Major Gifts: Celebrating generosity. Strengthening community.
September 17 @ 6:00 pm
Dinner served. Dietary laws observed.
You are cordially invited to a special evening in recognition of your extraordinary generosity and leadership to Jewish Baltimore.
We look forward to gathering with you for an evening celebrating community, featuring a moderated conversation with business icon and national Jewish philanthropist and leader Joe Kanfer.
For additional information, contact Ashera Austen at aausten@associated.org or 410-369-9321.
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Featured Speaker
Joe Kanfer is a Founding Director of Lippman Kanfer Family Philanthropies and serves as Chair of Leading Edge, the center for talent and impact in the nonprofit Jewish sector. He was the Founding Chair of Honeymoon Israel and is a past Chair of JFNA (The Jewish Federations of North America), JESNA (the Jewish Education Service of North America), the Akron Jewish Federation, and The Lippman School. He serves on the board of Israel Policy Forum and has served on the boards of many other philanthropic organizations.
Joe is also a Founding Partner, Venturer, and Chair of the Investment Committee of Walnut Ridge, a family office and private capital firm with a purpose driven approach to investing. He brings deep expertise and energy to the application of Social and Behavioral Sciences and Jewish wisdom to challenges and opportunities in both the business and philanthropic worlds.
Previously, Joe served as Chairman and CEO of GOJO, makers of PURELL®, from 1973 to 2018.
He holds a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School. Joe and his wife, Margie, have six children and 19 grandchildren.
Thank You to our Corporate Partners
VISIONARY PARTNERS
LifeBridge Health • Wells Fargo
LEADERSHIP PARTNERS
BGE • Brown Advisory • CFG Bank • Curio Wellness | Far & Dotter • Hoffman & Co. Catering • Len Stoler Automotive • M&T Bank • MileOne Automotive • PNC Bank • RS&F • Trius Lending Partners
CHANGEMAKING PARTNERS
Alliance Material Handling, Inc. • BDO • Furman Honick Law • Goedeke Contracting • Gordon Feinblatt LLC • Kramon & Graham, P.A. • Merritt Properties • MiCasa Title Group, LLC • MOI • Neptune’s Plumbing & Heating • PSA Insurance & Financial Services • Residential Title & Escrow Company • Saul Ewing LLP • Schoenfeld Insurance Associates • Venable LLP • WesBanco
FOUNDATIONAL PARTNERS
Advance Business Systems • APG Federal Credit Union • Bolton • CFG Bank Arena • CliftonLarsonAllen • David Ross Orthodontics • Defender One Security • D.S. Thaler & Associates, LLC • First National Bank • Israel Bonds • The Legacy Group, Inc • MidPoint Technology Group, LLC • Miles & Stockbridge • Paul Davis Restoration • Pinnacle Financial Partners • SOS Technology Group • Strategic Factory • T. Rowe Price • Truist • William Blair
IN-KIND & NONPROFIT PARTNERS
National Aquarium, Inc.
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