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Volume 48, Number 6
LIFE & LEGACY program raises $8.8 million in first year! TM
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ne year ago, The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee launched an initiative to transform the philanthropic culture of Sarasota-Manatee’s Jewish community with the LIFE & LEGACY™ program. The four-year program, which joins similar efforts in more than 50 cities around the country, is a partnership program of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation and managed by the Federation in this region. Through the program, lay leaders and staff from a cross-section of synagogues, social service agencies, and day schools receive training, support and monetary incentives to start conversations, secure legacy gifts, steward donors and integrate legacy giving into the philanthropic culture of the Jewish community. More than 230 guests gathered to celebrate the completion of the first year of the initiative at the LIFE & LEGACY Celebration on April 26 at Michael’s On East. Gisele Pintchuck, the director of the program at the Federation, welcomed the enthusiastic audience, reporting that the results have been extraordinary. “Our original goal was exceeded in the first six months of the program,” she said to the packed
audience. “We raised an astounding $8.8 million in promised gifts for our community with $220,000 already received by the designated organizations. It’s truly remarkable.” The 11 local agencies that are partners in the program are AvivaA Campus for Senior Life, Chabad of Sarasota, Chabad of Bradenton & Lakewood Ranch, Chabad of Venice & North Port, Hershorin Schiff Commu-
nity Day School, JFCS of the Suncoast, The Jewish Federation of SarasotaManatee, Temple Beth Israel, Temple Beth Sholom, Temple Emanu-El and Temple Sinai. During the evening, $7,500 grant awards were given out to organizations that secured 25 or more legacy commitments in the first year. These included Chabad of Sarasota, Chabad of Venice continued on page 2
Representatives from organizations that secured 25 or more legacy commitments during the first year of the program: (front row:) Mark Sharff (Temple Emanu-El), Rob Katz (Temple Beth Sholom), Rabbi Sholom Schmerling (Chabad of Venice & North Port), Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz, Robert Landman and Elizabeth Weber (Chabad of Sarasota), Heidi Brown (JFCS of the Suncoast), (back row:) Howard Tevlowitz (The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee)
Federation earns 4-star rating from Charity Navigator Staff Report
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e are proud to announce that The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee has achieved a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator. This coveted rating demonstrates strong financial health and commitment to accountability and
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