The Jewish Communal Fund (JCF), the largest Jewish donor advised fund in the country, announced today that it was making an emergency grant of $100,000 to the Israel Trauma Coalition from its Special Gifts Fund, JCF’s institutional endowment. The Israel Trauma Coalition (ITC), which was created by UJA-Federation of New York in 2001, brings together more than…
What is the ideal way to allocate the charitable assets in your JCF donor advised fund? Michael Miller, Co-Founder and Managing Director of the independent advisory firm Colonial Consulting, LLC, addressed this important question at a recent breakfast seminar on JCF’s Robust Investment Options. First, he highlighted the 23 carefully selected, best-in-class investment options on…
The Jewish Communal Fund (JCF) and Slingshot today released “Funding Jewish Innovation: A Resource Guide.” The guide offers a crash-course in funding Jewish innovation. It answers common questions around funding innovation in Jewish life, offers reflections from funders in the field, and provides practical next steps for individual donors to select innovative projects and organizations…
For many Jews, giving is a part of who they are. After all, tzedakah literally means “justice,” even though it’s often translated as charity. It’s a way to create a world where fairness is the rule rather than the exception. Since giving is a central tenet of Judaism, tzedakah is also a way to manifest…
The daughter of former Jewish Communal Fund President Larry Zicklin, Yudit Zicklin-Sidikman has forged her own professional and philanthropic path. Nearly a decade ago, she founded the Israeli nonprofit El HaLev (“To the Heart”) with the goal of combating violence against girls and women, enhancing their personal safety and promoting economic advancement. In an exclusive…