The Brandeis-Genesis Institute for Russian Jewry, in partnership with the Hornstein Jewish Professional Leadership Program at Brandeis University, has announced the launch of a professional development program for Russian-speaking Jewish communal professionals. With support from the Genesis Philanthropy Group and the Jim Joseph Foundation, the Brandeis Jewish Leadership Incubator (BJLI) will host a 12-month fellowship for Russian-speaking professionals who work at Jewish communal organizations in the United States and Canada. The program, designed for individuals with one to five years of professional experience, will help to develop the skill-set, knowledge, and strong network of peers that is critical for professional advancement within the North American Jewish community. “To date, … [Read more...]
Brandeis University Launches Leadership Incubator for Russian-speaking Jewish Communal Professionals
Jewish Funders Network Gives JJ Greenberg Memorial Award to Josh Miller
The Jewish Funders Network has named Josh Miller, a senior program officer at the Jim Joseph Foundation, as the latest recipient of the JJ Greenberg Memorial Award, which is given to an outstanding young Jewish foundation professional. Miller, who received the award at the 2014 JFN conference this week, was also given $5,000 to be used for professional development or tzedakah. The award is named after JJ Greenberg, a JFN board member who was executive director of the Steinhardt Foundation/Jewish Life Network from its inception in 1995. He was instrumental in the creation of such landmark programs as Birthright Israel, the Partnership for Excellence in Jewish Education, and the Makor/Steinhardt Center in New York. Greenberg’s family, friends, and colleagues created and endowed the award … [Read more...]
Jewish Outdoor, Food, and Environmental Education Experiences Show Increased Potential for Jewish Engagement
Experiences that blend Jewish learning with the outdoors, food, and environment are attracting a growing number of diverse Jews to meaningful and inspiring Jewish life, reports the first-ever national survey on Jewish Outdoor, Food, and Environmental Education (JOFEE) - Seeds of Opportunity: A National Study of Immersive Jewish Outdoor, Food, and Environmental Education (JOFEE). … [Read more...]
Jewish Funders Network Awards Inaugural Shapiro Prize to Foundation for Jewish Camp
The Jewish Funders Network has named the Foundation for Jewish Camp as the inaugural recipient of the Shapiro Prize for Excellence in Philanthropic Collaboration, for being the first funder collaboration to advocate for, promote, and strengthen Jewish camps on a wide scale. The new prize recognizes alliances of forward-thinking Jewish funders who collaborate to achieve broader impact in their chosen fields of interest. It was presented Sunday at the annual JFN conference in Miami Beach. Until FJC was founded in1998 by Elisa Spungen Bildner and her husband Robert Bildner, Jewish camps ran independently or within their religious movements. The Bildners envisioned collaborating with other funders, and received support from The Samuel Bronfman Foundation and The Wexner Foundation. The creation … [Read more...]
eJewish Philanthropy and Moment Magazine Join Together to Relaunch Guide to Giving
Moment Magazine, the largest independent Jewish magazine in North America, and eJewishPhilantrophy.com, a publication geared to the professional Jewish community, today announce a partnership relaunching "Moment Magazine's Guide to Giving." Beginning in the May/June 2014 edition of Moment - both in print and online - eJewish Philanthropy will provide editorial content and guidance for the enhanced section to include News and Notes from around the world of Jewish Giving. … [Read more...]
Hillel International to Enrich Jewish Learning on College Campuses with $1.3m Maimonides Grant
Hillel International has announced the awarding of a grant of up to $1.3 Million by the Maimonides Fund. This award, in concert with local funding, will support a new Hillel initiative to substantially increase the number of Jewish educators available to engage and teach Jewish students on campuses across North America. The Engage2Educate program will fund the recruitment, training, and retention of more than 30 talented educators over the next three years. The new engagement professionals will serve as Jewish role models to college students and provide deep Jewish content and experiences. Inspired by the success of Hillel’s Senior Jewish Educators program, the new Engage2Educate initiative broadens the number of Hillel professionals who will be trained and equipped to lead students in … [Read more...]
