At the end of September, JCF and The Jewish Funders Network co-hosted an event celebrating the Goodnation Partnership Launch of the Jewish Philanthropy Project. We were honored to have Dr. Jack Wertheimer deliver introductory remarks that provided an overview of trends in the Jewish philanthropic world. To learn more about this fantastic philanthropic platform and service, visit…
Jewish Communal Fund, one of the largest donor advised funds in the country, released its second annual Giving Report today, providing insight into the make-up, demographics, and charitable trends taking place among its generous funder network of nearly 9,000 people. With Fundholders living throughout the United States, JCF’s data offers a rare look into the…
Largest Jewish donor advised fund in country joins UJA-Federation of NY to keep centers of Jewish life safe Jewish Communal Fund, one of the largest donor advised funds in the country, announced today that its endowment, the Special Gifts Fund, has made an emergency grant of $141,500 to UJA-Federation of New York to help secure more than 150 local synagogues,…
If you weren’t able to join us yesterday for our lunchtime webinar on “Tools for Philanthropic Impact, Session 2: Metrics in Philanthropy,” we are pleased to provide a link to a recording of this dynamic conversation about a hot topic in the field of philanthropy. We are very grateful to our speakers—Rella Kaplowitz, Mirele Goldsmith…
A wave of more than 630 wildfires has spread throughout Israel in recent days, injuring 180 people and burning down 560 homes. Nearly 100,000 Israelis have been evacuated; in Haifa, hundreds of apartments were destroyed completely, leaving more than 1,000 people without homes. Israel’s Nature and Parks Authority reported that more than 4,900 acres of…