Live from the "green carpet", StreetWise Partners will host an exclusive benefit, Networks for Change, on Tuesday, June 10, 2008, at Bridgewaters in New York City. Special appearances will include Peter D. Kiernan, III, Chairman of the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation and Board Member of the Robin Hood Foundation, and Jim Clifton, CEO of The Gallup Organization. Kiernan and Clifton will inspire Wall Street leaders to tap their most valuable asset - talent - to build employment bridges between business professionals and low-income career-seekers.
In this economy, securing a good job is a challenge and unemployment, notably underemployment, is on the rise. StreetWise Partners addresses these challenges head-on by engaging hundreds of young professionals and executives to coach low-income individuals to utilize their strengths and access vital employment networks.
The Networks for Change evening will serve as a catalyst, bringing together the best and brightest professionals from major corporations to fundraise for critical site-expansion support. Funds raised will enable StreetWise Partners to put 1,000 people through advanced career coaching programs to improve their employability in a tough job market.
Says Matt Gorin, co-founder and Chairman of the Board of StreetWise Partners, "We are honored that Peter will be the keynote speaker at our Networks for Change Gala during such a vital time in our economy and important juncture in our organization's growth. Peter's wisdom and accomplishments as a leading investment banker, venture capitalist, and philanthropist will help us to more effectively execute on our national growth plan leveraging our operations in New York, Washington D.C. and New Jersey. Having Peter share his experience and insights is an inspiration to the StreetWise Partners community."
More than 500 guests from firms such as Bloomberg, Goldman Sachs, and Lehman Brothers are expected to attend the benefit. Sponsors include Morgan Stanley, RBC Capital Markets, Contour Venture Partners, Ambrose Employer Group, General Atlantic, and Glocap Search, among others.
Representing the essence of StreetWise Partners and its green logo, the event will enable graduates who obtained jobs through their StreetWise Partners experience to walk down the "green carpet" and will present attendees with "green" themed eco-friendly gift bags from companies including Clorox, Greenopia, GreenHouse Eco-Cleaning, Clarins, and the Sierra Club. The evening will also feature DJ Jason Fioto - who has spun at events including the Dave Matthews Concert V.I.P Tent and Brooke Burke's Private Birthday Party.
The benefit will take place on June 10, from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m at Bridgewaters, 11 Fulton Street. To attend this event, contact Emilee Ballaro at emilee@streetwisepartners.org or 212.253.6965.
About StreetWise Partners
Founded by young professionals on Wall Street, StreetWise Partners works with major corporations to build mentoring relationships between low-income individuals and volunteer business professionals to develop workplace skills and employment networks as the bridge to a successful career. www.streetwisepartners.org. 11 Park Place, Suite 701, New York, NY 10007. Tel. 212.971.0078. Fax. 646.365.3183.