Youth Advisor to the World Council of Peoples for the United Nations/ Youth Representative to the United Nations
The Society would love to wish all our supporters the happiest, most exciting, healthy and fruitful New Year!
What better way to start off than with an article featured in Jumeirah Magazine, profiling the project and its head, Alexandra Abrams. But The Society is about ALL involved - from the committee to those who sponsor and attend our events, and are helping build our app, GIVELondon. So thank you!!!
December is a month of festivity, of winding down, of preparing for Christmas. It is also a time for giving.
And so the Society pulled out all the stops to create GIVE London, a series of workshops and panel discussions to mark the launch of #GivingTuesday in the UK.
The events are currently being broadcast worldwide by Plus Social Good, a project of the UN Foundation and UN Development Programme. They have pride of place on the organisation's main navigation which is a huge testament to their quality and success, so until the close of 2014, click here to watch the events that inspired so many.
The videos will remain on our website indefinitely, and can be found here.
We would like to thank Tessa Packard London once more for hosting the remarkable Secret Christmas Grotto 'Best of British' philanthropic fair which ran alongside the workshops and panel discussion and gave them their fashionable edge.
Thank you again to all involved. We look forward to what 2015 will bring!
Our GIVE London events to launch #GivingTuesday in the UK were hugely successful, and are certainly making their mark in the British press. Click on the logos below to see what was said.
Find all images from the events here.
In honour of #GivingTuesday, launching in the UK on 2nd December, The Society is hosting a series of unique and exciting events, 'GIVE London'.
From talks, to panel discussions, cocktail receptions and fashion sales, you are invited to come along and learn, experience, and GIVE.
**With the generous help and support of the United Nations Foundation, Charities Aid Foundation, and Tessa Packard London**
The Society's Founder and Director, Alexandra Abrams, has spoken at the UN Headquarters in New York about youth engagement. She presented her ideas to delegates of the 65th Annual UN NGO/DPI Conference, speaking particularly about The Society and the imminent launch of our app, GIVE London.
Her speech was met with immense interested, garnering swathes of support for The Society and its projects across the Atlantic. We are so excited for what is about to come, and the new opportunities which have opened up as a result of the conference and Alexandra's participation.
Click on the link below for further details.
The Society is helping the United Nations Foundation bring #GivingTuesday to the UK. My endorsement has just been published and within the hour has been quoted in four newspapers around the country. This is going to be BIG.
Read our endorsement here.
The Society of Young Philanthropists is immensely proud to officially partner with #GivingTuesday, a project of the United Nations Foundation.
The UN Foundation writes,
‘#GivingTuesday inspires personal philanthropy and encourages bigger, better and smarter charitable giving during the holiday season, showing that the world truly gives as good as it gets… It brings together diverse networks of people, large corporations, small businesses and nonprofits across an ever‐expanding range of new media platforms to encourage and amplify small acts of kindness in the service of changing our world for the better. #GivingTuesday is not a new giving platform, but a call to action to celebrate giving and encourage more, better and smarter giving during the Holiday Season. It’s an organizing principle to encourage the creativity and energy of people all over the world to work together for good.’
Tuesday 2nd December. Put it in your diaries. Now.
Stay tuned for details on this extremely exciting venture.
The Society is all about collaborating with others who share our goals. So we are so thrilled to announce our support of Sam Branson and Noah Devereux, who are putting together a core team of extremely exciting and determined people to embark on an adventure. They are offering you, the wonderful followers of The Society, the chance to cycle around the stunning vistas of Europe this summer, raising money for The Big Change's Life Skills program. If you like the sound of cycling round the Champagne regions of France in the beautiful sunshine, with some of the most interesting people you could meet (from celebrities to Wimbledon winners and more), and make a huge difference to the lives of young people in the UK, email aabrams@wcpun.org now. This is one NOT to be missed!
More details can be found here: http://theyoungphilanthropists.com/strive
It seems that the buzz about The Society's event at Kate Spade is still going strong, with a new feature being published in May's issue of Absolutely Chelsea. It is our fifteenth appearance in the press to date - a testament to the success it was and the growing trend of doing good. Thank you once more to all involved! See below for the article.
The Society is so excited by YET MORE media coverage. This time, find us in the April 2014 issue of The City Magazine.
Thank you, Tatler, for featuring The Society again.
Click the image below to see their take on events at our Mothers' Day Fundraiser at Kate Spade last week.
