Message from Our CEO 

This year marks an important milestone for Elluminate — 30 years of advancing women’s leadership and driving social change.



At our recent Global Jewish Women’s Leadership Summit, we brought together 100 extraordinary Jewish women nonprofit CEOs from across the U.S., Israel, and beyond. Over two days, we did more than reflect — we began building something new.

What became clear is that this moment calls for more than individual leadership. It requires connection, coordination, and collective voice. The Global Jewish Women’s Leadership Network is our response — a platform to bring leaders together to collaborate, influence, and drive impact at scale. This work is both timely and urgent, and we are excited to invite you to be part of this next chapter.

Together, we are not only supporting leaders — we are shaping what comes next.

Warmly,

Melanie Roth Gorelick

Elluminate CEO

This spring, Elluminate convened 100 Jewish women nonprofit CEOs from across the U.S., Israel, and beyond for our inaugural Global Jewish Women’s Leadership Summit — a two-day strategic working session to shape the future of collective impact.



Through facilitated discussions and interactive sessions, participants explored key areas shaping the field:


• Jewish Women’s Leadership and the Path Forward
• Building a More Equitable and Inclusive World
• Advancing Equity and Justice through Collective Impact
• Gender Justice, Women’s Safety, and Security
  

The Summit also included affinity groups, workshops, and geo-specific sessions that deepened relationships and informed the Network’s emerging structure. These conversations surfaced shared challenges, identified areas of opportunity, and clarified where coordinated action is most needed.


The Summit culminated in the formal launch of the Global Jewish Women’s Leadership Network and the identification of initial priorities to guide its work. These priorities will shape the Network’s first phase of programming and collective action as we move into implementation.

Over three decades, Elluminate has:


• Invested $10 million in advancing women's leadership and social change
  
• Supported 400 organizations and initiatives
  
• Uplifted 70+ Jewish women nonprofit CEOs

Click here to view the 30th anniversary booklet

Elluminate supports Jewish women leaders on the front lines of today’s most pressing issues in the U.S., Israel, and around the world.

Watch our featured video to see how Elluminate supports women leading social change. Featuring Lauren Hersh (Women Without Exploitation), Moran Zer Katzenstein (Bonot Alternativa), and Julie F. Kay (Reproductive Futures).

This spring, we proudly celebrated the completion of Cohort 6 of The Collective, marking the culmination of a two-year leadership journey.

The Collective Cohort 6 represents women who are creating impact in diverse areas, from combating antisemitism and protecting access to abortions to ensuring gender equality and ending child sex exploitation and trafficking. They come from diverse backgrounds — leaders who are lawyers, social workers, rabbis, educators, activists, and thought leaders; leaders who represent the breadth of Jewish spirituality and practice; leaders who come from diverse backgrounds and from communities around the world. 

Register Today

Transforming Philanthropy: Women Leading the Future

A dynamic new series exploring how women can shape the future of philanthropy — funding change, driving impact, and using a gender lens.

Session I: Money Is Power — Women, Wealth, and Investing for Impact

May 18, 2026 | 8:30–10:00 AM

Featuring Andrea Baumann Lustig and Marcy Syms

Tune In to Our Next Elluminating Conversations Webinar!

Feminism in Action: Building a Vibrant, Equitable Orthodox Community


Featuring: Daphne Lazar Price, Former Executive Director of the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance (JOFA)


Click Here to Register

Don’t Miss it — Elluminate hosts a monthly webinar to highlight members of The Collective, our signature leadership advancement program for Jewish women leaders who focus on today’s intractable issues and innovative solutions. 

U.S.-Israel Women's Leadership Roundtable

During the Summit, Elluminate hosted a Roundtable Lunch bringing together 40 participants alongside 16 Israeli Collective members.



These leaders are advancing democracy, sustaining civil society, and promoting women’s equality in Israel during a time of profound challenge.

View the Luncheon Journal

Read the eJewishPhilanthropy article

Congratulations to Collective member Lauren Hersh, co-founder of World Without Exploitation, on being named to the TIME100 Most Influential People of 2026 for her leadership advancing protections against human trafficking and exploitation.



We are proud to celebrate Lauren and the extraordinary leaders in our Network who are driving change across society.


Read the TIME profile here.

Advocacy in Action

Elluminate joined over 50 faith-based organizations in signing onto NCJW’s amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to protect access to mifepristone — affirming its importance to health care and religious freedom.



Read the press release and full brief.

Elluminate empowers feminist Jewish women leaders and philanthropists to advance equity and social change.

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