By Hamutal Gouri The Dafna Fund, Israel's first and only feminist fund, is sunsetting after 15 years of strategically investing in gender mainstreaming and fostering women as agents of social change. Our theory of change over the years has been that organic partnerships between social change groups and community activists on the one hand, and mainstream and state institutions, on the other, are critical for achieving systemic change, … [Read more...] about The Future of Funding Feminism in Israel
Jewish Philanthropy
Trends in Philanthropy:
A Response to the Giving Jewish Report
By Sandy Cardin
I read with great interest the recent publication by my colleague and friend, Professor Jack Wertheimer, both because of its subject matter and the fact my own career in Jewish philanthropy mirrors the timeline he covers in Giving Jewish: How Big Funders Have Transformed American Jewish Philanthropy. Jack is a knowledgeable and astute observer of philanthropic trends, and I have long admired his scholarship since my early days … [Read more...] about Trends in Philanthropy:
A Response to the Giving Jewish Report
Indianapolis and Seattle will join the Jewish Teen Funders Network Foundation Board Incubator
Indianapolis, IN and Seattle, WA are the newest incubator communities, joining San Diego, California; Detroit, Michigan; Boston, Massachusetts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Toronto, Canada; and Melbourne, Australia, and Israel as a part of fourth cohort of the JTFN Foundation Board Incubator. Funded by Laura Lauder and the Maimonides Fund, the JTFN Foundation Board Incubator brings the success and impact of Jewish teen philanthropy programs … [Read more...] about Indianapolis and Seattle will join the Jewish Teen Funders Network Foundation Board Incubator
New Report on American Jewish Philanthropy shows Donors Rely Less on Established Organizations
A new report on American Jewish philanthropy details an increased focus on Jewish engagement, more giving with social or systemic change in mind, less giving to older institutions, and more collaboration among major foundations. Giving Jewish: How Big Funders Have Transformed American Jewish Philanthropy, commissioned by The AVI CHAI Foundation and authored by Dr. Jack Wertheimer, explores how the philanthropic landscape has changed fundamentally … [Read more...] about New Report on American Jewish Philanthropy shows Donors Rely Less on Established Organizations
Fund All Four Children this Passover
By Debbie Cosgrove So, what makes your funding portfolio Jewish? Is it the people in the room deliberating? Is it the grantees who are applying? Is it the recipients who are benefiting? And how do you make the decisions about which proposals to fund? Are those important and thoughtful discussions rooted in your Jewish values? And is the process utilizing a Jewish framework? I question this a lot. Can the whole grantmaking process itself … [Read more...] about Fund All Four Children this Passover
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