This summer the nonprofit world was rocked by a campaign to “Debunk the Overhead Myth.” With a growing body of research and years of experience behind them, a coalition of experts claimed that, counter to popular belief, “overhead is a poor measure of a charity’s performance.” While 62 percent of Americans believe that a typical charity spends…
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…
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…
Approximately half a million survivors of the Holocaust are alive today: The largest community of survivors in the United States is in the Greater New York area – close to 73,000. The majority of these survivors are between the ages of 73 and 85, and half of them are living in poverty. In 2013, Jewish…
Last week, Offi Zisser, the Director of Advisory Services for Jewish Funders Network’s Israel office, spoke to a group of Jewish Communal Fund donors about the philanthropic landscape in Israel, how it has changed in recent years, and opportunities to get engaged. Here are five things you should know about philanthropy in Israel today. 5.…