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What's New | Important Dates | Special Programs | Press Room Check back often for the latest news and events at the Jewish Community Foundation. Jewish Community Foundation and Jewish Family Services join forces to “HELP”
Foundation Friends Celebrate Giving Their Way
Women Gather for Tea Celebrating the Life of Lillian Wald Lillian D. Wald, a Jewish woman living at the turn of the 20th century who left a comfortable life to champion the rights of Russian immigrants, came to life at a tea for women sponsored by the Lillian Fund – a giving circle at the Jewish Community Foundation. Pat Kazakoff, a talented local actress with over 30 years of experience in theater and performance, performed as Lillian Wald and spoke to the audience about her life. Susan Campbell, of the Hartford Courant, talked to the group about the plight of women and children across the state, and the cycles of poverty, unemployment and domestic violence faced by many. Click here to read the full press release. Local Artists Help Women and Children in Need
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Jewish Community Foundation Grant Brings Kids to the Big Screen
Click here to read the full press release. Jewish Community Foundation sponsors Estate and Business Planning Council luncheon
More than 150 legal, accounting and financial planning professionals, members of the Estate and Business Council of Hartford, attended a luncheon cosponsored by the Jewish Community Foundation and Hartford Foundation for Public Giving. Edward J. Beckwith, counsel to affluent families across the country and national leader of Baker Hostetler’s Tax-Exempt practice, presented on “Practical Advanced Charitable Techniques for an Uncertain Economic Environment.” Attorney Beckwith noted the attractiveness in this economic climate of charitable remainder trusts and charitable lead trusts in gift planning and the need for the professional advisor and charity to work together to meet donors’ objectives. Click here to read the full press release.
Enthusiastic Crowd Attends Session on Investing Endowments in Today’s Financial Climate
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Lillian Fund Grant Helps Local Women and Children in Transition A grant from the Lillian Fund for Women and Children at the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford will help address challenges faced by women and children hit hardest by the economic crisis.
The Lillian Fund grant will enable Jewish Family Services to provide supportive counseling, advocacy and employment assistance to women and their families. Click here to read the full press release.
Empowering Women in Philanthropic and Financial Planning
Women are changing their behaviors as investors and philanthropists. Today women are better informed and able to ask questions of their advisors when making decisions about finance and charitable giving.
On October 27, 2009, 14 women gathered at the Town and County Club for a luncheon and presentation by Nancy Fellinger, C.F.P. and Doreen Fundiller-Zweig, J.D., L.L.M. on investment and philanthropic values planning. Click here for handouts.
For articles and other resources on women, investing and philanthropy, click here.
Jewish Community Foundation Welcomes Four New Trustees Blanche Goldenberg photo currently unavailable The Jewish Community Foundation recently elected four new trustees at its annual board meeting in September: Lisa Fishman, Blanche S. Goldenberg, Theodore N. Kaplan and Jessica P. Zachs. They joion 12 other members of the board. "The Foundation is privileged to have these talented and dedicated individuals join the Board. Each brings an exemplary record of volunteer leadership and board service and possesses experience in key areas that are crucial to the Jewish Community Foundation's mission," said Executive Director, Doreen Fundiller-Zweig. Click here to read the full press release.
Director of Planned Giving at Harvard Law School Shares Knowledge of Charitable Gift Planning
Charles B. Gordy, J.D., Director of Planned Giving at Harvard Law School, addressed a crowd of more than 40 Hartford area Jewish professionals and community leaders on the importance of planned giving at a Fundraising Academy workshop sponsored by the Jewish Community Foundation on September 9th. Click here to read the full press release.
The Foundation Offers Unprecedented Emergency Operating Support to Local Agencies
Board of Trustees awarded $300,000 in emergency operating support to Hartford area nonprofits from its unrestricted community endowment funds to help the organizations with budget planning and developing strategies to support their fiscal and institutional health for the coming year. Twenty-two agencies and programs supported by the Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford will directly benefit from these grants. Click here to read the full press release.
