Americans will spend an average of $750 per person on gifts for family, friends and colleagues in this upcoming holiday season, an increase of 4 percent over 2011. Do the math.
Read More »Opinion: Dividing the Community
Stan Kreis responds to the letter published in the Daily Camera.
Read More »Halloween Turned on its Head
Rabbi Goldfeder's updated point of view about Halloween.
Read More »Consider Volunteering for CPS-3
The American Cancer Society is recruiting volunteers for a large-scale cancer prevention study. Learn how to be part of this.
Read More »Impact Investing: Putting Your Money Where Your Values Are
More than ever, investors are pondering, "Am I destroying with my left hand what my right hand is trying to save?"
Read More »Lessons Learned From Sukkot and Being an Empty-Nester
On seasons changing and adapting to the empty nest - a guest post.
Read More »Understanding Delayed Shiva
Morah Yehudis Fishman illuminates this unusual twist of Jewish law.
Read More »Reflecting on the Importance of Family
The Jewish High Holidays are a time for reflection. An honest evaluation of one’s accomplishments and shortcomings becomes a starting point.
Read More »Kol Nidre and Making Promises
A guest post from an out-of-state college student.
Read More »What’s Love Got to Do with Effective Philanthropy?
The emotional component of philanthropy is the "secret sauce" of giving that enables philanthropists to achieve greater outcomes.
Read More »Understanding the “Other” in Barton, Waldman, Soloway
Stan Kreis riffs on Rabbi Soloway's Rosh Hashanah theme of understanding the "other" in our society.
Read More »Summer Camp Got in the Way of Blogging
But working with the Boulder JCC summer camps also suggested the theme for this back-to-work blog post. Read on to find out why.
Read More »Biking on Shabbat
"Kibbitz 'n Bits" - what do you think?
Read More »Update from Israel: Jules Kramer
A report on life in Israel today for North American olim -- or at least on life for this one with Boulder and Denver roots.
Read More »Is a Social Enterprise Right for My Favorite Nonprofit?
Many nonprofit organizations have made innovative social enterprises part of their daily operations to help them achieve their missions. Learn more.
Read More »Women Changing the Face of Philanthropy
With more money and increased control and influence over how it is spent, more women than ever are making philanthropic investments to help address and solve the problems of our time.
Read More »Of Goats, Chickens and Memory
Rabbi Marc Soloway shares a poignant story from Shavuot about the present meeting past as well as pointing to the future.
Read More »Is G-d a Democrat or a Republican?
A guest opinion on leadership by Moshe Scheiner.
Read More »Ten Steps to More Effective Philanthropy
Being an effective philanthropist doesn't depend on the amount of time or money you give but rather upon how you approach your giving.
Read More »Thinking About Gay Marriage: Some Rabbinical Observations
Rabbi Goldman takes on a controversial issue by exploring several different perspectives of the problem.
Read More »Moral Assumptions: The Enigma of the Sexual Prohibitions
Why does the Talmud teach that the sin of dishonest weights and measures is worse than the sin of sexual transgression?
Read More »Corporate Philanthropy Helps Turn Companies Into Good Citizens
Bruce DeBoskey explores the connections between corporate philanthropy and corporate citizenship -- and why both are good business.
Read More »Israel at 64: “Chutzpah Is the Key”
A Yom Ha'atzmaut Guest Blog by Michael Steinhardt.
Read More »4 Questions with a Philanthropic Advisor
BJN caught up with Bruce DeBoskey just before Passover for one of our "4 Questions" interviews about creating a consultancy around philanthropy.
Read More »Peter Beinart Crosses the Rubicon
Stan Kreis discusses Peter Beinart's call for a boycott of Jewish settlements.
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