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After Shifting its Strategy, a Foundation Gets Behind Jewish Women Social Entrepreneurs
June 6, 2019Debra Nussbaum Cohen Evie Litwok got emotional when she opened up a letter from The Collective, a new joint project of the Jewish Women’s Foundation of New York that invests in social entrepreneurs and nonprofit leaders. The letter informed...
read moreJewish Women’s Foundation of NY names 10 Women Social Entrepreneurs to its Inaugural “Collective”
May 10, 2019 Ten remarkable Jewish women – all social entrepreneurs and each exemplifying the power of women to envision and make impact – have been selected for the Jewish Women’s Foundation of New York’s inaugural cohort of the “Collective.”The...
read morePress Release: Jewish Women’s Foundation Of New York Names Ten Women Social Entrepreneurs To Its Inaugural “Collective”
For Immediate Release Photos Available Contact: Glenn Rosenkrantz 646.245.8975, [email protected] JEWISH WOMEN’S FOUNDATION OF NEW YORK NAMES TEN WOMEN SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS TO ITS INAUGURAL “COLLECTIVE” Each Receives Long-Term Funding,...
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Period Poverty: Closer to Home Than You Think
Tomorrow, October 19, marks the first National Period Day. Created by PERIOD: The Menstrual Movement, National Period Day is a day to break the stigma around menstruation and elevate the issue of period poverty. Period poverty occurs when a person is...
read moreLabor Rights for Labor Day
By Natasha Mayer For all of human history, women have worked. Whether they worked on the family farm, in a factory during World War II, or in an office today, women have always been contributing to the economy and the workforce. Women have also been on the...
read moreA Conference with a Conscience
By Rachel Siegel I recently attended the JRPO Network’s conference for Jewish communal professionals in Detroit, Michigan. Over the course of three days I had the opportunity to reset personally and professionally, meet and reconnect with leaders in the...
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The Convening 2019
THE CONVENING 2019 SEPTEMBER 17, 20198:30am-5:30pmMuseum of Jewish Heritage -A Living Memorial to the HolocaustNew York City Featured Speakers: Caryn Seidman Becker, Chairman and CEO of CLEAR Liz Elting, Entrepreneur and Philanthropist Rachel Fishman...