December 8, 2010

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Vivanista Launches Event Services

Vivanista is pleased to announce the launch of its fundraising event services for nonprofit organizations.   Vivanista will partner with charities to produce fundraisers that are not only profitable but build goodwill in the community.  Layne Gray, Founder and CEO of Vivanista commented, “Many charitable groups have asked us where to start when it comes to … Continue Reading

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Vivanista Hosts Its Own Purple Party For A Purpose

Vivanista’s own Party For A Purpose last Tuesday, November 16, honored local members for their ongoing, and expanding, support. Between sipping VivaTinis and dressing up for Vivanista’s own purple carpet paparazzi guests enjoyed a compelling program that shed light on two important aspects of charitable fundraising.

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Watch Vivanista’s Webinar on Ticket Sales and Corporate Solicitation

What do you get when you cross a well-heeled Opera Ball Chair with a successful entrepreneur who can cite the dollar value a fundraiser will reap in ticket sales each time the event is shared through social networking? A captivating webinar that mixed grand tradition with new-age analytics.

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Philanthropy Goes Viral: What Girls Can Teach Women

Vivanista brought together a lively group of powerful women at the Mashable/UN Foundation Digital Media Lounge to discuss how young women in developed countries can impact change.

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Vivanista Selected for UN Panel on Empowering Girls

At Vivanista, our goal has always been to share best practices as widely as possible. We want to share what we have learned about fundraising, using technology to create a vast network that extends beyond the local level. Next week, Vivanista is thrilled to announce that we will assume a starring role on the world stage, by participating in a UN Foundation panel on empowering young women.

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World Leaders: Leverage The United Nations

Layne Gray, Vivanista founder, would say to world leaders that the UN should leverage what it has done for promoting peace and democracy around the globe. NGOs (Non Government Organizations) could use the infrastructure the UN has successfully developed to share best practices to address the Millenium Development Goals.

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Behind-The-Scenes, Part I – Opera Ball Co-Chairs

Vivanista Founder, Layne Gray sat down with the San Francisco Opera Ball Co-Chairs, Charlot Malin and Mary Poland, for a lively chat about the upcoming Gala, Opera education in schools and what it’s like co-chairing a major event.

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Girl Up: Perry’s Perspective

Girls innately understand the importance of helping others. When Perry Hamm, a bright, curious eleven year old, heard what it costs to educate a girl in a developing country, she immediately wanted to take action. What follows is her understanding of the UN Foundation Girl Up campaign.

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Charity Auction Checklist

Maximize your fundraising revenue by making sure you know these tips about how to make your Live Auction successful.

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The San Francisco Zoo's ZooFest Gala 2010

PhilanthroPICS: SF ZooFest raises over $1M

The San Francisco Zoo held its annual ZooFest on April 30th at the Zoo. A fun time was had by all.   Co-Chairs: Barnaby Conrad & MacGregor Read Honorees: Tad and Dianne Taube Highlights: Tad Taube made a $1,000,000 donation to the Zoo Theme: Wild About Parrots Photos courtesy of Drew Altizer Photography Share: Print … Continue Reading

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