It is sad that many small foundations need to close. These foundations are often overlooked by the media and leaders within the non-profit community and sometimes people do not realize the profound impact they have in their communities, with the agencies they support and in the foundation world. For anyone looking to set up a Continue Reading »
“We would be short-sighted not to see that innovation in Jewish life can come from anyone, anytime, at any age.” This quote, from the article written by Justin Korda and Esther D. Kustanowitz, reminds us that innovation is timeless. The rest of the article provides three observations about innovation: 1) While generalizations are Continue Reading »
Naomi Skop for the Jewish Teen Funders Network highlights several examples of how Jewish camps can incorporate Jewish teen philanthropy into their programs. We applaud Naomi for bringing this programs to our attention and the camps for implementing such wonderful programs that will no doubt profoundly impact the participants. These examples illustrate how every camp Continue Reading »
In Dr. Chaim Y. Botwinick’s article, “Optics vs. Metrics: a Communal Leadership Imperative,” Botwinick writes about the importance of proper leadership, which the Jewish Community values. He discusses that an organization needs to be more than just “optics” and “glitz” but also be able to back up all the great things they claim Continue Reading »
Helping. Aiding. Caring. Impacting. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if these words could be translated into actions by your children? By partnering with Areyvut, you can ensure that these actions as well as the core Jewish values of chesed (kindness), tzedakah (charity) and tikkun olam (social justice) are infused in the lives of Jewish youth locally, Continue Reading »
I came across this article from a Google alert and want to share it with you because I believe the more we discuss getting children involved in philanthropy at a young age the more likely that we actually incorporate these ideas into our own lives. That is the reason that I started Areyvut and why Continue Reading »
We are busy working on educational materials and project ideas for our 2012 National Mitzvah Day which will take place March 16-18, 2012. Please save the date and plan to join us and others throughout the country in actively making a difference in building our communities. The theme is Olam Chesed Yibaneh or “The world Continue Reading »
You are all familiar with The Giving Pledge, an effort to encourage rich individuals to give the majority of their money to charity and have seen my blog posts about it here and here. I read in the Chronicle about Philanthropy’s Promise, a similar effort focused on grant makers to maximize their impact. I applaud Continue Reading »
I came across this article and think it has some good ideas, although donors may have a challenging time reading a hand written letter or note from me but phone calls or personalized e-mails is an approach we often take at Areyvut. What was the best response you have ever received from an agency? I Continue Reading »
The Metro West Daily News wrote an article about a young man from Framingham MA, named Michael Goldberg who chose his Bar Mitzvah project to be a Gift of Life Bone Bone Marrow drive. He recently found out that one of his recruits had been matched with a 58 year old woman Continue Reading »
