Savvy advisors add value to the client relationship by offering a higher level of service and more sophisticated advice to their clients. One important aspect of this enhanced service is the ability to have informed conversations about charitable giving, during the clients’ lifetime and as part of the legacy planning. Last year, we gave you…
Today, Jewish Communal Fund CEO Sue Dickman is in Israel where she presented a $100,000 grant to Olim BeYachad, a nonprofit that helps Ethiopian-Israelis gain employment and become self-sufficient. This gift from the JCF Special Gifts Fund will fund the participation of 40 Ethiopian-Israeli young adults in EELP (Employment, Empowerment, and Leadership program). This gift was…
JCF’s grant will fill a critical gap in service for an area that is experiencing increased poverty, and suffered the loss of the only Jewish community run food pantry on the North Shore of Long Island. Jewish Communal Fund (JCF) trustee Jerry Cohen, and Vice President of Philanthropic Services, Ellen Israelson were honored guests at the…
Bloomberg radio’s Carol Masser moderated panel discussion at Jewish Communal Fund 3rd Annual Economic Outlook Breakfast Jewish Communal Fund (JCF) hosted its third annual Economic Outlook Breakfast on Tuesday at the Harmonie Club. Bloomberg Radio’s Carol Massar, co-host of “Taking Stock,” moderated the panel, which featured Goldman Sachs’ Senior Investment Strategist Abby Joseph Cohen, CFA,…
The Jewish Communal Fund (JCF), an independent public charity that facilitates charitable giving for more than 6,000 fund holders through a popular giving vehicle known as a donor advised fund, has been designated a “Top 50” Charity in the United States by the Chronicle of Philanthropy on its just published “Philanthropy 400” list. The “Philanthropy…