Media Advisory
Hundreds of Visionary Jewish Women Nonprofit Leaders, Feminist Philanthropists and Advocates to Gather at Elluminate 2025 Annual Luncheon, May 13 in New York City
Contact:
Glenn Rosenkrantz, Media Rep
[email protected]
Who:
Elluminate is a feminist women’s organization empowering Jewish women leaders and philanthropists working for equity and social change. Elluminate’s signature program, The Collective, trains, supports, and elevates Jewish women nonprofit CEOs working on today’s most emergent issues using a gender lens in the US, Israel and elsewhere around the world. As only 2% of charitable dollars go to programs focused on women and girls, Elluminate prioritizes supporting women leaders and calls on others to join them.
What:
Elluminate’s 2025 Annual Luncheon
Strong Voices. Bold Choices.
When:
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
11:15 AM Reception / 12:00 PM Lunch and Program
Where:
Cipriani 42nd Street
110 East 42nd Street, New York City
Registration:
https://elluminatewomen.org/luncheon2025/
Event Highlights:
HONORING
Carol Becker, Philanthropist and Activist, CEO of William Greenberg Desserts
Carol is an extraordinary force whose impact resonates beyond her entrepreneurial success at William Greenberg Desserts; she is also a catalyst for change, whose commitment extends across organizations locally and globally.
Barbara is a long-time member of Elluminate’s Board and has helped forge pathways for countless women leaders whose feminist philanthropic vision continues to shape a more equitable future.
FEATURING
One of the first visionary Jewish women CEOs supported by Elluminate in 2012, Sivan is a trailblazing Israeli entrepreneur who founded Innovation: Africa to bring Israeli solar, agricultural, and water technologies to rural African villages. Over the past 15 years, she has provided clean water, energy and light to more than 5 million people across ten African countries, impacting 5.7 million people, while spreading a positive image of Israel across the continent. She was named one of the world’s top fifty most influential Jews by the Jerusalem Post in 2023, and in 2024 received the Bertie Lubner Humanitarian Award.
Members of Elluminate’s Collective
Many of the bold and courageous visionary nonprofit CEOs currently engaged in Elluminate’s Collective Leadership Program who are creatively and impactfully addressing today’s critical issues, including speakers Julie F. Kay, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Abortion Coalition for Telemedicine and Moran Zer-Katzenstein, Founder and CEO of Bonot Alternativa.
Results of Elluminate’s Five-Year Impact Report
Elluminate leadership will address the results of an independent Impact Report that focuses on the first five years of The Collective Leadership Program. In the fall of 2024, after five years of running The Collective, Elluminate commissioned Dr. Pearl Beck, a noted social and evaluation research consultant, to carry-out an impact evaluation, designed to determine which elements are working well, which aspects need improvement, and new directions for the future.
Announcement of the Elluminate Global Women’s Leadership Network
Elluminate leadership will announce the establishment of the Global Women’s Leadership Network, a new initiative to unite Jewish women CEOs, feminist philanthropists and advocacy organizations to address the unique challenges faced by women and to be a force multiplier for collaboration, leadership development, influence and impact.
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