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“when women and girls are empowered, the entire community bene ts”
Guided by Jewish values, JWF empowers women as leaders and strategic philanthropists. JWF uses a gender lens in
its social change philanthropy, advocacy, and education to achieve social and economic equality. JWF offers donors opportunities to develop an informed Jewish philanthropic response to gender issues.
Lisa Schreier
President & Board Chair
Tami Baldinger
Chief Executive Of cer
Jennifer Kryshka
Director of Grants & Programs
Erin Leibowitz
Program Coordinator
500 South Australian Avenue | Suite 517 West Palm Beach, FL 33401
(561) 275-2200 | [email protected]
www.jwfpalmbeach.org


“Without leaps
of imagination,
or dreaming,
we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.”
- Gloria Steinem
Program Schedule Introductory Remarks
Lisa Schreier, JWF President and Board Chair
Motzi
Rabbi Yaron Kapitulnik and Cantor Alicia Stillman
Special Presentation Eileen Berman Leadership Award
Paula Lustbader, Event Chair
Personal Remarks
Sydelle Sonkin, Honoree and JWF Trustee
Featured Speaker Introduction
Joel Yudenfreund, Event Co-Chair
Presentation and Q &A
Martina Vandenberg, Founder and President of the Human Traf cking Pro Bono Legal Center, A JWF Grantee Partner
Concluding Remarks
Paula Lustbader, Event Chair


Dear Friends,
I am proud and honored to be president of Jewish Women’s Foundation as we continue the incredible work started over 14 years ago. As we enter our third year of being an independent 501C3 it is more important than ever to continue and grow our mission to make a world where women and girls are safe and successful and can reach their fullest potential.
We are actively trying to make this world a better place for women and girls. We are funding over $400,000 this year through our grants, both locally in Palm Beach County, across the U.S., and in Israel. We continue our community education programs – this year we screened an important documentary highlighting the issue of post-partum depression. We have speakers coming to West Palm Beach on issues affecting women and girls globally, locally and in Israel. We have a new teen program, ‘No Small Change’. This philanthropic leadership program teaches high school students how to be social change philanthropists, advocates and fundraisers. They will collectively decide how to award over $10,000 to local organizations doing important social justice work. We had the inaugural JWF Israel trip, this past September where we met with our current grantees and saw rst-hand the incredible work they are doing.
This year we are proud and excited to celebrate Sydelle Sonkin, a devoted and generous JWF trustee. I had the honor of joining Sydelle and eight other JWF trustees on our recent trip to Israel. Sydelle is active and engaged with everything JWF does, including participating on our board of directors and grants committee. She meets with our grantees, attends our community education programs and supports JWF continuously. Thanks to Sydelle and all of our trustees, as well as the passionate work of our CEO, Tami Baldinger, and our Director of Grants & Programs, Jennifer Kryshka, our mission continues.
Thank you for attending today’s luncheon as we celebrate Sydelle and the Jewish Women’s Foundation. May we go from strength to strength and continue our mission to create social change and improve the lives of women and children both here and in Israel.
With warm regards,
Lisa Schreier
JWF President and Chair of the Board of Directors
Dear Friends,
Fourteen years ago, our founding chair Eileen
Berman and a group of visionary women in
our community created the Jewish Women’s
Foundation of the Greater Palm Beaches (JWF).
They recognized the need to join the movement
to advocate for underserved women and girls
and give a voice to the voiceless and powerless.
Today, as we begin our third year as an
independent foundation, we are proud of our
empowering model of philanthropy, elevating women in our community through innovative grant making, leadership development at every age and stage, advocacy, and education.
A JWF supporter recently told me that JWF inspires him, because we are about empowering all people to create a more just and tolerant society. When women and girls are empowered, the entire community bene ts. Now more than ever, we need all people, who share our vision of a better world where women and their families are safe and successful and can reach their fullest potential, to be our partners and supporters in this vital work.
Even as we re ect on our achievements this past year, we also look to the future and realize that we can and must reach more widely and deeply to achieve our aspirations for women and girls. JWF offers us a special opportunity to create social change. Margaret Mead has said, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever does.” We can be the change we want to see in the world - more opportunities for women leaders, safer and nancially secure families, and a more inclusive society.
