Maimonides’ Eight Levels of Charity
Mishneh Torah, Laws of Charity, 10:7-14 “There are eight levels of charity, each greater than the next.” 1. The greatest level, above which there is no greater, is to support a fellow Jew by…
Read moreRating the Charities
There are several charity rating agencies on the web, the best-known and largest being Charity Navigator. CN looks at a lot of financial data and then rates 5,500 agencies using a 0-4 star system.…
Read moreManage All Your Donations Online
Givv.org is a new website that makes it easy to manage your contributions. Set up an account. Add the organizations you want to donate to and the monthly amounts you want to give. Done!…
Read moreJobs in Jewish Philanthropy 4.7.10
Director Tikkun Olam Women’s Foundation Posted: 03/22/2010 Category: Grant administration Location: Maryland Chief Executive Officer The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington Posted: 03/22/2010 Category: Executive Location: District of Columbia Foundation Relations and Government Liaison,…
Read moreBad Marketing
We’ve all seen it. But every once in a while a particularly egregious example crosses our desk. So let’s learn a lesson from someone else’s mistake. Let’s say that you are about to launch…
Read moreIntegrity and Honesty in Fundraising
Is your mission and programming what your donors expect it to be? If the answer is no, then it may be time to look in the mirror and see why you’ve had a sudden change of…
Read more4th Annual DoGooder Non-Profit Video Awards – Cast Your Vote Today
Vote for your favorite non-profit video on YouTube.com. 16 finalists. 4 winners. $10,000 in grants from the Case Foundation up for grabs. Thanks to @jeffbrooks at Future Fundraising Now for the tip on Twitter.
Read moreNegev Manages Baltimore Jewish Times
Negev Direct Marketing is now the exclusive list manager for theBaltimore Jewish Times. Thanks to the publisher, Alter Communications, Inc. for choosing NDM. Baltimore Jewish Times • Published weekly • Paid circulation base •…
Read moreBetter Than Charity
Jewish tradition teaches that there is something even better than charity… Nearly a thousand years ago, the sage Maimonides wrote:”A loan is better than charity, for it enables one to help himself.” And Jewish…
Read moreWhen Bibi Met Obama
Whatever your political opinions are, you’ll find this funny. Thanks to Yaakov (Bones) Kirschen who has managed to live in Israel since 1971 and maintain a sense of humor the entire time. I knew…
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