Too Silent for Too Long It’s time for the Jewish community to take a stand against child sexual abuse. By Joshua Avedon, Dr. Shira Berkovits and Rochel Leah Bernstein-Deitcher For a people that takes pride in creating community-wide systems to preserve tradition and … [Read more...] about Too Silent for Too Long
Jumpstart
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 … [Read more...] about Religious Donors Are Ready To Take Risks, Support Broad-based Causes
Weaving Connections in the Jewish Innovation Ecosystem
by Barry Camson I find the idea of a Jewish innovation ecosystem to be a fascinating one. I first heard this phrase from Joshua Avedon at Jewish Jumpstart. My sense of an ecosystem is that it is an organic whole within which each aspect has a natural relationship to the … [Read more...] about Weaving Connections in the Jewish Innovation Ecosystem
A Panorama of Jewish Venture-Based Organizations, Part 2
by Barry Camson What enables the organizations that create and support Jewish start-up ventures to make a significant contribution to the larger Jewish community? What practices are important for us to be aware of? What helps these organizations be successful? In this article, … [Read more...] about A Panorama of Jewish Venture-Based Organizations, Part 2
A Panorama of Jewish Venture-Based Organizations
Part 1 by Barry Camson There are a number of exciting organizations that utilize innovative approaches to create and support entrepreneurial start-up ventures in the Jewish world. In a previous post, I made reference to a number of these. These organizations do one or more … [Read more...] about A Panorama of Jewish Venture-Based Organizations