The Jewish Women's Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago: A New Model Toward a New Paradigm

Publication Date: June 1998

Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America

Author(s): Sylvia M. Neil

Research Area: Banking and finance

Keywords: Gender; Fundraising and Philanthropy; Jewish Organizations

Type: Report

Coverage: Illinois

Abstract:

The Jewish Women's Foundation of Chicago, an independent project of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, aims to make a significant, systemic difference in the lives of women and girls in Chicago. It provides a forum for the empowerment and self-determination of Jewish women as educated funders. Only 18 months old, the Jewish Women's Foundation has already attracted 142 Trustees who to date have committed over $2.2 million.

In Journal of Jewish Communal Service, v.74 no.4, Summer 1998.