Festival faces hard calls, with $20M in potential donations at stake

The just-right decision — in-person or online? — remains elusive for nonprofits in search of how to raise money in a pandemic. A prominent Southwest Florida organization wades into the dilemma.

  • By Mark Gordon
  • | 6:00 a.m. August 21, 2020
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Courtesy. Naples Winter Wine Festival Co- Chairwoman Darlene DeMichele says she “can’t imagine a year where the need would be more greater” for the event, which has raised $212 million for children-focused charities since 2001.
Courtesy. Naples Winter Wine Festival Co- Chairwoman Darlene DeMichele says she “can’t imagine a year where the need would be more greater” for the event, which has raised $212 million for children-focused charities since 2001.
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With six-figure auction lots from golf with Greg Norman to a 14-day sojourn on the world’s biggest recreational yacht, the Naples Winter Wine Festival is one of the premier fundraising festivals nationwide.

 

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