Crains New York Author: Miriam Kreinin Souccar @miriamsouccar Article Mentions
Author, Miriam Kreinin Souccar @miriamsouccarMentioned, Philip Glass Mentioned, Trisha Brown Mentioned, Eddie Palmieri Mentioned, American Express
The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council is starting a new initiative to find individual donors for the massive River To River Festival held downtown each summer. The festival, which debuted in 2002 as a way to re-energize lower Manhattan after Sept. 11, has a $2 million budget that is funded by the government and corporate sponsors like American Express and Century 21. This year, the council launched a $25,000 fundraising campaign to attract individual donors. It has already raised 95% of the funds from 144 donors. The nonprofit intends to increase the size of the campaign next year, which would help reduce its reliance on corporate funders."River To River engages more than 100,000 loyal, excited, and diverse audience members and receives sign...(read more)
... The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council is starting a new initiative to find individual donors for the massive River To River Festival held downtown each summer. The festival, which debuted in 2002 as a way to re-energize lower Manhattan after Sept. 11, ...
... Dance Company. The festival also has a number of other programs such as model boat making workshops at the South Street Seaport museum. The cultural council last year took over as the lead producer of the festival from the Alliance for Downtown New ...
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