Women's International Zionist Organization (WIZO)

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🌟 Join Our Team! 🌟 World WIZO's External Relations Division is hiring a full-time Resource Development Associate at our central Tel Aviv headquarters! About Us: WIZO is one of Israel's largest and most diverse NGOs, championing social welfare, education, and women's rights. Our work is diverse and rewarding, and we have an outstanding team. What You'll Do: Write project proposals, donor reports, grant requests, and more (all in English) Support and liaise with WIZO’s global federations Translate content from Hebrew to English Join site visits with donors and supporters Participate in diverse projects, initiatives, events, and conferences Qualifications: Native English speaker with excellent writing skills Fluent in Hebrew (speaking and reading) Highly motivated, service-oriented, with great interpersonal skills Strong attention to detail and well-organized Prior experience in non-profit resource development preferred Proficiency in Microsoft Office (graphics software like Canva is a plus) Interested? Email your cover letter (why you're a great fit) and resume (in English & Hebrew) to helio@wizo.org with the subject line: Fundraising Associate Position. Join us in making a difference! 🌍💙 #Hiring #TelAvivJobs #NonProfitJobs #WIZO #NGOjobs #fundraisingjob (Interesting side note: some of you might be wondering why we didn't post this job via LinkedIn's Jobs board -- we tried, but LI rejected our post because it flagged the word "women's" in the sentence "championing social welfare, education, and women's rights" as discriminatory. Clearly not a great algorithm, LinkedIn. Please fix it!!)

ויצו הצטרפה לדירוג מעלה וזכתה לדירוג זהב.   ויצו הארגון החברתי הגדול, המוביל והמקצועי בישראל בתחומי החינוך, הרווחה וקידום מעמד האישה, הוא הארגון החברתי הראשון שבחר להשתלב במדד האחריות התאגידית של ארגון מעלה.     דירוג מעלה, שנוסד בשנת 2003, הינו כלי אשר משקף את הסטנדרטים של אחריות תאגידית בישראל, ונועד להעריך את מידת המחויבות וההשפעה החברתית-סביבתית של חברות וארגונים בישראל.   מעבר לתחום התרומה לקהילה, שהיא מהותו של ויצו כארגון חברתי בישראל, ויצו בולטת במיוחד במדד מעלה בדירוגי העסקת העובדים הגיוון, האתיקה והממשל התאגידי. וזאת לצד כוונה להטמיע שיפורים בתחומי הסביבה והרכש.     אניטה פרידמן, יו"ר ויצו העולמית, ״אנו גאות לקחת חלק במדד האחריות התאגידית של ארגון מעלה, כארגון החברתי הראשון והמוביל בישראל. ויצו צועדת יד ביד עם החברה הישראלית כבר 104 שנים, והיא תמשיך ותצעד כי הצורך בה, גם כיום – עדיין גדול. מאז ועד היום, אנחנו לוקחות אחריות על שירותים חברתיים שונים, בתחומי החינוך, הרווחה, הקליטה ומעמד האשה, מסמנות את הדרך ומייצרות מציאות. אחריות תאגידית היא צעד מנהיגותי ועשיית הדבר הנכון למען החברה והסביבה, למען דור העתיד וליצירת עולם טוב יותר."     מירה מינס, מנכ"לית ויצו העולמית, "הצטרפותנו למדד מעלה היא חלק מהתהליך האסטרטגי שהנהלת ויצו מובילה בשנים האחרונות. אחריות תאגידית הפכה חלק בלתי נפרד מויצו בכל תחומי פעילותה - איכות ומקצועיות, חדשנות וחשיבה פורצת דרך, השקעה בשירות ובחוויות הלקוחות שלנו 70 אלף א.נשים מדי יום- משפחות, נשים, נערות ונערים, פעוטות והגיל הבכיר, לצד עשיה ערכית יומיומית. אני מברכת את כל 6,000 עובדות ועובדי ויצו ו 2,000 המתנדבות שפועלות במקצועיות, במסירות ועם תחושת שליחות ומשמעות למען החברה הישראלית וחיזוק חוסנה, כדי להפוך את מדינת ישראל למקום שטוב יותר לחיות בו."   מומו מהדב, מנכ"ל ארגון מעלה, ברך על הצטרפותה של ויצו לדירוג מעלה: "כארגון החברתי הגדול והמוביל בישראל בתחומי החינוך, הרווחה וקידום מעמד האישה יש בכך אמירה חשובה ומשמעותית בנכונות לאמץ אמות מידה מתקדמות בהיבטים חברתיים וסביבתיים. מלוא ההערכה." Maala Mira Mines Momo Mahadav @Anita Vainberg Friedman

