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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 […]
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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 […]
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Fundraising Fridays
via Zoom CAJoin 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 […]
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Pivot Masters: Fundraising
via Zoom CAWhile 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 […]
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Beyond Awareness: Enhancing Leadership & Fundraising Through Strategic Communications
via Zoom CAJoin Denise Scatena, founding partner of Scatena Daniels Communications, and Jules Taggart, founder of Wayward Kind, for an interactive workshop on utilizing strategic communications to build trust and followership with funders. This workshop covers: Must-haves in designing communications that go beyond awareness to position organizations as the solutions-driven, field leaders that funders are seeking. Top […]
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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.
Stacie and Jeff Cook understand commitment. They live it.
