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Natan Fund 2013 Grant Application Process Open

Posted on March 22, 2012 Written by
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Natan is proud to announce that the application process for Natan's 2013 grants is now open! We've made several changes to our grant areas for the 2013 Grants, all of which are explained below. Now Open for Applications: Natan is now accepting initial Letters of Inquiry (LOI) from new applicants in two program areas: Emerging Models of Jewish Connection in North America and Jewish Peoplehood. All of the necessary information (and a new FAQ page) can be found on the Grants pages of our website. Organizations may apply for grants of up to $50,000; LOIs are due by noon ET on Monday, April 23, 2012. Following a multi-stage application process, grantees will be notified of their awards by January 31, 2013. Emerging Models of Jewish Connection in North America grants support innovative approaches … [Read more...]

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Jewish Innovators, Entrepreneurs and Connectors Unite at SXSW

Posted on March 16, 2012 Written by
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by Yoni Sarason Yoni attended South By Southwest festival in Austin in March, 2012, and as by popular demand, he shared his thoughts in this blog below.   While much of the young adult geared Jewish world is focused on TribeFest, JFNA’s NextGen get-together in Las Vegas, this past weekend, a number of young Jewish leaders took on South by Southwest (SXSW), the film, music and interactive (digital) industry convention in Austin. The young leaders are part of the ROI Community, a network of Jewish innovators, entrepreneurs, movers, shakers, and connectors. The community is formed and expanded each year by bringing 120 emerging leaders from around the world to Israel for a week of sessions, networking, and ideating. This year, as part of a pilot, ROI enabled a number of Community … [Read more...]

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Empowering a New Generation of Young Jewish Women

Posted on March 5, 2012 Written by

by Abigail Pickus Jewish Women International (JWI) is set to launch an innovative new venture: a professional leadership network for young Jewish women. “Our goal is to support women’s leadership,” said Susan Turnbull, JWI’s Chair of the Board of Trustees. “With this network we will be giving young women the opportunity to interact with spectacular role models while meeting each other and creating a sense of community.” The network will target Jewish women in their 20s and 30s and will debut in New York and Washington, D.C., with the goal of expanding to other major U.S. cities. JWI bills itself as the leading Jewish organization empowering women and girls. Through a combination of advocacy, educational programs and philanthropic initiatives, they work to end violence … [Read more...]

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The CVO Network: An Innovative Approach To Leveraging Resources In The NGO Sector

Posted on March 2, 2012 Written by

by Barry Camson Introduction In the twenty first century, there are increasing instances of people and organizations operating as networks. This is certainly supported by the interactive capabilities of the Internet. Beyond this, there is the recognition that often the highest leverage for advancing the goals of individual organizations consists in affiliating as a network. This is especially true in the nonprofit sector where individual organizations do not have the advantages that private sector organizations do in generating revenue and using scale to reduce costs. The CVO (Council of Volunteer Organizations) network is a significant illustration of the value of the network approach in the NGO sector. The CVO network is a voluntary affiliation of individual NGO’s in the area of Haifa, … [Read more...]

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Jewish South African Innovation: From the Goldmines to the Garden Patch

Posted on February 21, 2012 Written by
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by Seth Cohen The South African Jewish community, like all Jewish communities, is filled with knowledge, creativity, chesed and, of course, complexity. It is one that has a rich and proud history, bringing its unique Jewish spirit to a continent that is rife with challenges and ripe with opportunity. Within the community, there is an array of individuals as vibrant and varied as the African fauna that surrounds them. From the exceptional community of Johannesburg, a city of commerce and insight near the great goldmines of South Africa, to the community of Cape Town, which started out as a Dutch veggie patch and now is known worldwide as an amazing center of creativity, and every point in between - innovators, activists and entrepreneurs are reshaping the South African landscape to reflect the … [Read more...]

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Boldly Going Where No Jew Has Gone Before

Posted on February 21, 2012 Written by

by David Jacobson “The world is defined by change and choice. We have to inspire people to see being Jewish as relevant.” This was the challenge thrown out by philanthropist, Lynn Schusterman, at the opening of the Schusterman Family Foundation’s South African Young Jewish Innovators Gathering, held in Johannesburg on February 11-12. Innovation is defined as “the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new.” As remarkable as our South African Jewish community is, I am not sure that the innovation we bring to our lives as individuals has translated into the more closeted confines of our community. It strikes me that we humans do not naturally take that well to change. We prefer to stick with what we know rather than take a risk. “Better the devil … [Read more...]

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