Hereis a link to an article that I wrote about a few ways we can all help our children to become budding philanthropists in their lives. In the article I highlight the importance of Penny Harvest, Mitzvah projects, and Jewish teen philanthropy programs. The importance of philanthropy programs and introducing the idea of Continue Reading »
BBYO, a 90-year old organization, celebrated their tenth anniversary as an independent organization from B’nai B’rith International. In the past ten years the organization has “transformed itself to meet the quickly evolving interests and needs of a new generation and transitioned into and embraced the digital age.” Moreover, Lisa Eisen’s article goes on Continue Reading »
On Wednesday June 22nd, there will be a bowling fundraiser supporting Areyvut’s program H.O.P.E (Helping Organizations Provide Essentials) – a Jewish teen philanthropy program facilitated by Areyvut at Yeshivat Noam in Paramus, NJ and the first of its kind in the United States. The H.O.P.E. program engages select students in learning about philanthropic Continue Reading »
Debra Askanase’s article, “Measuring the Return on Engagement of Community Commitment,” enables us to see how to better use the technology around us and to understand what our social media networking is doing for us and the people we serve. Social media has the power to reach everyone and it’s good to see Continue Reading »
This fantastic article by Andres Spokoiny, president and CEO of the Jewish Funders Network, discusses 7 strategies to get the most out of failure. Spokoiny writes, “It’s a common misunderstanding of Darwin that evolution is about the ‘survival of the fittest.’ That’s oversimplified and not what he said. He claimed that the ‘most adapted’ Continue Reading »
In a great article posted on denverpost.com, are 10 great steps for becoming a more effective philanthropist. These steps are all essential to being philanthropic and living a life will be filled with more tzedakah, chesed, and tikkun olam. Here are the 10 steps: 1) Determine why you’re giving and what outcomes you Continue Reading »
In an article titled, “Non-cash Giving Can Be an Important Donor Option,” Robert I. Evans and Avrum D. Lapin discuss how donors can contribute to organizations with their collections and property. The main thing that I like about this article is that it highlights the importance of giving without donating money proper. There Continue Reading »
In the LA Times there was an article by Jack Shakely titled, “The Worst Way to Judge a Charity.” In his article, Shakley writes about how people will give to charities who say they have low administrative costs and give the majority of their donation money straight to the people they are helping. Continue Reading »
This article highlights a website called GrapeVine which connects people to Jewish events going on in their neighborhood. “The idea was to provide a platform enabling a fundamental shift in the Jewish community from a program-centric to a customer-centric orientation. The goal: to ensure the Jewish community retains every individual or family that ever Continue Reading »
The Jewish Federation of Greater Chattanooga and the Chattanooga First Church of the Nazarene have created a summer camp focused on teaching young children how to affect change in the world. At the camp, children are taken on field trips, presented with guest speakers, and other activities, in order to impress upon them the idea Continue Reading »
