By Michael S. Berger One of the roles foundations play in American society is that of “venture capitalists” in the social sector. Bold, creative solutions to social and educational challenges almost always need funding to get started, and many foundations are available to pro … [Read more...] about Getting to Sustainability: A Case Study of the Jewish New Teacher Project
AVI CHAI Learnings
The Story of How One Organization Succeeded in Retaining Staff
By Yossi Prager One prominent nonprofit leadership challenge is attracting and retaining talented staff. As I come to the end of 25 years as Executive Director of AVI CHAI in North America, I have been reflecting on how fortunate I have been to keep together a team of program … [Read more...] about The Story of How One Organization Succeeded in Retaining Staff
One Foundation’s Journey from Go-It-Alone to Philanthropic Partnership
By Deena Fuchs “What is it that you wish we would have done differently over the last 20-plus years of our grantmaking?” That’s what I asked a few of my AVI CHAI colleagues earlier this week. There were a number of different responses, many of which would make for other inter … [Read more...] about One Foundation’s Journey from Go-It-Alone to Philanthropic Partnership
How Focused Philanthropy Enables Foundation Staff to be Substantive Partners with Grantees
By Joel Einleger After supporting a wide range of Jewish education programs and institutions through the mid 1990’s, AVI CHAI’s Trustees narrowed the focus in North America almost exclusively to Jewish day schools and overnight summer camps, which research had confirmed offer t … [Read more...] about How Focused Philanthropy Enables Foundation Staff to be Substantive Partners with Grantees
Lessons from a Decade of “Capacity Building”
By Yossi Prager More than ten years ago, AVI CHAI received a report from Professor Joel Fleishman recommending best practices for spend-down foundations. One recommendation was that AVI CHAI invests ambitiously in building the organizational strength of our key grantees, … [Read more...] about Lessons from a Decade of “Capacity Building”
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