The Remarkably Generous American Jews of 2009
Slate’s annual top 60 list of the “largest American charitable contributions of the year” has been published and you can view the full 2009 list by clicking here. Ok, so none of the known…
Read more“For a Dead Guy, He Throws a Great Party”
From: news.cincinnati.com Full article here “Jack Greenberg, of Symmes Township, throws himself one heck of a birthday party every year: lunch and limousine service for 37 friends and their guests, a nice speech about…
Read more“Google and Facebook Skip Presents, Parties in Favor of Giving”
Source: The Chronicle of Philanthropy December 22, 2009 “The Internet giant Google is forgoing its annual round of gifts to major users of its advertising platforms, instead donating $20-million to charity on behalf of…
Read moreThink you Need to Give a lot to Make a Difference? Think Again!
“Gifts need not be large to bring joy‘  BY BOB WELCH Register-Guard Columnist Appeared in print: Sunday, Dec 20, 2009 Editor’s note: This is the second in a two-part series on Bob Welch giving…
Read moreHU Disease Center Receives $5 Million from Gates Foundation
by Hillel Fendel Israel National News “(IsraelNN.com) The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, based in Seattle, Washington, has awarded The Kuvin Center for the Study of Infectious and Tropical Diseases of the Hebrew University…
Read moreChase Community Giving
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Read moreThe 25 Most Effective Givers of 2009
Ever Wonder who the worlds most effective giver is? If you answered yes like us, then this post is for you. With money tight last year, effective giving has replaced quantitative giving as one…
Read more“Philanthropic Portal to Raise Funds for Israel’s Charities”
By RUTH EGLASH JPost.com 11.27.09 “Israel’s non-profit sector got a welcome boost this month when the only fully-bilingual donation portal formally launched operations, aiming to raise money for some 26,000 registered charities here. “Our…
Read moreThe Push-And-Pull Within Jewish Philanthropy
by Gary Rosenblatt Editor and Publisher at The Jewish Week One of the fascinating dynamics in American Jewish life today involves the complex and evolving relationship among three key groups: the Establishment organizations, symbolized…
Read moreGoogle Co-Founder Brin Gives $1 million to HIAS
From:JPost.com and the JTA Google co-founder Sergey Brin has given a $1 million gift to the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society. Google co-founder Sergey Brin Photo: AP [file] HIAS was one of the groups that…
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