4 Things I’ve Learned from My Board Experience
As a lawyer, mother of young kids, and lifelong learner, I’ve taken on the gratifying commitment of becoming a Fed Fellow. I wanted to get more involved in the Bay
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4 Things I’ve Learned from My Board Experience
Jewish Family and Children’s Services (JFCS) and Jewish Family and Community Services (JFCS East Bay) have tended to the social service needs of individuals and families in crisis for over
4 Things I’ve Learned from My Board Experience
The Federation congratulates Dorothy Saxe, whose continued and unwavering dedication to the Bay Area Jewish community has earned her the 2022 Judith Chapman Memorial Women’s Leadership Award. On January 31, Dorothy
4 Things I’ve Learned from My Board Experience
I remember my Bat Mitzvah like it was yesterday. Uncomfortable in my dress and the open-toed pumps I had insisted on wearing, I stood on the bimah* in front of
4 Things I’ve Learned from My Board Experience
At the Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund (The Federation), we challenged ourselves three years ago to think beyond our traditional model of providing grants to Jewish and other nonprofit
4 Things I’ve Learned from My Board Experience
It’s hard to know who is more profoundly impacted by the work of the Jewish Pride Fund (JPF)—its grantees or its members. “This Fund has tapped into my passion for
4 Things I’ve Learned from My Board Experience
Amalya Salamo, who recently graduated from high school in the Bay area, first heard about the Jewish Teen Foundation (JTF) from a family member who works within the community. As
4 Things I’ve Learned from My Board Experience
I am a Jewish and Black woman who once found it difficult to be comfortable in Jewish spaces. Of the many things I am grateful to my parents for, one
4 Things I’ve Learned from My Board Experience
It can be difficult to truly feel safe in our communal spaces during times like these. And while federal, state, and local law enforcement make extraordinary efforts to protect the
4 Things I’ve Learned from My Board Experience
As our fiscal year draws to a close and we enter the summer season, we want to share how East Bay Jewish life has flourished since we became one Federated