I am truly grateful to our special honoree, Sydelle Sonkin, for her visionary leadership as a philanthropist and advocate. Her wisdom, courage, and generosity inspire me and everyone she meets. Sydelle is a role model for all of us to invest in women and girls. She embodies giving with an open and caring heart to organizations that match our values and our passion. Her singular philanthropic leadership has allowed JWF to expand its impact and reach. Our world is a better place because Sydelle walks with us.
Warmest Regards,
Tami Baldinger
JWF Chief Executive Of cer


Dorothy Adler Ruth Albert Nancy Baer Janet Baldinger Tami Baldinger Judy Bergman Marilyn Berman Eileen Berman Sandra Bornstein Staci Brenner z”l Nancy Brinker Diana Brody
Ann Brown Cynthia Brown Joan Brown
Judy Cooper Linda Cortell Benjamin Julie Cummings
Joan Daniels Nanci Dephoure Elaine Elovitz Harriet Epstein Gloria Fine Marjorie Fink Ruth Flicker Lori Frankfort Anita Friedman Cynthia Friedman Edith Gelfand
Muriel Greenblatt Barbara Grimpel Rachel Grody Nicki Harris Nancy Hart Judy Hartman Leslye Heisler Nina Hirsch Elayne Hurwitz Rita Isaacson Mona Joffe Jane Karp Nanette Kass Marilyn Katz Nancy G. Katz z”l Barbara Kay Beatrice Keiser-Knopf Paulette Koch Jessica Koch Andrea Kosoy Roberta Kozloff Sandra Krakoff Shirley Krellenstein Connie Lampert Roslyn Leopold Judith Levy Michelle Lobovits Vicki Loring Paula Lustbader
Zelda Mason Risa Milbauer Laura Munder Sharon O’Neil Stephanie Ribakoff Selma Rosen Baylie Rosenberg Robin Roshkind Raina Ruskin Dundi Sachs
Lisa Schneider Audrey Schwartz Elizabeth Shulman Phyllis Shuster Shirley Siff Caryl Siskin Anne Sloop Renee Stein Barbara Stern Linda Stoch Ellen Sussman Rita Taca Joanne Warshaver Pinciss Sheila Wilensky Marcia Yanofsky Jody Zirn Jane Zises
JWF Founding Trustees
SYDELLE SONKIN
Honoree Sydelle Sonkin is a lifelong learner, teacher, and philanthropist, who rst became active in the Jewish community through NCJW, Hadassah, AIPAC, and the Jewish Women’s Foundation of Detroit, her native city. She graduated with a BS and MS in Biology and Science Education from the University of Michigan. She pursued her passion for education as a high school biology teacher and
volunteer at a variety of institutions including the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Museum of Natural History, and the Detroit Zoo.
When she realized the power of collective feminist grant making and advocacy, Sydelle enthusiastically embraced the Jewish Women’s Foundation of the Greater Palm Beaches (JWF). Her trailblazing million dollar gift enabled JWF to soar. Blessed with a partner, Herb Siegel, who shares the passion for her generous philanthropy, Sydelle has set a beautiful example for her beloved children and grandchildren, Ruby, Paul, and Sloane.
MARTINA VANDENBERG
Attorney Martina Vandenberg is the founder
and president of The Human Traf cking Pro
Bono Legal Center (HT Pro Bono), a JWF grantee
partner. She has spent nearly two decades
combating human traf cking, forced labor,
and violence against women in the US and
globally. As the Europe Researcher for Human
Rights Watch’s Women’s Rights Division, she
participated in negotiations for the United
Nations Traf cking Protocol in Vienna, and testi ed on human rights issues before US Congressional committees.
Martina currently co-chairs the IBA Presidential Task Force on Human Traf cking. Prior to founding HT Pro Bono, Martina was a partner in Jenner & Block LLP’s Washington, D.C. of ce. She has successfully represented traf cking victims in federal immigration, civil, and criminal cases. In 2015, Vandenberg received the Katharine and George Alexander Law Prize for her work combating human traf cking. She is a Rhodes Scholar and a Truman Scholar.


