How to Get Involved:

We are always in need of monetary donations. At the screening, we will have a donations table set up. Bring your piggy banks and your checkbooks. We will not accept credit card donations, but will will accept cash, checks and money orders. Soon, you will be able to make donations at this site. Check out our Current News to keep up-to-date.

Donations are Needed

We are hoping to have a number of opportunities to sell and raffle off goods to help earn more money for Equality Now. We welcome any and all donations, cash or goods. We will have a number of gift baskets, as well as a silent auction for Serenity-related items. According to how our sponsorship and donation campaign fares, we will try to incorporate a door prize drawing, as well. Please contact Beth for questions about donations.

If you are wondering what kind of items we are interested, the sky is the limit.

'Verse Related Goods, Including but not Limited to:

  • Autographed Items
  • Graphic Novels
  • Show Replicas or Originals
  • Costume-related Goods
  • Trading Cards
  • Firefly or Serenity Soundtrack
  • Show Inspired Jewelry
  • Show Inspired Clothing

Whedon Related Goods Other Than Firefly and Serenity: Buffy, Angel, Astonishing X-Men, etc.

Austin Related Goods:

Are you a local business owner? Do you work for a local business that would benefit from advertising to thousands of Browncoats? We are looking for gift cards, "good for" cards, corporate baskets we can raffle or auction off. We are open to any ideas you have. If you are interested in sponsoring the event , contact Beth. Also, check out our Partners page (coming soon) for more information about sponsorship opportunities.

All Contributors will be recognized on our Partners page. Based on your donations, we may offer a print ad for you to advertise your business or insert a coupon for our attendees to use. If you do not own a business, you can use the print ad to advertise an event or "shout out" to local Browncoats. These print ads will be a part of our event program, and will be available at the screening. For more information about print ad opportunities, check out our Partners page.

Donate your Time!

We are in need of a number of Browncoats with varying skills. If you are interested in helping prepare and support this amazing event, you've come to the right place. Below we have our current list of opportunities. Keep in mind this list is always changing and updating.

We are asking all volunteers to find 5 people (friends, family, co- workers) that are willing to donate $20 each to Equality Now. Last year, Austin gave Equality Now $500. That is less than a penny per person in Austin. A penny! We can do better than that!

Fundraisers:

We are in need of individuals that aren't afraid to work hard for an amazing cause; self-motivated individuals to work with small, local Austin businesses to uncover sponsors that could potentially go overlooked. The event organizer and her assistant will help give you leads and press materials, but the footwork is up to you! You will be responsible for collecting the proper data required of all sponsors to make sure we can advertise their support quickly and efficiently.

Street Team:

Once the event is fully planned and times are booked, we'll need a Street Team to go out and ensure that all of Austin knows this event is going on. While the theatre will have limited seating, the raffled and auctioned items will have no limit. We'll need to get people just as excited for the merchandise as the event itself. This will involve posting and handing out flyers, as well as finding local businesses that are willing to advertise our marketing materials. If given the opportunity, you might have to take donations on the spot. Be prepared to document those donations.

Local Artists:

We have Can't Stop The Serenity's main poster design (link to CSTS main poster design), but we'll want something a little more Austin. We are calling on all local Browncoat artists: contact Beth with your submissions. We are looking for 8.5 x 11 and 3 x 5 original pieces to turn into Street Team marketing materials. In exchange for your time and talent, we can link your information on our Partners page.

Printers:

We will need to mass produce flyers, handouts and an event program. We are in need of discounted or free printing services. Funds are limited, so if there are any Browncoats with printing "connections", your help would be greatly appreciated.

Media:

We will need one (1) or two (2) photographers for the event. We'd love to be able to successfully document the night and the evolution of the ATX CSTS Event. If there is an individual that is willing to take some digital video and put together a short documentary of our progress, we'd love to hear some ideas.

For information on volunteer opportunities or how your organization can support this effort, please contact Beth.