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IGNITE: Where Ideas Spark, Connections Grow, and Values Lead
Whether you're a student, young professional, mid-career mover, or executive leader, IGNITE is your invitation to plug into a community that values impact, curiosity, and authentic connection!
Get INSPIRED at 🗣️ IGNITE PRESENTS:
Bold voices and fresh ideas on the Jewish for Good mainstage
Get ENGAGED at 💡 SPARKS TALKS:
Intimate, topic-driven discussions with business local thought leaders
Get CONNECTED at 💼 COMMUNITY COWORKING:
Your favorite place to work, nosh, and network among friends old and new
QUICK LINKS: IGNITE PRESENTS | SPARKS TALKS | COMMUNITY COWORKING | SPONSORSHIP
Community Coworking Days:
Calling All Remote/Hybrid/Flexible Working Professionals
Tuesday May 26, 8am-5pm
FREE EVENT! Pre-registration is required.
Hosted at The Levin JCC, 1937 W. Cornwallis Road, Durham NC 27705
Break out of your at-home workday routine and connect with fellow flex-work professionals from around the area while gaining access to all that Jewish for Good has to offer!
Join us for wi-fi, coffee and baked goods, scratch-made pizza for lunch, and a variety of beverages and light snacks at our networking happy hour — all at no charge to you!
Plus, all attendees will receive a complimentary day pass to our state-of-the-art Health & Wellness Center while onsite at the J, including access to Group Exercise classes. Plan to come for the entire day or pop by for an hour as your schedule allows!
Sparks Talk:
Our IGNITE Lunch & Learn Series
Well-being in Action:
Evidence-based Practices for Focus, Resilience, and Clarity
Jesse Erdheim, Ph.D.
Applied Positive Psychologist and
Duke-trained Health & Well-being Coach
Tuesday May 26, 12:30pm
FREE EVENT! Pre-registration is required.
Hosted at The Levin JCC, 1937 W. Cornwallis Road, Durham NC 27705
Staying focused and grounded amidst the daily grind isn’t a luxury—it’s a leadership skill. This interactive, evidence-based session offers simple, high-impact practices from positive psychology and mindfulness to help you build resilience and maintain clarity under pressure—tools you can use immediately, no overhaul required.
SPEAKER HIGHLIGHTS FROM PAST IGNITE EVENTS INCLUDE:
Dr. Mandy Cohen,
former Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and North Carolina Secretary of Health and Human Services
Mike Krzyzewski,
former Duke (1980-2022), Army (1975-1980), and United States National Team (2005-2016), Head Men’s Basketball Coach
Randall Kaplan, Chair, International Hillel's Board of Governors
David King, CEO of LabCorp
Dr. Robert Lefkowitz , Nobel Prize Recipient & Director of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Duke University
Kathy Manning, Chair, Jewish Federations of North America Board of Trustees
Donna Orender, Past Commissioner WNBA
Martine Rothblatt, CEO United Therapeutics
David Rubenstein, CEO Carlyle Group
… and MANY more
SPONSOR THIS YEAR’S IGNITE SERIES
Interested in showcasing your business at our IGNITE events while enabling all the ways we MAKE GOOD HAPPEN in our community? Secure your spot as a series sponsor today!
Jewish for Good is committed to creating, connecting, and supporting individuals and families through cross-cultural understanding, education, social service and wellness-and we invite YOU to join us as a Corporate Sponsor! Through its vast and varied programs and services, Jewish for Good mobilizes human and financial resources to support and strengthen communities locally and abroad.
With exposure to more than 12,500 community members spanning Durham, Orange, Chatham, and Alamance counties (including neighbors, friends, and business associates), our sponsors have the opportunity to expand their visibility across key market segments, raising public awareness of the goods and services that you offer.
Sponsors are recognized as socially responsible enterprises that are actively involved in both providing for today and building for tomorrow, while also enabling Jewish for Good to continue serving our community in new and deeply meaningful ways.
IGNITE is a program of Jewish for Good, made possible by generous support from PNC Financial Services Group and the following sponsors:
Become a 2025-2026 Ignite Series Sponsor today!
Email Rae Williams at rwilliams@jewishforgood.org to learn more.