The Boys & Girls Clubs of America still benefit from Nate Bargatzes controversial Emmys Bit

The Boys & Girls Clubs of America is possibly the biggest winner of Sunday night’s Emmy Awards. The non -profit non -profit non -profit youth programs now see a donation boom after a controversial fundraising agent in the middle of the television’s biggest evening. Emmys -host Nate Bargatze promised $ 100,000 to the group at the top of the television – with a turn. The comedian then pulled off $ 1000 for each second that an acceptance speech exceeded the assigned time and added the same amount under the limit for every second. Children for boys and girls clubs stood at the trophy holder for each announcement before withdrawing in the wings. The charity gag could not limit many winners. The “hacks” star Hannah Einbinder promises “I will pay the difference” while accepting the award for outstanding support actress in a comedy series. “We (exploding) about the boys and girls,” said comedian Seth Rogen as the ticker plunged deeper into the negative. With the show almost over, the amount below zero dropped to negative $ 60,000. The Boys & Girls clubs “waited to see the outcome in real time, like everyone,” Lisa Anastasi, the organization’s chief development and external relationship officer, said in ‘Ne -mail on Monday. They finally received what Anastasi calls a ‘generous surprise’: $ 250,000 from Bargatze and $ 100,000 from the broadcaster CBS. “The number, I will be honest with you, was an embarrassment,” Bargatze said before announcing the final amount. And the nationwide -profit organization is still raising the benefits. According to Anastasi, the total of the donation of the total time is more than doubled compared to this time and its search interest. “The $ 350,000 donation will have an incredible impact on our programs and in the lives of children and teens attending our clubs,” Anastasi said. “But this moment was about more than the donation for us – it was also special because it put our mission and our club children on a national stage.” Some viewers applauded the altruistic-minded mockery of long-winded Hollywood elite. However, not everything in the worlds of entertainment and philanthropy was equally enthusiastic. A various columnist said the joke has artists’ moments of celebration in those “they will remember that they have been politicized in the most holiest and annoying way.” According to fundraising strategist T. Clay Buck, generosity is not about gimmicks. In a LinkedIn post, he said “communities are not props” and “neighbors’ needs are not entertaining.” “$ 100,000 is not a joke – it’s rental, it’s meals, it’s staff members, it’s futures,” Buck said. “And making the gift cheap by making it conditional, transactional or theater reduces the heart of giving.” ___ Associated Press coverage of philanthropy and nonprofits receive support through the AP’s collaboration with the conversation us, with funding from Lilly Endowment Inc. The AP is exclusively responsible for this content. Visit https://apnews.com/hub/philanthropy for all the AP’s philanthropy coverage.