East Bay Jewish Community Teen Foundation

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Join our Board

If you're in 9th, 10th, 11th or 12th grade and want to gain valuable leadership skills and experience, bond with socially conscious Jewish peers, and make a difference through realization of Jewish values, we invite you to apply to become one of 23 members on this grant making board.

As a Board member, you will:

• Boost your leadership skills
• Connect with Jewish youth
• Expand your Jewish identity
• Debate tough choices
• Engage in social justice issues
• Attend a fun, inspirational and well-planned weekend retreat
• Participate in youth-led Foundation Board Meetings and skill-building workshops
• Become an effective grantmaker and strategic young philanthropist

Eligibility requirements:

1. You must be a 9th, 10th, 11th or 12th grader who identifies yourself as Jewish.
2. You must have performed community service.
3. You must be willing to contribute at least $100.00 to the pooled fund from your own personal resources, or from funds you will raise
4. You must have checked with your family and have made yourself available to attend several Teen Foundation Board events on the following dates:

   Meeting 1 - Jan 12, 2011
   Meeting 2 - January 9, 2011
   Meeting 3 - January 30, 2011 - Community Service Day
   Meeting 4 - February 27, 2011
   Meeting 5 - March 27, 2011
   Meeting 6 - April 10, 2011
   Meeting 7 - May 1, 2011

   Closing celebration
   Mid-to-late May 2011

5. You understand that attendance is required at all sessions, barring unforeseen illness or emergency, in which case, you agree to contact the Program Director in advance of the meeting.
6. You must be a resident of Alameda or Contra Costa counties.
7. You must be able to attend the Teen Foundation Board events listed below.

To apply for 2010-11 East Bay Jewish Community Teen Foundation Board:

2009-10 Board

Last year's board was made up of 23 remarkable East Bay high school students who made a difference in the world by enacting their Jewish values:

Julian Adoff Isabel Alter Claire Andreas* Izzy Ben Izzy Elijah Ben Izzy* Hillary Bressler Becca Bressler Brandon Eiges* Jamie Feller* Alicia Glidden Adam Goldberg* Hannah Golding

Arielle Hoffman Rachel Hoffman Hope Kamer* Ariella Levitch Aaron Lieberman Hannah Lieberman Julia Martien Rachel Ozer-Bearson* Zachary Piser* Stephanie Shaw Tova Solomon

* Leadership Council

More info

For more information about board membership, please contact Elana Isaacs, East Bay Jewish Community Teen Foundation Director, at (510) 318-6484, or elana@jfed.org.

The East Bay Jewish Community Teen Foundation is a program of The Jewish Community Foundation, and is part of the larger Youth Philanthropy Initiative of the Jewish Community Endowment Fund of the Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties.

East Bay program funding this year is provided by The Morton and Amy Friedkin Foundation and The Sandy and Jean Colen Family Foundation, both of which are Supporting Foundations of The Jewish Community Foundation, and the Shoresh Foundation. Support for the larger regional teen philanthropy program is provided by many generous Bay Area funders. Additional grants and contributions are needed to continue this extraordinary program.