Often donors close to a particular cause buy a table at the fundraising Gala and invite their friends to join them. It’s a great way to spend time with friends and to introduce a charity that is near to the donor’s heart. That is why it is important that guests don’t feel nickel and dimed … Continue Reading
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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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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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In 1961 three courageous Berkeley women decided to save San Francisco Bay from rampant development and pollution. Facing powerful corporations and developers that sought to destroy our region’s defining feature, Save The Bay co-founders Sylvia McLaughlin, Kay Kerr and Esther Gulick fought to save the bay — and they won! Save the Bay will celebrate … Continue Reading
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The American Federation of Arts (AFA) will hold its 2011 Fall Gala and Cultural Leadership Awards on Wednesday, October 26, at the Metropolitan Club in New York. This year, the AFA will honor renowned performance artist Marina Abramovic and National Gallery of Art Director Earl A. Powell III. Vivanista recently caught up with event chair, … Continue Reading
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Spinsters of San Francisco kicked off its 82nd year on Friday, October 7, with the much anticipated Second Annual Fleet or Flight party at Mr. Smith’s (34 Seventh Street, San Francisco, CA 94103). Through this event, the organization raised over $8,500 dollars to benefit the San Francisco Bay Area charity, Oasis for Girls. Over 250 … Continue Reading
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Darling, there are some on the cocktail circuit who think I’m an itsy bitsy bit obsessed with Thomas Friedman of the New York Times. Okay, maybe. But I could be enamored with worse cultural commentators; take Perez Hilton, for example. T to the F, as I fondly refer to Mr. Friedman, is so darn eloquent; in … Continue Reading
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The following terms are relevant to charitable fundraising so Vivanista took on the challenge of providing explanations for each applicable term. A Advocacy- The work of an attorney or legal advocate. Can be used casually, as well, to mean pleading or arguing a case. For instance, “The little girl’s advocacy for Christmas every day fell … Continue Reading
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What better way to kick off San Francisco’s Fleet Week than a nautical-themed fundraiser for charity? As an official media sponsors for the 2nd Annual Fleet or Flight, Vivanista sat down with event Chair, Talia Wright to get the inside scoop as to what we can expect for this years much anticipated festive fundraiser; which … Continue Reading
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