Jewish Federation Announces Hope Levin as New Vice President of Palm Beach Island Development
Hope Levin
Boca Raton, FL – With an emphasis on continuing to cultivate a high caliber professional team, Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County announced Hope Levin as the new Vice President of Development. In this role, Levin is focused on elevating Federation’s presence on Palm Beach island to connect leadership and donors to meaningful opportunities that strengthen the local and global Jewish communities.
Levin has more than 25 years of experience working in the nonprofit sector. She returns to Federation after serving for three years as Senior Vice President and Managing Director for Israel and Global Philanthropy at The Jewish Agency for Israel – a global partner of Federation – where she worked with Jewish communities throughout North America to raise awareness about the international impact they create through their philanthropy.
Hope started at Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County in 1992, when she first moved to the Palm Beaches and served as Young Leadership Director, launching the Business and Professionals division and continuing to have roles over the years in both planning and development. Most recently in 2015, she served as a Senior Vice President, responsible for Israel and Overseas allocations, local Israel programming and supervising the community’s Shlichim (Israeli emissary) program.
“We are thrilled to welcome Hope back to our team to continue strengthening our growing community in Palm Beach,” shared Michael Hoffman, president and CEO of Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County. “Hope has demonstrated a capability and a passion for learning what dedicated community members care most about, and connecting them with opportunities to lead with their philanthropy to create significant impact.”
Levin’s commitment to Jewish communal service began during an internship with the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago. Immediately following, she received a scholarship from that Federation to complete a yearlong program in Israel where she lived in the desert town of Arad and then in Jerusalem. She was also a recipient of a Federation Executive Recruitment Education Program Award, a scholarship program funded through the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) and the Mandel Center for Leadership Excellence to recruit, support and develop future professional leaders for the North American Jewish Federation system.
Levin shared, “The personal investment and good faith that was placed into my life by those who understood the importance of education has transformed my life. I count it an honor, and have made it part of my personal mission, to ensure that future generations are afforded the same invaluable opportunities that strengthen their Jewish identity and connections to their community.”
Born and raised in the Chicago area, Hope is a graduate of the University of Illinois, Champaign Urbana, and received her Master of Social Work at the Wurzweiler School of Social Work at Yeshiva University in New York City.
For the 2019-2020 Campaign period, Jewish Federation has outlined its continued focus on four key priorities: standing up to antisemitism, caring for those facing poverty and other crises, connecting children and teens to their Jewish identity, and creating powerful experiences that connect people to Jewish values, holidays and Israel.
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