Everyone Has a Role: My Experiences Shaping Culture within the Jewish Philanthropic Space
Heidy Zohar Ramirez, Jim Joseph Foundation Blog
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Grantmaking Pros Convening / *Israel's Never-Ending Election Cycle / *Aspire: JFN's High Holiday Program / *Reproductive Health After Roe / Impact Investing Roundtable /
EVENTS IN OCTOBER & BEYOND
Israeli Philanthropy Conference / *Youth Philanthropy Facilitator Training
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NEWS
Honeycomb Is Hiring / Training for Board Members / Tech Survey
NEWS FROM OUR MEMBERS
Lynn & Stacy Schusterman Honored / 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.
Can Israel's Never-Ending Election Cycle Be Halted?
Online: Monday, September 12, 12-1 p.m. ET (9-10 a.m. PT, 19-20:00 IL)
With Israelis heading to the polls for the fifth time in less than four years, what can stop this seemingly endless cycle of elections? Join Israel Democracy Institute President Yohanan Plesner in conversation with IDI experts Dr. Assaf Shapira and Dr. Chen Friedberg as they analyze the current state of the November election and present relatively simple reforms that can bring much-needed stability to the Israeli political system.
Aspire: JFN's Annual High Holidays Gathering
Online: Tuesday, September 13, 12-1 p.m. ET (9-10 a.m. PT, 19-20:00 IL)
Read Rabba Yaffa Epstein & Rabbi David Wolpe's new column in SAPIR
Reproductive Health After the Fall of Roe v. Wade: What Role the Jewish Community Can Play
Online: Wednesday, September 14, 4-5 p.m. ET (1-2 p.m. PT)
Join JFN member Lisa Eisen of Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies and Sheila Katz of the National Council of Jewish Women to learn what's next in the struggle to protect reproductive health, and what role the Jewish community and Jewish funders can play.
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
The 2022 Israeli Philanthropy Conference
Tel Aviv: Monday, October 31, 13:30-20:00 IL
This in-person event, held primarily in Hebrew, is a partnership between JFN Israel, Keshet-DAF, Committed to Give, the Forum of Foundations in Israel, and the Institute for Law and Philanthropy at Tel Aviv University.
More details coming soon!
Honeycomb Facilitator Training
New York & Online: November 9-10
Attendees will walk away with curriculum, tools, and skills that will enable them to enhance existing Jewish youth philanthropy programs, start one in their own community or seamlessly use philanthropy in their general teen programming. Designed for youth educators, lay leaders, and Jewish organizational professionals interested in building the next generation of changemakers, the training can be joined in-person or online.
A JFN program, Honeycomb is the leading resource for Jewish youth philanthropy.
Open to all!
NEWS
Honeycomb Is Hiring
Honeycomb, a program of JFN, seeks a highly motivated, dynamic, self-starter to serve as its next Community and Special Projects Manager. A critical member of the team, the manager will connect and build relationships with the Honeycomb Network and its affiliated partners.
Training Opportunity for Board Members
Through in-person and virtual learning experiences, both new and experienced board members will gain the skills and knowledge they need to excel in their roles and the leadership skills their organizations need in the future. Along with comprehensive learning with Northwestern University’s Kellogg School Center for Nonprofit Management and practitioners from the Jewish nonprofit sector, participants connect and collaborate with other volunteer leaders from across North America.
Applications due September 12.
State of Philanthropy Tech Survey
The Technology Association of Grantmakers invites all grantmaking organizations to complete its 2022 technology survey by August 26.
The 2022 State of Philanthropy Tech survey builds on past surveys and includes questions related to IT budgets; IT staffing; staff turnover and burnout; remote work policies; systems selection for GMS, CRM, remote work enablement, etc.; and cybersecurity breaches, training, and tools.
JFN has no formal relationship with the Technology Association of Grantmakers, but we are sharing this information because we think it will be of interest to our members and will yield useful data for the field.
MEMBER NEWS
The Schustermans Receive Carnegie Medal
Yasher koach to JFN members Lynn and Stacy Schusterman of the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies for being among the five recipients of the 2022 Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy! The mother-daughter pair received the medal, one of the most prestigious honors in the field of philanthropy, in recognition of their work advancing racial, gender, and economic equity; and supporting Jewish communities and a secure, inclusive Israel. The other three recipients were Dolly Parton, Manu Chandaria, and Lyda Hill.
Watch "Women Philanthropists: Charting a Course for Change," featuring Stacy Schusterman in conversation with Chronicle of Philanthropy Editor Stacy Palmer, and two other women philanthropists.
Members in the Headlines
Writing in Philanthropy News Digest, JFN member (and former JFN staffer) Melissa Rosen of Jewish Women's Foundation of New York shared tips for successful hybrid events. Some of the key takeaways: Expensive technology isn't necessary, but remote guests need to be given as much attention as in-person ones. eJewish Philanthropy reported on a new initiative by JFN members Safety Respect Equity (SRE) Network and the Mayberg Foundation to provide fair-trade mezuzot to domestic violence survivors.
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FROM THE FIELD
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R&D To Fund Aspiring Young Jewish Innovators with ‘Powered By – Moishe House Innovation Fund’
Esther Kustanowitz, eJewish Philanthropy
The Federal Whiplash on Climate Is a Wake-up Call for Better Grant Making
Ansje Miller, Chronicle of Philanthropy
The Case for Mandatory National Service
Jay Caspian Kang, The New York Times