Jewish Community Foundation - San Diego

Your gift to the Foundation supports many programs, including these: 

 

Book of Life Community Grants Program Community Issue Advocacy Create a Jewish Legacy© Endowment Leadership Institute

Governance Leadership Institute Jewish Women’s Foundation Philanthropy Connections Youth Philanthropy

 

		The Book of Life symbolizes promises from one generation to the next to ensure the strength and vibrancy of our community. Drawing upon family traditions, Jewish values and life experiences, signers share their hopes and dreams for the future. Individuals and families are eligible to sign the Book of Life by promising to establish a current endowment to one or more Jewish organizations or synagogues
		The Community Grants Program provides funding and technical support to innovative, high-quality programs throughout the county.
		Community Issue Advocacy encompassing programs such as senior transportation and other important initiatives.
		Create a Jewish Legacy© is a community public awareness campaign conducted by the Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego. The goal of Create a Jewish Legacy is to make the Jewish community aware how simple and meaningful it can be to leave a charitable legacy. The program promotes the message that all of us have the ability to make a difference in the lives of future Jewish generations.
		The Endowment Leadership Institute (ELI) is a unique, high-quality, results-oriented program with the goal of transforming the culture of legacy giving in San Diego. Through ELI, the Foundation partners with the lay and professional leadership of Jewish agencies, synagogues and day schools to establish bequests and other estate gifts. These bequests will build future endowments for the Jewish community.
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		The Governance Leadership Institute (GLI) is a two-year initiative launched in 2008 to build stronger governance practices by Jewish organizations and synagogues. GLI builds on the remarkable success of the Endowment Leadership Institute. Through GLI, the Foundation is working to cultivate a population of trained leaders who are eager to serve on the boards of our Jewish community organizations.
		The Jewish Women’s Foundation works to make this world a reality by providing education on vital issues, funding innovative programs, and providing advocacy for those who do not have a voice.   The Jewish Women’s Foundation brings philanthropists together to promote hands-on change for Jewish women and girls in San Diego, across the United States, in Israel and around the world. The Foundation seeks to expand and improve all aspects of the lives of women and girls.
		Philanthropy Connections provides opportunities for networking and top-level information on the needs of the community and resources for effective giving. It is designed to serve individuals and families with Foundation donor advised funds and family foundations    Building on the Foundation’s full range of philanthropic services, Philanthropy Connections is designed to strengthen the impact of your giving and make it more meaningful.
		Youth Philanthropy at the Foundation encourages young people to become philanthropists by teaching them to give strategically and effectively.   Since 1997, when the Foundation launched its first Youth Philanthropy program, more than 230 students from various denominations and affiliations throughout the region have gained firsthand experience in community service and philanthropy. With a decade of experience, the Foundation is considered a national leader in youth philanthropy and has shared its youth programming with a dozen communities nationally.

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