In my work with clergy of various faiths, I hear a lot of complaints that people aren’t returning to worship services. There is fear that this will hasten the decline of organized religion, destabilize the finances of institutions, lead...
In January 2023, President Biden ventured down to the southern border of the United States. While in El Paso, President Biden met with Bishop Mark Seitz, who gave him a note from a migrant child waiting to be reunited...
For the Anti-Defamation League, fighting antisemitism has until now involved a mix of politics, policing and education. Going forward, it will more explicitly include yiddishkeit in that mix as well.
This week, the organization that was created to combat anti-Jewish...
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-->Giving is part of America’s character, culture, and economy. It is an engine of ingenuity in the United States and it is part of our nation’s social contract.
In the 1830s, the French aristocrat Alexis de...
Online giving to nonprofits faltered at the end of 2022, but that decline from the highs achieved during the Covid crisis may signal a return to pre-pandemic giving patterns, according to a new report. Over all, digital revenue dropped...
What makes an artwork Jewish? Must it have a Jewish theme? A Jewish creator? Is Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah,” filled with Old Testament references, a Jewish song? What about Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas?” These are the types of questions that preoccupy...
In today’s society, there is an ever-increasing need for philanthropy (foundations and nonprofit organizations) to work hand-in-hand with governments to address social and economic challenges that cannot be solved by government programs alone. The intersection of philanthropy and government...
Donor-advised funds represent “the biggest opportunity for philanthropy in America,” according to Laura Lauder, a venture capitalist and philanthropist.
More than $250 billion sitting in donor-advised funds has never been leveraged to identify high-risk and high-social return investment opportunities, said...
