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THE CONVENING 2019 SEPTEMBER 17, 20198:30am-5:30pmMuseum of Jewish Heritage –A Living Memorial to the HolocaustNew York City Register Now! SCHEDULE OF THE DAY*THE POWER OF AUTHENTICITY: 8:30am-10:15amJWFNY kicks off The Convening – an inaugural gathering of visionary...
By Emily Candelario An article came across my desktop this morning that struck a chord with me. It starts off with a headline that any women, filled with dread of the current political climate but yet an intense sense of wanderlust would decidedly want to click on....
By Natasha Mayer Last week, I had the privilege of attending World Without Exploitation’s 2nd Annual Youth Summit. Led by Lauren Hersh, World Without Exploitation seeks to create a world where no person is trafficked, sold, or exploited. The event was geared toward...
by Rachel Siegel A new report from the Women’s Philanthropy Institute, All In for Women & Girls, explores the characteristics of women’s fund and foundation donors. For example, compared to general donors, they have given to women’s and girls’ causes for a longer...
THE CONVENING THE CONVENING 2019 SEPTEMBER 17, 20198:30am-5:30pmMuseum of Jewish Heritage -A Living Memorial to the HolocaustNew York City Schedule Available Now Featured Speakers: Caryn Seidman Becker, Chairman and CEO of CLEAR Liz Elting, Entrepreneur and...
By Natasha Mayer This morning, JWFNY staff had the honor of attending a breakfast to meet T’ruah’s 2019 Summer Rabbinic Fellows. Rabbi Jill Jacobs, T’ruah’s Executive Director, shared with us how the program trains rabbinical and cantorial students across...
By Rachel SiegelEarlier this month, JWFNY professionals attended the SafetyRespectEquity Coalition (SRE)’s Spring Summit. The goal of SRE, and the Summit was “shaping a shared agenda to ensure safe, respectful, equitable organizations and communal spaces.” SRE does...
By Emily Candelario Today, I decided to wear a skirt since the weather demanded it. It was an interesting find from a thrift store from a family vacation down to North Carolina: the right amount of flowy for a less windy day, and knee-length so I could maintain office...
By Jamie Allen Black Tim Lehnart, author of this article on PhilanthropyWomen.org focuses on how gender lens philanthropists can help ease the burden that women disproportionately carry for student loan debt in this country. Because of wage gaps, women owe an average...
