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Women’s Division continues to spearhead our fundraising success, raising just over $9 million from 5,932 members, a jump of nearly $400,000 over last year. This one division generates nearly 44% of every Federation fundraising dollar. Credit this achievement to the leadership
Dorothy Seaman
Jane Glaser
Ellen R. Sarnoff
of Dorothy Seaman, Women’s Division Chair, Jane Glaser,1st Vice Chair, Campaign and Ellen R. Sarnoff, Vice Chair, Major Gifts. Lion of Judah members continue to constitute the heart of the Women’s Division results, with contributors of $5,000 and up generating nearly 80% of those results. Lion Luncheon chairs were Sandra Lippy and Cindy Nimhauser, and the Lion Outreach was led by Chair Kinnie Gorelick and Co-Chair Louise Galpern.
COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS Young Adult Division (YAD), led by President Jill Deutch, had a highly successful year. This success was built on events designed specifically to meet younger donors’ interests, such as Kol Esha (Voice of a Woman) featuring a producer of TV’s “20/20,” and Young Men’s Forum, a series of ongoing study sessions with leading rabbis and educators. The third annual YAD Assembly was another highlight, as was the inaugural dinner of the brand new Ben Gurion Society, hosted by community leader Ellen R. Sarnoff. Meanwhile, YAD’s integration into the campaign was strengthened by the 2005 Campaign Ignition, keynoted by UJC national trainer Janis Roszler, a board retreat and “Tuesdays with Bill,” a series of focus meetings with Federation President and CEO Bill Bernstein. The result: YAD showed campaign growth exceeding 30%, year over year, with increases in both new and existing gift levels. Joining YAD in grooming future donors were our other outreach programs, including the Business and Professional Division, which hosted a highly successful event featuring Bill Rancic of TV’s “The Apprentice,” missions to Israel and corporate development. All showed steady progress and great promise. And our annual “Super Sunday” event, chaired by Emily and Stephen Grabelsky, proved its usual enormous success, generating over $1 million.
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WO R D S o f W I S D O M Don’t just tell them, show them with tours of the campus, dinner at JARC, food delivery to the needy. Actually seeing where one’s dollars go makes a huge impact! – Ellen R. Sarnoff