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www.HartfordBusiness.com • November 13, 2018 • GIVING GUIDE • Hartford Business Journal 33 ABOUT US Year established: 1945 Annual revenues (most recent fiscal year): $4,350,000 Total number of employees: 23 GEOGRAPHIC SERVICE AREA(S) Avon, Barkhamsted, Berlin, Bloomfield, Bristol, Burlington, Canton, Cromwell, East Granby, East Hartford, East Windsor, Ellington, Enfield, Farmington, Glastonbury, Granby, Hartford, Hebron, Manchester, Meriden, Middletown, New Britain, New Hartford, Newington, Plainville, Rockville, Rocky Hill, Simsbury, Somers, South Windsor, Southington, Stafford Springs, Suffield, Tolland, Unionville, Vernon, West Hartford, West Simsbury, Wethersfield, Windsor, and Windsor Locks TOP FUNDING SOURCES Donors/donations: 97% Foundations/grants: 3% Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford has been supporting Jewish life and transforming our Jewish future since 1945. From educating children to caring for seniors, Federation touches every aspect of Jewish life in Greater Hartford, in Israel and around the world. While Federation is best known for its annual fundraising campaign — which supports more than 20 Federation initiatives and 21 partner agencies — it is also at the forefront of Jewish action and impact around the world. The Federation network is among the first to respond to war, acts of terrorism and natural disasters, providing humanitarian and educational support in the U.S., in Israel and across the globe. Locally, Federation supports literacy programs for at-risk elementary school children, helps parents send their children to Jewish camps, and helps young adults make their first trip to Israel. We provide opportunities for social action and train the next generation of leaders and teachers who will shape tomorrow's Jewish community. We invite you to get involved! GIVING AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES Federation holds more than 50 events each year, both fundraising and educational. Most are open to the public, and many involve corporate sponsorship opportunities. HINENI: "Here I Am" — An Evening of Voices and Visions: This signature event on October 4, 2018, launched Federation's 2019 Annual Campaign. It featured firsthand accounts of Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Texas; the Marjory Stoneman Douglas school shooting in Parkland, Florida; and Hurricane Maria resettlement efforts in Greater Hartford. Speakers shared their personal stories of transforming tragedy into hope with help from the rapid response of Jewish communities and the Jewish Federation movement. Greater Hartford Jewish Leadership Academy: The Academy provides individualized leadership development based on Jewish values to prepare our community to adapt and respond to an ever-changing environment. Managed by Federation with funding from the Jewish Community Foundation and other sources, it draws on local and national best practices and engages top experts in the field. The Year of Civil Discourse: This yearlong calendar of educational and conversational programs is designed to strengthen our collective ability to discuss difficult issues with respect, inclusivity, and intelligence. It is a joint project of the Federation's Jewish Community Relations Council and the Jewish Leadership Academy. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Federation offers many ways to bring Jewish values to life. You can read to an at-risk student as a Children's Reading Partners volunteer, visit a homebound Jewish senior through Shabbat Shalom Greater Hartford, grow produce for the hungry at Jessie's Community Gardens, and much more. OFFICERS First Vice Chair Carolyn Gitlin Vice Chair, Development, General Laurie Mandell AgentHR Recruiting Group (ARG) Vice Chair, Development, Women's Dana Keller Vice Chair, Planning and Allocations David B. Rosenthal BlumShapiro Vice Chair, Long-Range Community Planning Gary S. Starr Shipman & Goodwin LLP Treasurer, Finance Committee Chair/Administrative Committee Chair Anne Martha Pitegoff Assistant Treasurer, Audit Committee Chair Daniel Kaufman Nathan Accounting Group Secretary Ted Zablotsky, MD Assistant Secretary Cyral Sheldon Chair Emeritus Eric M. Zachs Co-Chairman, Message Center Management; Founder and Chairman, Torrecom Partners DESIGNATED BOARD MEMBERS Chair, Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford Leigh A. Newman Day Pitney LLP Chair, Federation Young Adult Division Tracy Taback Sandler Training/ TEM Associates, Inc. MEMBERS-AT-LARGE Benjamin Adler Wellstone Insurance Todd Berman Travelers David I. Brandwein Shari G. Cantor Town of West Hartford Jessica Fish Kathy Fishman Voices of Hope David B. Gelles NEFCO Rona Gollob Jonathan Hoffman Hoffman Auto Group Alan Parker Pullman & Comley LLC Greg Patchen J. Matthew Group Stephen Rabb Tribune Media Connecticut Richard Rubenstein Plymouth Springs Lois Siegal Berkshire Hathaway Robert K. Yass President and Chief Executive Officer Howard Sovronsky Chair of the Board Cary Lakenbach Actuarial Strategies, Inc. Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford 333 Bloomfield Avenue, Suite C, West Hartford, CT 06117 | 860-232-4483 www.jewishhartford.org OUR MISSION: The Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford protects and enhances the well- being of Jews worldwide through the values of tikkun olam (repairing the world), tzedakah (charity and social justice) and Torah (Jewish learning). BOARD OF DIRECTORS The Jewish Leadership Academy provides an ongoing leadership pipeline for Greater Hartford's Jewish agencies, schools and synagogues.