An Interview With Isabelle Benditte, Director of Development, South Florida Urban Ministries

FS: How do you reach out to supporters and potential supporters in ways other than purely fundraising? Are you engaged with social media and online social networking?
IB: SFLUM holds two main fundraising events each year and has recently added a new third event. Our largest event is the annual Black Tie & Blue Jeans benefit dinner and auction, which is always a fun evening and a big success. The annual Thanksgiving Day Meal Delivery program is our largest volunteer event, and last year we packaged and delivered over 4,520 meals with the help of over 1,000 volunteers on Thanksgiving morning. Our newest event is our Country Hoedown, which is a great family event with a live band, barbecue and a mechanical bull. We hope to grow this event over the next few years by securing event sponsors.