Friday, March 12, 2010

Moishe House: Engaging 20-somethings Globally

March 7, 2010 by eJP  
Filed under In the Media, The World

from JTA:

Moishe House bringing community to Budapest Jews

When 29-year-old Eszter Susan announced on Facebook last September that she had moved into a Moishe House, few of her friends knew what she was talking about.

Six months later the»

The 2010 ROI Community Summit

February 11, 2010 by eJP  
Filed under In the Media, Professional Development

from the ROI Community Website:

2010 ROI Summit

In celebration of ROI’s 5th anniversary, the ROI team led by Lynn Schusterman has decided to change things up a little this year: The 2010 ROI Summit will be a gathering»

Israel Studies on U.S. Campuses Grow

January 13, 2010 by eJP  
Filed under Education, In the Media, Jewish Philanthropy

The Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation announces the release of Searching for the Study of Israel: A Report on the Teaching of Israel on U.S. College Campuses 2008-09, prepared by the Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies at Brandeis»

Center for Leadership Initiatives Honored by Ivy Alumni

December 16, 2009 by eJP  
Filed under Local Israel, New on eJP

award2At the annual gala dinner this evening for members of the Harvard Club of Israel, the Harvard Business School Alumni Association of Israel (HBSAAI), the Penn Club of Israel and the Wharton Club of Israel, the Center for Leadership Initiatives»

The New Philanthropy (Giving Effectively in Challenging Times)

by Lisa Eisen

logo_schustermanThe two decades leading up to the near-collapse of the world financial markets in late 2008 was a period of enormous growth in private philanthropy. This was especially true in the Jewish community, which saw the establishment»

Federation and Foundation Partnerships

December 2, 2009 by eJP  
Filed under Jewish Philanthropy, The American Jewish Scene

an excerpt from an opinion piece by Sandy Cardin And Ted Sokolsky appearing in The Jewish Week:

The Jewish Future Is Not A Zero-Sum Game

This is a time of massive transformation for the Jewish people. We are more connected»

CLI’s Insight Fellowship Aims to Train Hundreds

October 16, 2009 by eJP  
Filed under Professional Development

The Center for Leadership Initiatives (CLI) and the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation plan to broaden the scope of Insight: The Schusterman Fellowship for Jewish Community in 2010 in order to reach hundreds of young Jewish professionals»

NewsBits: Around the Philanthropic World

October 11, 2009 by eJP  
Filed under In the Media

A few stories you may find interesting…

from The NonProfit Times:

Creating A Dialogue In Religious Fundraising

Two-way conversations with donors are helping religious nonprofits with fundraising results. The UJA-Federation of New York’s annual Generosity event this year drew approximately»

Israel Education At the Heart of Every Jew

September 16, 2009 by Monica Rozenfeld  
Filed under Education

When word got out about the success of the “Israel at the Center Kallah,” the inaugural program of the iCenter, many wanted to know more about it. What made it so exciting? Who was there? And, why the emphasis on»

Sandy Cardin on The Future of Philanthropy

June 30, 2009 by eJP  
Filed under Jewish Philanthropy

Schusterman Family Foundation president and communal leader Sandy Cardin spoke last week at Jerusalem’s PresenTense Institute on his view on where philanthropy is and is going.

images3Here’s Sandy live – including his 2009 adaption of The Wizard of Oz for»