News & Schmooze - Our Internal Team Newsletter

Balabanter

"As Thanksgiving approaches, I want to thank each of you for your hard work, your kindness and the difference that you make. Let us continue to work with a spirit of gratitude, remembering that together we're creating positive changes every day."

Department Highlight
A Closer Look at
Human Resources

The Human Resources department manages the employee life cycle, fosters an inclusive workplace, strives to build an engaged organizational team, administers employee compensation and benefit programs, and ensures adherence to state, local, and federal employment laws.

Kim Cianciotti Hiller

Human Resources Manager
Manage and Oversee Recruitment
Oversee Payroll and Benefits

Melissa Gabillon

Chief Human Resources Officer
Oversees the Employee Lifecycle
Ensures Compliance with all Federal, State and Local Employment Laws

Take A Break

Play this month's Wordle using a term important to the Jewish Federation.

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Get to Know Your Coworker

Mike Costello, Director of Donor Services & Projects

Two Truths and a Lie

Below are three statements about Mike.
Two are true, one is false.
Click on the statement you think is false.

1. Mike has been to Ireland 10 times.

2. Mike has travelled to all 50 states.

3. Mike is the oldest of six siblings.

FedFacts

See the Marketing Departments earned media coverage from September by clicking here.
Our next all staff meeting will be Wednesday, Dec. 11 at 10:00 a.m. Breakfast will be provided before the meeting at 9:00 a.m.
The Fire & Ice Holiday Party will be Thursday, Dec. 12 from 4:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. If you are able to join, please RSVP by clicking here.

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Birthdays & Anniversaries

Birthdays

Rebecca Etter 11.4

Rachel Cohen 11.6

Ariel Feinberg 11.17

Livi DiCaro 11.20

Susan Lundy 11.29

Work Anniversaries

Lori Rubin 2 years on 11.2

Shara Swift 6 years on 11.5

Sarah Lefkowitz 3 years on 11.5

Marni Davis 27 years on 11.19

Mark Berman 23 years on 11.26

Tracey Rich 12 years on 11.26

Robert Quattro 20 years on 11.29

Staff Mazel

Do you have a mazel (good news) you want to share?

Submit your photo and a brief description to Marketing Coordinator Rachel Cohen at rcohen@jewishphilly.org.

Grantee Spotlight

Rahat Community Center

The Rahat Community Center is located in a predominantly Arab Bedouin city in southern Israel. The Jewish Federation has been a long-standing and proud supporter of Rahat, ensuring that all of Israel’s diverse citizens have access to opportunities to live in a dignified, meaningful and impactful way.

Emergency funding provided 75 computers for children attending school online.

"After the shock of Oct. 7, we began receiving calls from organizations and friends asking for ways to help us. It created a new reality for all of us – Jews, Arabs and Bedouins – to work side by side helping to support our communities. The assistance we received from the Jewish Federation was important and essential, but even more importantly, it helped us to create a better and shared future for all of us in Israel.”

- Fuad Al-Ziadna, Rahat Community Center CEO