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EVENT REPORT 04.23.09 2:54 PM

Food Nonprofits Cut Costs by Sharing Vendors for Same-Day Benefits

Food Allergy Initiative's luncheon
Photo: Jessica Torossian for BizBash

FROM NEW YORK Sitting at last year's Food Allergy Initiative luncheon at Cipriani 42nd Street, Heather Mnuchin realized that every bit of decor around her would be cleared out to make way for City Harvest's annual benefit dinner—for which she serves as the co-chair—later that evening. Noting the scheduling coincidence, she remarked to her friend and tablemate Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, who is also the co-chair of the Food Allergy Inititative's event, "If this happens again, we've got to share flowers and everything else."

It did, in fact, happen again. This year's Food Allergy Initiative's luncheon took place at Cipriani 42nd Street yesterday afternoon, and City Harvest hosted its fund-raiser (renamed "An Evening of Practical Magic" to indicate a slightly less opulent affair) in the evening. And as proposed, the nonprofits shared vendors and resources in what proved to be an effective cost-cutting partnership that ultimately resulted in more dollars to fund the work of each organization. MORE >>

City Harvest, Food Allergy Initiative

NEWS 12.09.08 9:00 AM

BlackRock Turns Holiday Party Deposits Into Charitable Donation

BlackRock's 2007 holiday party at Cipriani 42nd Street
Photo: Courtesy of BlackRock Inc.

FROM NEW YORK With the economic downturn axing many a holiday affair this year, one company took advantage of what would have been a lost venue deposit to create a charitable donation—and a timely PR push. When New York-based financial institution BlackRock Inc. decided this fall to cancel its annual holiday party at Cipriani Wall Street, corporate events manager Susie Weisenfeld sought to find a way to utilize the nonrefundable deposit.

"These were already sunk costs, and there was money sitting there. Venue contracts are signed years in advance," said Wiesenfeld, who approached BlackRock execs with the idea of turning the deposit into meals donated to City Harvest. "They loved the idea, and so did Cipriani. Ultimately, the chef there was able to turn our investment into 800 meals."

Although Cipriani Wall Street didn't host BlackRock's holiday party last night, the venue's kitchen was still abuzz all day, cooking up three-course meals to be packaged in City Harvest's containers and refrigerated. City Harvest trucks were scheduled to pick up the meals and disperse them to three soup kitchens in Manhattan and Harlem this morning. And tonight some 20 BlackRock volunteers, including president Robert Kapito, as well as Cipriani’s wait staff and City Harvest executive director Jilly Stephens, will serve 400 meals to the Momentum Project at St. Peter's Lutheran Church. Media outlets like Fox News are expected to report on the meal service. MORE >>

Corporate Holiday Parties, BlackRock, City Harvest

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