17/05/2026
We are proud of the Alumna of the Month who studied for the MA in Nonprofit Management & Leadership at the Rothberg International School at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem & is now making a big difference in the nonprofit world!
For more information about the degree: https://overseas.huji.ac.il/academics/international-graduate-programs/masters-programs/ma-in-nonprofit-management-and-leadership/
Our HUJI Alumni of the Month series highlights the incredible achievements of our international alumni community. This month, we’re proud to feature Suvi Kauppinen, a Hebrew University alumna now making an impact in the nonprofit sector through her work supporting vulnerable children and families across Europe.
Suvi Kauppinen, a graduate of the Hebrew University’s MA in Non-profit Management and Leadership program, fondly remembers participating in a field course visiting Israeli NGOs despite the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic. After graduating, Suvi became Programmes Manager at World Without Orphans Europe, where she helped organize the organization’s first European Forum in 2023 for partners supporting orphaned and vulnerable children across Europe. The event received strong feedback and another forum was held in Bucharest, Romania in 2026.
Suvi is also involved in a new initiative in Finland encouraging churches to support vulnerable children through fostering, adoption, and community-based children’s programs. In 2024, her team secured a three-year governmental grant to support the project. Currently Suvi and her husband are developing a tourist company (All Seasons Lapland) to give visitors from countries such as Israel and France a local experience of Lapland’s nature.
Her advice to others is to start small and stay faithful to the opportunities in front of you, trust and greater responsibility grow from consistently managing the little things well. Through her work, Suvi hopes more children will grow up in families rather than orphanages or institutions.
Connect with Suvi on LinkedIn to learn more about her important work in the nonprofit sector. https://www.linkedin.com/in/suvi-kauppinen-a56028290/
