Philanthropy

A message from Naomi Newman
2012 Women's Philanthropy Chair

Connections is the event that connects us to our world, families, best friends, acquaintances, and always, to someone new.

Each year, I am delighted and enthralled with this annual brunch that bonds our community of exceptional women. There is no better place to be than around a table of our special ladies at Connections.

The Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle has made the most recent group of community grants from its Women's Endowment Fund. Grants from this fund are focused on programming that support the empowerment and improves the lives of women and girls in Western Washington and Israel.

This year's grants, totaling $16,000, were made to the following organizations:

What motivates a person to give? What is it that inspires a couple to plan ahead to truly make a positive impact in their community for many years following their death?

We posed that question to the family of Dr. Charles and Lillian Kaplan, long-time Seattle Jewish community members, philanthropists and leaders who made a bequest of $1.3 million to the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle.

As 2011 comes to a close, here are Eight Great Reasons to support your Jewish Federation!

8) Your gift helps provide vital support to thousands of people locally and across the globe, helping our extended Jewish family in need and making our community a better, brighter place.

7) You can get a nice tax deduction for your generosity!

The Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle applauds the Senate Democratic leadership for rejecting a proposed limitation on itemized tax deductions, including the charitable contribution deduction, as a means to help pay for a proposed jobs bill.

The Jewish Federations of North America, our parent organization, is leading a broad-based coalition of charitable organizations that has been opposing several administration attempts over the last three years to impose a limit on the deductibility of charitable contributions for those with taxable incomes in excess of $200,000.

Once a year, hundreds of people gather together to plug in, power up and make a difference in a single day: Super Sunday, on November 13, 2011 from 9:30am-4pm. It's the Jewish Federation's annual community-wide phone-a-thon, and the impact you can help us make is enormous.

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The Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle is excited to announced that YouTube sensations, a cappella group The Maccabeats, will perform at Seattle Center's Marion Oliver McCaw Hall on Sunday, September 18, 2011, to help launch the Federation's 85th year of Jewish giving in Seattle. Lorna and David Isenberg will chair the Community Celebration and Campaign Kickoff, which will also introduce the Jewish community to the Federation's new philanthropy model, a fresh direction in giving to Jewish agencies in Seattle and beyond. We will also recognize the community dedication and many years of service of Herb and Lucy Pruzan.

Register now for The Maccabeats, live at McCaw Hall on September 18th!