Event: The Junior League of San Francisco, Inc.’s 86th Annual Fashion Show Date: Friday, April 13, 2012 Chair: Schuyler Hudak Location: San Francisco Fairmont Purchase Tickets: Click here Beneficiary(ies): Community Programs: International Rescue Committee, San Francisco Child Abuse Prevention Center, Support for Families with Disabilities and the Janet Pomeroy Center. Additionally, The Junior League of San Francisco Enabling Funds Committee provides emergency … Continue Reading
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The annual Luncheon & Fashion Show will take place in the elegant garden of a beautiful Hillsborough estate on May 16th. While lunching on gourmet fare, attendees will enjoy a fashion show featuring various designer looks from Wilkes Bashford. The luncheon also includes an exciting live auction, a fabulous silent auction and raffle prizes. Last … Continue Reading
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Vivanista has developed a new Fundraiser-In-A-Box: VivaSpellbound! WHAT IS VivaSpellbound: A charitable fundraiser similar to the Scripps National Spelling Bee yet in a fun, team format for all ages. VivaSpellbound also leverages on-line crowdsourcing fundraising for incremental pre-event revenue generation. A Spelling Bee works especially well as a school fundraiser, whether it be pre-school, elementary school, high school or even college. It … Continue Reading
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On November 29, 2011, UNICEF hosted its seventh annual UNICEF Snowflake Ball, a black-tie gala celebrating the lighting of the UNICEF Snowflake and honoring those individuals who have made key contributions to UNICEF’s mission to save and improve children’s lives worldwide. During the evening, UNICEF presented the Spirit of Compassion Award to Mark Grier of … Continue Reading
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The American Federation of Arts (AFA) held its 2011 Fall Gala & Cultural Leadership Awards on Wednesday, October 26, at the Metropolitan Club in New York. This year’s honorees were renowned performance artist Marina Abramović and National Gallery of Art Director Earl A. Powell III. Abramović and Powell were introduced and their awards presented by … Continue Reading
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We believe that best charitable fundraising does more than just raise dollars; if done well it also raises awareness for the cause and is a vehicle to build a community of advocates, including both donors and volunteers. Vivanista and Eventbrite joined forces to honor the achievements of nonprofits and individuals in fundraising. The VivaBrites have been awarded … Continue Reading
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SFCASA (San Francisco Court Appointed Special Advocates Program) held their 3rd annual Hot October Nights: Roaring Twenties event in San Francisco, October 20th. Proceeds from the event went towards San Francisco children and youth in foster care. Guests enjoyed both a live and silent auction, cocktails, hors d’oeurves, music and dancing all night long. Honorary … Continue Reading
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Tuesday, October 18th marked the San Francisco launch event for the LP700-4 Aventador, the newest addition to the Lamborghini family. Hosted at TRACE, the W Hotel San Francisco’s newest restaurant and lounge, the event featured wine from Villa Italia and hors d’oeuvres from TRACE as well as two Lamborghini Aventadors in white and matte black. … Continue Reading
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The Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture held its 9th Annual Sunday Supper, a gala fundraising event with an all-star chef lineup. The event began with a reception in the majestic Ferry Building Grand Hall featuring local food system luminaries: Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma and Food Rules, and Peggy Smith and … Continue Reading
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From dancing up a storm to logging in miles to being wowed by over-the-top auction packages, we know you’ve attended some pretty spectacular events this past year, right? But was there that one event that really put the FUN back into ‘FUNdraising’? It not only created unforgettable memories for guests, but also brought in more … Continue Reading
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