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 WEEK OF JUNE 13
Grandparents & Family Culture of Tzedakah / Grantmaking Professionals Convening / Summer Event for Israel's Philanthropic Community (in Hebrew)

WEEK OF JUNE 20
Impact Investing Roundtable  / Participatory Grantmaking in Action

NEWS 
New "What Gives?" Episode / Analysis from Israel Democracy Institute

MEMBER NEWS
Members in the Headlines

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. View the full event calendar.

How Grandparents Can Create a Family Culture of Tzedakah

Online: Tuesday, June 14, 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT)

Join Honeycomb and the Jewish Grandparents Network to experience a unique model of family engagement — especially with teens — that will help you connect with your grandchildren in meaningful and interactive ways through the act of tzedakah.

A program of JFN, Honeycomb is the leading resource for engaging the next generation in Jewish philanthropy.

Open to all!

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.

Joint Program with Forum of Foundations in Israel

Tel Aviv: Thursday, June 16, 2:45-6 p.m.

Other speakers include Dr. Tali Yariv Mashal of the Beracha Foundation and the Forum of Foundations in Israel; Dr. Dov Khenin of The Israeli Climate Change Forum, and Ram Amazer, of the NZO Initiative.

Event will be in Hebrew, and capacity is limited.

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

Podcast Features Amy Mandel

In Episode 29 of "What Gives?", the Jewish philanthropy podcast, Amy Mandel of Tzedek Social Justice Fund talks about participatory grantmaking, her decision to cede power over her foundation's grantmaking, and growing up the daughter of Morton Mandel, a major American Jewish philanthropist.

Hosted by JFN President and CEO Andrés Spokoiny, "What Gives" is a space for exploring and debating the ideas that matter in philanthropy and the Jewish community. Listen, subscribe, and check out recent episodes with Felicia Herman of Sapir and the Maimonides Fund; Israeli Astronaut Eytan Stibbe, Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation President Fay Twersky, and others on our website or wherever you get your podcasts.

The IDF's Greatest Challenge 

"Deep changes in Israeli society are threatening the IDF’s model of service and future ability to defend the country," writes Yohanan Plesner of the Israel Democracy Institute in a special analysis for JFN. Find out how Israel can address this challenge by reading this article or watching a webinar on the topic.

NEWS FROM OUR MEMBERS

Members in the Headlines

Jewish retreats are "pretty much the last bastion of Jewish communal life where there is no infrastructure to support it on a national level," the founder of Retreat Jewish, a newly launched initiative, told eJewish Philanthropy. Designed to support Jewish retreat operators and organizers across the country and professionalize the field, this 18-month seed project just launched with $500,000 in funding from the Jim Joseph Foundation and the Marcus Foundation, both JFN members. 

The Jewish News of Northern California reported on another venture resulting from a partnership between JFN members -- a Jewish communal marketing campaign involving Archie Gottesman and the Rodan Foundation. 

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FROM THE FIELD
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Can Philanthropists Help Fuel a Global Clean Energy Transition?
Brady Dennis, The Washington Post

Would the World Be Better Off Without Philanthropists?
Nicholas Lemann, The New Yorker