By Andrés Spokoiny One of the most popular recurrent dreams comes in different variations, but the core feeling is always the same: we run but we don’t advance. We wake up with a feeling of being caught in an inescapable hamster wheel, a sort of eternal Sisyphean cycle of useless effort. I leave the explanation of these dreams to neuroscientists, psychologists, and astrologists, but my own interpretation is a metaphor for a deep malaise that … [Read more...] about Getting Past the Hamster Wheel
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Three Trends in Jewish Philanthropy
By Simone Friedman In my role managing Emanuel J Friedman Philanthropies (EJFP), I am very fortunate to have the opportunity to be in regular contact with hundreds of people involved in Jewish philanthropic life across the United States. The individuals with whom I speak include philanthropists donating millions of dollars per year to charitable causes; trustees of foundations charged with stewarding the wealth of their families or the wealth … [Read more...] about Three Trends in Jewish Philanthropy
Study: Young, Single Women Who Are Religiously Unaffiliated Are Generous Charitable Givers
In an important shift in patterns, the standard religiosity-giving story does not apply to younger single women who are religiously unaffiliated - the “Nones.” Younger single women who are Nones give roughly two times larger amounts to charitable organizations than women who are affiliated but who infrequently attend religious services. ********** Nonprofits seeking new and generous donors should look to a seemingly unlikely source: young, … [Read more...] about Study: Young, Single Women Who Are Religiously Unaffiliated Are Generous Charitable Givers
Religious Donors Are Ready To Take Risks, Support Broad-based Causes
Turning upside-down the stereotypical image of religious givers whose primary philanthropic concern is their own faith group, a new report released by Jumpstart reveals that charitable givers with deep connections to faith traditions are less in-group-focused than donors with looser ties. Donors who are the most connected to their faith traditions are not just more likely to give, but do so with a sense of openness, experimentation, and risk … [Read more...] about Religious Donors Are Ready To Take Risks, Support Broad-based Causes
1 in 8 American Donors has Participated in a Giving Circle
Nearly Half of all Giving Circle Participants are Under 40 One in eight American donors has participated in a giving circle - nearly half of them under the age of 40 - and participation in a giving circle can both strengthen communal identity and expand philanthropic reach. These are some of the findings of the newly issued report Connected to Give: Community Circles, which combines quantitative and qualitative data to bring new insight to the … [Read more...] about 1 in 8 American Donors has Participated in a Giving Circle
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