Celebrate Chanukah by devoting at least one night out of eight to giving back to those in need New York, NY – December 3, 2014 – Jewish Communal Fund (JCF), the leading Jewish donor advised fund in the United States, has announced the debut of Clink!: Making Change by Giving, a new app to help…
[Note: This post is reprinted with permission of Jewish Teen Funders Network; view the original post here.] From menurkeys to sweet potato latke recipes, there are many creative ways to celebrate this year’s unique overlap of Hanukkah and Thanksgiving. In an effort to move beyond the kitsch, I would like to offer some additional ideas for blending…
During Thanksgiving weekend, families often go around the table and discuss the people and things for which they are thankful. While this adds meaning to the day, many families want to do something together to help those in need and to teach their children and grandchildren the values they hold dear. Here are 25 things…
In early May, Jewish Communal Fund (JCF) brought together a group of NextGen donors for a 90-Minute Grant Making Experience, in partnership with Slingshot. In just an hour-and-a-half, the group examined the values that drive their charitable giving and, as a collective, learned more about 30 innovative Jewish organizations listed in the most recent Slingshot…
What are the most effective ways to transmit your philanthropic values to your children and grandchildren while also ensuring that your charitable legacy within the Jewish community continues to endure? That’s one of the key questions on our minds here at Jewish Communal Fund, the donor-advised fund of the Jewish community of greater New York,…