Foundation Friends Celebrate the Art of Giving
Three Foundation Trustees departing from the Board this year. From left to right: Doreen Fundiller-Zweig, Executive Director, Bruce Fischman, Vice Chair, Alan Mendelson, Treasurer, David Fierston, past Chair and Thomas Divine, current Board Chair. Rachael Virgin, violinist, playing to donors at this year’s Spring donor reception. 140 donors and community leaders attended the Jewish Community Foundation’s Spring Reception at Beth El Temple in West Hartford on Wednesday, May 27. While Rachael Virgin, a Hartt School graduate, serenaded the group on violin, donors mingled and viewed an array of art work done by residents and members of local agencies. Click here to read the full article.
Leading Philanthropist Addresses Foundation on Revitalizing American Jewry
On April 23, 2009, thirty people gathered to hear Scott A. Shay, a nationally recognized Jewish community leader, especially active in Jewish formal and informal education, and the author of "Getting Our Groove Back: How to Energize American Jewry" (Devorah, 2nd edition). Shay discussed the current state and future prospects of American Jewry and ways to reengage Jews of varying ages in their community. Click here to read the full article.
HELPING FUND: More than $80,000 Available For Basic Needs The effects of the economic downturn that started in October continue to be felt today by families in Greater Hartford. Many people are struggling for the first time in their lives. Jewish Family Services, often the point of entry for these families, reports that requests for help in meeting basic human needs continue to rise dramatically. People are having difficulty paying utility and pharmaceutical bills, affording groceries, and finding employment. Click here to read the full article.
Foundation Offers Nonprofit Governance Series to Agencies and Synagogues
Three sessions on topics ranging from Understanding the New 990 Form to Fiduciary Duty 101 were held through the Leave a Jewish Legacy Fundraising Academy. Attorney Leah Chatinover of Reid and Riege, P.C., Jack Horak, Esq., Chair of the Nonprofit Organization Practice Group at Reid and Riege, P.C., and Mary Kay Curtiss of Blum Shapiro, made presentations to representatives of local agencies and synagogues across the Greater Hartford Jewish community.
Experts Discuss Planned Giving in Difficult Economic Times
Click here to read the full article. Parlor meeting To get to know the Foundation At the home of Elliott Tertes 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 7, 2010 Development Committee meeting Community Services Building, West Hartford Foundation Boardroom 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, October 5, 2010 Community Services Building, West Hartford Boardroom 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Grants News The Jewish Community Foundation has begun a New Initiative Grants program for new and innovative funding opportunities. Local agencies are encouraged to submit applications for cutting edge programs that address important needs in the Greater Hartford Jewish community. To read the program guidelines and view eligibility criteria, click here. Leave a Jewish Legacy Initiative Promotes Bequest Giving The Jewish Community Foundation's Leave a Jewish Legacy initiative is mobilizing more than 20 local Jewish agencies and organizations to promote charitable giving through bequests. The Leave a Jewish Legacy program capitalizes on the historic transfer of wealth currently underway in this country by increasing awareness of the power of bequest giving, training staff in the estate gift process, and seeking out, educating and recognizing donors. The Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford, its eligible beneficiary agencies, and area synagogues with permanent endowment funds at the Jewish Community Foundation are eligible to participate. “The time is right to tap into the power of bequest giving,” says
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The calls for assistance keep coming in.
130 donors and community leaders attended the Jewish Community Foundation’s Spring Reception at Beth El Temple in West Hartford. Lisa Gann, Director of OneFamily Fund, an Israeli organization dedicated to providing emotional, financial and social support to victims of terror, spoke about the impact of the Foundation’s recent grant to its Big Brother/Big Sister program. One grant can impact many lives.
Paintings, sculpture, ceramic cups and photographs were designed by local artists for the Women’s Seder on March 2nd.
On Tuesday December 1st four busloads of children enrolled in the extracurricular arts program at the Charter Oak Cultural Center enjoyed a screening of The Princess and the Frog, Disney's first film featuring an African American animated princess. 
Michael Miller, Managing Director of Colonial Consulting, LLC presented an endowment investment briefing to a crowd of 40 Hartford area Jewish professionals and community leaders. Miller believes that in this climate, fear begins to drive investment decisions and people abandon sensible, proven strategies for successful investing. Community foundations, like the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford, can weather this storm due to their long-term investment strategies and consistent focus on broad asset diversification.
At its meeting on June 18, the Jewish Community Foundation’s 
National fundraising experts Frank and Ellen Estes addressed a crowd of more than 35 
