Jewish women in their 20s and 30s are building YWIN from the inside — leading programming, shaping their chapters, and representing the network at the national level. Applications are open for local boards and for representatives to the YWIN National Board of Trustees.

Apply to your local YWIN Board
Apply to be a Board of Trustees Rep

TWO WAYS TO LEAD

LOCAL YWIN BOARD

YWIN boards are programmatic — meaning you decide what happens. You'll co-lead events, shape programming, and determine what YWIN looks like in your city. You'll have a co-chair by your side and a board of women who show up the same way you do.

What you’ll do:

Board members serve a one-year term, July through June. Here's what that looks like:

  • Co-lead two events per year, with a co-chair for support

  • Attend at least 75% of monthly board meetings

  • Attend at least 75% of monthly YWIN events in your city

  • Invite others to events and help the network grow

  • Plan and help run programs with fellow board members

  • Promote a culture of kindness and belonging

  • Support JWI's mission with a required annual donation of $180

Deadline to apply: April 30 (Denver and South Florida review on a rolling basis).

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YWIN REPRESENTATIVE TO THE NATIONAL BOARD OF TRUSTEES

This is the most significant leadership opportunity available through YWIN.

As the YWIN representative, you'll bring the network's voice directly to JWI's Board of Trustees and carry what you learn there back to your chapters. You'll sit alongside JWI's Women to Watch honorees and some of the most accomplished Jewish women leaders in the country.

What you'll do:

  • Serve a two-year term — year one as a shadow, year two as a voting member

  • Attend virtual board meetings every four to six weeks

  • Prioritize three in-person meetings annually (October, December — Women to Watch, June)

  • Check in weekly with JWI's YWIN staff

  • Attend at least 25% of home network YWIN events

  • Attend at least 75% of YWIN Presidents' Calls

  • Support JWI's mission with a required minimum annual donation of $540

Serving as representative doesn't preclude serving on your local YWIN board — you can do both.

Deadline to apply: April 13. To apply, answer the application questions and email your responses along with your resume to Hannah Loffman at [email protected].

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ABOUT JWI

In 1897, a group of women in B'nai B'rith were told they were an auxiliary. They had other ideas. The organization they built became Jewish Women International — and for nearly 130 years, JWI has fought for every Jewish woman to live free from violence, control her own money, and have a seat at every table where decisions are made. We've never waited for permission. Not in 1897. Not now.

WHERE WE ARE

YWIN chapters are currently active in:

  • Boston

  • Chicago

  • D.C.

  • Denver

  • Los Angeles

  • New York

  • Philadelphia

  • San Diego

  • Seattle

Coming soon: South Florida (launching April 2026), Pittsburgh

Interested in bringing YWIN to your city? Email Hannah Loffman at [email protected].

STILL ON THE FENCE?

Questions about either role? Schedule a virtual coffee chat with JWI's Director of Women's Leadership & Development, Hannah Loffman, at [email protected].