridgeBuilders Lab! We’re excited to welcome Reverend Carrie Graham of The Church Lab / BridgeBuilders Lab to the conversation! Stephanie and Courtney also dive into a topic that matters - The "I can't make a difference" dilemma that people may face when deciding whether to give back to nonprofits or their community. The Church Lab (TCL) was founded in 2013 to respond to a growing need for innovative ministry experiments. While many are stepping

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51:55

Escape Into Zilker 351

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2025/09/12

Join us as we escape into Zilker 351! We’re excited to welcome Fleetwood Jacobs, Executive Director of Zilker 351, to the conversation. Zilker 351 is a nonprofit dedicated to making Zilker sustainably greener and accessible for all. They care for the park’s natural habitats, restore native plants, protect the springs, and uncover its full history, from indigenous roots to the harder stories of exclusion, to ensure the park is welcoming for everyone. They also connect the community through

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43:30

Escape Into Austin Parks Foundation

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2025/09/04

Join us as we escape into Austin Parks Foundation!🎙️ We sat down with Caitlyn Denham, Senior Events & Partnerships Manager, and Katie Kennedy, VP of Marketing & Communications at Austin Parks Foundation! Austin Parks Foundation partners with the community to enhance people’s lives by improving public parks, trails, and green spaces through volunteerism, innovative programming, advocacy, and financial support. The organization creates programs to encourage positive use of public spaces in

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53:13

Escape Into Dick Rathgeber

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2025/09/04

Join us as sit down with Dick Rathgeber! 🎙️ We sat down with Dick Rathgeber, one of Austin’s most remarkable philanthropists and community builders! For more than 40 years, Dick and his wife, Sara, have given away half of their annual income to charity, $200 million, over his lifetime. His generosity has fueled projects across the city, including the Rathgeber Center for Families with the Salvation Army, which provides emergency shelter and support for families experiencing homelessness, the

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47:10

Escape Into Keep Austin Fed

Escape into a Cause ·

2025/08/21

Join us as we escape into Keep Austin Fed! 🎙️ And Steph and Courtney talk about a topic that matters: nonprofit and 501(c)(3) terminology. Listen in as Lisa Barden, Executive Director for Keep Austin Fed shares ther mission and ways you can show up. Keep Austin Fed began in 2004, when founder Randy Rosens saved high-quality catered food from an Austin Museum of Art fundraising event that was headed to the dumpster. That food fed a group of women and children living at a shelter in South Austin

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01:03:04

Escape Into Austin Creative Reuse

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2025/08/16

Join us as we escape into Austin Creative Reuse! 🎙️ We sat down with Madison Knapp, the community programs manager for Austin Creative Reuse! Austin Creative Reuse was founded in 2009 to foster conservation and reuse through creativity, education, and community building. Their mission is to inspire a community that consciously consumes and chooses reuse first when evaluating the need for personal or project materials. Through discovering the reuse of objects, people learn to make purchase

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51:17

Escape Into Foster Angels

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2025/08/07

Join us as we escape into Foster Angels! 🎙️ We’re excited to welcome Maggie Sheppard, Director of Communications & Partnerships for Foster Angels, to the conversation! 🎙️ At Foster Angels, every child who has experienced foster care deserves to feel safe, supported, and valued. Many enter the system with only the clothes on their back, and limited public resources often mean their basic and emotional needs go unmet. Foster Angels steps in to provide essentials and fund meaningful experiences

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58:46

Escape Into Hungry Souls

Escape into a Cause ·

2025/08/01

Join us as we escape into Hungry Souls! 🎙️ We sat down with Breanna Porter, Director of Operations, and Claire Hutson, Director of Development from Hungry Souls to learn how this organization is tackling food insecurity for children and families in Austin. Hungry Souls was founded in 2011 by Celeste and Jason Stanford after discovering just how many children in their own school district were going hungry on weekends and school breaks. What started in one school now feeds over 2,300 families

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52:52

Escape Into Colin's Hope

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2025/06/22

Join us as we escape into Colin's Hope! 🎙️ We’re excited to welcome Jennifer Poteat, Executive Director for Colin's Hope, to the conversation! Colin’s Hope was formed in 2008 after four-year-old Colin Holst tragically drowned in a public pool, with lifeguards on duty and family members present. Their mission is to provide water safety awareness, education, and resources to prevent children from drowning. Drowning is the #1 cause of death for children ages 1–4 and a leading cause for ages 1–14

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