Engaging the Next Generation of Donors

Seven weeks after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, donors have contributed more than $895-million to support relief efforts.

And now, new research on text-to-gift conducted by Convio, Edge Research and Sea Change Strategies on US charitable donors has been released.»

Who Decides When You’re Ready to Lead

from Rosetta Thurman:

The Normative Problem With the Term ‘Next Generation Leaders’

Having a cadre of bright young leaders in the nonprofit sector is great, but typecasting us as the ‘next generation’ can also indicate that we need someone from»

“WiseGen”…. If Only!

Recently, a wonderful young leader, Seth Cohen of Atlanta, wrote a blog piece advocating that younger leaders and funders would do well to learn from and not dismiss the wisdom of those whose life experience might provide welcome insights»

WiseGen and the Great Transition

“He whose wisdom exceeds his works, to what may he be compared? To a tree whose branches are many, but whose roots are few; and the wind comes and plucks it up and overturns it upon its face. Rabbi Elazar»

A Chanukiyah of Predictions for 2010

December is the time of the secular year where we look backward and forward – making best-of lists and summarizing our prognostications for the future. While many faiths join together for revelries related to the secular new year, for Jews»

NextGenJews.org: The New Address for Federations’ Young Leaders

UJC National Young Leadership has launched a vibrant new Web site, NextGenJews.org, designed to inform, inspire, and connect young, socially conscious Jewish adults.

With bold graphics and lively text, NextGenJews.org welcomes visitors and offers multiple ways to explore»

Jewish Identity Building, Bronfman Style

Park City, Utah is an unlikely place to find a thriving and growing Jewish community. And an even more unlikely place for an endowed Rabbinic chair. But in Park City you find key elements of community being addressed, both from»

Adam Bronfman, Up Close

One of the guiding principles of The Samuel Bronfman Foundation is Jewish youth shape the future of the Jewish people. Guided by Foundation President Edgar M. Bronfman, and believing Jewish youth possess exceptional vision and talent, they look»

Are You Ready to Be a Hero?

If so, listen up.

Team SuperJews is coming to a computer near you!

Team SuperJews – a clandestine unit of Jewish civilian “secret super agents” dedicated to the common cause of helping people in need – is on the way.»

NextGen – A Flawed Concept for our Times?

Let me begin by saying that I really don’t like the term “nextGen.” It typically is simply the latest euphemism for “young leadership” or other ways in which established organizations try to entice those perceived to be too young to»

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