AIPAC cites Egypt fears in donor pitch
AIPAC cited “lawlessness” in Egypt and the country’s election of an Islamist president in its latest fundraising appeal. More ▸
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Romney plans Jerusalem fundraiser
By Ron KampeasThe Romney campaign has invited donors to a fundraiser in Israel. More ▸
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New federation CEOs experimenting with funding models
By Dan KleinA generational changing of the guard throughout North America’s largest Jewish charitable network is opening the door to new chief executives increasingly open to experimenting with changes to the century-old funding model favored by local federations. More ▸
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Jewish nonprofit understatement of the century
By Adam SoclofIf the Jewish development professional in your life is feeling the Monday blues, reassure them that it could be worse. In what could reasonably be called the fundraising understatement of the century, here’s a JDC official’s call to action to raise money for Roumanian flood relief, dated July 11, 1932: "We have never failed when such… More ▸
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Fund raising down significantly, Phoenix federation cuts half of its staff
In light of significantly down fund-raising numbers, the Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix laid off half of its staff last week. The federation, which has seen its annual campaign dip by more than $1 million from last year laid off 8 of its 15 staff members, including the heads of its communications department, women’s philanthropy… More ▸
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Chronicle of Philanthropy asks: Has your fund-raising video raised money?
The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s Prospecting blog is running a series called “Fund-Raising Videos that Work." The Chronicle is asking non-profits to send in their fund-raising videos along with some of the back-stories behind how they came to be, the strategies behind the videos, how much each organization spent on the videos, and how much the… More ▸
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UJA Federation of New York, raises $2 million more than expected
The country’s largest Jewish federation exceeded its initial fund-raising goals for fiscal year 2010. The UJA-Federation of New York raised $136.1 million through its annual campaign, beating its projection of $134 million, the federation announced Thursday afternoon. The federation also raised $39.3 million in planned giving and endowments and $5.3 million in capital gifts and… More ▸
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Decline in unrestricted donations hurts Philly federation
The Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia only saw a 2 percent decline in overall giving last year, but it has had to make significant cuts to a number of its long-standing affiliates because the unrestricted money from donors has shrunk significantly, the Philadelphia Jewish Exponent reports. The federation raised $27.8 million during its fiscal year… More ▸
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Richard Joel and Daniel Forman: Faith in a changing economic environment
The spring issue of Contact: The Journal of the Steinhardt Foundation for Jewish Life enlists a dozen of the foremost thinkers on Jewish philanthropy to talk about the state of fund raising. With the Steinhardt Foundation’s permission, The Fundermentalist will republish over the next two weeks pieces from the likes of the foundation’s president, Bob… More ▸
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Amy Sales: The elusive fundraiser — a complex situation with simple solutions
The spring issue of Contact: The Journal of the Steinhardt Foundation for Jewish Life enlists a dozen of the foremost thinkers on Jewish philanthropy to talk about the state of fund raising. With the Steinhardt Foundation’s permission, The Fundermentalist will republish over the next two weeks pieces from the likes of the foundation’s president, Bob… More ▸
