• The Fashion Footwear Charitable Foundation

    Powering Shoes for a Cure, the largest fundraising event of the footwear industry, and raising $65 MILLION over the past 31 years for groundbreaking first-step breast cancer research.

  • OUR MISSION

    The Fashion Footwear Charitable Foundation (FFCF) is a non-profit working to transform the shoe industry's donations of footwear into dollars that fund groundbreaking first-step breast cancer research at leading organizations in the U.S. Shoes for a Cure is the largest fundraising event of the footwear industry, raising more than $65 million since 1994 for this important cause. All donations are tax-deductible and benefit Breast Cancer Research.

  • BENEFICIARY HOSPITALS

    Receiving funding from the Fashion Footwear Charitable Foundation to further first-step breast cancer research.

  • BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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    SANDI MINES

    President & Chair, FFCF; President, FFANY; VP, Corporate Engagement, FDRA

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    SARAH LUBAS

    Vice Chair, FFCF;

    VP, Wholesale & Retail Concessions, Burberry

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    NABIL ALIFFI

    Chief Brand Officer, FFCF; former Chief Brand Officer, Neiman Marcus

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    JOHN HERON

    Treasurer, FFCF; President, Børn

    Berkshire Hathaway Shoe Holdings

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    SUSAN ITZKOWITZ

    President

    Marc Fisher

    Footwear

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    FARYL GILSTON

    Founder

    & CEO

    Faryl Robin

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    MATT PRIEST

    President

    & CEO

    FDRA

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    BRENDA CHRISTMON

    Sr. Director, Brand Communications

    Rack Room Shoes

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    CARRIE RUBIN

    President,

    North America

    Pentland

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    SANDRA COLON

    Head of

    Sales

    Birkenstock

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    EMILY ROCKEFELLER

    Breast Cancer Research Advocate, Philanthropist

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    ALI BLOOM MARCUS

    Manager of Private Clients

    Exemplar Luxury Group (ELG)

  • ADVISORY COUNCIL

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    RACHAEL KLEIN

    Marketing & Strategy, FFCF; Luxury Brand Partnerships and Marketing Consultant; former VP Brand Marketing, Neiman Marcus

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    ERICA MINTON

    Marketing Operations, FFCF

    Director, Creative Operations

    Tailored Brands

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    DEIRDRE BRADY

    Special Events, FFCF; Senior Specialist, Retail Initiatives & Partnerships, DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse

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    RACHEL AZAROFF

    Miami Fundraising Support, FFCF; President, Supernova Advisory

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    MATILDA KALAVESHI

    Miami Operations Support, FFCF; Head of Fashion Division, Mana Fashion Services

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    CHRISTINA WILLIAMS RYAN

    Miami Operations Support, FFCF; Senior Corporate Account Manager, The Estée Lauder Companies

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    ASHLEY MOORE

    Marketing & Operations Support, FFCF; Creative Director, FDRA