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Join Dynamic Business Leaders Marc Benioff & Warren Hellman at the 3rd Annual Business Leadership Council (BLC) Breakfast
BLC Breakfast Gala*
Thursday, February 7, 2008
7:30 a.m. registration, 8:00 a.m. breakfast
St. Regis Hotel
125 3rd Street, San Francisco (map)
$36 couvert. Space is limited; please RSVP by February 4, 2008.
Register for the BLC Breakfast Gala
The speakers this year are two of the area’s most accomplished business professionals and visionary philanthropists. Mr. Benioff is chairman and CEO of salesforce.com, which he founded in 1999 with a vision to create an on-demand information management service that would replace traditional enterprise technology. Mr. Benioff is regarded as the leader of what he has termed "The End of Software." Under Mr. Benioff's direction, salesforce.com has grown from a groundbreaking idea into a publicly traded company that is the market and technology leader in on-demand business services. Mr. Benioff has also been committed to using technology to produce positive social change. In 2000, he launched the Salesforce.com Foundation and established the “1/1/1 Model,” whereby 1% of the company’s profits, equity, and employee time are given back to the community. Mr. Benioff has authored two books on the topic, The Business of Changing the World and Compassionate Capitalism. In 2007 the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy presented Mr. Benioff with the coveted Excellence in Corporate Philanthropy Award.
Mr. Hellman, who co-founded Hellman & Friedman in 1984, is the firm's Chairman and serves on the firm's Investment and Compensation Committees. Mr. Hellman is currently a Director of Levi Strauss & Co., D.N. & E. Walter & Co., and Sugar Bowl Corporation. Mr. Hellman has been associated with numerous companies, including Young & Rubicam Inc., The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc., Ferri Investment Associates, Matrix Management Company, and Lehman Brothers. He is a member of the University of California, Walter A. Haas School of Business Advisory Board and, in 2005, was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
BLC is growing dramatically given JCF's commitment to hosting events and speaker seminars in both San Francisco and the Peninsula. Past speakers include Terry S. Semel, former chairman and chief executive officer of Yahoo! Inc., and Larry Brilliant, executive director of Google.org.
The Jewish Community Federation’s BLC is a vibrant group of Bay Area Jewish leaders dedicated to connecting business professionals with each other, fostering Jewish values, and raising funds to secure a Jewish future. BLC accomplishes these goals by hosting networking events, outreach programs, a stimulating speaker series, as well as the Annual BLC Gala Breakfast.
Sponsors of the Breakfast include: Bernstein Global Wealth Management, Duane Morris LLP, Levensohn Venture Partners, Mandell Law Group P.C., Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo P.C., Ruben Consulting Group, LLP, UBS Financial Services, U.S. Trust, and Bank of America Private Wealth Management.
*The BLC Breakfast is for attendees who make a commitment of $1,000 or more to the Federation’s 2008 Annual Campaign Your gift is payable through December 31, 2008.
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Create Your Own Ethical Will
The Lion of Judah Endowment (LOJE) Committee and the Jewish Community Endowment Fund are sponsoring two workshops which will allow community members to learn how to create their own ethical will.
Ethical wills are non-legal documents which allow the writer to share their wisdom, values, morals, hopes and dreams with their families and communities. An ethical will represents a meaningful and powerful way to reflect on the accumulated wisdom of a lifetime and to pass along this gift to younger generations. And an ethical will leaves descendants and the community with a record that embodies who the writer is — a living legacy.
Both gatherings will be led by the distinguished Rabbi Steven Z. Leder, author of The Extraordinary Nature of Ordinary Things and More Money Than God: Living a Rich Life Without Losing Your Soul. Rabbi Leder currently serves as the Senior Rabbi of Wilshire Boulevard Temple in Los Angeles with three campuses and 2,500 families. Leder’s work has been described in the New York Times and other major newspapers all around the country. He has appeared on NPR, the CBS Early Show and numerous other TV and radio programs.
To find out more about either of these events contact Kate at 415.512.6228.
The San Francisco program is being generously underwritten by Northern Trust, and the Palo Alto program is being cosponsored by JCEF Tax and Legal Professional Subcommittee members, Hopkins and Carley, Kramer Radin Law Firm, and Roskoph Associates Professional Corp., Robert K. Roskoph and Paul H. Roskoph.
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Campaign Update with the Traegers: Thank You
We want to start 2008 off by thanking you for your impressive response to a special opportunity to boost the impact of your gift through your participation in the Nancy and Stephen Grand $1 Million Dollar Challenge Grant.
We all know that giving through the Federation is one of the most effective ways to ensure a Jewish response to uncertain times: in Israel, to help communities in need and help Jews at risk; in the former Soviet Union, to provide vital care and basic needs for the elderly; and here at home in the Bay Area, to care for our seniors, provide job training, family counseling, and forge a stronger connection to Jewish identity for our children.
