FLiP-on-Tap: Wrap Up!

As the second floor of Black Sheep started filling up last night, I started to get a little concerned about having enough space. When I saw a line of FLiPs snaking down 3rd Avenue, it was basically confirmed: a ton of people were coming to FLiP-on-Tap, our latest networking event.

The final tally came in just over 150 people, more or less doubling the size of our last event. I saw dozens of business cards change hands, and I know of at least five follow-up meetings that have already been set. Did you make a connection at the event?

The “good-sport-of-the-night-award” goes to Sharna Goldseker, our very dignified speaker who climbed onto a chair in the middle of the crowd in order to deliver her speech! Sharna, who was unflappable, spoke about the twists and turns of her career that led her to her current position as a Vice President at the Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies. Always intending to ultimately become a grantmaker, Sharna started her career as an affordable housing fundraiser, an experience she said made her more mindful of the pressures and strains fundraisers across the country face. Her work as a fundraiser, she says, has made her a much better grantmaker.

I was thrilled to see so many familiar faces in the audience, as well as so many new ones. However you slice it, it’s obvious that FLiP is growing by leaps and bounds.

I also want to make a pledge: Our next event, coming up in late January or early February, will be in a larger space! We’re open to suggestions for “tweaks” to improve upon what we’ve already accomplished. What could have been better??

(be nice)

Thanks again to everyone who came! I had a great night, and I’m excited for the next event!