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Meetings for a cause
From June 15th to July 2nd, institutional allocators and fund managers engaged in one-on-one video meetings to benefit charities aiding people in need globally.
June 15 – July 2, 2020
Largest Cap Intro Event in History
An Online Capital Introduction Fundraiser Benefiting Victims of the COVID-19 Pandemic
$1.9M
Raised
2,970
Meetings Completed
387
Allocators
The numbers
Fundraising Details
The challenge in hosting any charity event is covering the hard costs. In Funds4Food, our underwriters contributed $100,980 to cover all the hard costs for the event. This included things like web development consultants, legal fees, video system minutes and marketing materials among others. Below is a breakdown of those hard costs. iConnections contributed its platform and services at no charge to Funds4Food.
| Underwriter Contributions | $100,980.00 |
| Hard Event Costs | |
| Advertising & Marketing | (12,750.50) |
| Contract Customer Support | (34,000.00) |
| Legal | (5,789.99) |
| Software & Online Services (AWS) | (3,917.39) |
| Video System Charges | (5,133.88) |
| Technology Consulting | (5,640.00) |
| Total Hard Event Costs | ($67,231.76) |
| Net Proceeds from Underwriter Contribution | $33,748.24 |
| Total Manager Registrations & Donations Received | $1,852,820.00 |
| Net Proceeds from Underwriter Contribution | $33,748.24 |
| Total Donation Amount | $1,886,586.24 |
iConnections has donated the net amount of $33,748.24 to the Garces Foundation bringing the total raised in the event to $1,886,568.24
The event
How It Worked
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Allocators set the pace
Institutional allocators pledged to participate in meetings with fund managers of their choosing. The more meetings that were pledged, the more managers registered, and the more dollars were raised.
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Every kind of manager
The entire spectrum of fund managers, including long only, hedge, venture, private equity, real estate, private debt, infrastructure, and more, made donations to participate.
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Scheduled on iConnections
The iConnections platform allowed all participants allowing them to select, confirm and schedule video meetings with each other.
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Proceeds went to charity
At the end of the event, our charity partner, Garces Foundation, distributed the proceeds raised to the charities identified on our website.
Beneficiaries
Supported Charities
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted millions of families, forcing many into food insecure circumstances. Funds4Food was created to bring the investment management industry together to do its part to help these families in need around the world. The following charities are focused on alleviating food insecurity and have been chosen as beneficiaries of Funds4Food.
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Institutions
Participating Allocators
World class institutional allocators pledged to take meetings with the entire spectrum of fund managers, including hedge, venture, private equity, real estate, private debt, infrastructure and more, all to support Funds4Food. The following is a sample of participating allocators.
DUMAC
Hewlett Foundation
John's Hopkins University
Packard Foundation
Princeton University
Rockefeller University
Soros Fund Management
Stanford University
Willett Advisors
Yale University
Managers
Participating Investment Managers
Fund managers donated to participate based on their firm size. One hundred percent of registration proceeds were a direct donation to our charities.
Sponsors
Event Underwriters
Funds4Food is supported by industry leaders who came together to make this event possible. The financial and in-kind contributions of the following companies enabled all registration proceeds to go directly to charity.
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Industry
Media and Association Partners
Funds4Food is supported by industry membership organizations providing leadership and support for industry-wide initiatives, including advocacy, peer engagement, policy, and educational programming. Their support helps to raise public awareness and strengthen the value of the investment industry.
Coverage
Press
Leadership
Advisory Board
Our advisory board of industry leaders assembled some of the most prestigious allocators, fund managers and service providers to support Funds4Food.
Jeff Assaf
CIO
ICG Advisors
Les Baquiran
Alpine Capital Advisors
Founder
Susan Baxter
Royal Bank of Canada
Vice-Chair
Claudia Bertolino
Head of Business Development
Citco Fund Services
Dawn Blankenship
Socorro Asset Management
Chief Operating Officer
Molly Bloom
Author
Vern Bratton
Align
Senior Business Development Associate
John Darsie
SALT
Managing Director
Jamie Dinan
York Capital Management
CEO
Chris Duggan
Dart Enterprises
VP Business Development
Brian Goldman
Lanx Management
Founder
Stephanie Kelton
Barron's 100 Women in Finance
Professor of Economics & Public Policy, Stonybrook University
Josh Leonardi
TD Securities
US Head of Capital Introductions
Bill Luterman
PA Department of Banking and Securities
CIO, Global Investment Management and Family Office Solutions
Michelle Makori
Global Television Anchor
Steve Menna
KPMG
National Hedge Fund Segment Leader
Rahul Moodgal
Parvus Asset Management
Partner
Suzanne Murphy
Lampe Conway
Managing Director
Krishna Nadella
Bloomberg LP
America Head of Sales-Quant and Analyst Workflow Specialists
Melanie Pickett
Northern Trust
Head of Front Office Solutions
Jen Prosek
Prosek Partners
CEO
C. Penn Redpath
Lombard International
Managing Director
Michael S. Reeves
QuiVive Global Advisory
Managing Partner
Ed Rzeszowski
Blackrock
former Managing Director
Anthony Scaramucci
Skybridge Capital
Managing Partner
Ted Seides
Capital Allocators Podcast
Host
Gregg Sommer
Mercer Investments
Partner
Andrea Szigethy
The Investment Institute
CEO
Darren Wolf
Aberdeen Standard Investments
Global Head of Investments - Alternative Investment Strategies
Alison T. Young
Red, White and Blue Strategies
Managing Partner
iConnections
iConnections Team
Ron Biscardi
Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder
Chris Altomare
Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder
Julie Galdieri
Executive Speech and Performance Coach
Brandi Gatlin
Head of Investment Managers
Kaitlin (Reedy) Malin, CFA, CAIA
Head of Investor Relations
Kay Rozynski
Investor Relations Consultant
Thank you
Our Volunteers
Thank you to all of our volunteers. Your sales, marketing, investor relations and general experience in the alternative investment industry was integral to the success of our event!
Aarti Verma
Volunteer
Alexander Matthews, CFA, CAIA
Volunteer
Allyson Johnson, CAIA
Volunteer
Ashley Pullen
Volunteer
Ava Pucci
Volunteer
Avery Jane Carmichael
Volunteer
Eliza Pierson
Volunteer
Laetitia de Pastre
Volunteer
Laird Coby
Volunteer
Libbi Ross
Volunteer
Nemer Bechara
Volunteer
Ritu Khanna
Volunteer
Ryan Pino
Volunteer
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