The is a Leadership Pipeline event. This initiative creates events which bring together talented, motivated potential lay leaders with representatives from our communal organisations who are thinking about succession planning. You can read more about this initiative and our previous events here.
Join us on 1st May to hear what it takes to become a trustee of a Jewish community organisation, the barriers they had to overcome, and why our brightest young trustees love what they do!
The Future is Bright: The new generation of young trustees taking the community by storm!
Did you know that only 6% of Jewish charity trustees* are aged 35 or under? Join us at this networking drinks event to meet and hear from some of our most outstanding and talented young trustees who are bucking the trend. They show the value of what young people can bring - with their skills, insights and lived experiences. Judith Flacks-Leigh (Chair of HIAS + JCORE, trustee of UJS), Edward Isaacs (trustee of UJIA) and Annabel Mahgarefteh (trustee of World Jewish Relief) will talk about what it takes to become a trustee of a Jewish community organisation, the barriers they had to overcome, and why they love what they do. We will also be joined by Osaro Otobo (governance consultant and Founder of Make Diversity Count), an ambassador of the Young Trustees Movement (YTM), who will speak about the wider communal context and the work of YTM in increasing the representation of trustees of young trustees on charity boards in the UK, enhancing the quality of their experience.
This event is for young people who are thinking about following a similar path into trustee or voluntary roles- and an opportunity for senior Jewish charity leaders to hear from and meet some of our community’s best and brightest about why we celebrate and value people of all ages on our boards - younger, older and everything in between!
The schedule for the event is as follows:
6.30-7pm- Reception/Drinks and canapés
7-8pm- Speakers including Q&A
Osaro Otobo (Founder and Director of Making Diversity Count, ambassador of Young Trustees Movement)
Judith Flacks-Leigh (Chair of HIAS + JCORE, trustee of UJS)
Edward Isaacs (trustee of UJIA)
Annabel Mahgerefteh (trustee of World Jewish Relief)
8-8.50- breakout spaces
young trustees/potential trustees (facilitated by Eli Gaventa/Nina Freedman)
Senior communal leaders (facilitated by Debbie Fox, with Osaro Otobo)
8.50-9.30- informal networking with drinks and dessert
You can read the bios of our speakers here.
With drinks and canapés at a North London location TBC. To sign up, click below or click here to learn more about the initiative and our previous events.