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Jewish/Israel News: All the News That's Fit to Tweet

Source: Flickr, Just.Luc The air is popping, molecules are dancing, you can practically feel the crackle in the air– alive with energy in the world of Jewish philanthropy and innovation. The New… more →

The New Jew: Blogging Jewish Philanthropy and Innovation

Jewish/Israel News: All the News That's Fit to Tweet — 3 comments

Maya Norton wrote 1 month ago: Source: Flickr, Just.Luc The air is popping, molecules are dancing, you can practically feel the cra … more →

Tags: Best Practice Models, Israel/Middle East Environment, Jewish Philanthropy, Jewish Thinking & Ideas, Jewish/Organizational Resesarch, Life in Israel: What You Need To Know, middle east, My Israel, Opportunities for Jewish Engagement

Sending Money to Israel? What's Your Return? (Guest Author: Chaim Landau) — 6 comments

Maya Norton wrote 1 month ago: Chaim Landau reflects on the history of Diaspora giving to Israel and where we stand now. This piece … more →

Tags: Best Practice Models, Guest Author, Jewish Philanthropy, Jewish Thinking & Ideas, Life in Israel: What You Need To Know, Opportunities for Jewish Engagement, Social Responsibility

How He Madoff With the Money: Thoughts Around the Hanukkah Table — 13 comments

Maya Norton wrote 11 months ago: The Road Ahead Photo by Brocktopia I am in the United States for the first time in several years and … more →

Tags: Social Responsibility, Jewish Philanthropy, Foundation Priorities, Universal, Jewish Thinking & Ideas, Sheldon Adelson, birthright israel, Economic Crisis, bernard madoff

Madoff Scandal Terrorizes Jewish Philanthropy — 26 comments

Maya Norton wrote 11 months ago: Photo by ArteMuestra By now there is no way that you haven’t heard of the Bernard Madoff secur … more →

Tags: Social Responsibility, Jewish Philanthropy, Foundation Priorities, Universal, Jewish Thinking & Ideas, bernard madoff

7 Quick Tips for End of the Year Fundraising: Keep it Simple, Make it Personal, Give Me Proof — 2 comments

Maya Norton wrote 11 months ago: What do you have to crow about? Photo by Giovanni Here is a simple list of suggestions for communica … more →

Tags: Best Practice Models, Technology Recommendations, The Non-Profit Workplace, fundraising tools, HOW TO?, Listservs, Nonprofits, Tutorial

How We Market Ourselves in Times of Crisis: Comparing Economic Downturn with Israel's PR Image — 8 comments

Maya Norton wrote 11 months ago: Photo by Mohd Isyamuddin Empty or Full? If you’re anything like me, your inbox has been floode … more →

Tags: Opportunities for Jewish Engagement, Tutorial, HOW TO?, Nonprofits, Branding, fundraising tools, Economic Crisis

Jewish Camping & Technology: eCamp Israel & Speciality Camping Partnership — 4 comments

Maya Norton wrote 1 year ago: The world of Jewish camping has been twice blessed this winter with the creation of eCamp Israel and … more →

Tags: Best Practice Models, Foundation Priorities, Jewish Thinking & Ideas, Opportunities for Jewish Engagement, Social Entrepreneurs, Social Responsibility, technology, Visiting Israel, Aharon Horowitz

Israeli Philanthropy: Can You Guess the Donor? — 12 comments

Maya Norton wrote 1 year ago: Photo by Petra Patitucci What Lies Beneath? Can You Guess the Donor? Let’s play a guessing gam … more →

Tags: Social Responsibility, Jewish Philanthropy, Foundation Priorities, International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Maimonides on tzedakah

Bronfman Big Idea Contest: Finalists Announced! — 34 comments

Maya Norton wrote 1 year ago: Congratulations to Ariel Beery, our own Bronfman finalist, for making the top five list in Charles B … more →

Tags: Social Responsibility, Social Entrepreneurs, Best Practice Models, Jewish Thinking & Ideas, Charles Bronfman, Brandeis University, Jewish Communal Innovation, Bronfman Big Idea Contest, Bronfman Big Idea Series

Jewish Philanthropy Study Reveals Jews Give More Generously Than They Receive — 23 comments

