The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation (Cleveland, Ohio) has gifted Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) $13,106,700: a capital grant of $10 million to construct a new building – the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Institute for Social Leadership and $3,106,700 to establish the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Honors Program in Social Leadership.

The Honors Program in Social Leadership will incorporate the current academic MBA program in social leadership, the Israel Center for Third-Sector Research and the eventual executive programs. The purpose of the Mandel Honors Program in Social Leadership is to teach students within the Guilford Glazer Faculty of Business and Management – including students enrolled in other business programs – relevant business administration, social responsibility and social leadership skills.