Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund

📚 With the new school year underway, how can we ensure our kids feel safe and supported? Together, we are taking actionable steps to safeguard our community's students. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3B2B06p

Catalytic Capital for Israel (CCI) is a loan fund dedicated to supporting Israeli small businesses. By partnering with top not-for-profit lenders in Israel, CCI aims to provide an essential financial lifeline to struggling businesses through increased availability of low-interest loans. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gYtF8nGy

On 9/9 at 7 pm, join the Federation’s Community Security team for the first in our Back-to-School Safety series — to help parents and students navigate the complexities of psychological and physical safety in the school environment in the face of rising antisemitism. Our panelists are Ron Hassner, Professor and Director of Jewish Law and Israel Studies, UC Berkeley; Rabbi Jessica Kirschner, Executive Director and Senior Rabbi at Stanford University Hillel; Molly Jozer, Federation Community Security Advisor, and Hagar Ben-Eliezer, Mental Health & Wellness Therapist, Berkeley Hillel. Register: https://bit.ly/3yGQqfJ

🚀 Join Our Team! 🚀 The Federation is hiring an Executive Director for the Mount Zion Health Fund! Read more and apply today: https://bit.ly/4dFZgd1

We are excited to share our 2024 Impact Investing Report. Together, we have now invested close to $51M in 24 nonprofits and mission-driven financial institutions since 2019. In its third full year, the Federation’s Impact Investing program invested nearly $11M, with over $6.8M going to Jewish and Jewish-led organizations. These investments increase our vital support of vibrant Jewish life and the lives of our neighbors in the U.S. and Israel. Read the report: https://bit.ly/46LElm3

Show your Jewish pride, celebrate your heritage, and reignite your spirit at the 2025 International Lion of Judah Conference. Register here: https://lionconference.org #LionsofJudah #ILOJC2025

🌟 Join us for a meaningful Shabbat! 🌟 Are you in your 20s or 30s and want to make a difference? Connect with like-minded peers at our upcoming Shabbat event with The Young Jewish Fund, a Federation giving circle. 🗓 August 16, 2024 🕒 6:30 - 10:00 PM 📍 Lower Pacific Heights, San Francisco Register at https://bit.ly/3SI7Z62

✨ We are pleased to announce that Vivien Braly, Federation team member and Director of PJ Library Bay Area, has been named Board Co-Chair of Shalom Bayit. A Federation grantee, Shalom Bayit is the Bay Area’s center for domestic violence prevention and response within the Jewish community. Vivien will continue Shalom Bayit’s mission to promote peaceful homes and families, teach healthy relationship skills, and work to build a safe, vibrant Jewish community that is free from violence and abuse. Mazel tov, Vivien!

Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Sheryl Sandberg, former COO of Meta, will be speaking at the 2024 General Assembly in Washington, DC. This will be a vibrant and impactful gathering that you don’t want to miss — register now! ow.ly/8Axu30sF0AT