Guest post by Lisa Lepson (Joshua Venture Group) and Will Schneider (Slingshot) Toward the end of 2012 the central organization in the Jewish environmental movement, Hazon, merged with the more than 100-year old Jewish project, Isabella Freedman. The linking of an organization that has been identified in the Slingshot guide as a “Standard Bearer of…
Hardly a day goes by when I don’t hear someone say, “We don’t think what we are doing is particularly ‘sexy’; do I still have a shot at being involved with your organization?” You would think I was a modeling agent, but no, I’m a Jewish professional. Since there are very few jewrotica.org’s out there, “sexy” must…
It seems that we dodged a bullet at the end of the year when the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 spared the charitable deduction. With all the talk during last year’s budget season about limiting the tax benefit to 28% as well as what passed for dialogue during the Presidential campaign about placing overall…
Done well, seminars and blogs brand you as the expert, and directly lead to new business, new word-of-mouth referrals, and more speaking engagements. Done poorly, it can be a waste of your time and money. Well, not a total waste: At least you’re getting your name out there. But will they remember it? Will they…
Long time New Yorkers Arlene and Milt Berkman moved to Charlotte, North Carolina, in 2009 in search of a slower, kinder and gentler pace. However, they found that issues like bullying were still present – even in a place like Charlotte. The couple, long-time JCF fund holders, decided to found a non-profit they named The…