On May 12th at Tribeca Rooftop in Manhattan, 260 people danced for peace and prosperity to keep Bpeace’s work in Rwanda and Afghanistan strong and growing. Behind them were nearly 1,000 donors who contributed the cash to provide equipment, loans, coaching and technical training to brave women in these countries who have already created jobs for more than 1,700 Rwandans and Afghans who support more than 13,000 family members.
An anonymous donor has offered to make everyone’s efforts count even more with a DanceGiving Cash Challenge…the next $30,000 raised--beyond the $97,000--between now and June 15 will be matched. So every $1 donation from today forward actually brings $2 to Bpeace!
CONTRIBUTE HERE.
During this crtical year, when so many non-profits like Bpeace are being hurt by the decreased wherewithal of our donors, please help us add another $60,000 to our work by reaching out to your network.
CONTRIBUTE HERE.
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Guest blogger: Ellen Lubin Sherman
It’s almost like a psychological epidemic: The Great Recession is the greatest buzzkill of our generation. We’re supposed to lay low, suffer, stop eating foie gras and absolutely, positively do not attend charity events that have the word gala in the invitation. So the savvy people of the Business Council for Peace did what all savvy people ought to do: They listened to themselves. And threw a humdinger of a fundraiser. Because nothing, not even the Great Recession is going to stop the fine work they’re doing on behalf of the entrepreneurial women of Afghanistan and Rwanda.
If you haven’t been to the Tribeca Rooftop you should beg, borrow or steal an invitation because it’s utterly fabulous. The view from the rooftop is heart-stopping and it gave the party the right kind of off-hand elegance that defined the night. Rather than the ho-hum tables of eight and ten, Bpeace went with a grazing format so that you could eat the most delicious hors d’oeuvres all night long.
Everything clicked especially the DJ Rolando who kept making deft segues from rock to punk to Motown. The evening’s highlight: Five especially curvaceous dancers from Bollywood Funk NYC funking it up to “Jai Ho!” with the crowd mobbing the dance floor to reenact that final (and mood-elevating) scene from this year’s Oscar winner “Slumdog Millionaire.” Yes indeedy, suffering was forced to go on a temporary hiatus.
Despite a torpedoed economy, Bpeace’s volunteers outdid themselves and raised nearly $95,000 which will continue the new business development programs that have launched at least 40 different businesses since the group formed in 2002.
It’s almost like a psychological epidemic: The Great Recession is the greatest buzzkill of our generation. We’re supposed to lay low, suffer, stop eating foie gras and absolutely, positively do not attend charity events that have the word gala in the invitation. So the savvy people of the Business Council for Peace did what all savvy people ought to do: They listened to themselves. And threw a humdinger of a fundraiser. Because nothing, not even the Great Recession is going to stop the fine work they’re doing on behalf of the entrepreneurial women of Afghanistan and Rwanda.
If you haven’t been to the Tribeca Rooftop you should beg, borrow or steal an invitation because it’s utterly fabulous. The view from the rooftop is heart-stopping and it gave the party the right kind of off-hand elegance that defined the night. Rather than the ho-hum tables of eight and ten, Bpeace went with a grazing format so that you could eat the most delicious hors d’oeuvres all night long.
Everything clicked especially the DJ Rolando who kept making deft segues from rock to punk to Motown. The evening’s highlight: Five especially curvaceous dancers from Bollywood Funk NYC funking it up to “Jai Ho!” with the crowd mobbing the dance floor to reenact that final (and mood-elevating) scene from this year’s Oscar winner “Slumdog Millionaire.” Yes indeedy, suffering was forced to go on a temporary hiatus.
Despite a torpedoed economy, Bpeace’s volunteers outdid themselves and raised nearly $95,000 which will continue the new business development programs that have launched at least 40 different businesses since the group formed in 2002.
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