Ask Me To Donate To Your Little Schmooze A Thon
While I have no interest in writing checks to support people getting sweaty in spandex for their pet charity, I am absolutely interested in writing checks in order to attend fundraiser-things with do-gooders and their yuppie friends! So here’s a shout-out to some fabulous folks who help make that happen.
Pictured above are my friends Em, Nus, and Gene making it happen at a CARE fundraiser earlier this year. From Patrick Cole’s “Young Patrons Hit Web to Tap Yalies, Wall St. Pals for Charity” in Bloomberg:
When young Yale graduates need to hit up other alumni for charity, they tap the Old Boy and Girl Internetwork.
Eugene Bang, a credit trader, used Facebook to send invitations for his charity’s event to more than 300 friends in finance, law and media. Emily Bell and Yale Law grad Nusrat Choudhury, the organization’s co-directors, got the word out to 1,000 people by posting it on the group’s Facebook page and electronic mailing lists for Yale and Princeton.
The Yalies were looking to better the $16,000 they raised last year for Young Professionals for CARE, which supports the Atlanta-based humanitarian organization.
The May 1 event at Manhattan’s Pink Elephant Club drew 425 attendees and more than $45,000, almost double the group’s $25,000 target.
“I give to CARE because it serves desperate people who need help in their fight for survival, a need that is persistent regardless of where we are in the economic cycle,” said Bang, 31, of Xaraf Management LLC, a hedge fund in Greenwich, Connecticut, who donated more than the $55 ticket price to the organization.
Looking for the next fun donate-n-schmooze event to attend? Here are some ideas:
- The Resilience Advocacy Project helps end intergenerational poverty by using legal education and advocacy to empower at-risk low-income youth. Tomorrow they’re hosting a $25 cocktail hour.
- The Touch Foundation trains Tanzanian doctors, nurses, and other health professionals in the fight against AIDS. On July 20th they’re hosting a $40 entry, cash bar rooftop fundraiser.
- Big Brothers Big Sisters’ October Ball will be held on October 3rd at the Museum of Modern Art. Tickets start at $135.
Holla!
