Coalition for Jewish Learning
Teen Philanthropy Board
The Milwaukee Jewish Teen Philanthropy Board is a community-wide program that engages Jewish teens in a communal giving and learning effort to achieve our goal of Tikkun Olam (repairing the world).
Overview
The Milwaukee Jewish Teen Philanthropy Board engages Jewish teens from 9th through 12th grade in a collaborative effort of communal giving and learning, striving to achieve the goal of Tikkun Olam, or “repairing the world.”
Details
What is the Teen Philanthropy Board?
The Milwaukee Jewish Teen Philanthropy Board is a community-wide program that engages Jewish teens in a communal giving and learning effort to achieve our goal of Tikkun Olam (repairing the world).
Who can join the Teen Philanthropy Board?
Jewish students in high school from the greater Milwaukee area. Students attend monthly sessions centered around grant-making, non-profit functions, and the philanthropic model.
What does the Teen Philanthropy Board do?
In empowering teens to use philanthropy as a means to make social change, TPB sessions cover a variety of topics ranging from understanding community need, developing grant strategies, evaluating grant proposals, performing site visits and practicing strategic decision-making and consensus-building techniques.
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Tziporah (Tzipi) Altman-Shafer is the Vice President of Jewish Communal Life and Learning. She is responsible for overseeing the Israel Center. She works with lay leaders in determining all Israel and Overseas allocations for Federation. Her responsibilities include directing the Coalition for Jewish Learning, providing support to all our local Jewish schools and educators, and overseeing the Planning Department, which is responsible for all local allocations.
Tzipi grew up in Milwaukee and has been working in Jewish Education since 1987. She has a bachelor’s degree in Jewish Studies and Women’s Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a master’s degree in Jewish Education from the Cleveland College of Jewish Studies. Before coming to MJF in 2015, she worked at summer camps, supplementary schools, and day schools (including six schools in Milwaukee). She has been a teacher, a family educator, and director of education and worked with children of all ages.