For more photos of the event, click here.
Kate Spade New York was filled with 150 young people on Thursday night, eager to do their bit for charity whilst sipping champagne and indulging on macaroons. The Society of Young Philanthropists held the event to raise money for several local charities, including Walking with the Wounded, the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity, and the Sara Charlton Charity. There was a raffle and donations aplenty, with over £1,500 being raised. Committee members Antonia and Tessa Packard, Christiana Hambro and Lexi Abrams set the floor alight with sales of raffle tickets and stories of philanthropy, whilst Rob Sancroft-Baker, George Askew and John Pitts delighted their companions with cheeky anecdotes of why to give. A lot was learnt, a lot was raised. A lot of numbers were exchanged, too. See, charity can be fun.
See alexiabergstrom.com for coverage.
We have just been forwarded some more coverage of our DonateADrink scheme at London Fashion Week. One can't say that the FashPack don't give...
Click here to read London Launch's article. Have a lovely week!
'The thing about the Society of Young Philanthropists's parties is that they always start on such a civilised note. Intelligent conversations about art, theatre and education fill the air and everyone delicately sips on champagne. BUT, things never stay that way', Tatler.
Thank you so, so much to everyone who helped make last night such a success. To Steam and Rye, to Harry Brompton's, to all those lovely people who came, and to Tatler for some amazing coverage.
Click here to read what they said in full, and here to see our take on events.
You are invited to a drinks and canapé reception on Wednesday, 5th March 2014.
The Society of Young Philanthropists, with the help of Harry Brompton's Ice Tea, have taken over the private room of the newly opened Steam & Rye on Leadenhall Street to bring some sparkle to those city nights.
With an exclusive guest list, two free drinks and canapés per person, plus the amazing donation of an ambassador card for each guest, this is the perfect mid-week extravaganza.
Tickets are extremely limited so please buy them ASAP here:
http://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-society-of-young-philanthropists-city-event-tickets-10686809535
*proceeds from the event will support The Society's charitable endeavours.
Everyone knows that the best parties are held over Fashion Week. Beautiful people, beautiful clothes, beautiful times. So we thought we would inject our own style into this years fashion week, and create beautiful results. We are collaborating with the truly decadent Pritch London to raise money for humanitarian aid for children around the world, via the International Wings of Hope. Whilst many are looking to Spring/Summer collections, we are looking to the future in broader terms, and making it better. Full stop.
The event will be hosted by our wonderful friends at Tonteria and the stunning Profile Model Management. Please see the invite below for details.
We are so excited to announce this new collaboration. The Society is working with the delectable Tessa Packard to add a new, material aspect to our project. We can't reveal details just yet, but it is going to be wonderful. Tessa's jewellery brand, Tessa Packard London, is, quite simply divine, and we are so pleased to have both her and her wonderful creations on board.
Click on the image below to explore her exotic and sensual world, and to have a taste of what is to come.
We are delighted to announce that The Jewish Renaissance magazine have decided to feature our founder, Alexandra Abrams, together with The Society, as an example of philanthropic giving in her community.
They write that Alexandra 'leads the way' in the field, and we couldn't be happier to have our activities honoured. We are excited to bring more exciting developments to you!
To read the article, please click on the link below.
Love, The Society Committee x
Dear our beautiful friends and supporters,
I would just like to wish you a happy, healthy new year, full of excitement, smiles, laughter and prosperity!
Thank you so much for your continued support of The Society of Young Philanthropists. Despite having not officially launched, we have already been featured in the press eight times, hosted four events and trialled a new innovation, DonateADrink.
Most importantly, we have already provided the platform for more than five hundred young people to give. Together, they have raised money for five remarkable organisations: Battersea Dogs Home, Walking with the Wounded, The Household Cavalry Foundation, The Sara Charlton Charitable Trust and St Mungo’s.
We are looking forward to growing this year, with our launch in the spring – it will be an exciting panel discussion in conjunction with the UN Foundation, to be broadcast and accessible worldwide.
For more information, please see theyoungphilanthropists.com.
Once more, I wish you a happy New Year and thank you for being so wonderful! We are excited to share this next phase of our growth with you.
Thanking you,
Alexandra
‘The Society of Young Philanthropists looks super well thought out and just incredible!’, Anastasia Dellaccio, The UN Foundation
The Gentleman's Journal have also featured our soft launch for DonateADrink - click the link below to see what they have to say!
