With the goal of supporting cutting-edge projects that use new media, Natan is launching a New Media grant area. The grants will support cutting-edge projects that use new media to create new access points to Jewish life and learning, build Jewish communities, and/or inspire and enable people to be a part of Jewish life. In this pilot round of the New Media grants, Natan expects to give away at least $100,000 in grants ranging from … [Read more...] about Natan Fund Launches New Media Grant Area with Experiment in Crowdsourcing
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U.S. Nonprofits Face Government Fees, Taxes
Local governments have imposed taxes and fees on a big share of nonprofits in recent years without attracting a lot of attention, with increases now in the works that could hurt nonprofits and local governments alike, a new [John Hopkins University] survey says. "By increasing the taxes and other burdens they impose on nonprofits, state and local governments are weakening the delivery systems for their own programs and increasing the costs … [Read more...] about U.S. Nonprofits Face Government Fees, Taxes
Shalem College Receives Challenge Grant of $12.5 Million
Tikvah Fund aims to spur the founding of Israel's first liberal arts college The Shalem Center announced today that it has received a $12.5 million unrestricted challenge grant from the Tikvah Fund to help establish Israel’s first liberal arts college. The grant, intended to galvanize other major philanthropists to support the launching of Shalem College, provides a one-to-one match for gifts that are received during the college’s first four … [Read more...] about Shalem College Receives Challenge Grant of $12.5 Million
Fortune 500 Multinationals Recruit American Interns in Israel
American companies are now taking notice of the thousands of young adults working as interns in Israel. As a result, senior leaders from global companies, including Ernst & Young, Citigroup, Deloitte and Wells Fargo are currently here to visit Israeli businesses and meet with these individuals. In the continuing economic recession, 7,200 college graduates are participating in professional internships in Israel, an increase of almost 50% since … [Read more...] about Fortune 500 Multinationals Recruit American Interns in Israel
Recently Compiled Nazi-Era Government Records to be Released Publically for the First Time
Tomorrow, the Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI) will unveil a large, searchable data base containing more than 500,000 archival records that researchers have compiled to assist Jewish families redress claims of lost property confiscated, looted or forcibly sold by the Nazis. The Nazi-era government records were compiled by Project HEART (Holocaust Era Asset Restitution Taskforce), which was recently formed by JAFI in cooperation with the … [Read more...] about Recently Compiled Nazi-Era Government Records to be Released Publically for the First Time