JEWISH WOMEN’S FOUNDATION OF THE GREATER PALM BEACHES
2016-2018 Officers
Lisa Schreier, Prsident & Board Chair Alana Faintuch, Vice-President Barbra Francisco, Secretary Vivian Lieberman, Treasurer
Board of Directors
Eileen Berman, Founding Chair Paula Lustbader, Immediate Past President Cynthia Brown
Andrea Greenspan
Nini Krever
Liz Reitman
Kristen Sacks
Hope Silverman
Sydelle Sonkin
Kathryn Abraham Venita Ackerman Phyllis Aronson Sara Aronson Carol Auerbach Nancy Baer Tracey Baker Tami Baldinger* Arlene Bearman Judy Bergman Eileen Berman** Sandra Bornstein* Ashley Brevda Diana Brody Ann Brown Cynthia Brown Carol Cohen* Julie Cummings** Joan Daniels Rosalee Davison Nanci Dephoure Hope Dunkel Sherry Endelson Sheila Engelstein Tamara Faintuch Alana Faintuch Hoch Ellen Falk Marjorie Fink** Edith Fisher
Erin Forster Barbra Francisco Sharyn Frankel Edith Gelfand* Shelly Gerson Maxine Goldblum Linda Golden Jennifer Goldin Muriel Greenblatt Andrea Greenspan
Suzanne Holmes Maite Jabour Michelle Jacobson Mona Joffe* Sara Tudy Kahn Linda Katzen Swartz Ellen Kaufman Barbara Kay** Michelle Kohn Sandra Krakoff* Nini Krever
Dr. Shirley Kullen Gaby Kuvin Heather Lazarus Roslyn Leopold Sharon Lerner Clare Lesser Carole Ann Levine Caryl Levine Vivian Lieberman Jessica Lifshitz Gloria Lipson Michelle Lobovits Deena Lockman Vicki Loring Heather Lowenthal Paula Lustbader* Bente Lyons Zelda Mason Harriet Miller Barbara Mines* Jane Myers
Lori Myers Anita Neiman Dr. Paula Newmark Jenni Newstein Cara Ovadia Elaine Parks Susan Pertnoy** Traci Pincourt-Braun
Katie Prince Caroline Rafferty** Liz Reitman Nancy Richter Baylie Rosenberg Dundi Sachs Kristen Sacks Allison Saft Suzan Sankel Lisa Schneider Lisa Schreier Audrey Schwartz* Carla Schwartz Jane Shalam Adele Shamban Betsy Shapiro Miriam Sharfman Carol Sherman Phyllis Shuster Shirley Siff Ilene Silber Marlene Silver Hope Silverman Laurie Silvers Joanne Singer Caryl Siskin Donna Snow Sydelle Sonkin** Michelle Stein Lauren Stuhmer Ellen Sussman Diane Tohn Elissa Vessal Jane Warshaw Beth Wayne Elaine Weener Jill Weiss Laurie Winston Barbara Zimet
JWF Board of Trustees
Bold=founding trustee, * indicates lifetime trustee, ** indicates intergenerational trustee


JEWISH WOMEN’S FOUNDATION OF THE GREATER PALM BEACHES
2016 Grant Awards
In the 2015-2016 grants cycle, JWF awarded $350,000 in funding to local, national, and Israeli organizations.
Since 2002, JWF has awarded over $2,000,000 in funding.
Local Organizations - Serving women and children in Palm Beach County
Families First of PB County
Targeted Outreach of Pregnant Women
Targeted Outreach of Pregnant Women program works to prevent transmission of HIV/AIDS from mothers to newborns. Highly trained outreach workers go into the community looking for at - risk pregnant women and teens so they can provide education and medical treatment throughout their pregnancy, and the rst 6 months after birth. To date, they have a 100% success rate.
Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition
Circle of Wellness - Maternal Mental Health Program
The Circle of Wellness Maternal Mental Health project is a new program that supports mothers suffering from mental health conditions that are highly treatable and often preventable. The program includes a structured care coordination model for clients with depression, perinatal therapy resources, and perinatal therapy training to medical and mental health providers, and support groups for women and their families.
PACE Center for Girls of Palm Beach County
PACEWorks
PACEWorks Program increases the employability of at-risk and high-risk girls at PACE Center for Girls by providing them with the skills and experience for employment in non-traditional elds such as Culinary Arts, Hospitality Services, Arts, Zoological Sciences, and Construction Trades, as well as more traditional elds of Retail Trades, Child Care/Caregiver, Fashion, Food Service and General Of ce.
Women of Tomorrow Mentor & Scholarship Program
General Support
Women of Tomorrow Mentor & Scholarship Program helps at-risk girls stay in school, improve academic performance, and gain practical skills that will help them succeed as students and adults. They conduct mentoring throughout the county’s low-income areas, including Title 1 high schools, as well as disadvantaged girls attending high schools in the county’s af uent areas.
