The Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation has selected 26 high-caliber Jewish professional and volunteer leaders from around the world for the fourth cohort of the Schusterman Fellowship. The Fellowship is an intensive, 18-month leadership development program that aims to enlarge the pool of top nonprofit talent capable of addressing evolving challenges and opportunities in the U.S., Israel and beyond. The new cohort of Schusterman … [Read more...] about Schusterman Announces Fourth Cohort of Fellowship Program
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SpaceIL – The True Spirit of Philanthropy
By David Gappell This week Ha'aretz broke a story in The Marker (Hebrew) that headlined: "Trouble in the first Israeli spacecraft: The billionaire left, 30 million dollars still to find." The story highlights the resignation of Israeli philanthropist Morris Kahn as the chairman of the board of SpaceIL - an ambitious attempt to see Israel become only the 4th country to make a soft landing on the moon as part of the Google LunarX Prize. It would … [Read more...] about SpaceIL – The True Spirit of Philanthropy
National Study on Jewish Teens to Explore How Programs are Helping them “Flourish in Today’s World”
A new national project will explore the learning and growth outcomes of teen experiences offered by the largest organizations that engage Jewish teens in North America. The study, led by The Jewish Education Project and Rosov Consulting, will seek to gather data from as many as 50,000 7th-12th graders across North America. Supported by the Jim Joseph Foundation, Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation, and Lippman Kanfer Foundation for … [Read more...] about National Study on Jewish Teens to Explore How Programs are Helping them “Flourish in Today’s World”
This Weekend: A Global Grassroots Shabbat Celebrating Unity and Diversity
Following the senseless violence and tragedy that transpired in Charlottesville, Virginia, this past weekend, the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation, OneTable and Repair the World are coordinating with a diverse array of national and local partners and networks to mobilize a grassroots movement of Shabbat meals across the country (and around world) this coming weekend (August 18-20), celebrating unity and diversity in the face of … [Read more...] about This Weekend: A Global Grassroots Shabbat Celebrating Unity and Diversity
Preeminent Israeli Artists to Lecture at US Universities
The Schusterman Visiting Israeli Artists Program will bring 13 prominent Israeli artists for residencies at top universities across the United States for the 2017-2018 academic year. Among the artists are director, writer, and co-creator of the hit HBO TV series “In Treatment” Nir Bergman, who will team-teach with award-winning documentary filmmaker David Ofek; Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker Tamar Kay, whose “The Mute’s House” won … [Read more...] about Preeminent Israeli Artists to Lecture at US Universities
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