We bring you these three articles, two of which are from the mainstream international media, as they all pose questions that need to be asked in our world of Jewish philanthropy, regardless of who sits in the Prime Minister's office. This is neither a discussion of politics or … [Read more...] about Big Money’s Influence
Archives for July 2008
z”l: May Their Memory Be a Blessing
After two years and four days, the circle has closed. The IDF has positively identified the bodies of reservists Eldad Regev and Ehud Goldwasser Wednesday afternoon, setting the stage for continuing the exchange deal between Israel and Hizbullah. eJP joins with the Goldwasser … [Read more...] about z”l: May Their Memory Be a Blessing
Leverage is Critical to Effective Philanthropy
Writing in Saturday's Financial Times, Charles Bronfman and Jeffrey Solomon urge big donors to become more involved with the charities they support financially. They say that the amount a donor gives to charity is often less important than the leverage that donor brings to an … [Read more...] about Leverage is Critical to Effective Philanthropy
Using Social Networks to Raise Money
the Chronicle of Philanthropy reports: Charities Step Up Efforts to Use Online Networks to Raise Money More charities are establishing Web sites that make it easy for people to distribute information about charitable causes to their friends and urge them to donate online, … [Read more...] about Using Social Networks to Raise Money
PresenTense Makes News
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) and have a few other posts coming later this week. In the meantime, from today's … [Read more...] about PresenTense Makes News