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 Grantmaking Professionals Convening / Impact Investing Roundtable  / Participatory Grantmaking in Action

NEWS 
 JFN West Photos & Videos / Browse Our Video Library

FROM THE FIELD (CURATED ARTICLES)

EVENTS

Unless otherwise indicated, events listed here are limited to JFN members and those eligible for JFN membership. Eligible non-members must request permission and can attend a limited number of member events. Read the full event calendar.

Grantmaking Professionals Online Convening

Online: Wednesday, June 15, 12-1:30 p.m. ET (9-10:30 a.m. PT, 19-21:30 IL)

Join us for a monthly virtual convening for grantmaking professionals where we will come together for shared learning and community-building. Facilitated by Mike Berkowitz of Third Plateau Social Impact Strategies and Tamar Frydman of JFN.

Impact Investing Roundtable

Online: Monday, June 20, 12–1:30 p.m. ET (9-10:30 a.m. PT, 19-20:30 IL)

Join JFN’s growing community of impact investors for a lively and action-oriented monthly roundtable, each featuring JFN members for shared learning and shared action. Each session is facilitated by JFN Board Member Vanessa Bartram of ZORA Ventures.

Read JFN's Guide to Jewish Impact Investing

Participatory Grantmaking in Action

Online: Wednesday, June 22, 1–2 p.m. ET (10-11 a.m. PT, 20:00-21:00 IL)

Join GrantED for an engaging conversation with Kim Newstadt of the Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati, Aaron Shield of Reflect Cincy, and Aleeza Lubin of UpStart, about how they have put participatory grantmaking principles into practice. We will also learn some key takeaways for grantmakers and grantseekers who are interested in exploring this new model.

Read JFN's new guidebook: "Participatory Grantmaking in the Jewish Community and Beyond."

A joint project of JFN and UpStart, GrantED works to strengthen relationships between grantmakers and grantseekers in the Jewish community.

Open to all.

NEWS

JFN West Photos & Videos

At Be the Story, JFN West's first-ever in-person regional convening, 50 JFN members from throughout the JFN West region reconnected with peers, networked with colleagues, and honed their philanthropic storytelling skills. Enjoy the best photos here and watch videos from the convening on our members-only video page. 

Browse JFN's Video Library 

Have you checked our video library lately? We recently added recordings of webinars about Israeli democracy (above), antisemitism across the ideological spectrum (featuring Ilia Salita Excellence in Research Award winner Eitan Hersh), and sabbaticals for Jewish communal professionals. On our members-only page, you'll find even more, including videos from JFN West's recent regional convening, premium content from our international conference in Palm Beach, Fla., and our impact investing roundtable series.

You'll also want to watch JFN President and CEO Andrés Spokoiny and UJA-Federation of New York leaders discussing funding needs in Ukraine in this recent Jewish Communal Fund webinar. 

>>Browse JFN's playlists on a wide variety of topics.

>>View members-only videos.

>>Subscribe to JFN's YouTube channel.

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FROM THE FIELD
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Both Chronicle of Philanthropy and Inside Philanthropy offer special discounts for JFN members. More about member discounts here!
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‘Edifice Rex': The Large Price We Pay for Buildings
Rabbis Benjamin Spratt & Joshua Stanton, eJewish Philanthropy

Some Funders Embrace 'Trust-Based' Philanthropy
Emily Finchum-Mason, The Conversation