Committee - Fundraising - Annual Dinner

Overview

The Annual Dinner is the premier fundraising event of the year, and features two honorees for Women of the Year. The honorees for 2011 were Irene Dorner, President and CEO of HSBC Bank USA, NA and Sylvia Ann Hewlett, Founding President, Center for Work-Life Policy. All proceeds benefit the FWA Educational Fund.

Save the Date: Tuesday, April 24, 2012
2012 Annual Dinner and Women of the Year Awards

Visit the 2011 FWA Annual Dinner Website to view highlights and dinner sponsors/supporters.

Contact Chairs


Jill K. Wiseman



List of Past Honorees

Committee Activities
The primary focus of the Annual Dinner Committee is to maximize corporate sponsorship through table sales. We are seeking committee members who are comfortable with telephone sales and are willing to use their personal/professional networks to reach the appropriate decision makers within a targeted corporation.

Committee member will be assigned a portfolio of accounts. These accounts will be either companies in which you have a relationship, or are interested in developing a relationship. Time commitment is approximately 10-12 hours in total from September through April, which includes:

  • 6 monthly committee meetings
  • phone / email outreach to sell tables
Meeting Schedule
Six Committee meetings : to report on the status of table sales
Annual Dinner: Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Grand Hyatt New York
Maria Bartiromo, Anchor, CNBC (private sector nominee)
TBA (public sector nominee)

Sept 1, 2011 : Kickoff Meeting
Sept 12, 2011 : Committee Workshop- "The Art of Selling" presentation by FWA member Charles Bernard

The following dates are tentatively scheduled for further meetings:

Oct 17, 2011 : Update and Status
Nov 14, 2011 : Update and Status
Jan 10, 2012 : Update and Status
Feb 7, 2012 : Update and Status
Mar 6, 2012 : Update and Status

Message from the Co-chairs
Serving on an FWA committee is an exclusive FWA membership privilege, and joining the Annual Dinner committee is a terrific opportunity for you to gain even more value from your FWA membership.

We are looking for dynamic members who are committed to the success of the Annual Dinner.

2011 Annual Dinner Milestones

At the 2011 Annual Dinner, we celebrated several significant milestones of the FWA Educational Fund:

  • 35th anniversary for the Wall Street Exchange program
  • 25th anniversary for the Murry Bergtraum High School Mentoring program
  • 10th anniversary for the Financial Backpack program
  • 5th anniversary for the FWA/BMO Endowed Scholarship Fund at Baruch College, CUNY.
Success Story
The 2011 Annual Dinner raised $225,000 net and hosted over 600 people. This was comprised of 35 corporate tables and 150 individual tickets.

  • Our Mentorship Program speakers were Sequenza Williams (Murry Bergtraum High School) and Nancy Mui (Baruch Colelge, CUNY), who each spoke eloquently about the value of the Mentorship Program.
  • We recognized BMO Capital Markets $1.2 million contribution to the FWA of NY Educational Fund over the past 6 years. Pat Cronin, Head of Trading Products, BMO Capital Markets, announced that BMO will include the FWA in their 2012 Equity Through Education program.
  • The dais of 28 executive leaders included women and men from our President Circle firms as well as community partners.
Honoree Supports the FWA
FWA 2011 Private Sector Woman of the Year Irene Dorner recognized the FWA during Baruch College Commencement - June 5, 2011.
View video

 FWA Educational Fund
The FWA of New York Educational Fund enables the FWA to provide academic scholarships, mentoring and summer internships for deserving young women interested in undergraduate and graduate degrees in business and finance, as well as education and professional development programs for the business community. The FWA Educational Fund is a 501(c)3 organization.

For further information on Corporate Sponsorship or underwriting opportunities, please contact the FWA Executive Director, Nancy Sellar at 212-533-2141.
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  Last updated:
  January 9, 2012