More than 1,000, including 100+ kids, gathered this past weekend for Limmud FSU Legacy, the largest event geared towards the Russian-speaking Jewish community in the Tri-State area. Limmud FSU New York is a dynamic and pluralistic Jewish festival of culture, creativity and learning featuring more than 80 inspiring presenters - including local educators Yaffa Epstein (Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies) and Elie Kaunfer (Mechon Hadar) - along with 120 panels, workshops and discussions on subjects ranging from art, to Jewish culture and tradition, history, politics, academics, business and lifestyles. Generously supported by UJAFederation-NY and the Genesis Philanthropy Group, Limmud FSU New York explored a broad array of topics including Israel in the era of Trump, Jewish views of … [Read more...]
Federation CJA Mission brings 900 to Israel
Federation CJA is celebrating its Centennial year and as part of the festivities, over 900 participants (2 chartered planes and 19 buses!), ranging from 18 to 100 years old, are traveling to Israel with the Montreal Mega Mission: Centennial Edition, May 10-19. The group includes 100 first-time visitors to Israel and 116 return visitors from the highly successful 2014 Mega Mission. Together, they are celebrating the community’s continued commitment to Israel and experiencing the country first-hand. This will be the biggest Mission to Israel from a single community in the past several decades. The Montreal Jewish community has a long-standing and strong commitment to Israel, supported by investments in people, programs and initiatives. In 2017 alone, Federation CJA allocated $3.8M to Israel in … [Read more...]
Fidelity Charitable Study Shows Millennial Women Are Changing the Giving Landscape, Baby Boomer Women More Satisfied
Millennial women are listening to their hearts and their social networks as they embrace new ways of giving, but Boomer women are more strategic and satisfied, according to a new study by Fidelity Charitable®. The Women and Giving study examines attitudes, strategies and priorities around giving across generations and gender. Donors Cindy and Gabriela Citrone are a perfect example of how two generations of philanthropists interact and benefit from one another. The mother and daughter echo many of the report findings in their own approach to philanthropy, while also demonstrating best practices for generating impact. Cindy Citrone always saw philanthropy as an integral part of imparting her values to her children - an approach she learned from her own parents. As she taught her children these … [Read more...]
1st TOM Makeathon held in New York City
The Brooklyn Navy Yard was recently home to TOM:NYC, a three-day Makeathon to create affordable, assistive technology addressing needs of people with disabilities. New York’s first TOM Makeathon was a partnership with Cornell University and featured teams of eight “makers” (engineers, product designers, developers and coders) who joined with “need-knowers” (individuals with a deep understanding of a specific disability or challenge) to create prototypes where there is no market interest due to prohibitive cost or speciality of condition. Following the Makethon, designs were made available for public domain use, accessible to those with similar disabilities around the world. Tikkun Olam Makers, launched in 2014 by Reut Group, is a network of makers currently organized in 10 countries. At a … [Read more...]
Passing the Torch: Next Generation Philanthropists; a new report
The next generation is now leading family foundations. They sit at the crossroads between the forces driving the millennial generation and the weight of their families’ legacies. International banking group BNP Paribas has released the 2017 BNP Paribas Philanthropy Report. Written by The Economist Intelligence Unit, the report explores how the Next Generation of Philanthropists is shaping the future of philanthropy, balancing the weight of family legacies through new tools, technologies and strategies. The report is based on desk research, in-depth interviews of millennial philanthropists and philanthropy experts. Highlights include: The five main characteristics of the millennial philanthropist mindset: Belief in social entrepreneurship: millennials believe that supporting … [Read more...]
Online Revenue Up; Open Rates Down in 2016, study says
Capturing information from 133 nonprofits of every size, shape, and issue area - reviewing in-depth data covering web, email, social media, digital advertising, and more, the eleventh edition of Benchmarks has been released. The result is a comprehensive guide to the trends and tactics that are driving nonprofit online programs. Here are a few of the key notes from the 2017 Benchmarks Study: Online revenue grew by 14% in 2016, with email revenue growing at a significant 24%. Online audiences increased: web traffic was up 4%, email list sizes grew by 10%, Facebook fans increased 23%, Twitter 50%, Instagram 101%. Nonprofits in the Study invested more in digital ads, increasing ad spending (including paid search, display, and social media advertising) by 69%. Most individual email … [Read more...]
Moishe House #100 Officially Opens in Atlanta
The largest organization in the world serving post-college Jewish young adults recently celebrated its first decade of re-defining millennial Jewish life. Moishe House is celebrating its 100th home for 20-something Jews: Moishe House Atlanta - Buckhead will create a hub for young Jewish life in Atlanta and will be home to three dynamic residents - Amy Abelson, 28; Cassidy Artz, 25; and Matthew Spruchman, 25 - who are eager to build and create their own grassroots community by hosting at least 60 programs annually reaching more than 300 unique participants over the next year. The residents will celebrate the opening by hosting a Shabbat dinner tonight with their local community members. “This historic milestone shows just how empowered young adults have changed the face of post-college … [Read more...]
Jewish Agency Global Leadership Institute Launches Flagship Adaptive Leadership Program
The Jewish Agency for Israel this week launched the flagship program of its newly-established Global Leadership Institute. 19 carefully-selected participants from eight countries have come together in Jerusalem to form the first cohort of the Adaptive Leadership Lab (a.l.l.), a new program utilizing a methodology developed at Harvard University to tackle local and global challenges within the Jewish world. Supported by the Shawna Goodman & Todd Sone Family Foundation, a.l.l. is designed to harness the diversity of the Jewish people and to make evident that diversity is productive to making progress on systemic Jewish world challenges. Utilizing the Adaptive Leadership framework developed at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, the program offers participants tools, tactics, and … [Read more...]
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