Simply Outstanding

Baruch Littman (right), vice president of development at the Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles, received the Outstanding Professional of the Year award from the Association of Fundraising Professionals—Los Angeles Chapter at its recent 30th anniversary event at Paramount Studios commemorating National Philanthropy Day. Presenting the award is comedian-actress Heather McDonald. Littman, who has been working with The Foundation for more than 16 years, is part of a leadership team that has grown charitable assets under management from $250 million to more than $1 billion during that time. The Foundation serves 1,200 donor families and last year distributed more than $70 million in grants. www.jewishfoundationla.org

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