Summer interns. Do you have one? We do. She's a lovely, cheerful and intelligent young woman from UC Santa Barbara in California and she chose to spend the summer in Israel, interning in our marketing department. It's a tricky thing this whole internship concept. It requires a lot of work for the person overseeing the intern: training, guiding, teaching, overseeing their every task. You find yourself rushing to get your own work done in the rare minutes when you've managed to give the intern a task that will occupy them for a bit. It is a big responsibility to manage a young person who likely has never stepped foot in an office setting. And these young people, eager to learn but working for no pay -- they're looking to get something useful out of their experience, not just pass the time. But they probably don't expect to be driven to exhaustion either. After all, they are college kids who came to also experience the beauty and fun of Israel. So why have an internship program at all? Who needs this added task? Because the rewards, when it's done right, are absolutely wonderful: Knowing you deepened a young Jewish person's connection to Israel; you taught them a life skill; you gave them their first (hopefully positive) experience in the work world; you showed them that bosses can be mentors and not just someone to be feared; and in our case, you made them fall in love with the wondrous world of nonprofits and with WIZO. You hope that when they board their flight home, they leave not only suntanned but also inspired. Now I have to wrap up this post because my intern arrives in 2 minutes and I have to figure out what I'm teaching her next... 😂 Happy summer internships to all the Onward kids here in Israel! #internships #summerintern #onwardisrael

Liz Campbell, a Christian artist living in South Africa, together with Bnoth Zion WIZO Cape Town Ruth Branch, has launched an unbelievable "Love Letters 2 Israel" campaign where Christian supporters around the world have rallied together to write letters of encouragement and support to the people of Israel. We are so grateful for this incredible show of love! Read more in the article below: 👇 https://lnkd.in/dsibC3jc

Young women in high tech recently took part in training high school students at WIZO Hadassim Youth Village for future careers in high tech. Women account for about 36% of the tech workforce in Israel, but that number drops dramatically as you go up the ladder. These kinds of programs are critical in encouraging women to pursue careers in STEM industries. Thank you Dora for being part of this important program.

Women currently serve as the head of government in just 13 of the 193 member states of the United Nations, according to the Pew Research Center. Shocking statistic, isn't it? Two more women have joined their ranks recently and made history: Claudia Sheinbaum became Mexico's first female president yesterday. And Halla Tomasdottir is set to be elected as Iceland's next president, though not the first female to achieve this rank. Iceland elected a woman as president in 1980 and has also had two women serve as prime ministers. As much as we would like to believe that women's rights have advanced significantly in modern times, we clearly still have a long, long way to go to achieve gender equality. WIZO is a global women's organization: the W in our name stands for WOMEN and we have been proud feminists since 1920. I04 years later, we're still fighting for women. #genderequality #womensrights #womenleaders

Empowering a real change in the field of domestic violence requires a multifaceted approach: aiding the victims, educating youth, treating the offenders, enacting legislation and raising public awareness. WIZO’s division for the status of women works on all these fronts. And, we have identified another important front: that of professionals who can spot the early warning signs of domestic violence and intervene. WIZO, in partnership with the Israel Human Resources organization and Hertz, the car rental company, designed a program for human resource professionals to be able to identify victims in their company, be a confidential source of support and refer them to appropriate treatment and resources. The program was fully funded by Hertz and WIZO experts led the trainings. In the same week, WIZO’s professionals in the field of domestic violence also held a training session specifically geared for nurses in Israel’s wellbaby clinics, Tipat Chalav, who oversee the care for newborn babies and their mothers. The postpartum period is often filled with various emotions, stressors and challenges and can often lead to domestic violence and turmoil in the family. Hence, giving nurses the appropriate tools to identify, flag down and help treat violence in the home is a crucial step in combating it in society. Are you an HR professional in Israel who is interested in bringing these trainings to your company? Write to us in the comments! #hrpro #hrtrainings #humanresources

We are beyond excited to share that our former World WIZO marketing intern, Sydney Fox, is launching a new WIZO chapter in Atlanta, Georgia! The bright, energetic and passionate college student, who was a superstar last summer at WIZO headquarters, was so inspired by WIZO that when she returned home she wanted to continue her involvement. Sydney, a college student who grew up in Atlanta, spent last summer in Israel and during her internship, she produced fantastic content for our social media, traveled all over Israel to see WIZO projects firsthand, and even walked down the runway in WIZO’s historical fashion show marking WIZO’s 103rd birthday. “WIZO provides women with a sense of belonging and support. Whether you are a member of the WIZO team, or a participant in one of the organization’s projects, WIZO makes you feel like you are a part of a revolutionary movement that transforms the lives of thousands of women worldwide," she said. Atlanta, Georgia will be the FIFTH WIZO USA chapter, along with chapters in New York, Florida, California and Texas. We are so inspired by Sydney's leadership and thrilled to see a new generation of WIZO power women taking shape in WIZO USA!!