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September 2020
Hivedalah on the Farm: Tashlich Together
Please join The Hive and Coastal Roots Farm for a family-friendly Havdalah Zoom gathering led by Kesha Spoor and Sharone Oren from Coastal Roots Farm, Lauren Dolinka from San Diego Jewish Academy, and prayers led by Danielle Natelson. This special High Holiday edition will include a Tashlich ceremony where you'll be invited to self-reflect on the past year and what improvements you hope to make in the coming year. Havdalah marks the sacred separation between the week and the Shabbat. And,…
Find out more »Fundraising Fridays
Join local colleagues in philanthropy for this informal, virtual time to check in with one another, ask questions and get advice on fundraising matters. Led by Sharyn Goodson, Vice President of Philanthropy & Organizational Development, The Leichtag Foundation; Brian Zumbano, Vice President, Chief Development & Stewardship Officer, The San Diego Foundation; Sara Vaz, Community Relations Manager, Nordson Corporation; and Shannon Stubblefield, Associate Executive Director Of Philanthropy, North County Lifeline. __________________________________________________________________ Brought to you by:
Find out more »Pivot Masters: Staff Culture
While the current global pandemic has shaken many organizations in our Jewish communal field to the core, it has also provided an opportunity for experimentation, collaboration, and creativity like never seen before. JCoco, the Jewish Collaborative Coworking network, has witnessed examples of extraordinary leadership from around the globe pivoting in the areas of spiritual connectivity, staff culture, fundraising and community engagement. Please join us as we hear from leaders representing organizations with diverse missions as they share their stories of…
Find out more »October 2020
Fundraising Fridays
Join local colleagues in philanthropy for this informal, virtual time to check in with one another, ask questions and get advice on fundraising matters. Led by Sharyn Goodson, Vice President of Philanthropy & Organizational Development, The Leichtag Foundation; Brian Zumbano, Vice President, Chief Development & Stewardship Officer, The San Diego Foundation; Sara Vaz, Community Relations Manager, Nordson Corporation; and Shannon Stubblefield, Associate Executive Director Of Philanthropy, North County Lifeline. __________________________________________________________________ Brought to you by:
Find out more »Sukkot Harvest Festival: A Drive-Thru Experience
Coastal Roots Farm and The Hive at Leichtag Commons welcome you to the 8th Annual Sukkot Harvest Festival. We can’t wait to host you for this unique Drive-Thru Experience. During Sukkot we traditionally gather community outdoors to celebrate the end of an abundant summer harvest and welcome in the fall season and all it brings. The Sukkah structure represents a spirit of radical hospitality, and we at Coastal Roots Farm have been privileged to gather alongside our community year after year. Historically, the Sukkot…
Find out more »The COVID-19 Crisis in North County San Diego: Six Months of Nonprofit Impact
Since the pandemic began, its ripple effects have hit vulnerable North County community members especially hard. We have seen increases in food insecurity, job loss, homelessness, and more. Join us for a reflective conversation with frontline responders providing aid with support from the North County COVID-19 Response Fund. Last March, the Coastal Community Foundation, Rancho Santa Fe Foundation, and Leichtag Foundation created the Fund to meet the basic needs of local residents. To date, over $1.3 million has been granted…
Find out more »Fundraising Fridays
Join local colleagues in philanthropy for this informal, virtual time to check in with one another, ask questions and get advice on fundraising matters. Led by Sharyn Goodson, Vice President of Philanthropy & Organizational Development, The Leichtag Foundation; Brian Zumbano, Vice President, Chief Development & Stewardship Officer, The San Diego Foundation; Sara Vaz, Community Relations Manager, Nordson Corporation; and Shannon Stubblefield, Associate Executive Director Of Philanthropy, North County Lifeline. __________________________________________________________________ Brought to you by:
Find out more »Fundraising Fridays
Join local colleagues in philanthropy for this informal, virtual time to check in with one another, ask questions and get advice on fundraising matters. Led by Sharyn Goodson, Vice President of Philanthropy & Organizational Development, The Leichtag Foundation; Brian Zumbano, Vice President, Chief Development & Stewardship Officer, The San Diego Foundation; Sara Vaz, Community Relations Manager, Nordson Corporation; and Shannon Stubblefield, Associate Executive Director Of Philanthropy, North County Lifeline. __________________________________________________________________ Brought to you by:
Find out more »Pivot Masters: Fundraising
While the current global pandemic has shaken many organizations in our Jewish communal field to the core, it has also provided an opportunity for experimentation, collaboration, and creativity like never seen before. JCoco, the Jewish Collaborative Coworking network, has witnessed examples of extraordinary leadership from around the globe pivoting in the areas of spiritual connectivity, staff culture, fundraising and community engagement. Please join us as we hear from leaders representing organizations with diverse missions as they share their stories of “pivoting”…
Find out more »Fundraising Fridays
Join local colleagues in philanthropy for this informal, virtual time to check in with one another, ask questions and get advice on fundraising matters. Led by Sharyn Goodson, Vice President of Philanthropy & Organizational Development, The Leichtag Foundation; Brian Zumbano, Vice President, Chief Development & Stewardship Officer, The San Diego Foundation; Sara Vaz, Community Relations Manager, Nordson Corporation; and Shannon Stubblefield, Associate Executive Director Of Philanthropy, North County Lifeline. __________________________________________________________________ Brought to you by:
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Stacie and Jeff Cook understand commitment. They live it.
Black, Jewish and Queer. These three identities weave the fabric of who I am, but it took a long time to believe that they could exist together.
Lee and Toni Leichtag established the Leichtag Foundation in 1991 following the sale of their business. Lee and Toni were lifelong entrepreneurs with a passion for innovation and for supporting talent. They believed that only with big risk comes big reward. Both born to families in poverty, Toni to a single mother, they strongly believed in helping those most in need and most vulnerable in our community. While they supported many causes, their strongest support was for young children and the elderly, two demographics who particularly lack voice in our society.
Lifelong Baltimoreans, Rabbi George and Alison Wielechowski and their sons, 11-year-old Lennon and 9-year-old Gideon, are more than pursuing the good life in Southern California. Having moved to San Diego more than three years ago, they are fulfilling a lifelong dream.
You would think that as the executive director of San Diego LGBT Pride, Fernando Zweifach López Jr., who uses the pronoun they, has done all the coming out they possibly can. A queer, non-binary individual who has worked for many years on civil rights issues, López also speaks openly and often about their father’s family, Mexican-American migrant workers who tilled the fields of rural California.