Michael Steinhardt on Birthright NEXT Partnership
by Michael Steinhardt
As a longtime supporter of programming for Birthright Israel alumni and a current member of the Birthright Israel NEXT board of directors, I feel compelled, as I work with board chair Al Levitt and my friend Lynn»
Birthright Israel NEXT and the Invisible Doubling Effect
January 3, 2010 by eJP
Filed under The American Jewish Scene, The Blog
by Rabbi Daniel S. Brenner
Reading The Jerusalem Post yesterday, it occurred to me that Birthright Israel NEXT’s work has a visibility problem. Haviv Rettig Gur writes regarding Taglit-Birthright Israel “these connections are wasted if they are not»
Birthright Israel Experience Significantly Lowers Rate of Intermarriage
October 26, 2009 by Dan Brown
Filed under The American Jewish Scene
New research released this morning by researchers from The Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies at Brandeis University backs up what many of us have known for years – Birthright participants return home with positive perceptions of their experience, increased»
IDC Herzliya Alumni Raise over 1,000,000 NIS for Scholarships
September 25, 2009 by eJP
Filed under Local Israel, Philanthropy in Israel
Following the example of leading academic institutions around the world, including Harvard, Yale, Stanford and others, the Alumni Association at IDC Herzliya, has concluded a unique campaign, the first of its kind in Israel, under the title “A place in»
Young Alumni Give Online
from The Involver Blog (Involver is a video marketing platform designed for social networks):
The View from Stanford: Why Video Marketing and Email Marketing Make a Perfect Match
It seems obvious that email is a more effective way to communicate»
The Next Wave of Philanthropy
October 2, 2008 by eJP
Filed under American Philanthropy, Jewish Philanthropy
by Sean Stannard-Stockton; originally published in The Financial Times:
Social circles with a square deal for charity
Giving circles are a hot trend in philanthropy. Similar to the investment clubs of the 1990s that brought people together to talk about»
Alumni Support
July 31, 2008 by Dan Brown
Filed under American Philanthropy, Education
Despite the economic climate, two major Universities (Brandeis and YU) have announced record levels of contributions for the past year. It is interesting that both recognize the value of gifts from their alumni and cultivating their graduates. The value is»
Hadassah, Tipping Into Decline?
July 18, 2008 by Dan Brown
Filed under In the Media, Jewish Philanthropy
Hadassah just concluded their 94th national convention in Los Angeles. And at the closing dinner Tuesday night, a prominent Medical Center board member warned the organization was on “the tipping point” into decline.
Two pertinent facts were stated»
PresenTense Makes News
July 15, 2008 by Dan Brown
Filed under NewGen, Summer of Innovation
A great deal has been going on this summer at the PresenTense Institute here in Jerusalem. We put our first post up on the current doings in Arnona just yesterday (the Diaspora Mezuzot Project)»
Birthright Day 11
Ten days changed their lives. Now what?
One year ago this month, at the age of 26, I visited Israel for the first time. I did not go with my family, as I had long imagined, but in the company»
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