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2023 JFN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
Early Bird Registration Ends Tuesday  - Register Now!
EXCLUSIVELY FOR JFN MEMBERS
Meet Impala
JOIN ANDRES & TZIVIA TONIGHT
SAN DIEGO, January 26th
NEXT WEEK
Conference Sneak Peak for JFN West
UPCOMING
AJF Study Tour - Southern California
JFN ISRAEL
Winter Membership Event: Sneak Preview of UNCHARITABLEÂ /Â US and Israeli Elections: Implications on Climate Change
JFN NEWS
We're Hiring / Apply Your Organization to Honeycomb's exciting iGive Initiative
MEMBER NEWS
The Spungen Family Foundation is hiring a Part-Time Executive Director
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.
View upcoming events on our website
Calendar view of upcoming events
Early Bird Registration Ends Next Week
Sunday, March 19 - Tuesday, March 21
Time is running out to take advantage of our early bird registration period. This is the last week of discounted pricing before standard pricing begins on February 1. Visit our website to see all registration info.Â
EXCLUSIVELY FOR JFN MEMBERS
Meet Impala
Wednesday, February 8, 2023, 12-1 p.m. ETÂ
(9-10 a.m. PT, 19-20:00 IL)
Join the more than 🙌 400 🙌 leaders and changemakers in Jewish philanthropy that have already registered for the launch of our partnership with impala, a groundbreaking new platform that provides access to insightful profiles of every funder and nonprofit in America: grants, impact, people, financials, and much more. Together, we’re democratizing access to the data, insights, and relationships that Jewish changemakers need to maximize their impact in America, Israel, and beyond.Â
Thanks to generous support from Jim Joseph Foundation, Glazer Foundation, DARE Foundation, and Marcia Riklis, ALL JFN members and their grantees will get FREE, premium impala accounts! Attend the launch to get first access and learn how impala can transform your work.
Open to all!Â
JOIN ANDRES & TZIVIA TONIGHT
SAN DIEGO, CA
Thursday, January 26, 6:30–8:30 p.m. PT
We look forward to an intimate gathering in advance of the 2023 JFN International Conference at the Biltmore Hotel in Phoenix. Please join us to learn how the JFN network provides a valuable resource for highly strategic and impactful philanthropy. Light dinner will be served.
This event is in partnership with the Leichtag Foundation, the Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego, and Impact Cubed.
NEXT WEEK
Conference Sneak Peak for JFN West
ONLINE: Monday, January 30, 5:30–6:15 PT
Join a sneak preview of the big event that we’re offering exclusively to JFN members in the west. In this virtual “taste of the conference” program you will hear a preview from a plenary speaker’s keynote, get a taste of the challenges and opportunities that will be presented in a climate workshop by an expert in the field and have the opportunity to experience some of the “networking in the hallways” well before our March conference.
UPCOMING
AJF Study Tour - Southern California
MARCH 13 - 19
Join AJF for a unique opportunity to learn, share, and explore how we can develop more radical and well-resourced philanthropy. As a result of past trips, our capacity to think creatively about key aspects of Jewish life and impactful giving has been vastly amplified.
Our aim is to build long lasting and deep relationships with leaders, funders and programs in Southern California that we can collaborate with, leveraging their success to provide meaningful engagement opportunities for local context. Click here to contact Lisa Pillemer with questions.
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JFN ISRAEL
JFN IL’s Winter Membership Event: Sneak Preview of UNCHARITABLE
Tel Aviv Museum: Monday, January 30, 18:30–22:00 IST
Join us for a festive networking event: a special sneak preview screening of the thought-provoking film: UNCHARITABLE, featuring Dan Pallotta, followed by a discussion. Watch the trailer here.
Special thanks to JFN member, Dina Rabhan, Executive Director of the film, for getting the JFN Israel members exclusive, pre-release access.
US and Israeli Elections: Implications on Climate Change - a Special Tu B'shvat Debrief
Online: Tuesday, February 07, 12:00 pm–1:30 ET
(9:00 am-10:30 PT, 19:00-20:30 IL)Â
Join JFN’s Green Funders’ Forum for a critical conversation on climate change challenges and opportunities following the recent Israeli and US elections. This event will be held online in English.Â
Speakers include: Former MK Rachel Azaria, Life & Environment, Chair, and Rabbi Jennie Rosenn, Dayenu, Founder & CEO.
NEWS
We're Hiring a Director of Philanthropic Engagement
JFN is seeking someone with demonstrated excellence working with a variety of constituents and expertise with relationship management and community building for this full-time position in our New York City office.Â
Honeycomb Launches Applications for iGive Initiative
The “iGive” initiative from Honeycomb is an immersive giving experience that focuses on helping Jewish youth build deep connections to Israel and strong Jewish identities. Through funding directly in Israel, participants explore issues they care about, create new relationships with the country of Israel and explore ongoing engagement with Israel and its peoplehood.Â
Honeycomb will work closely with each participating iGive organization providing educational curriculum, resources, funding and training to elevate and develop their philanthropy programming.
MEMBER NEWS
The Spungen Family Foundation is hiring a Part-Time Executive Director
The Executive Director for the Florence and Laurence Spungen Family Foundation will provide strategic and operational leadership to a multi-generational family foundation with annual grantmaking of $1.25M.
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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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Embracing tech to spur economic justice and global Jewish connectivity
Doug Bitonti Stewart, eJewish Philanthropy
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 Emily Haynes, The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Beyond grantmaking: How impact lending enables us to live our values
Joy Sisisky, Philanthropy News Digest