JOIN US!
Join us for our inaugural Spring Benefit!
Celebrate 42 years of amplifying youth voice and the foundational leaders who made this possible.
Thursday, may 18, 2023
6PM – 9PM
Chelsea Factory
547 W 26th Street, NYC
Cocktail reception with hors d’oeuvres and awards program
Honoring
Keith Hefner • Youth Ally Award
YC FOUNDER & SENIOR ADVISOR
Bill Josephson • Legacy Award
YC BOARD MEMBER EMERITUS & RETIRED PARTNER FRIED FRANK
Rachel Swarns • Distinguished Alumni Award
YC ALUMNA, JOURNALIST, AUTHOR & PROFESSOR
Ericka François • Rising Star Alumni Award
YC ALUMNA & FOSTER CARE ADVOCATE
More to come!
Tickets & Sponsorship
Visionary – $50,000+
20 tickets – Full-page ad
Underwrites professional development to a cohort of after-school programs or public schools.
Game Changer – $25,000
15 Tickets – Full-page ad
Covers the cost of producing an online asynchronous professional development course for educators.
Honoree Host Committee – $10,000
10 Tickets – Full-page ad
Sponsors two culturally responsive professional development workshops for a high-needs school in New York City.
Youth Champion – $5,000
5 Tickets – Half-page ad
Covers the cost of updating one social and emotional learning curriculum.
Uplifter – $2,500
3 Tickets – Half-page ad
Support training for educators on how to use authentic, teen-written stories to build supportive communities that center youth voice.
Storyteller – $1,000
2 Tickets – Quarter-page ad
Supply YC books for 150 students to support student engagement in social and emotional learning.
Amplifier Ticket – $500
Includes sponsoring 1 ticket for a YC writer, alum or education partner.
Supporter Ticket – $300
Young Professional Ticket – $150
*Purchasing 10+ tickets and/or a donation of $5,000+ makes you eligible to join our benefit host committee, receiving priority invites to future events with YC’s distinguished alumni.
For questions about tax-deductions or interest in joining the Benefit Committee, please contact [email protected]
YC Board of Directors
Leah Modigliani – Lourdes Rosado – Troy Williams – Bob Ouimette – Arlen Benjamin-Gomez – Timothy Blair – Henry Guttilla – Nina Link – Vivian Louie
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