Guests brought their own creative props to attract attention on social media.
Photo: Courtesy of TomorrowWorld
The Web site for the American Cancer Society's Discovery Ball in Chicago has animation, so planner Lee Kite works with a web developer to ensure the site is viewable on smartphones and other devices.
Photo: Courtesy of the American Cancer Society Discovery Ball
4. Whitney Museum of American Art Fall Gala
#4 Benefit
The annual event brought in $4.3 million for the museum last year, when 620 guests gathered at the Whitney’s Breuer Building on the Upper East Side for the final time before the museum’s relocation downtown to the meatpacking district this year. Next: Fall 2015
Photo: Cornelia Stiles/BizBash
Tables were arranged in sections named after different genres of writing, such as romance, to help guests find their seats. After the cocktail hour, volunteers held large signs with the genre name to guide guests to dinner.
Photo: George Pimentel
