Tag Archives: Philanthropy

Karli Sherwinter is appointed Director of Collaborative Philanthropy at Rose Community Foundation, enhancing regional philanthropic efforts and community engagement.

It’s more important now than ever to support the Jewish community and we hope this giving event created in the spirit of Tzedakah will strengthen and unite our statewide Jewish community.

Caron Blau Rothstein will join the Rose Community Foundation as Jewish Life Program Director in June 2026, bringing 30 years of experience to enhance Denver-Boulder's Jewish community.

Join the Boulder JCC on October 6 for a free event focusing on aligning charitable goals with estate planning strategies, featuring experts in wealth transfer and financial management.

The Boulder JCC received the "Employer of the Year" award for its support of Bridge House's Ready to Work Program, aiding trainees' success.

Julie Schlafer of Aspen joins JFNA National Women’s Philanthropy Board, building on her legacy as a third-generation Jewish woman philanthropist and community bridge-builder.

The Jewish Future Pledge announced that it has surpassed 11,000 pledges as author, producer, actress, thought leader and Israel advocate Noa Tishby has signed the organization’s moral commitment.

Today, just in time for the Jewish High Holy Days, we are proud to announce that we’ve brought a little more Chai into our service.

“Philanthropy should be taking much bigger risks than business,” said philanthropist Bill Gates. “If these are easy problems, business and government can come in and solve them.”

The winter holidays are right around the corner. Soon, many Americans will gather around the dinner table with family and friends to give thanks for abundant blessings and freedoms as they indulge in a cornucopia of delicious traditional foods. Leftovers will last for days.

Over a century ago, Mark Twain prophetically cautioned that “no church property is taxed and so the infidel and the atheist and the man without religion are taxed to make up the deficit in the public income.”

Once the kids have left the nest for school, work, starting their own families or other endeavors, there is a unique opportunity to set a new table so that all family members are invited to sit, share, develop and act on common values and goals around money, philanthropy and making a difference. 

Despite the growing need and increased contributions to foundations and DAFs, average giving to charity in the U.S. has remained constant for forty years at roughly 2% of disposable income.

The need for businesses to focus on corporate social responsibility has never been more urgent, and the case for doing so has never been stronger.

Some of the challenges we face in today’s world may seem intractable; however the opportunities for family philanthropy to make a difference are better defined.

The charity “deal” in the U.S. goes something like this: Nonprofit organizations are established and approved because they perform a service that is thought to be good for society, often relieving government from performing those same functions.

We’re living (and dying) in a “quadfecta” of 1) A raging, unprecedented pandemic, 2) Economic inequality and hardship at the highest levels in memory, 3) Racial injustice permeating almost every aspect of American life and 4) Climate change eating away at our planet, and the lives it sustains.

We’re living (and dying) in a “quadfecta” of 1) A raging, unprecedented pandemic, 2) Economic inequality and hardship at the highest levels in memory, 3) Racial injustice permeating almost every aspect of American life and 4) Climate change eating away at our planet, and the lives it sustains.

The holidays are around the corner and, for tens of millions of our neighbors across the U.S., this will be a time of scarcity, insecurity, worry and, in the richest nation on earth, hunger.

In response to recent tragedies, many donors – whether in private or public foundations, donor-advised funds, or less structured philanthropy – have, internally and externally, offered important statements of support for the Black Lives Matter movement and racial justice and equity, with a commitment to anti-racism efforts. Now is the time to go beyond statements.

A few weeks ago, the coronavirus pandemic obscured the celebration of Earth Day’s 50th anniversary.

A few weeks ago, the coronavirus pandemic obscured the celebration of Earth Day’s 50th anniversary.

A few weeks ago, the coronavirus pandemic obscured the celebration of Earth Day’s 50th anniversary.

The role of philanthropy in responding to this pandemic is critical.

Charitable support for organizations that serve women and girls is surprisingly deficient when compared with philanthropic giving as a whole.