Jewish Funders Network

Newsweek publishes list of top 50 rabbis

Rabbi David Saperstein tops Newsweek’s list of the 50 most influential American rabbis.

JTA: Sinking economy casts shadow over philanthropists’ parley

My wrap-up from the JFN conference is up at JTA.org: ST PETERSBURG, Fla. (JTA) — It was a telling moment at the annual conference of the Jewish Funders Network, a gathering of philanthropists who give away at least $25,000 per year to Jewish causes and, in most cases much, much more. Harold Grinspoon and his […]

Sinking economy casts shadow over philanthropists’ parley

At this year’s Jewish Funders Network conference, wallets were lighter and attendance was down as leading philanthropists worried more about survival and maintaining existing programs than launching grand new initiatives.

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