Jill Iscol, an educator and activist, is president of the IF Hummingbird Foundation, a family foundation established in 1989 to support domestic and international efforts to strengthen democracy and reduce the social, economic, and educational inequalities that threaten it. For the past two decades, she has developed an expertise in identifying visionary leaders and programs at early stages of their development. She fosters their advancement by providing seed capital and guidance, enabling them to become stable, sustainable and successful organizations, impacting lives around the globe. As a Democratic Party activist, she co-chaired Hillary Rodham Clinton for Senate's New York Finance Committee and was national vice chair of the Finance Committee for her 2008 presidential campaign. Iscol's first book, "Hearts on Fire: Twelve Stories of Today's Visionaries Igniting Idealism Into Action," was released in 2011 and will be available as a Random House trade paperback this fall.

Panel:
A Conversation With Visionary Women Philanthropists

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