Samantha Feldman Design Portfolio

In 2019, my cofounder Ariella Levkovich and I began a volunteer-operated events initiative that raises awareness of Jewish charities to potential Jewish young professionals.

Just Cause Events’ premise was simple, as we set out to combine the following ingredients: 1) Causes you care about supporting, 2) People you want to meet, and 3) Event venues that are fun and unique!

My co-founder and I have a strong track record of creating sold-out events for Jewish Young Professionals, from our debut event “Cruise for a Cause” to our pre-Chanulkah “Light Up The Night” Kosher bar night, both of which raised thousands of dollars for charity. To date, the Just Cause Events community has donated over $15,000 to charities that may not have the budget or manpower to create an awareness or fundraising event themselves.

Our events accomplished several things all in one night. Coming to our event automatically included participants in a greater cause of giving back to the featured charity, and it created a community of professionals who want to be purposeful while also having a unique experience.

Summer 2019 was our Cruise for a Cause event. The event included taking a boat tour in the Hudson River to support the "Lone Soldier Center in Memory of Michael Levin". We curated a fantastic event, and handled all promotion and logistics for the event as volunteer event planners. 125 Jewish young professionals enjoyed food and drinks on "the Lucille" as we enjoyed the views of the Statue of Liberty.

In December 2019 later that year, we created a Kosher bar night/experience at Hidden Lane NYC, in support of Refuat HaNefesh. This nonprofit's mission is: To create a Jewish community that is more aware, respectful, & empathetic to people living with mental illness.

During the pandemic, we ran virtual fundraisers for COVID-19 relief with cooking & cocktail mixing classes, and continued to rally our community for important Jewish causes with rooftop cocktail hours and game night!

Interested in working with us on a new event? Contact us at justcauseeventsnyc@gmail.com