Campaign Kickoff is Oct. 17 at Austin’s Restaurant

by Shiela Steinman Wallace, Editor

Are you an effective communicator? Can you inspire people through your communications? Would you like to hone your communication skills so you can be both effective and inspirational in your communications?

You will have the opportunity to learn these skills from one of the best executive coaches and leadership trainers in the country. Rae Ringel will speak at the 2014 Federation Campaign Kickoff dinner on Thursday, October 17, at 6 p.m. at Austin’s Restaurant, 4950 US Hwy 42, Louisville, Ky 40222.

Those who attend this event will learn skills that they can use not only when they volunteer to help with this year’s Campaign, but that will serve them well in their jobs and in all areas of their lives.

Who is Rae Ringel? President of the Ringel Group, she is nationally renowned and in demand as a speaker for Fortune 500 companies like Microsoft and Management Concepts as well as for not-for-profits, U.S. government agencies and entrepreneurial start-ups.

With her guidance and facilitation, agencies and foundations around the world have weathered economic downturns and financial turmoil and retooled to meet the challenges they face. She is known for helping groups do more with less.

A star in the Federation world, Ringel was the director of professional and volunteer development for United Jewish Communities, the predecessor to Jewish Federations of North America, before starting her own company. In fact, she is globally recognized as an innovator in not-for profit fundraising and board development.

She is also the lead coach for PEJE (the Partnership for Excellence in Jewish Education) and a consultant for Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life.

Reserve your place today to take advantage of this opportunity to learn from the best of the best. Space is limited. Contact Mary Jean Timmel at mtimmel@jewishlouisville.org or call 238-2739 by Friday, October 11. A Vaad approved option is available upon advance request.