February 12, 2021 — Gift for Life, the gift and home industries’ sole charitable organization, announced today a transition in leadership, effective immediately, following the election of new officers. Cole Daugherty takes over as chair of the board, replacing Matthew Katzenson who served in that role since 2017; and Ari Lowenstein is the newly elected […]

January 15, 2021 – Gift for Life, the gift and home industries’ sole charitable organization, announces that Adam Glassman, creative director of O, The Oprah Magazine, will serve as its honorary chair and spokesperson through 2021. “I am thrilled to be contributing to Gift For Life’s mission and their fundraising for DIFFA (Design Industries Foundation […]

November 18, 2020 — Through a generous DIFFA matching grant, every donation to Gift for Life’s Text-to- Give campaign will be doubled through December 31. Launched in connection with NY NOW’s Digital Market, the current campaign benefits SAGE, the country’s largest and oldest organization dedicated to improving the lives of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and […]

Gift for Life is launching a new text-to-give campaign as part of NY NOW’s first-ever Digital Market, October 3-7, 2020.  All donations will benefit SAGE, the country’s largest and oldest organization dedicated to improving the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) elders. “We are proud to partner with NY NOW to make aging […]

September 22, 2019 — Gift for Life, the gift, stationery and home decor industries’ leading charitable organization, announced today that its third annual Text-to-Give campaign raised nearly $7,000 for A Sister’s Gift Women’s Center (ASG), the first stand-alone HIV/AIDS agency in Dallas serving women (aged 13+) and their families impacted by HIV/AIDS with counseling, peer […]

August 10, 2020 — Gift for Life, the gift, stationery and home decor industries’ sole national charitable organization, announced today that Tim Hart of Emerald Expositions has joined its board of directors. Tim is Senior Vice President of the Retail Group at Emerald and is responsible for NY NOW and American Handcrafted. Prior to Emerald, […]

July 16, 2020 — Gift for Life, the gift and home industries’ sole charitable organization, today announced that Adam Glassman, creative director of O, The Oprah Magazine, will appear in a special “Countdown to the REAs” webinar on Tuesday, August 4. Hosted by Gifts & Decorative Accessories, the session will provide a behind-the-scenes look at the […]

June 23, 2020 — Gift for Life is once again collaborating with Gifts & Decorative Accessories to continue its text-to-give campaign in connection with the 69th annual Retailer Excellence Awards. Donations, which are being accepted now through the virtual event on Thursday, August 6, will directly benefit A Sister’s Gift Women’s Center (ASG), the first stand-alone HIV/AIDS […]

Gift for Life, the gift, stationery and home decor industries’ sole national charitable organization, is teaming-up with DIFFA (Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS) and NY NOW to engage the gift, home and design communities in the support of 2020 AIDS Walk New York. All proceeds raised by the Gift for Life/DIFFA/NY NOW team will benefit […]

March 6, 2020 — Gift for Life, the gift, stationery and home decor industries’ sole national charitable organization, announced today that Cole Daugherty of Dallas Market Center has been elected as Gift for Life Vice Chair and Meg Estevez of Emerald Expositions has joined its board of directors. “On behalf of our energetic and very […]