On March 5th 2020, hundreds of Boston’s best and brightest will converge at The Cyclorama @ Boston Center for the Arts to celebrate social enterprise, goodwill, and the shared ecosystem of our nonprofit and tech communities. Join CEO’s, entrepreneurs, tech workers, and nonprofit leaders as we sample delectable food, limited-release wines, and exclusive tequila inspired cocktails.
in support of:
2020 Wine & Tequila Party Host Committee
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WHAT’S THE WINE & TEQUILA PARTY ABOUT?
TUGG’s annual Wine & Tequila party all started thirteen years ago with twenty young VCs and tech entrepreneurs in a conference room, meeting in support of Year Up, drinking wine that was way above their pay grade. A wine connoisseur had posed a challenge to the attendees: find a way to engage both the tech community and social organizations at the same time. A beneficiary of Year Up attended, and when he started talking about their work, the room went quiet; the message was that powerful. These people got together for a social occasion, but the poignance of this nonprofits's story became the center of attention.
Thirteen years later, our goal remains steadfast: to connect some of the most exciting, early stage nonprofits with the best of Boston’s tech community. We are inviting a new class of nonprofits (and previous years winners) to introduce themselves to our community at this year’s Wine & Tequila party. 1,000 attendees will all get a poker chip upon entering the room and for the first half of the evening, it is our incoming nonprofits job to network: demonstrations, introducing themselves to as many people as they can, and “Shark Tank-ing” their way throughout the room. At some point in the evening, we ask everyone to place their poker chip in a basket that corresponds with which nonprofit resonated with them the best. We raise $150,000 and disburse it out, according to which nonprofits secured the most votes. It’s a truly unforgettable time and special moment for the Boston tech community.