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EVENTS (VIEW ON WEBSITE)
Grantmaking Pros Convening / Impact Investing Roundtable / Jewish Texts and Poverty
THIRD-PARTY EVENTS
Program Models in Disability Employment (August 4)
NEWS
Introducing Impala / Poverty Affinity Group Updates / JFN in the Headlines / We're Hiring!
NEWS FROM OUR MEMBERS
Members in the Headlines
FROM THE FIELD (CURATED ARTICLES)
EVENTS
Unless otherwise indicated, events listed 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.
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Grantmaking Professionals Monthly Online Convening
Online: Wednesday, September 7, 12-1:30 p.m. ET (9-10:30 a.m. PT, 19-20:30 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 and Jaré Akchin of Third Plateau Social Impact Strategies and Tamar Frydman of JFN.
Impact Investing Roundtable
Online: Tuesday, September 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
Jewish Teachings on Our Obligations to the Most Vulnerable
Online: Wednesday, September 21, 12-1 p.m. ET (9-10 a.m. PT, 19-20:00 IL)
Judaism’s texts offer significant wisdom about economic cycles, the causes of inequality, and our obligations to each other. And a key component of the shmita year, which we are concluding, is to serve the needs of those in poverty.
Join us, just days before the High Holidays commence, for a high-level exploration of Jewish teachings on addressing poverty and serving those who struggle with it, both inside and outside the Jewish community.
The session will be led by Rabbi Jill Jacobs, CEO of T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights and author of "There Shall Be No Needy: Pursuing Social Justice Through Jewish Law and Tradition." Additional speaker to be announced.
Open to all!
THIRD-PARTY EVENTS
Best Practice Program Models in Disability Employment
Online: Thursday, August 4, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. ET (8:30-10 a.m. PT, 18:30-20:00 IL)
This Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies webinar will focus on the findings of a recently completed study on best practice program models in disability employment. The initial idea for the study came about through discussions at a meeting of the National Affinity Group on Jewish Poverty and its Jobs workgroup! With funding from The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation (a JFN member), NJHSA developed and implemented a study on this issue in partnership with colleagues from the Corporation for a Skilled Workforce and Respectability.
Open to all!
NEWS
Introducing Impala
Looking to make more data-driven decisions? In the coming months, JFN members will have access to a powerful new tool for that, thanks to a partnership with Impala, a startup providing insights and data for grantmakers. You may have visited Impala's booth at the JFN 2022 International Conference or read about it this week in eJewish Philanthropy. We are still finalizing details, but please stay tuned to learn more!
Please note: JFN does not and will never share member information or data without explicit permission.
News from the Affinity Group on Jewish Poverty
In the latest newsletter of the National Affinity Group on Jewish Poverty, a collaborative coordinated by JFN and the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, learn about an innovative financial coaching program offered by Jewish Family Service of Dallas, highlights from the Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies conference, and more!
According to a new poll, most Americans don’t know how charitable foundations and donor-advised funds (DAFs) work but, once informed, they favor more regulations on them. Writing about this, eJewish Philanthropy sought perspective from JFN President and CEO Andres Spokoiny who noted that the study should be taken "with a lot of salt." He added that “most people using donor-advised funds are not billionaires. They’re folks for whom it's too costly or too complicated to open their own foundation.”
- Read the full article in eJewish Philanthropy
- Read "Americans’ Understanding of and Opinions about Charitable Foundations and Donor-Advised Funds" (by Ipsos and Institute for Policy Studies)
- Learn about Israel's first-ever donor-advised fund Keshet-DAF which JFN helped establish.
- Learn about DAFs in JFN's Philanthropy 101 guide
- Find more articles featuring JFN.
Hiring Program Assistant for JFN-CANVAS
This full-time position will support JFN’s membership and program departments and will fulfill administrative duties for CANVAS, the Jewish arts and culture funding collaborative incubated at JFN. The assistant will also provide additional support for periodic event planning and our annual international conference. Applicants can work in New York City, Northampton, MA, or remotely.
MEMBER NEWS
Members in the Headlines
In a wide-ranging interview with the Jerusalem Post, JFN member Julie Platt, who is the new chair of Jewish Federations of North America), spoke about the importance of Jewish summer camps and the Foundation for Jewish Camp, another JFN member.
Writing in eJewish Philanthropy with Rabbi Laura Geller, member Stuart Himmelfarb highlighted the importance of engaging and serving Jewish baby boomers. He also shared news of a recent convening funded by JFN members the Natan Fund and the Sephardic Foundation on Aging to provide resources and connections for professionals, volunteers, funders and decision-makers interested in active aging and ready to create, fund, and improve programs targeted to this life stage.
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FROM THE FIELD
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