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Los Angeles, California, United States

Overseeing the Emerging Philanthropist/Young Adult Community of donors at the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles.

Los Angeles, California, United States

Westwood, Ca

Staffed the Board of Directors Leadership Engagement Committee, including facilitating and implementing donor stewardship and new donor cultivation programmingDeveloped a user-friendly donor moves management system for executive leadership, implemented and manages results in DonorPerfect databaseConducted major gifts donor research requested by executive team, utilizing DonorSearch and DonorPerfectLeveraged relationships to support Hillel’s implementation of inclusive programming

West Hollywood, Ca

Oversaw annual gala, resulting in doubled funds from prior year from $70,000 to $140,000 Served as a front-line fundraiser, prospecting for new donor acquisition, and soliciting and stewarding current donorsRecruited exemplary community member to the Board of Governors, securing $10,000 minimum annual giftSupported executive leadership in day to day operationsManaged and further developed customer relations management database and all internal reporting systemsSpearheaded multi-faceted annual campaign drives such as Giving Tuesday raising $10,000 annually

Greater Los Angeles Area

Conducted research for one of the leading political lobbies representing US and Israeli interestsIdentified new participants for political and philanthropic participation Researched congressional districts and aided in creating visual tools and databasesAssisted with fundraising and office administration

Inglewood, California

Coordinated delivery of hundreds of units of inventory with vendors each monthMaintained client and inventory databasesPerformed administrative duties including banking and payroll

Sde Bokar

Conducted research and helped cultivate relationships with funders that led to a $2 million donation to the Woodman-Scheller Graduate Scholarship Fund for Ben-Gurion UniversityLed special event tours and facilitated conversations about opportunities to donate to Ben-Gurion UniversityCreated and implemented experiential educational programs, advancing visitors’ understanding of Israel’s development of the Negev

Sde Boker, Israel

Developed and taught a pilot course for (SIGNAL) Sino-Israel Global Network and Academic Leadership Leader of a scholars program aimed at promoting Israel and Jewish Studies education in ChinaTaught a weekly course (Visiting Scholars Syllabi Colloquium) on the fundamentals of Judaism and Israel StudiesOrganized discussions and tours with leading Israeli scholars to facilitate greater understanding of Israeli and Jewish history, culture, and current issues

Sde Bokar, Israel

Assisted in teaching and gradingPresented supplementary lectures to graduate and undergraduate studentsPrepared primary archival material for in-class use.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Jewish Non-Profit Managment

Capstone: Developed a business concept and strategic plan to address the gap in financial assistance for family creation benefiting.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Israel Studies

Served as Teaching Assistant for Introduction to Israel Studies course Received award and prize recognizing Civic Engagement.

Bachelor'S Degree, Modern Jewish And Israel Studies