So one of the coolest aspects of my job is traveling around and meeting with hundreds of political organizations and non-profits doing some very interesting things in the social advocacy space. From time to time I come across some of these organizations, and become fascinated with way's they implemented our system into their social advocacy and online fundraising strategy. I've decided to launch a blog series called "Piryx Diaries" to chronicle and tell some of these stories.

So, without further ado I want to introduce you to Charlie Faye. Aside from having an absolutely beautiful voice, she's a local Austin, TX musician who's about to hit the streets on January 1st 2010 for an album tour called "Traveling with Charlie". I stumbled across Charlies tour as I was poking around Youtube. Tired of touring the old way, she plans to live in 10 different towns over the span of 10 months, form a new band with local talent, and perform regionally for an entire month. As Charlie travels, she'll be raising money - mile by mile.

During her first week in each town, she'll be hanging out at coffee shops and playing solo gigs. Then hopefully by week two she'll be forming a new band and performing regionally. Charlie hopes to both learn and teach something in each town she travels to - her way of giving back to the community she's recently bonded with. 

Check out the video she made below discussing this journey, her myspace page, and her micro-fundraising website. Good luck Charlie! Keep us posted on your travels! If you're also doing something cool with Piryx, let us know by sending me a note! I'd love to hear about what you're upto.