National Organizations - Organizations outside of Florida with a national impact
The Human Traf cking Pro Bono Legal Center
Sex Traf cking Justice Initiative
The Sex Traf cking Justice Initiative is a national program that helps traf cking victims by increasing access to pro bono counsel, increasing the number of civil traf cking cases led by victims, and increasing the number of vacatur/ expungement lings to clear victims’ criminal records.
Unchained at Last
General Support
Unchained At Last is the only organization in the US dedicated to helping women and girls leave or avoid arranged/forced marriages and rebuild their lives. Unchained provides free legal and social services and emotional support, while also raising awareness and advocating for relevant legislation.
Yeshivat Maharat
General Support
Yeshivat Maharat was the rst institution in the US to ordain women as Orthodox clergy. This ground-breaking leadership program trains Orthodox women to serve Jewish communities as full spiritual and halakhic leaders in synagogues and other community organizations.
Israeli Organizations – Advancing the status of women in Israeli society
ATZUM - Justice Works
Task Force on Human Traf cking
The Task Force on Human Traf cking (TFHT) works to promote the passage of legislation based on the Nordic Model, the international standard designed to criminalize the purchase of sexual services and protect the prostitute; ensure the enforcement of such legislation; stimulate further action and advocacy to increase women’s economic sustainability; and alter the misconceptions of Israeli law makers and citizens.
Center for Women’s Justice
Public Interest Litigation Project
The Public Interest Litigation Project works to cement proven legal solutions and pioneer others that help Israeli women escape the prison of get abuse and attain economic and social equality, and bolster the human rights of Israeli women by compelling the State’s legal arm to step in and protect them from religious court infringements.
Eden Center
Mikveh Attendant Empowerment Program
The Eden Center’s Mikveh Attendant Empowerment Program trains the religious and ultra-Orthodox women who serve as mikveh attendants to identify crisis, abuse and various health issues so they direct women to professional resources and advocate for better health care and prevention.


ImaKadima
General Support
ImaKadima aims to empower working mothers to reach their potential by assisting employers in enacting family friendly work models and advocating for family friendly workplace policies in the Knesset. They coordinate community meet ups and professional networking events for their over 2,300 members.
Itach Maaki - Women Lawyers for Social Justice
Raising the Voices of Marginalized Israeli Women for Economic Justice
Itach-Maaki is advancing the rights of women from marginalized groups nationwide, including Arab women, Bedouin women, single mothers, low-income working women, women dependent on public assistance, and immigrants via legal aid, policy change, leadership training for women and public advocacy.
Jasmine
IZUN – Promoting Jewish & Arab Women Leadership in the Economy
IZUN Trains diverse women business leaders – both Arab and Jewish - to serve as board members on corporate, public and NGO boards to increase the number of women in board leadership positions. Participants are paired with a mentor and trained in a special 4-month course that includes board meeting simulations.
Kolech
TELEM Educational Program for Gender Equality
The TELEM program is a series of interactive-experiential workshops for teenage girls and boys, designed to boost the con dence and self-image of the participants, helping them to explore and understand the issues of gender roles and sexuality. They learn the warning signals of potentially dangerous partners, and ways to prevent or deal with harassment and sexual and physical abuse.
Ohr Torah Stone
The Women’s Institute of Halakhic Leadership (WIHL)
WIHL is a full time, modern Orthodox Israeli enterprise that trains committed women scholars to become rabbis in a way identically broad in depth and scope as that studied by men training for rabbinical ordination.
Rackman Center for the Advancement of the Status of Women
Lawyers of Tomorrow
Lawyers of Tomorrow is a training course for promising law students to familiarize them with the needs and rights of women under Jewish and Israeli law and encourage them to do pro bono work to assist low-income women as part of their professional creed in the future.
WEPower
General support
Established in the year 2000, WEPOWER is the only non-pro t, non-partisan Israeli NGO that proactively promotes women’s leadership to the high levels of decision- making and elected positions. WEPOWER aims to advance women’s leadership and gender mainstreaming at all levels of society, particularly in the political and public arenas, increasing awareness of gender inequality, creating social change, and a more equal civic society.
