Julie Snyder Levine Appointed Director of Development for Major Gifts for Hadassah Mid-Atlantic

PHILADELPHIA - Oct. 25, 2018 - PRLog -- Julie Synder Levine has been named Director of Development for Major Gifts for Hadassah Mid-Atlantic Region, announced Joshua W. Rednik, Chief Development Officer, Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc. (HWZOA). Levine's duties include major gifts cultivation and solicitation, foundation relations, stewardship and development operations. Levine, whose appointment is effective immediately, will be a member of the Hadassah Mid-Atlantic Major Gifts development team.  Levine's Hadassah Mid-Atlantic Region includes Southern New Jersey, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, DC.

In addition to direct cultivations and solicitations, Levine will also integrate volunteer leadership into the Hadassah Major Gifts Program.  She will be working with area volunteer leaders and other professional members of the Hadassah National Major Gifts team to identify, cultivate, and solicit prospective major donors for Hadassah's initiatives, medical research, and the recently-announced $92M 360 Degrees of Healing / Full Circle Capital Campaign for Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem in Jerusalem.

Rednik states, "We are very pleased to welcome Julie Levine to the Hadassah Mid-Atlantic Region.   Julie brings to Hadassah a varied and diverse background in fundraising, education and medical care and a successful fundraising history at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the Jewish Federation of Philadelphia.  This wealth of experience will be critical to Hadassah's goal of creating innovative fundraising strategies to identify new and emerging donors to ensure that Hadassah continues to play a leadership role in providing outstanding medical care in Israel through our two world-class hospitals in Jerusalem and our groundbreaking medical research."

Most recently, Levine was Director of Principal Gifts for The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (2004-18), where she launched the institution's principal gift program of $1M or more.  Previously, she was Major Gifts Officer for the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia (2005-13).  Earlier, Levine was a Litigation Associate for a number of Philadelphia law firms.

Levine states, "I am drawn to Hadassah's mission of women's empowerment, medical research, education, health awareness and youth at risk initiatives, both in the US and Israel. I look forward to joining the Hadassah Major Gifts team and working with donors and volunteers throughout the Mid-Atlantic region to secure funding for Hadassah's critical work of saving lives at Hadassah Hospitals in Jerusalem."

Levine received her B.A. from Clark University and her J.D. from Temple University School of Law.   She has been a member of the Camp Harlam board of directors from 2014 to the present.

Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc. (HWZOA) is the largest Jewish women's organization in the United States. With 330,000 members, associates and supporters Hadassah brings Jewish women together to effect change and advocate on critical issues such as medical care and research and women's empowerment.  Through the Hadassah Medical Organization's two hospitals, the world-renowned trauma center and the leading research facility in Jerusalem, Hadassah supports the delivery of exemplary patient care to over a million people every year. HMO serves without regard to race, religion or nationality and earned a Nobel Peace Prize Nomination in 2005 for building "bridges to peace" through equality in medical treatment. For more information, visit www.hadassah.org.