Areyvut is proud to be one of the educational service providers in the Westchester Jewish Teen Learning Initiative (WJTLI), an exciting project from The Jewish Education Project. As part of the program we are leading a program on Ethical Issues at Kol Ami. We are working on developing a group project relating to an issue that the Continue Reading »
If you only had 5 minutes to pitch a Jewish teen philanthropy program what would you do? What would you say to the potential participants? Can you think of anything that would get them to talk about it with their parents when they get home? Would you give them anything to encourage them to further think Continue Reading »
Purim is just a month away and that means that schools will start teaching students about the holiday soon. Aside from packing Misloach Manot what would you suggest for a school that wants a hands on project -to benefit others- for more than 250 students? This project needs to: Take place at the school. Have a budget Continue Reading »
Areyvut is proud to be one of the educational service providers in the Westchester Jewish Teen Learning Initiative (WJTLI), an exciting project from The Jewish Education Project. As part of the program we are leading a program on Ethical Issues at Kol Ami. We have finished discussing several ethical issues and will develop a group Continue Reading »
Areyvut is proud to be one of the educational service providers in the Westchester Jewish Teen Learning Initiative (WJTLI), an exciting project from The Jewish Education Project. As part of the program we are leading a program on Ethical Issues at Kol Ami. We have finished discussing several ethical issues and will develop a group project relating Continue Reading »
Brad Sugar introduces his article with an interesting and thought provoking activity: To “draw a Jew.” When he tried this with a group of college students, under an organization now called “The Jewish Student Connection,” the results troubled him. They resorted to the very typical Jewish stereotypes; some drew a rabbi with payot (side curls) and a Continue Reading »
According to a recent article in The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Ariel Nissel, a real-estate developer from Dallas, Texas just wants to make a difference in the world. After being dissatisfied with his previous philanthropic efforts and wanting to help more than he felt he was, he started a new grant-making foundation called the Pollination Project. Ari plans on providing Continue Reading »
Areyvut is excited about this piece of legislation and hope that it encourages others to give. Congress Extends Tax-free Distributions from IRAs to Charities As part of the “Fiscal Cliff” legislation passed by both houses of Congress and signed by President Obama, individuals can once again make tax-free distributions from Individual Retirement Accounts to public charities Continue Reading »
Look here for a great article about different terms relating to philanthropy in 2012. It shows how data is affecting how people who work in non-profit organizations are talking, using new jargon and buzzwords.
This blog post was inspired by Stuart Katz’s Facebook post this morning. At the outset, for those that do not know me my name is Daniel Rothner and I run a non-profit agency called Areyvut and I personally sent e-mails requesting year-end financial support. On a professional level, Areyvut needs funds to support our important work in the Continue Reading »