JEWISH WOMEN’S FOUNDATION OF THE GREATER PALM BEACHES
Gratefully Acknowledges The Generous Contributions From Our Major Sponsors:
$10,000
Vivian Lieberman Barbara Mines Herb Siegel
$5,000
Eileen Berman and Jay Bauer Hope and Gene Silverman US Bank
Joel Yudenfreund
$3,000
Tami and Jim Baldinger Paula Lustbader Mitzner Family Foundation Dr. Shirley Siff


Thank you to our generous donors who support the JWF Imagine the Possibilities Campaign
Thank you to our generous donors who support the JWF Imagine the Possibilities Campaign
$1,000,000 and above
JS & S Michaan Foundation Sydelle Sonkin
$250,000 - $999,999
Marjorie Fink
$100,000 - $249,000
Jay Bauer Eileen Berman Julie Cummings Barbara Kay
$50,000 - $99,999
Ann Brown Carol Cohen
$25,000 - $49,999
Tami Baldinger Paula Lustbader Barbara Mines Marlene Silver
$15,000 - $24,999
Carol Auerbach Shelly Gerson Vivian Lieberman Hope Silverman
$10,000 - $14,999
Clare Lesser Mark Levy Lisa Schreier Herb Siegel Joel Yudenfreund
$5,000 - $9,999
Muriel Greenblatt
Lisa J. Leder Family Foundation Harriet Miller
Shirley Siff
US Bank, The Private Client Reserve
$2,500 - $4,999
Nancy Brinker
Alana Faintuch
Lori Gendelman Dorothy & Sidney Kohl Cobey Rapaport
Nini Krever Mitzner Family Foundation Liz Reitman Audrey Schwartz
UBS Financial Services, Inc.
$1,000 - $2,499
Kathryn Abraham Atlantis Orthopaedics Judy Bergman
Ellen Blankstein Cynthia Brown Comiter, Singer, Basemen & Braun, LLP Eddie & Ozzie’s Table 26 Sara Fabrikant Tamara & Jack Faintuch Elaine Feit
Barbra Francisco Edith Gelfand
Mark Gilbert Maxine Goldblum Maite Jabour Mona Joffe Tammy Karu Sandra Krakoff Gary Lesser Heather Lowenthal Johanna Markson Laurie Miller
Laura Munder Janice Romley Kristen Sacks Dundi Sachs
Fiona Scharf
Lisa A. Schneider, Esq., Gunster Law Firm Jane Shalam Elizabeth Shulman Yadelle Sklare Bonnie Stern Barbara Zimet
$500 - $999
Ruth Abramson
Arlene Bearman Marjorie Berg
BMO Harris Bank
Jane Cummings
Cherly Lynn Endelson Sherry Endelson
Ellen Falk
Nancy Schwartz Sternoff
& Phyllis Goldman,
G&S Consultants Andrea Greenspan Diane Hallenbeck Michelle Jacobson
Gaby Kuvin
Michelle Lobovits Sydelle Meyer
Lori Myers
Palm Beach Synagogue The Raymond F. Kravis Center Barbara Rothschild Valerie Saperstein Kristen Scarpa & Russell Bissett Betsy Shapiro
Laurie Silvers Michelle Stein
Ellen Sussman
Diane Tohn
Leatrice Wolf
Jane Zises
$250 - $499
Melody Alstodt Madelaine Anbinder Diane Belfer Socki Berg
Gail Cooper David DeBuck Sheila Engelstein Mindy Hanken Andrea Hass Sharon Lerner Dede Levinson Andrew Lustbader Brian Lustbader Laura Lustbader Simone Liebling Cynnie List Zelda Mason Jane Mitchell Lisa Meth
MJ Meier Diane Mittenthal Renee Nadel Anita Neiman Georgia Newman Terry Oster Ronnie Pertnoy Adrianne Singer Ann Sloop Robin Star Helene Weingarten Ron White Laurie Winston Sandy Zeskind
$100 - $249
Venita Ackerman Audrey Adams Mona Abramson Patti Abramson Sky Albert Donna Appelbaum Sanford Baklor
Colby Bennett
W. Lee Bell
Nancy Beren
Jacki Browne
Diana Brody
Carlton Fields Jorden Burt, P.A. Rosalee Davison
Nanci Dephoure
Amy Dow
Gloria Fine
Sandy Fine
FAU Foundation, Inc. Judith Freund
Ellie Fronstin
Amy Goldin
Patricia Gottenger
Nancy Horowitz
Lynn Kaston
Joanie Kripke
Lynn Kruger
Debra & Gregg Lerman Fern Lerner
Carole Ann Levine Thelma Miller
Jane Myers
Na’Amat USA, Southeast Region Paula Newmark
Fotios Pantazis
Ileane Rayman-Kaufman Caron Regenbaum
Lisa Rosenfeld
Hazel Rubin
Dean Rosenbach
Jan Rosenthal
Nancy Roth
Ellen Safran
Joan Sall
Joyce Sang
Annette Schilling
Rosa Schechter
Carla Schwartz
Betsy Shapiro
Selman Shapiro
Tiara Shoter Susan Shullman Pertnoy Jamie Stern Tamara Tasini Temple Beth Am Temple Israel Temple Judea Coralie Toevs Michele Vogel Jane Warshaw Beverly Wine Women’s Foundation of Palm Beach County
Under $100
Ruth Bell Jenni Brill Debbie Burger Amy Devore Susan Glabman Susan Goldstein Michele Gurto Mindy Hanken Janice Helmkamp Kathryn Keslar Patricia Lampert Roslyn Leopold Holly Levy Risa Milbauer Katie Prince Paula Rebak Carolyn Reinhart Marion Rosencrans Craig Schimelman Debra Shapiro Barbara Sheer Debra Stern Lauren Stuhmer Elayne Weener Gail Weiss Elaine Wiesenfeld


