• Home
  • About
    • About
    • Policies
  • Submissions
    • Op-eds
    • News / Announcements
  • Contact
  • Donate
  • Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

eJewish Philanthropy

Your Jewish Philanthropy Resource

  • News Bits
  • Jewish Education
  • Readers Forum
  • Research
  • Show Search
Hide Search
You are here: Home / Announcements / Ilana Kaufman appointed Director of Jews of Color Field Building Initiative

Ilana Kaufman appointed Director of Jews of Color Field Building Initiative

August 6, 2018 By eJP

Ilana Kaufman has been appointed Director of the Jews of Color Field Building Initiative effective August 1, 2018. Ilana previously served as a Program Officer at the San Francisco Federation and Endowment Fund. She was also the principal architect of the Initiative during its pilot phase. Ilana is a nationally recognized leader, author, speaker and trainer working at the intersection of Jewish Community/Racial Justice/Jews of Color/Philanthropy.

The Jews of Color Field Building Initiative (the Initiative) is a new national effort focused on building and advancing the professional, organizational and communal field for Jews of Color. Funded by a growing consortium of funders – the initial stage includes the Walter and Elise Haas Fund, the Jim Joseph Foundation, the Leichtag Foundation and the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation. Framed by the concepts of Racial Justice and Equity as well as centering the voices and experiences of Jews of Color, the Initiative is dedicated to grant making, research and field building, and community education. The Initiative hosts the nation’s first ever philanthropic and capacity building fund expressly dedicated to responding to racial injustice through helping further establish, fortify and building-out the field of support for Jews of Color.

“Leading the Jews of Color Field Building Initiative is an unbelievable privilege and a tremendous responsibility. I am among truly gifted colleagues, and we are doing work that will make our community and nation more expansive and loving,” said Kaufman. The moments where I feel challenged by the scale of this undertaking are always tempered by the fact that we are doing work that will literally strengthen our people. In this national climate of racial tension and injustice, it means everything to help make the Jewish community more just, safe, and reflective of who we really are as a people.”

To reach the Jews of Color Field Building Initiative and Ilana, please email: ilana@fieldbuildingfund.org.

Print Friendly, PDF & Email

Filed Under: Announcements, The American Jewish Scene

Click here to Email This Post Email This Post to friends or colleagues!

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Dana Sheanin says

    August 6, 2018 at 4:26 pm

    Kol HaKavod Ilana!! You will do amazing things. We are honored to have you in our literal and professional neighborhood. Much gratitude to the funders who made this happen.

  2. Scott Dinsmore says

    August 9, 2018 at 1:00 am

    This is an important development in Jewish philanthropy! Thanks for covering it and best wishes to all.

  3. Neal Brodsky says

    August 9, 2018 at 5:18 am

    May this work birth many new lights of healing and justice in the years to come.

Primary Sidebar

Join The Conversation

What's the best way to follow important issues affecting the Jewish philanthropic world? Our Daily Update keeps you on top of the latest news, trends and opinions shaping the landscape, providing an invaluable source for inspiration and learning.
Sign Up Now
For Email Marketing you can trust.

Continue The Conversation

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • RSS
  • Twitter

Recent Comments

  • Lyn Light Geller on Being Heard: What We Owe Jewish Community Professionals
  • Sheila Katz on The Unfinished Work of Inclusion
  • Sarah Schuminsky on The Unfinished Work of Inclusion
  • Paul F. Resnick on Toward a Strategic Philanthropic Approach to Field Building
  • michael shire on The Big Jewish Question On My Mind:
    Where Am I Complicit in Perpetuating Bias?

Most Popular Recent Posts

  • BBYO receives historic $25 million Pledge to Support Women’s Leadership and Empowerment
  • Words to Avoid – 2019 Edition
  • Being Heard: What We Owe Jewish Community Professionals
  • Redefining Jewish Education: Federations’ Goals for a New Century
  • Caregiving – The Big Issue No One is Talking About

Categories

Archives

Footer

What We Do

eJewish Philanthropy highlights news, resources and thought pieces on issues facing our Jewish philanthropic world in order to create dialogue and advance the conversation. Learn more.

Top 40 Philanthropy Blogs and Websites to Follow in 2019

Copyright © 2019 · eJewish Philanthropy · All Rights Reserved