Updated January 2018

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Where is the line between strong philanthropic leadership & abusing power? What are funders’ responsibilities for ensuring civility & communal cohesion?

By Julia Watts Belser

By Cynthia M. Gibson. Published by Evelyn & Walter Haas, Jr. Fund.

Published by Pew Research Center

Published by UJA-Federation of New York.

Jewish Funders Network, Righteous Persons Foundation, and Partners in Performance

Those of us who keep an eye on such things see glimmers of a new Jewish cultural renaissance taking shape in the twenty-first century. There is an entirely new generation of artists, authors, musicians, performers and designers exploring innovative ways to preserve and reimagine Judaism and Jewish identity, making them relevant for our times.

But as vigorous as that creativity seems to be, we have yet to see a similarly energetic and strategic response from the philanthropic community.

By Ellen Remmer, Katherine Linder, and Hanh Le. Produce by Exponent Philanthropy in partnership with The Philanthropic Initiative.