I urge us to pour more and more resources into camps, day schools, trips to Israel, youth groups and the many other experiences that all have significant data proving strong outcomes.
From the Foundation Team
The virtual platforms we highlight here enable users to engage creatively, with community connection and collaboration at the center of the experience.
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As we cautiously begin to sense a light at the end of the pandemic, I again reflect on our field, the people in it, and how we work together.
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Rarely in the U.S. has the power dynamic felt more pronounced. Over the last year, while the workforce at-large has suffered, the nonprofit sector, the third largest industry in the U.S. that provides such offerings as health care and social services,…
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As a funder that prides itself on relational grantmaking, having the trust that comes from being in relationship during the pandemic has yielded learnings—about actions, about communication, and about decision-making.
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As a philanthropic foundation professional for over eight years, I see long-term donor investment and long-term organizational planning (certainly these two actions are related) as an aspiration that is not always implemented in meaningful ways.
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When I walked into the Jim Joseph Foundation office on my first day, I was greeted with smiles and signs with the words B’ruchim HaBa’im!! and Welcome!! on my door and computer.
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"If you’ve seen one foundation…you’ve seen one foundation." This common refrain in the nonprofit world is a reminder of the singularity of every funder.
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As we enter 5780, it is a time to take stock of what we have been in the past and what we choose to bring into the future. I find myself in an interesting and unique role, returning to a team at the Jim Joseph Foundation that I was a part of five years ago.
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The Jim Joseph Foundation is dedicated to acting with deep kavanah (intention) to foster compelling, effective learning experiences for young Jews.
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At a recent meeting discussing logic models, outcomes, and corresponding indicators I was startled by something I saw out of the corner of my eye.
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If there’s one thing I enjoyed and appreciated most about my funder colleagues, my grantee-partners, my peers in secular philanthropy, and our trusted consultants, is how much they taught me over the past three-and-one-half years.
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“What would remain if Foundation funding disappeared?” This was a common question that former Jim Joseph Foundation Executive Director Chip Edelsberg posed to challenge the professional team during the early launch phases of Foundation-supported teen…