Many of you either gave a new gift, or committed to an increase so that your donation amount could be matched by funds from the Challenge Grant, making your money go even further. On behalf of the many people whose lives will be touched by your contribution, we thank you.
Because of your overwhelming response to the opportunity to double your giving power, the Challenge Grant will continue to match your new gift or increase this year, up to the grant’s million dollar total.
Every Gift Counts in our Jewish Community.
60 Agencies - 5 Days - 1 million reasons to give.
This year, Sunday, March 2 through Sunday, March 9, 2008, JCF is planning a week of phone-a-thons to reach out to our community. We’re counting on you to help us raise critical funds. And all new or increased gifts are doubled thanks to the Nancy and Stephen Grand Million Dollar Challenge Grant.
Thank you in advance for helping us make the most of this unique chance to enhance the power of our communal dollars – by answering our call, you ensure a better world for our Jewish family.
If you have questions or would like to donate, please contact Sarah at 415.512.6240.
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Israel @ 60 Mission – Final spaces going fast!
From April 30 - May 8, 2008, the Jewish Community Federation and the Israel Center invite you to experience Israel during its most powerful commemorations: Holocaust, Memorial and Independence Days.
January 25, 2008 is the deadline to register for the mission package which includes airfare. After January 25, spaces can still be reserved but flights will have to be purchased independently by trip participants (land-only option).
- Engage personally with prominent Israeli leaders
- Enjoy exclusive tours, lectures and networking with experts in multiple fields
- Experience Israel as never before: yesterday, today and tomorrow
Choose an itinerary tailored to your passions:
- Archeology & Modern History: Israel Past and Present, led by Lehrhaus Judaica
- Arts & Culture: Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Architecture, Literature, Dance and Cuisine
- Business: High-tech, Biotech, Real Estate and Investments.
Financial assistance is available.
For more information, visit: www.sfjcf.org/go/israelat60, call 415.512.6237 or email Israelat60mission@sfjcf.org.
Mission Chairs: Robert Blum and Bobby Lent
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Seeking Teens for Awards
The National Diller Teen Initiatives* is seeking outstanding teen nominees for the Second Annual Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Awards. The awards recognize up to five Jewish teens, 13-19 years old at the time of nomination, from throughout California for exceptional community service and outstanding leadership in helping to repair the world. Recipients will each receive an award of $36,000 for their college education or towards the implementation of their vision for making our world a better place.
Nominations are currently being accepted through March 11, 2008. Nomination forms and more information can be found at www.sfjcf.org/diller.
For further information or questions about the Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Awards, please contact Nicole at 415.512.6206.
*The National Diller Teen Initiatives is funded by the Helen Diller Family Foundation, a supporting foundation of the Jewish Community Endowment Fund of the Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties.
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Other Events
Saturday, January 26, 2008, 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Congregation Beth Am, 26790 Arastradero Road, Los Altos Hills (map)
A unique night of adult learning and a celebration of Israel's 60th anniversary. This event will feature more than 40 educators teaching over 30 sessions. Explore the breadth of Jewish perspectives, including special programs in Russian and Hebrew. Learn how to plan a trip to Israel, sing Israeli songs, join in Israeli folk dancing, explore Israel's ancient and modern history and discover its future. More...
Monday, January 28, 2008, 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
The Ulam Gadol, Ronald C. Wornick Jewish Day School, 800 Foster City Boulevard, Foster City (map)
Dr. Marty Klein has been a Licensed Sex Therapist for 24 years. He has aimed his entire career toward a single set of goals: telling the truth about sexuality, helping people feel sexually adequate & powerful, and supporting healthy sexual expression and exploration. More...
Thursday, January 31, 2008, 8:00 p.m.
Traveling Jewish Theatre, 470 Florida St., between 17th & Mariposa, San Francisco (map)
Please join us to see a wildly different look at so-called “dysfunctional” Jewish families with the Bay Area premiere of Dead Mother or Shirley Not All in Vain. Following the performance there will be a facilitated discussion. More...
Tuesday, February 5, 2008, 6:30 p.m.
Private Home, San Mateo
Learn about our upcoming trips to Washington and Israel! More...
Sunday, February 10, 2008, 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Private Home, San Francisco
Please join us for brunch and learn about how you can get involved with other women who are shaping our community. More...
Wednesday, February 13, 2008 - 6:30 p.m.
Jewish Community Federation, 121 Steuart St, San Francisco (map)
The annual springtime Club Fed program serves as the YAD’s flagship social and educational program. Each year, 80 participants take part in this unique five-session program that examines a variety of issues facing our community – both locally and abroad. More...
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