THE FUNDRAISING EVENT FOUNDED BY JAMES HUNIFORD GATHERS DOZENS OF THE INDUSTRY'S PREEMINENT INTERIOR DESIGNERS AND HOME DECOR BRANDS ANNUALLY TO SUPPORT LIFE-SAVING SERVICES FOR NEW YORKERS IN NEEDTHREE-DAY SHOPPING EVENT @ THE METROPOLITAN PAVILIONDOAD 20th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION DINNER | APRIL 23VIP PREVIEW + SHOPPING | APRIL 24PUBLIC SALE DAYS | APRIL 25 + 26NEW YORK, March 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Housing Works will host its annual Design on a Dime (DOAD) benefit April 23-26, 2025. Now in its 20th year, the highly anticipated event brings together acclaimed designers and premium brands to curate vignettes and collections for an enviable showcase of luxury home decor, furnishings, and art. The three-day shopping event returns to the Metropolitan Pavilion with an exciting lineup of dozens of renowned interior design professionals.The festivities will kick off on April 23 with the 20th Anniversary Celebration, a dinner and awards program honoring leaders and advocates in the design community who have created a home for humanitarianism over two decades. Shopping will begin on April 24 with a series of ticketed affairs that include a VIP reception and early-access shopping, culminating in the free public sale days April 25-26. Tickets are now available for purchase here .Design on a Dime is led by Founding Chair, James "Ford" Huniford with event leadership that includes a stellar cast of Designer Co-Chairs: Alessandra Branca, Rayman Boozer, Jamie Drake, Cliff Fong, Elissa Grayer, Young Huh, David Kaihoi, Charlotte Moss, Joy Moyler, and Miles Redd.As DOAD celebrates its 20th anniversary, it has raised more than $24 million to support Housing Works' charitable mission to end HIV/AIDS and homelessness. Generous donations from dedicated design aficionados and iconic home brands give their time, resources, and creative energy to bring the event to life.This year's event will feature an array of masterfully curated vignettes styled by a lineup of the industry's most acclaimed designers

This is a guest post by Ashley Barber of Campus Philly, a founding organization of Young, Smart Local, a national network striving to build a diverse workforce through the engagement and retention of young professionals. Technical.ly is a proud media partner of the 2024 YSL conference. What do regional economic development boosters, socially minded business owners and attentive civic leaders have in common? They all realize a steady stream of talented young adults is key to success — and there’s an event this month they won’t want to miss.Young, Smart, and Local, the national conference on talent attraction, growth and retention, is making its much-anticipated return to Philadelphia from Nov. 12-14. Across the nation, cities have realized talent will drive their ability to grow, but small, mid-size and large metropolitan areas have developed different strategies for building their pipelines. Some focus on college access and completion, while others concentrate on engaging and retaining students studying at local institutions.With more than 250 leaders expected to attend YSL 2024 — hailing from sectors like economic development, tourism, city government, higher education and business — the three-day convening promises to be dynamic. Expect sessions and talks sharing the latest and best strategies and initiatives to cultivate robust talent pipelines, which can vary widely.This year’s event is hosted by Campus Philly, in collaboration with Action Greensboro, Campus Tulsa and Greater New Orleans, with additional support from DCI and The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia. Attendees can look forward to engaging discussions that will cover a range of vital topics, including:How to reimagine the future of workStrategies for integrating diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices in growing urban areasA review of national trends and best practices that shape successful talent attraction effortsHow to measure the impact of talent initiatives across the countryAll of this will allow participants to gain insights into effective strategies for progress and methodologies for evaluating success. The Friday evening reception is at the Franklin Institute in Center City, followed by two days of workshops, plenaries and networking sessions at Quorum at the University City Science Center in West Philadelphia.Also! Campus Philly — one of the founding organizations of the Young, Smart, and Local network and host of the 2024 conference — is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a party at the Comcast Technology Center on the last day of the conference (Thursday, Nov. 14). All conference attendees get complimentary admission to the party, which will be an opportunity to reflect on the past two decades and envision the future of talent engagement in the Greater Philadelphia region for decades to come