Jewish Communal Fund extends its deepest sympathy and support to the people of Central Oklahoma affected by the massive tornado that killed more than two dozen people, injured hundreds of others, and leveled entire towns. We know that many of you will want to contribute to organizations providing support to the people and communities impacted…
Jewish Communal Fund President Karen Adler participated in a thoughtful conversation about innovation with her nephew, Jonathan Raiffe, Chair of Slingshot, at Slingshot Day, held earlier this month at the Kimmel Center at NYU. Listen to the entire talk below: The two spoke of how they came to be interested in innovation in Jewish life,…
Jewish Communal Fund is delighted to welcome Teena Lerner to our Board of Trustees. Teena, a former bio-tech analyst and hedge fund manager, holds a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from The Rockefeller University. She currently serves as Chair of the Development Committee at Salanter Akiba Riverdale (SAR) Academy, a Modern Orthodox Jewish Day School in…
Few TED talks have created as long a trail as Dan Pallotta’s recent one. But the issues he recently raised about the role of the NFP sector and funding overhead are not new at all. Those of us who teach and advise funders address this question all the time. And thankfully, despite the suggestion to…
By Julie Finkelstein and Naomi Adland Slingshot was approached with what may seem like a simple question, “Do the organizations listed in the guide have minimum board giving guidelines?” Our answer was – “We have no idea, but let’s find out!” We reached out to a small group of innovative organizations listed in Slingshot…