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Natan’s 2018-19 Grants:
What We’re Learning

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Part I: What We’re Learning from the Organizations We Support By Felicia Herman Today, we are proud to announce Natan’s 15th annual grant slate, representing nearly $925,000 in new grants and loans to 39 Jewish and Israeli social entrepreneurs, nonprofit startups and post-startups, social businesses, and networks of grassroots initiatives. Since its inception in 2002, Natan has allocated $13.5 million to more to than 240 initiatives … [Read more...] about Natan’s 2018-19 Grants:
What We’re Learning

Philanthropy can Improve the Welfare of Israelis – here’s how

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By Shavit Madhala and John Gal Well-informed philanthropy starts with ... you guessed it: getting informed. How many nonprofit organizations in Israel work on welfare issues and which populations do they serve? What percentage of organizations serve the Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) population? The Arab Israeli population? What are the organizations’ primary sources of funding? And, what is the role of philanthropy in the field? We had the … [Read more...] about Philanthropy can Improve the Welfare of Israelis – here’s how

Applications Open: Giving Circle Incubator

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Want to bring your community together to take meaningful action? Apply to be part of the Giving Circle Incubator, Amplifier's signature opportunity to help you or your organization start a brand-new giving circle - a group of people who pool their charitable funds and go through a meaningful process to give it away together. Now in our fifth year, the Giving Circle Incubator will include a learning retreat in New York City, monthly webinars, … [Read more...] about Applications Open: Giving Circle Incubator

Philanthropic Accountability is a Two-Way Street

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[This essay by Jack Wertheimer will be followed by a series of pieces from leaders in the field of Jewish philanthropy, who will offer reactions and analyses to Wertheimer's report, Giving Jewish: How Big Funders Have Transformed American Jewish Philanthropy, commissioned and released earlier this year by The AVI CHAI Foundation.] By Jack Wertheimer The Jewish philanthropic sphere, much like the wider world of American giving, is undergoing … [Read more...] about Philanthropic Accountability is a Two-Way Street

Bridging the Great Divide: What Politicians could Learn from Teen Philanthropists

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By Alana Hollander In a world where bipartisan cooperation seems as common as traif with wings, perhaps our governance would be wise to observe the conversations teen philanthropists are having with one another. In doing so, politicians may just figure out how to reintroduce civil discourse back into our country. Earlier this year, the political discord was so extreme that the United States government shutdown for the first time in 5 years. … [Read more...] about Bridging the Great Divide: What Politicians could Learn from Teen Philanthropists