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. More ▸
NY Jewish Week editor Gary Rosenblatt gave his take on the JFN conference this year. This was the part that stuck out (at least in my mind): There were the usual tensions, in discussions and panels, about the balance between supporting establishment Jewish organizations like federations, and innovative start-ups, which were described in one session as… More ▸
OK, down to unpacking. I sat down Tuesday with Tobey Libber, the program officer who oversees Jewish programs at the Helen Bader Foundation. The conversation happened after I saw him at a session and remarked that I had seen that the Milwaukee-based foundation had made a few grants in February, and that it was good… More ▸
The president of the Jewish Funders Network called for a change in how the community distributes its money. More ▸
Speaking at a lunch meeting Monday at his organization’s annual conference, the president of the Jewish Funders Network, Mark Charendoff, called for a change in the way the community gives money. Charendoff, adressing about 220 members of the organization — all of whom give at least $25,000 per year to Jewish philanthropy — said that… More ▸
I’m sitting in a panel now that gets to the heart of the philanthropic times: “Growing demands, less capital: the funder’s dilemma." Steven Cohen is moderating the discussion between philanthropists Alisa Doctoroff of the Doctoroff Family Foundation, Benny Levin of Israel Venture Network and Katharina Rosqueta, the executive director of The Center of High Impact… More ▸
I’m here at the Jewish Funders Network Conference in St. Petersburg, Fla., for the next couple of days. The conference this year is focused on innovation — social entrepreneurs and the like. It almost in a sense feels like one big dare to the funders here to fund outside-of-the-box projects. One could question whether that… More ▸
I’m heading down to St. Petersburg, Florida, during the wee hours of Sunday morning for the annual conference of the Jewish Funders Network, a gathering that brings together philanthropists and foundations. A couple of things are sure to be hot topics while I’m down there. First, Eli Valley’s latest cartoon in the Forward: “Social Entrepreneurs… More ▸
The Jewish Funders Network will provide $750,000 in matching grants to first-time gifts for environmental projects in Israel. More ▸
The Jewish Funders Network has announced that it has started a matching grant program to fund pro-Israel organizations: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Mann 212-726-0177, ext. 204 The Jewish Funders Network has launched a new matching grant opportunity: Pro-Active, Pro-Israel: The JFN Matching Grant Initiative for Strengthening Israel ‘s Image. This new matching grant program,… More ▸
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