What is your favorite memory of marching in the Celebrate Israel Parade? Share your favorite parade stories in the comments section below. In this new video, JCF President Karen Adler talks about the emotional experience of riding on a float for the first time several years ago as part of the Celebrate Israel Parade. “For a…
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…
“Nobody gives away money as wisely as they earn it,” noted Andrew Tisch at Jewish Communal Fund’s NextGen Advisors Network breakfast, which was held on March 19 at his office. Andrew, co-chairman of the Board and chairman of the Executive Committee of Loews Corporation and former President of Jewish Communal Fund (2003-2006), engaged the group…
Headed to sunny Miami for the 2014 Jewish Funders Network Conference? Join JCF’s Ellen Israelson and Tamar Snyder at a breakfast roundtable at the Cabana Club on Tuesday morning (March 11) on the topic: “Legacy & Succession Planning: Innovative Tools to Spark Meaningful Conversation.” Together we will explore innovative tools and resources JCF has created to…
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…