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Antisemitism Across the Political Spectrum / *Grantmaking Pros Convening (Monthly) / Sabbaticals in Jewish NonprofitsÂ
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 Impact Investing Roundtable (Monthly) / Honeycomb Convening
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 JFN West Storytelling Intensive / A New Way to Read This Newsletter
MEMBER NEWS
Members in the Headlines / Micah Philanthropies Hiring
MEMBER EVENTS
Ukraine at War
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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. See the full event calendar here.
Be the Change: A CANVAS ConversationÂ
Online: Thursday, May 12, 2-3 p.m. ET (11 a.m.-12 p.m. PT, 19:00-20:00 IL)
How did a legendary Jewish activist influence a Jewish artist to launch a national art project rooted in the Jewish tradition of tzedakah? Learn the answer to that question and many more in this CANVAS conversation with Ruth Messinger, Caron Tabb, and Jewish Arts Collaborative. CANVAS is a Jewish arts and culture funding collaborative incubated at JFN.Â
Antisemitic Attitudes Across the Political Spectrum
Online:Â Tuesday, May 17, at 12-1 p.m. ET (9-10 a.m. PT, 19:00-20:00 IL)
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The Ilia Salita Excellence in Research Award (ERA) is inspired by Ilia Salita z”l and Ilia's passion for informed, data-driven philanthropy. Join us for a dynamic conversation with Dr. Eitan Hersh, the first recipient of the award, in which he shares key findings and philanthropic implications from his study "Antisemitic Attitudes across the Ideological Spectrum."
The Ilia Salita ERA is funded by the Genesis Philanthropy Group and facilitated by JFN.
Grantmaking Professionals Monthly Online Convening
Wednesday, May 18 at 12 p.m. ET (9 a.m. PT, 19:00 IL)
Please 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.
 Sabbaticals in the Jewish Nonprofit Sector
Online: Thursday, May 19, at 12–1 p.m. ET (9-10 a.m. PT, 19:00-20:00 IL)
Learn more about the importance of sabbaticals in the Jewish nonprofit sector, and how grantmakers and grantseekers can work together to build opportunities for rest and rejuvenation. This webinar will be led by Josh Feldman, Founder of R&R: The Rest of Our Lives, and will include a panel of speakers from The Durfee Foundation, a leader in sabbatical support.
A joint project of JFN and UpStart, GrantED works to strengthen relationships between grantmakers and grantseekers in the Jewish community.
Open to all.
Impact Investing Roundtable
Monday, May 23, 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
Honeycomb Convening
Wednesday, June 15 - Thursday, June 16
Join Honeycomb for its facilitator training, to enhance professional skills, knowledge, and experience in delivering effective youth philanthropy programs. Attendees can join this special experience in New York City or join remotely.
Created in 2006 as a program of JFN, Honeycomb (formerly known as The Jewish Teen Funders Network) is the leading resource for Jewish youth philanthropy.
Open to all.
NEWS
The Story of JFN West's First In-Person Regional Convening
Fifty JFN West members came together in Los Angeles on Monday and Tuesday for Be the Story, JFN West's first-ever in-person regional gathering. Focusing on the art of philanthropic storytelling, funders from throughout the JFN West region reconnected with peers, networked with colleagues, and learned new skills.
“There was so much excitement in the air as our members greeted new and longtime friends after being apart for the last few years,” said JFN West Director Tzivia Schwartz Getzug. "Even the most seasoned storytellers learned and practiced new skills to effectively communicate with their trustees, donors, collaborators, and others.”
And it was just the beginning of the story...
A New Way to Read This NewsletterÂ
Are you tired of scrolling through your email to keep up with JFN's most important news? Or do you want an easy way to look up past items or share the newsletter with friends? The weekly JFN News & Events can now be found on our website, as well as in your inbox, each week. Simply hover over the News menu at the top of the website and click on Newsletters.
MEMBER NEWS
Members in the Headlines
The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation is endowing the executive director position at Hillels on two University of California campuses: Los Angeles and Berkeley, gifts featured this week in eJewish Philanthropy. (The foundation was also one of the sponsors of this week's JFN West regional gathering.)
In the latest issue of Sapir, published by JFN member the Maimonides Fund, JFN member Nigel Savage writes about Israel and the "empathy deficit." In his essay, Nigel, who is the founder and former CEO of the Jewish environmental group Hazon, encourages funders to invest in programs that facilitate respectful arguments and that bring together progressive American Jews to meet Israelis: "Yes, it’s complicated, and yes, many participants will express themselves in ways that make some uncomfortable. But if young idealistic Jews are not in relation with Israelis who share much of their critique but who live in Israel and deal, every day, with the complexities of living there ... some will surely be pulled, inexorably, into" the group of Jews who are completely anti-Zionist.
JFN members get a free print copy of Sapir mailed to them upon request. Sign up here to claim yours (it will be for the next issue, not the current issue).
Learn about more member offers and discounts!
Job Opening: Program Assistant
Micah Philanthropies, a JFN member, is seeking a Program Assistant to work closely with the Executive Director in managing the day-to-day operations of the foundation and in supporting a wide array of grantmaking strategies. The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented self-starter with 1-3 years prior experience in the Jewish nonprofit/education/social service field.Â
MEMBER PROGRAMS
Ukraine at War
New York & Online: Monday, May 16, 6 p.m. ET (3 p.m. PT)
This event is sponsored by the David Berg Foundation, a JFN member.
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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