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Jill Iscol

IF Hummingbird Foundation, President

IF Hummingbird Foundation, President

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Jill Iscol Biography

Educator and activist, Jill Iscol, Ed.D, 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 Jill 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. In the past these organizations have included Prep for Prep, Stand for Children, Facing History and Ourselves and Vital Voices Global Partnership. They currently include Acumen Fund, where she serves as a Founding Advisory Board Member, City Year New York of which she was a Founding Co-Chair, and the Iscol Family Program for Leadership Development at Cornell University.

Jill has been actively involved in the Democratic Party and served as Chairperson of the Annual Family Re-Union Conference, moderated by then-Vice President Gore and Mrs. Gore. She also served as Co-Chair for Hillary Rodham Clinton for Senate’s New York Finance Committee and as National Vice-Chair of Hillary Rodham Clinton for President’s 2008 Finance Committee.

Most recently, Jill serves as a Trustee of Horizons National, on the Advisory Board of the Center for New American Security in Washington, as a member of the New York State Commission on National and Community Service and in 2011 was appointed to the US-Afghan Women’s Council.

After 25 years of finding and supporting inspiring social activists, her children, Zach and Kiva, encouraged her to write Hearts on Fire. She hopes that you too will be inspired and get involved. Jill is married to Ken Iscol and is a born and bred New Yorker. Hearts on Fire is her first book.

Jill Iscol Speaking Topics

  • Better Business Through Philanthropy

    From the legal associate who wants to do pro bono work, to the manager who volunteers in his neighborhood school, today’s young workforce is passionate about philanthropy — and businesses should be too! Jill Iscol explains how companies can support their employees’ motivation in a way that helps raise the company’s profile, win the respect of stakeholders, and attract and retain the most desirable new talent.

  • The Power of Resiliency

    The visionaries of Hearts on Fire share a common thread: the ability to bounce back from adversary. "These are people who don’t succumb to despair," Iscol says. "They turn bitterness into joy, weakness into strength, helplessness into purpose." Both in her personal life and through her decades of philanthropic work, Jill Iscol has witnessed the power of resiliency first-hand and will share the lessons learned from these incredible and uplifting stories.

  • Hearts On Fire: An Evening With Jill Iscol

    Spend an intimate and engaging evening with the Founder of The IF Hummingbird Foundation– volunteer, activist, educator and author of Hearts on Fire: Stories of Today’s Visionaries, Igniting Idealism into Action. Through her non-profit work and as a trusted advisor for Hilary Clinton and Al Gore, Iscol has spent her life reducing inequities, supporting social change, and strengthening democracy around the world. Her passionate insights and triumphant stories will inspire you.

Jill Iscol Videos

  • Jill Iscol at TEDxWomen

Jill Iscol Books

  • Hearts on Fire: Stories of Today's Visionaries Igniting Idealism into Action
    Hearts on Fire: Stories of Today's Visionaries Igniting Idealism into Action

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  • What topics does Jill Iscol speak about?

    Jill Iscol is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Activism, Authors, Education, Influential Women, Inspirational, TED, Women's Issues.
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Jill Iscol is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Better Business Through Philanthropy, The Power of Resiliency and Hearts On Fire: An Evening With Jill Iscol. The estimated speaking fee range to book Jill Iscol for your event is available upon request. Jill Iscol generally travels from and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Temple Grandin, Rachel Simmons, Victoria Rowell, Tonya Lewis Lee and Kathy Ireland. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Jill Iscol for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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