Laura Gilinski

Experience

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  IDF- Concluded service

  Jan 1985 - Jan 1988

  Lieutenant
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  Bank of Jerusalem

  Nov 1997 - Jul 1999

  Marketing and PR Coordinator

  Motivated potential customers to invest in the bank and expand current activity and held responsibility for developing and cultivating new market segments.

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  WizCom Technologies Ltd

  Jul 1999 - Oct 2003

  * Research and development of vertical markets, targeted for penetration by the company and planning of market penetration strategy. * Cultivation and realization of strategic associations with potential VARs. * Design and production of corporate marketing and sales collateral, packaging, and corporatetrade shows. * Support of international sales and distribution channels.

  • Director of Business Development and Product Marketing

    Oct 2000 - Oct 2003

  • Product Manager

    Jul 1999 - Oct 2000
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  Ex Libris

  Oct 2003 - Jun 2010

  * Creation of all corporate-level communications. * Development of corporate business intelligence strategy including planning of strategic initiatives to address and counter competitive trends. * Design and implementation of enterprise-level marketing and sales systems. * Ownership of relations with mega-aggregate academic information providers. * Production of all corporate marketing materials, trade shows, and conferences. * M&A due diligence and verification project manager. * Outstanding employee 2005

  • Director of Corporate Marketing Communications

    Jan 2007 - Jun 2010

  • MarCom Manager

    Oct 2003 - Jan 2007
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  Mandel School for Educational Leadership

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2006

  Senior Project Manager
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  Shalom Hartman Institute

  Jun 2010 - Dec 2016

  Chief Development and Public Relations Officer

  * Instrumental in moving the Institute from a US$ 12-24M organization between 2010-2016. * Intimate and hands-on work with philanthropic institutions, Federations, Israeli government offices, and individual donors to maintain and grow the Institute's annual income. * Comprehensive branding of the Institute, its departments, and programs. * Development and execution of international communications and public relations strategies. * Creation, development, and execution of national and international conferences and gatherings. Show less

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  Rashut Ha’Rabim, Jerusalem Forum of Jewish Renewal Organizations

  Oct 2014 - Mar 2017

  Chair

  * Led process establishing Jerusalem municipal "Israeli Renewal" budget item. * Secure major cash and in kind gifts. * Creation of strategic alliances with key like-minded organizations and funding partners.

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  The Israel Museum, Jerusalem

  Dec 2016 - Mar 2018

  Deputy Director for Development and International Relations

  * Management of International Relations team responsible for all IMJ development operations, including cultivation and growth of 16 international friends’ organizations; and direct fundraising from foundations, and individuals. * Creation and support of local and international fundraising events—galas, international art excursions, academic symposia, and board of governors events. * Development of innovative fundraising platforms and revenue streams to grow annual Museum budget.* Creation and implementation of interactive communications strategies to enhance existing and new relationships. Show less

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  Start-Up Nation Central

  Apr 2018 - Jun 2022

  VP of Philanthropic Partnerships
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  Yoga Synagogue Ah!

  Sept 2020 - now

  Founder

  יוגה סינגוגה הוא מפגש לצורך תרגול בצוותא של חוכמת הגוף. אסנות ומנחים קבועים ומפתיעים, פשוטים לתרגול, לכל הרמות ומתאים לכולם ללא הבדל דת גזע צבע או מין.Yoga Synagogue-Ah! is a growing community that has come together around the meditative power of yoga. Like prayer, Yoga Synagogue-Ah! is an experience of time, place, and movement. Fluid and regular yoga sequences enable participants representing any religion, gender, and background, to set the mundane aside for an hour and concentrate on movement and wellbeing.يوغا سيناجوجا هي جلسة لممارسة حكمة الجسد في مكان عام مفتوح. وضعيات وأدلة دائمة ومدهشة ، سهلة الممارسة ، لجميع المستويات ومناسبة للجميع بغض النظر عن الدين أو العرق أو اللون أو الجنس. هذه الممارسة مجانية وتقودها لورا جيلينسكي Show less

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  Institute for National Security Studies

  Mar 2022 - now

  Deputy Executive Director for Resource Development