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(DENVER) – JEWISHcolorado named Daphna Strelitz as the new Manager of the Jewish Community Foundation. The Foundation, brought under the operations of JEWISHcolorado in 2016, provides a variety of philanthropic offerings including donor-advised funds, endowments, and giving circles, all designed to help individual donors or Jewish agencies achieve their philanthropic legacy goals, and to promote philanthropy in the local Jewish community.
Strelitz comes to JEWISHcolorado from The Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach’s contemporary art museum, where she served as Senior Manager of Institutional Giving. She worked with government, corporate, and private funders and managed all grant proposals in support of the museum’s institutional goals. In her eight years at the museum, she also worked as Development Manager, Membership Manager, and Development Associate. Additionally, she served as a grant panelist for State of Florida Division of Art & Culture, Jorge M. Pérez Family Foundation, and The Miami Foundation.
Strelitz graduated with honors from the University of Leeds in the UK with a Bachelor of Arts degree in the History of Art with Museum Studies. Previously, she did a year-long volunteer program in Israel through the Federation of Zionist Youth with Young Judea.
“Daphna brings more than ten years of experience in the nonprofit sector, a deep commitment to Jewish values, and a proven track record in development and grants management. Our community will be the beneficiary of her skills and commitment. Having grown up in the East London Jewish community, Daphna has a profound understanding of the importance of embracing community impact and empowering others through Jewish values. We are very excited to have her on the JEWISHcolorado team.”
— Renée Rockford, President & CEO of JEWISHcolorado.
“I am deeply honored to join JEWISHcolorado as the Foundation Manager,” said Strelitz. “Growing up in a vibrant Jewish community, raising my young family in Denver, and dedicating my career to philanthropy, I understand the transformative power of giving and the importance of sustaining Jewish life. I am excited to work with our community members to further strengthen the vital impact of JEWISHcolorado, ensuring that we continue to connect, invest, and protect Jewish life in Colorado, Israel, and around the world.”
About JEWISHcolorado
JEWISHcolorado convenes, connects, invests, and protects Jewish life in Colorado, Israel, and around the world. JEWISHcolorado, part of the Jewish Federations of North America, strives to create a vibrant, secure, connected, and inclusive Jewish community. We stand together in shared purpose guided by our Jewish values, connected to the people of Israel, and continuously working on behalf of the Jewish community through outreach, advocacy, programming, and grantmaking. Visit www.JEWISHcolorado.org for more.
