Jewish Federations Aid for Haiti tops $4.8 m.

As of Friday, February 12th, the Jewish Federations have raised more than $4.8 million for Haiti relief. Included in that figure, Canadian Federations have raised over $1.3 million Canadian dollars ($1.2 million U.S.) In addition, the Canadian government has pledged»

Rethinking Your Video Marketing

I have produced a lot of nonprofit videos over the years. Their primary purpose was to motivate potential donors to give. Some were received very well; others not so much. A well-known Hollywood producer I once met told me that»

The Need to Work Together

After the Earth Moved

an editorial from The Forward

For American Jews who give generously to charity, there is often an inner struggle: How much should they support other Jews, and how much should they give to causes in the»

The Jewish World Contributes to Haiti

from The Jewish Federations of North America:

Since the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti last week, the Jewish Federation movement has raised millions of dollars to aid the victims and is convening our partners to ensure relief is delivered effectively.

Together,»

Jewish Arts and Their Audiences

Rabbi Irwin Kula, the mediagenic head of CLAL, inaugurated last week’s Schmooze conference on Jewish arts and culture with what he called a “thought experiment.” Bypassing a ritual obeisance to the current renaissance in Jewish culture»

Haiti: The Jewish World Responds

Here is a list of some of the Jewish organizations raising money for disaster relief, Jewish Charities Aid Haiti Earthquake Victims.

from The Fundermentalist:

Relief agencies: Early outpouring of dollars for Haiti are critical

The earthquake has elicited an»

Not Only for Ourselves

an editorial from The Jewish Daily Forward:

The story was heart-warming, but instructive in an unexpected way. Jewish families gathered on a Sunday in a warehouse to pack boxes of pasta, canned vegetables and other food supplies and deliver them»

Innovation, By the Loaf

Last week, at the General Assembly in Washington DC, ROI, PresenTense, Jumpstart, the Center for Leadership Initiatives, Bikkurim and Jewlicious Festival, all official fans of challah, innovation, and Eli Winkelman, sponsored an event in honor of Challah for»

Are Synagogues Compelling Places for Serious Jewish Engagement

Rabbi Sid Schwarz writing in The Forward:

Back to Shul: Innovate To Beat the Synagogue Slum

What is clear is that the Jewish community is in a time of transition, and many synagogues – and the national denominations of which»

A Marketing Strategy for Our Times

The Chronicle of Philanthropy recently reported on a John Hopkins survey (released in July by the Corporation for National and Community Service) about how the recession has changed charities’ use of volunteers. The full study revealed that the»

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