By Tamar Remz A revolution is happening in American philanthropy, fueled by technology and the proliferation of new giving vehicles: donors of all backgrounds, at all giving levels, are becoming more involved in giving. Some people call this “citizen philanthropy”; the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation calls it “giving by all”; TED Talks and website abound with the message that “everyone can be a philanthropist.” As someone who has worked … [Read more...] about The Collaborative Relationship Between Big Foundations and Giving Circles
Giving Jewish 2018
Five Ways to Engage Young Philanthropists in Jewish Leadership
By Sarah Rueven and Stefanie Rhodes As the executive director and board chair of Slingshot, an organization that engages young Jewish philanthropists to build a vibrant Jewish future, we are struck by Jack Wertheimer’s characterization of young people as the “wild card” in Jewish giving, according to a recent report. There are, indeed, many uncertainties about how millennials will shape the Jewish future. But if we want millennial giving to be … [Read more...] about Five Ways to Engage Young Philanthropists in Jewish Leadership
Inverting the Knowledge Capital
By Charlene Seidle Are donor advised funds merely a tax shelter for the reluctantly philanthropic? This seems to be the overriding premise of “How Tech Billionaires Hack Their Taxes with a Philanthropic Loophole” published in The New York Times on August 3, 2018. The article cited several examples of wealthy tech entrepreneurs “parking” their assets at community foundations and commercial donor advised funds, receiving acclaim for their … [Read more...] about Inverting the Knowledge Capital
Actions to Be Taken:
Insights on Giving Jewish
[This essay is part of a series from leaders in the field of Jewish philanthropy, who will offer reactions and analyses to Jack Wertheimer’s report, Giving Jewish: How Big Funders Have Transformed American Jewish Philanthropy, commissioned and released earlier this year by The AVI CHAI Foundation.]
By Chip Edelsberg
As one of the more than one-hundred individuals with whom Dr. Jack Wertheimer spoke in conducting admirably thorough research … [Read more...] about Actions to Be Taken:
Insights on Giving Jewish
Reflections on “Giving Jewish” from a Local Foundation Perspective
[This essay is part of a series from leaders in the field of Jewish philanthropy, who will offer reactions and analyses to Jack Wertheimer’s report, Giving Jewish: How Big Funders Have Transformed American Jewish Philanthropy, commissioned and released earlier this year by The AVI CHAI Foundation.] By Lisa Farber Miller “The Jewish world is resounding with cries and counter-cries. Jews are divided into factions that antagonize one another … [Read more...] about Reflections on “Giving Jewish” from a Local Foundation Perspective
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