JWF Programs Nurturing leadership at every age and stage
No Small Change: Jewish Teen Philanthropic Leadership
No Small Change is a philanthropic leadership program that brings together a group of up to 20 high school students who will learn and fundraise together and collectively decide how to award over $10,000 to local organizations doing important social justice work. This program will be both a fun and meaningful way to make an impact in our community while also earning 30 community service hours.
This program is open to Jewish young men and women in 9th - 12th grade who live in Palm Beach County and want to work together with other teens and learn about the power of thoughtful giving.
• Jewish values & giving
• Gender equality & social justice
• Understanding philanthropy & how non-pro ts work
• What is strategic grant making?
• What is a giving circle?
A skilled professional will facilitate group meetings and bring in guest speakers and experts for speci c programs. Teens will meet once a month on Sunday afternoons from October through April, with an end of year celebration in May. Parents are invited to participate in selected sessions.
Young Leaders Society
Young Leaders Society (YLS) is open to women living or working in the Palm Beach area who support JWF’s mission to empower women and girls through social change philanthropy and advocacy, and who wish to develop leadership skills, impact their community, and be part of a network of like-minded young women. YLS meets monthly during lunch time for interactive skill building workshops, special conversations with local women leaders, and the opportunity to learn from other members of the cohort.
• Leading through giving
• Joining a board of directors
• Running for political of ce
• Becoming a better negotiator
• Leveraging your professional networks
An optional part of YLS includes the Young Leaders Giving Circle - a meaningful, educational experience unlike any other in Palm Beach County. This giving circle is open to passionate women aged 45 and under who want to learn about strategic, social change grant making and expand their charitable impact by collectively investing in women and girls in our community. The Young Leaders Giving Circle meets 4 times from February - May, and the minimum contribution is $250.
JWF Fact Sheet
HOW JWF IS UNIQUE
• Anempoweringandinnovativemodelofcollaborativeandfeministphilanthropy in which every donor is valued and has a voice
• A trailblazer in developing women’s leadership at every age and stage
• TheonlysocialchangegrantmakingandadvocacyorganizationinourJewish
community
WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO
• Lessthan8%ofallphilanthropicdollarsraisedisallocatedtoissuesspeci cally affecting women and girls.
• Women are underrepresented in traditional leadership roles, including elected of ce, corporate boards of directors, Jewish communal organizational leadership, and top executive positions.
• Full time female employees in the United States only earn 78 cents for every dollar earned by men.
• More than 30% of girls in the developing world are married before the age of 18 and 1 in 9 are married before the age of 15. A 2011 survey in the US found 3,000 known or suspected cases of girls as young as 15 who were forced to marry under threats of death, beatings or ostracism.
• Approximately 100,000 children are sold for sex each year in the U.S.
OUR GOALS
• Giveavoicetothevoicelessandpowerlessbyidentifyingmarginalizedgroups of women and girls and bringing them into the mainstream
• Encourage and nurture women’s leadership in professional, religious, and communal organizations
• Develop the next generation of women leaders to change the dynamic for women, girls, and society
• Initiateadvocacycampaignsinthelocalcommunityandfundinnovativesocial change projects that re ect our advocacy priorities
SINCE 2002, JWF HAS
• Funded over 120 projects to local, national, and global organizations.
• Awarded over $2,000,000 in grants.