Maya Norton wrote 1 year ago: Photo by Neal Mcquaiad The results of a recent survey by the Institute for Jewish and Community Rese … more →

Tags: Jewish Philanthropy, Jewish/Organizational Resesarch, Foundation Priorities, gary tobin, aryeh weinberg, jewish giving, Institute for Jewish and Community Research, Mega-Gifts in Jewish Philanthropy Study, Jewish donors

Jewish Philanthropy: Arab Israelis Shun Meeting with Jewish Donors — 10 comments

Maya Norton wrote 1 year ago: Photo by Mythic Journeys If you work in Jewish philanthropy in Israel, you know that there are two c … more →

Tags: Visiting Israel, Life in Israel: What You Need To Know, Social Responsibility, Jewish Philanthropy, Foundation Priorities, middle east, Israeli Arabs, Jewish Philanthropists, Jewish Giving to Israel and Israeli Arabs

Three Ways to Improve Birthright's Impact: Outreach, Trip Customization, Strategic Thinking — 13 comments

Maya Norton wrote 1 year ago: Birthright Israel– we’ve all heard the hype and some of us think Birthright lives up to … more →

Tags: Visiting Israel, My Israel, Social Entrepreneurs, Opportunities for Jewish Engagement, Jewish Thinking & Ideas, Taglit-Birthright Israel, Aliyah, Strategic Thinking about Israel, Follow up programming for Birthright

Predicting the Future of Jewish Philanthropy: Let's Hear Your Thoughts — 7 comments

Maya Norton wrote 1 year ago: Photo by Jerry Reynolds Photography Next week this blog will proudly host an interview with Mark Cha … more →

Tags: Jewish Philanthropy, Foundation Priorities, Universal, Jewish Thinking & Ideas

Israeli Philanthropy: Gaydamak Donates $23 Million to Secure Sderot Homes — 6 comments

Maya Norton wrote 1 year ago: Photo by Pajamas Media If Arcadi Gaydamak’s strategy is to become the hero of Israeli philanth … more →

Tags: Social Responsibility, Social Entrepreneurs, Jewish Philanthropy, Best Practice Models, middle east, Sderot, arcadi gaydamak, Israeli Philanthropy

Israel Philanthropy Update: 40 Iranian Jews Arrive in Israel with Help of Jewish Agency — 8 comments

Maya Norton wrote 1 year ago: Welcome Home! Photo by Temple Beth El (San Antonio, TX) Forty new immigrants from Iran arrived in Is … more →

Tags: Foundation Priorities, middle east, Social Responsibility, Tidbits, International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, Iranian Jews, jewish agency, Persian Jew

Political Donation will Help Israeli Arabs Volunteer for National Service — 3 comments

Maya Norton wrote 1 year ago: Photo by Zainub Don’t you wish sometimes that politicians would just set aside the their diffe … more →

Tags: Life in Israel: What You Need To Know, Social Responsibility, Volunteering in Israel, Foundation Priorities, middle east, arcadi gaydamak, Israeli Arabs, Arab-Israelis, National Service Israel

Trend Alert: Christian Philanthropy to Israel-- Jewish Agency Invites Christian Members to Board — 5 comments

Maya Norton wrote 1 year ago: In an unprecedented and exciting move in Israeli philanthropy, the Jewish Agency for Israel has just … more →

Tags: Life in Israel: What You Need To Know, Social Responsibility, Jewish Philanthropy, Foundation Priorities

Israeli Philanthropy: Planned Galilee Medical School May Change the Way We Think About Giving to Israel — 6 comments

Maya Norton wrote 1 year ago: It’s Israel’s academic version of “Survivor” and there can only be one winne … more →

Tags: Social Responsibility, Social Entrepreneurs, Jewish Philanthropy, University of Haifa, Observant Jews, New Medical School in Israel's Galilee, Bar Ilan University, moshe kaveh, Bob Stark

Slingshot Fund Shows Promise for the Next Generation of Jewish Philanthropists — 6 comments

Maya Norton wrote 1 year ago: Envisioning the Future Photo by Nic McPhee The promise to the next generation has always been bigger … more →

Tags: Social Entrepreneurs, Jewish Philanthropy, Foundation Priorities, Jewish Thinking & Ideas, Sharna Goldseker, Brandeis University, 21/64, Slingshot Fund, Reboot


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