by Todd Cohen Paying attention to the needs of clients is a critical skill and “best practice” that many funders seem to sorely lack. Funders are quick to preach to the nonprofits they fund about the need to “engage” their own constituents so they can be more responsive and effective in their programs and fundraising. But when it comes to their own shops, funders seem less like welcome wagons for the community and more akin to fortresses … [Read more...] about Funders Need to Listen
Archives for March 2012
Charity Navigator Should Meet JData
by Amy L. Sales, Ph.D. There is much to applaud in Daniel Bloom’s suggestion of a common application for grant funding. JData, our system for tracking information from Jewish educational organizations, is based on the premise that shared information systems have enormous benefit and shared measurement systems are essential for collective impact. The JData system currently allows Jewish camps and schools to enter data about their operations and … [Read more...] about Charity Navigator Should Meet JData
After the JFN Annual Conference: One Israeli Reflection
[A further article in a series aimed at guiding Israeli nonprofits towards successful resource development] by Natan Golan On my way out of the grand ballroom of the Tel Aviv Hilton on the final afternoon of the Jewish Funders Network International Conference last week, I noticed a bin with an attached note “recycle your conference name tag”, which is very new-age, very responsible and certainly thought-provoking. On my long journey home to … [Read more...] about After the JFN Annual Conference: One Israeli Reflection
Creating a More Just Israeli Society
Yad Hanadiv, the Israeli philanthropic arm of a number of Rothschild family philanthropic trusts, has made available an English language translation of the official Summary of the Trajtenberg Report, Creating a More Just Israeli Society. … [Read more...] about Creating a More Just Israeli Society
The Case for National Jewish Philanthropy
by Yossi Prager Speaker of the House Tip O’Neill once said, “All politics is local.” Should philanthropy be the same? AVI CHAI’s spend-down goals include building funding partnerships with others whose values and interests align with ours. I have therefore had the privilege of meeting with and learning from impressive and dedicated Jewish philanthropists across the country. Time and again, I have learned that most funders focus their Jewish … [Read more...] about The Case for National Jewish Philanthropy
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