Stumbled into the Beacon Lounge, sponsored by Beaconfire Consulting, a firm that helps nonprofits have a presence on the web. I was greeted by Michael Cervino, VP of Beaconfire, who kindly briefed me on the work of Beaconfire and its nonprofit clients. Open 9 to 9 Saturday to Tuesday, the lounge features a different nonprofit each day. Today’s organization is the Capital Area Foodbank of Texas. (follow Lisa Goddard, Advocacy & Online Marketing Director on Twitter: @lisa_goddard). 

If you’re here, stop by the lounge tomorrow (4th floor convention center) and they’ll be raising money for three entrepreneurs who need between $400 to $500 to kickstart their projects, part of OptInNow, a project of Opportunity International. And on Monday, Operation Smile will be featured in the lounge, filming for the SXSWSmiles project. Stop by and show your support for the nonprofit sector!