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Announcing Israel’s First Accelerator Program Dedicated to Addressing People with Disabilities

Posted on December 9, 2013 Written by Leave a Comment
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PresenTense Israel (PT), Beit Issie Shapiro and The Ruderman Family Foundation have launched A3i - Accelerating Inclusion In Israel - and are calling for change-makers with ideas to fundamentally improve the quality of life for people with disabilities to apply for the program. A3i is a groundbreaking program, as it is the first accelerator focused on solutions that address the needs of people with disabilities. The PresenTense community-based accelerator model has been run 36 times and currently operates in 16 cities. The program combines intense training, mentorship, one-on-one consulting, and community engagement, to help entrepreneurs catalyze their ideas into fully-fledged ventures. “Innovation has the capacity to transform lives,” said Guy Spigelman, CEO of PresenTense Israel. “If … [Read more...]

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The Natan Fund Launches Second Annual Natan Book Award

Posted on December 6, 2013 Written by Leave a Comment

The Natan Fund, a giving circle of young philanthropists supporting Jewish and Israeli social innovation, is now accepting applications for the 2014 Natan Book Award. The Natan Book Award catalyzes new conversations about Jewish life. This groundbreaking new literary award supports the writing and distribution of a new nonfiction book on Jewish themes, with a total of $50,000 split between a cash award to the author and funds dedicated to a customized publicity and distribution strategy that leverages Natan’s networks across the Jewish, nonprofit and philanthropic communities. The aim of the award is to support a writer as he or she is creating an important new work, while also ensuring that broad and diverse audiences engage with the finished book in a substantive way. The 2013 winner of … [Read more...]

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Jewish Funders Network Creates Award to Recognize Philanthropic Collaboration

Posted on December 6, 2013 Written by Leave a Comment

The Jewish Funders Network said today a prestigious award named after one of its founders would be redefined to recognize accomplishments by philanthropists who work together to further a common mission or goal. The first Sidney Shapiro Prize for Excellence in Philanthropic Collaboration will be given March 9th at the 2014 JFN International Conference in Miami Beach. It had previously been named the Sidney Shapiro Tzedakah Award. Shapiro, who died in 2007, was known for a pattern of giving that was responsive to pressing societal needs. An award in his name has been given by JFN since 1997. Spokoiny said the revamped prize is designed to honor philanthropists who engage in a similar style of grant-making. The criteria for the award require nominees to have: Formed a philanthropic … [Read more...]

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First Jewish Leadership Institute on Disability and Inclusion Held This Week

Posted on December 6, 2013 Written by Leave a Comment

The first ever Jewish Leadership Institute on Disability and Inclusion, in partnership with the Ruderman Family Foundation, was held in Baltimore this week. Participants included Jewish communal services professionals and lay leaders from 13 states and Ontario, Canada. The Institute centered on acquiring knowledge and skills to help Jewish organizations and their communities become more inclusive of people with disabilities. Participants heard about leading edge practices in services and supports for people with disabilities and their families across the lifespan. Additionally, the Institute focused on practical skills, personal leadership development and managing change in the Jewish community. One of the challenges for Jewish communal professionals is a lack of support for professional … [Read more...]

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Blueprint Forecast Offers Insights, Predictions for Philanthropy

Posted on December 5, 2013 Written by Leave a Comment
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A new edition of Philanthropy and the Social Economy: Blueprint 2014, the much anticipated annual forecast for the industry of philanthropy by Lucy Bernholz, has been released. This year, for the first time, the Blueprint includes the European context in addition to the American landscape and explains the shifts that come as civil society is manifested in digital environments, including opportunities to establish a new standard of trust regarding how private data are used for public benefit. As data become more and more a part of our everyday lives, ethical challenges facing philanthropic enterprises of all types emerge. The Blueprint is published by GrantCraft, a joint service of the New York-based Foundation Center and Brussels-based European Foundation Centre that taps the practical wisdom of … [Read more...]

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Over 8,000 IDF Soldiers Receive Gift Cards from The Fellowship and FIDF

Posted on December 5, 2013 Written by Leave a Comment
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More than $1.5 million spent as part of this year’s “Chanukah Fellowship Gift Cards” project The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (The Fellowship) and Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF), in collaboration with the Association for the Wellbeing of Israel’s Soldiers (AWIS), have provided “Fellowship Gift Cards” as Chanukah gifts to over 8,000 soldiers in-need and Lone Soldiers serving in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). The gift cards can be used in major retail chain stores across Israel to purchase food, clothing, shoes, sports and leisure products. Among the soldiers who will receive this financial support will also be 2,500 Lone Soldiers, young men and women who choose to leave their countries of origin to immigrate to Israel and serve in the IDF. Lone … [Read more...]

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