Israel @ 60 in Words, Pictures, and Music

A video slide show celebrating 60 years of Israel A collaboration between Bonnie Goodman and Professor Gil Troy (McGill University) in honor of Israel’s 60th Birthday. This is Bonnie’s artistic rendition of the updated version of Professor Troy’s article “Why I Am A Zionist”, first published in 2001. Shabbat Shalom from Jerusalem [Translate] swfobject.embedSWF("http://www.youtube.com/v/J0LKUMDtowc&rel=0&fs=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=0", "vvq-513-youtube-1", "425", "355", "9", vvqexpressinstall, vvqflashvars, vvqparams, vvqattributes); Bookmark:  Read More →

Blackbaud Announces Acquisition of Kintera

Blackbaud, Inc., the leading provider of software and related services designed specifically for nonprofit organizations, announced yesterday that it is acquiring Kintera, Inc., a pioneer and leading provider of a Software as a Service solution to the nonprofit and government sectors. The news is attracting concern among some nonprofit leaders. The anonymous fund raiser who writes the blog Don’t Tell the Donor writes that while Blackbaud’s “press release seems almost giddy, I’m not so sure nonprofits will be thrilled that their viable options for major providers continues to shrink.” [Translate] Bookmark:  Read More →

Facing Tomorrow: The Panels

updated 1 June: The official website for the Facing Tomorrow Conference has posted a list of the various panels, a brief synopsis, the participants, and in many cases transcript highlights. You can locate these here. It appears that videos from most of the panels have now also been posted. This is what is available. [Translate] Bookmark:  Read More →

Social Media for Social Good

“Social media’s awesome power can really take your breath away when you take a second to step back and see the change that it can cause in the world. Many brands and traditional media companies are focused on social media’s effects on their relationships with consumers. Yet it is social media’s ability to fundamentally shift how people discover, connect, communicate and interact with each other that what makes the space so powerful… Because of social media, not only can people in need… publish their stories and have them read, but these platforms actually make it possible for people to band together to make a difference… Can social media make charitable giving market efficient? With less bureaucracy, more transparency into the actual effect of your dollars,... Continue Reading

Making News This Morning

From The Jerusalem Post, Globes and Haaretz, respectively; on-point stories on our core themes. Analysis: Misunderstanding the rich American uncle American Jewish giving, like American philanthropy generally, is based on a culture of personal generosity that Israelis have never encountered and don’t understand. The American philanthropic industry is so large and sophisticated that an entire profession of highly-trained professionals, with advanced degrees in economics and management, exists to assist wealthy people (and literally thousands of American Jewish foundations) in giving away hundreds of billions of dollars each year in effective ways. The Haaretz article Haviv refers to in his story is from May 12th: Let’s be done with all the Talanskys Jerusalem is full of wheeler-dealers, functionaries,... Continue Reading

Steinhardt’s Latest

Michael Steinhardt, money manager turned philanthropist dedicated to creating a renaissance in American Jewish life, is chartering new waters. The venture, announced yesterday, is for New York City’s first publicly funded school devoted to Hebrew language and culture. Planned for Sheepshead Bay (Brooklyn) and a targeted Fall 2009 opening, the school’s goal is to provide “academic excellence and kids fluent in Hebrew.” From Anthony Weiss in The Forward: “A group of individuals with financial backing from the Steinhardt Foundation for Jewish Life is prepared to submit an application on June 4 to the New York City Department of Education and the New York State Board of Regents to open the Hebrew Language Academy Charter School in Brooklyn. According to Steinhardt’s daughter Sara... Continue Reading

A Conversation Begins

Idealism. Digital fluency. Immersion in social causes. Each attribute is essential to bringing about positive, lasting change. So imagine what can be accomplished when all three combine. That’s the idea behind Social Citizens (Beta), a new discussion paper from the Case Foundation about the potential impact of the Millennial Generation on the civic landscape. The report asserts that this younger generation has great new ideas for using technology and modern communications to help further the missions of non-profit organizations and advocacy groups. The key: organizations need to adjust their strategies to be able to more effectively communicate with members of this generation. The study was authored by social entrepreneur and writer Allison Fine, the keynote speaker at next Thursday’s JCSA’s... Continue Reading

Click Here. Now Here. Wait. Click Here.

You’ve added a donation button to your Web site. That means you can sit-back, relax and watch Seinfeld reruns while the money flows into your organization. Right? Wrong. “Online donations are something that a lot of organizations really want to do, but there is, unfortunately, really complicated stuff that you need to understand to effectively make choices,” said Laura Quinn, director of Idealware, a Portland, Maine nonprofit that provides software reviews for other nonprofits. Read more from Laura about the nuts and bolts you need to know here. [Translate] Bookmark:  Read More →

High Impact Philanthropy: The 2008 JFN Conference

We would like to thank the Jewish Funders Network for providing this Conference summary to us. The audio files are available here in the right side-bar. 2008 Conference–A Few Highlights Top-level presenters, artists, politicians, and thought- leaders, “seminar on wheels” site visits, and a turnout that meant the David Citadel, Jerusalem, was bursting at the seams were all part of the scene at the 2008 International Conference. It was a rare opportunity to network with a dynamic, multigenerational group of Jewish philanthropists from around the world, and an experience that by all accounts re-energized giving, helped form powerful new collaborations, and suggested new philanthropic strategies for improving impact across a range of initiatives. We are working to share the contents and... Continue Reading

We’ve Come A Long Way

It seems like yesterday, but it has been six months since we went live with eJewish Philanthropy. We set some pretty ambitious goals, and thanks to you – our readers, we’re well on our way. We are gratified by the significant number of guests, from five continents, who visit our website every day; for those who have signed up for daily updates or RSS feeds, and most of all to the many who have offered valuable suggestions, leads, background materials, etc. to assist us in fulfilling our mission. We are appreciative of the positive encouragement and support we have received from the organized Jewish communal world, foundations and leading academic institutions. We would like to acknowledge recognition from Alltop, We’ve Got Non-profits Covered, for considering us a ‘Best of the... Continue Reading

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