Innovative Matching Grants Initiative Yields New Dollars for Camper Incentives

The Jewish Funders Network/Foundation for Jewish Camping Matching Grants Initiative for New Camper Incentives closed on November 28. 28 donors, who pledged grants of $25,000-$50,000 totaling over a million dollars to 19 overnight summer camps and Jewish agencies were awarded $1:$1 matching funds for a total of $2.013,000 that will go to provide new camper incentives for more than 2000 new campers. This initiative offers 1:1 matching funds for donors who are making their first ever gift of $25,000-$50,000 for a camper incentive program that will provide non-need based financial incentives (typically of $1000 or more) to encourage Jewish kids to attend a non-profit overnight summer camp for the first time ...

Those who know me, know all the various reasons why I am a firm supporter of the Jewish camping experience. Now comes news of a new joint endeavor by the Jim Joseph Foundation and the Foundation for Jewish Camping: According to the JTA, "Two foundations are joining forces to launch a groundbreaking incubator program to create a new breed of Jewish summer camp. The Jim Joseph Foundation has allocated $8.4 million to the Foundation for Jewish Camping to start the Specialty Camp Incubator, which will develop and launch four camps. The camps will combine a Jewish curriculum with a specific concentration in a skill area such as sports, computer science or the arts. Leaders of both foundations say they are ...

We read yesterday that the Internet is one factor that has contributed to “the flattening of the Earth”. That's what writer Thomas Friedman says about the new global reality of the twenty-first century; where innovation is no longer held back by national borders and with changes constantly taking place as lightning-swift advances in technology and communications put people all over the globe in touch as never before. Well, brand new innovation has come to Israel! The first international technology summer camp in Israel has announced it will be opening its doors this summer. eCamp, designed to bring enterprising young people from around the world together for a unique interactive experience, ...

It's that time of the year again. Grad school applications, fellowship applications. All those endless forms we so love to fill out. Here are just three of the many that might have been off your radar scope. Bikkurim, whose mantra is "nurturing innovative Jewish projects from start-up through sustainability", is seeking NYC-based, Jewish, non-profit projects that are in the early stages of formation and organizational growth. Pre-applications are due by February 1, 2008. Bikkurim's track record of successful projects reads like a 'who's who' of 21st century young Jewish innovation. The Foundation for Jewish Camping along with the Brandeis Hornstein Program have announced the second Robert and Elisa Spungen Bildner Fellowship. Be sure to check out ...