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Crisis and response

Way back in 2008 Bernard Madoff managed to wipe out several foundations. The theft he (allegedly) committed reduced several foundations' asset sheets to zero, left a lot of nonprofits with unfulfilled pledges from donors or unpaid grants on their books, and caused a lot of people a lot of

More social innovation, this time Jewish

Over on Huffington Post there is a great post about innovation in times of recession. It focuses on opportunities for social innovation in the Jewish community, but only a little of what it has to offer are specific to that community. Here are the authors' three identified opportunities: "

Lisa Goldberg Fellowships at NYU

Two fellowships at The Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service have been established to honor Lisa Goldberg. These are graduate level fellowships for leaders in philanthropy or Jewish leadership. Application info is here. Tags: philanthropy, nyu, goldberg, jewish, jewishphilanthropy

Slingshot Fund - Innovation in Jewish Philanthropy

The Slingshot Fund is a great example of endorsement philanthropy. It leverages the due diligence process, selection criteria, and marketing muscle of a few organizations to inform multiple foundations and donors. The Fund is now accepting nominations for the 2009 / 2010 edition of Slingshot, an annual guidebook that celebrates Jewish