A look at another giving party

Here’s an article from the Philanthropy Journal’s Women and Giving page about a giving party that took place last year in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. 

The Giving Party: Making Giving Fun by Rosie Molinary

 It’s the type of investment that wealth managers only dream about — leveraging $300 in three hours to produce $18,000 of impact. 

With the success going far beyond what Perri Kersh dreamed of when she conceived the Giving Party in September 2007, she’s already planning on Giving Party 2008.

Kersh, the owner of Chapel Hill-based Neat Freak Professional Organizing, helps clients who are overwhelmed by the stuff in their lives, diligently encouraging them to “consume” less. 

When she happened to see an Oprah interview with Bill Clinton about his book, Giving, she was struck by the many ways one can contribute to the greater good. 

Distracted, she moved from the television to her computer to check her e-mail. 

“I had three invitations for ‘sip and shop’ parties,” she says.  “After watching that show, I thought, ‘What if there was a party where, instead of buying stuff, you had the opportunity to donate to a charity in honor of someone you love?’”  More…