Ellie Buteau, Andrea Brock, Center for Effective Philanthropy

The New York Jewish Week.

Just a year after economists say the “Great Recession” ended, instability and market crisis are rearing their ugly heads again. For the Jewish community, the ongoing economic turmoil may again threaten many of our institutions that depend on philanthropic support to sustain us culturally, spiritually, and — often — physically. However, as the Jewish community enters a new period of financial uncertainty, we need to recognize that going into “crisis mode” misses the opportunity to learn important lessons and make real strategic changes.

Diana Scearce, Monitor Institute, Knight Foundation

New York—The Jewish Funders Network announced the formation of a peer network of funders dedicated to elevating special needs and disability advocacy in the Jewish community.

By Dara Major, Grantmakers for Effective Organizations

Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, J. F Maddox Foundation

Noga Sagiv, Ellen Milshtein, Efrat Benn, Myers-JDC-Brookdale Institute, Ashalim, Mandell Berman Fund for Research on Children with Disabilities