Ed. Note: FLiP Friend Jamalia Brashears, Young Leaders Council Co-chair for United Way of New York City, writes today about an exciting upcoming event.
The United Way of New York City's Young Leaders Council is having our 2nd Annual Red Carpet Soirée on December 12th at the New York Renaissance Hotel hosted by Katherine Creag of Fox 5 News. Members of the Young Leaders Council represent over 1000 young professionals who volunteer, advocate, and fundraise to support at-risk high school students in United Way's Focus Forward program.
As co-chair of the executive committee for the Young Leaders Council, I'm thrilled to recognize philanthropist Beverly Bond at the 2nd Annual Red Carpet Soirée. Beverly Bond started her foundation, Black Girls Rock, over five years ago in an effort to mitigate the negative images of young women in the media and create a platform for programs and workshops focused on self esteem and confidence building. Her foundation is making great strides on a national level to impact change and raise the standard of how young women are represented in media.
Not unlike other nonprofits with young professional affinity groups, United Way is recognizing the need to cultivate and nurture the next wave of donors in New York City. The old guard of giving based on legacy relationships with C-suite executives of retirement age is slowly becoming a thing of the past. Having worked in foundations for the better part of my career, the new guard of donors are relatively younger and more savvy with an understanding of how to navigate the social entrepreneurial terrain. One of the more novel ways the Young Leaders Council is reaching young professionals, leveraging advocacy efforts, and encouraging the viral spread of philanthropy is through our "Give 10 Tell 10" campaign.
With the New York City Department of Education announcing over $400 million in budget cuts for 2010, it is imperative programs such as Focus Forward exist as a safety net for at-risk students that fall through the cracks. Please join the Young Leaders Council on December 12th at the Red Carpet Soirée to raise money for future young leaders in our community. You will have the opportunity to celebrate the success of a young New York philanthropist and be part of a movement to advance the spirit of giving among young professionals in New York City. This will be a night of fun and philanthropy!
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