Grand Prix Foundation Opts for Monte Carlo Night Instead of Gala Fundraising Event

Long Beach, CA -  Tuxedoes, evening gowns and all the glamour that goes with a black-tie event may not be the best way for some charities to fundraise.  That’s a conclusion the Grand Prix Foundation of Long Beach’s leaders have reached, and one of the main reasons foundation President Rick DuRee said the nonprofit has canceled its annual Grand Prix Charity Ball and is altering its fundraising strategy by trading the formal affair for what he anticipates will be a more casual Monte Carlo Night event. Its planned replacement, he ventured, may be a chance to attract supporters who would not have otherwise bothered with a black-tie event.  www.fundraising-ideas.org