• Empowered more than 200 Trustees to be strategic feminist grant makers,
leaders, and advocates.
• Educated the community and raised awareness of critical issues affecting
women and girls.
WHAT’S NEXT
• Convene leaders and organizations to nd wide-reaching solutions to pressing issues
• Develop the next generation of women leaders to take their place at the table • Provide cutting edge educational programming and advocacy work
• Expand grant making to over $400,000 in grant awards in 2017
• Initiate two social justice giving circles to empower different groups of women
and teens as social change leaders and philanthropists applying a gender lens in their philanthropy


JEWISH WOMEN’S FOUNDATION OF THE GREATER PALM BEACHES
2017 Calendar of Meetings & Events
JWF Vision & Mission Statement
VISION STATEMENT
The Jewish Women’s Foundation of the Greater Palm Beaches (JWF) envisions a world where women and girls are safe and successful and can reach their fullest potential, and we all live in a more fair and just society.
MISSION STATEMENT
Guided by Jewish values, JWF empowers women as leaders and strategic philanthropists. JWF uses a gender lens in its social change philanthropy, advocacy, and education to achieve social and economic equality. JWF offers donors opportunities to develop an informed Jewish philanthropic response to gender issues.
THEORY OF CHANGE
When women and girls are empowered, the entire community bene ts.
OUR GOALS
• Giveavoicetothevoicelessandpowerless–identifymarginalizedgroups of women and girls and bring them into the mainstream.
• Nurture women’s leadership in a comprehensive way.
• Develop the next generation of women leaders to change the dynamic
for women and girls in every arena.
• Educate the community on pressing issues affecting women and girls,
examine how problems affect men and women differently, and develop innovative solutions to social inequities.
Across all goals, we will deploy the following STRATEGIES:
• Partnerships
• Mentoring
• Diversity of voices and generations
• Networking to expand our base and leverage our collective power
OUR VALUES
Inclusive Equitable Entrepreneurial Respectful Entrepreneurial Collaborative
Monday, January 9 9:30am-11:00am
Advocacy & Education Committee Meeting
JWF Board Room
West Palm Beach
Tuesday, January 10 10:00am–12:00pm
Second Grants Committee Meeting
Temple Beth El
West Palm Beach
Tuesday, January 17 10:00am-2:00pm
Community Education Program
Site visit with grantee partner Families First
JWF Office
West Palm Beach
Wednesday, January 18 10:00am – 11:30am
Status of Women & Girls in Florida: Poverty & Opportunity Report briefing and strategy session
Mandel Public Library
West Palm Beach
January 23, 24, & 26 9:00am–12:00pm
Grant Applicant Interviews
TBD
Tuesday, February 7 10:00am–12:00pm
Third Grants Committee Meeting
Temple Beth El
West Palm Beach
Wednesday, February 22 11:30am–1:30pm
Trustees Luncheon Meeting
Presentation and Vote on 2017 Grant Docket
Table 26
West Palm Beach
Thursday, March 9 9:30am–11:00am
Advocacy & Education Committee Meeting
JWF Board Room
West Palm Beach
Tuesday, March 14 12:00pm–1:30pm
Community Education Program
Local Grantee Partner Panel
Jewish Family & Children’s Services West Palm Beach
Wednesday, May 3 11:30am–1:15pm
End-of-Season Trustees Luncheon Meeting
Table 26
West Palm Beach


JWF expresses special thanks to the following people for their generous support:
Paula Lustbader
for underwriting the cost of the JWF promotional video
Sandra Krakoff
for underwriting the cost of today’s beautiful oral centerpieces
Adele Shamban
for providing today’s chocolate event favors


Dear Sydelle,
Helping you pursue your nancial goals.
Providing the dedicated service you expect and deserve.
The ECJ Wealth Advisory Group
Joel H. Yudenfreund, JD, CPA
Director/Investments
(561) 868-8705
450 Royal Palm Way | Palm Beach, Florida 33480
We are truly grateful for your passionate commitment to giving women and girls a voice and creating a world where all women and their families can be safe and successful and reach their full potential.
You are a role model for all of us as a social change philanthropist and leader who imagines the possibilities.
Mazel Tov on this honor and thank you for all you do for JWF and to make this world a better place.
With love and admiration,
Lisa Schreier, President & Board Chair Tami Baldinger, Chief Executive O cer
The Board of Directors & Sta of Jewish Women’s Foundation of the Greater Palm Beaches
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