http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/ en aeden@jta.org Copyright 2009 2009-11-06T14:49:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2009/11/06/1008990/forward-women-at-jewish-organizations-lag-behind-in-promotions-pay Ami Eden http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2009/11/06/1008990/forward-women-at-jewish-organizations-lag-behind-in-promotions-pay#When:14:49:00Z The Forward has a major story and editorial focusing on gender discrepancies in the Jewish organizational workplace. 2009-11-06T14:49:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2009/11/05/1008981/thats-alota-jewish-grants-weinberg-foundation-releases-its-2009-grants Jacob Berkman http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2009/11/05/1008981/thats-alota-jewish-grants-weinberg-foundation-releases-its-2009-grants#When:20:23:00Z The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation released its annual report Nov. 4, disclosing more than $100 million in grants to organizations that serve several categories – elder adults, health and disabilities among them. 2009-11-05T20:23:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2009/11/05/1008968/another-madoff-in-south-florida-miami-herald-new-times Ami Eden http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2009/11/05/1008968/another-madoff-in-south-florida-miami-herald-new-times#When:15:30:01Z Federal agents raided the law offices of Scott Rothstein, a South Florida attorney-political donor-philanthropist, who has supported Jewish causes, including a local Chabad center that bears his name. Featured 2009-11-05T15:30:01-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2009/11/02/1008896/joshua-venture-relaunches Jacob Berkman http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2009/11/02/1008896/joshua-venture-relaunches#When:20:28:00Z Joshua Venture, the incubator of innovative Jewish projects that helped found such organizations as JDub, Heeb, Sharsheret and Storahtelling, has been revived after a four-year hiatus. 2009-11-02T20:28:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2009/11/02/1008895/paying-for-programs-and-the-studies-that-love-them Jacob Berkman http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2009/11/02/1008895/paying-for-programs-and-the-studies-that-love-them#When:20:07:00Z Is it a problem that philanthropists are funding studies that end up praising their favorite programs? 2009-11-02T20:07:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2009/11/02/1008894/landing-obama-and-brin Jacob Berkman http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2009/11/02/1008894/landing-obama-and-brin#When:20:05:00Z The relative calm that annually settles in over the Jewish nonprofit world during the High Holidays season ended with a bang this week, as the Jewish communal world landed two big gets. 2009-11-02T20:05:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2009/11/02/1008886/weinberg-foundation-to-announce-100-million-in-grants Jacob Berkman http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2009/11/02/1008886/weinberg-foundation-to-announce-100-million-in-grants#When:15:55:00Z The country’s largest Jewish-focused foundation, the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, will announce roughly $100 million in grants at its annual public meeting in Baltimore Nov. 4. Featured 2009-11-02T15:55:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2009/11/02/1008885/jpost-silverman-and-manning-look-at-overseas-funding-and-young-people-before-ga Jacob Berkman http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2009/11/02/1008885/jpost-silverman-and-manning-look-at-overseas-funding-and-young-people-before-ga#When:15:47:00Z In his run-up to the GA, to be held next week in Washington, the Jerusalem Post’s Haviv Rettig spoke with the Jewish Federations of America’s top professional and lay leader, Jerry Silverman and Kathy Manning. 2009-11-02T15:47:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2009/10/28/1008802/michael-steinhardt-believes-in-god-and-has-some-critiques-of-the-jewish-community Jacob Berkman http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2009/10/28/1008802/michael-steinhardt-believes-in-god-and-has-some-critiques-of-the-jewish-community#When:18:43:00Z Michael Steinhardt used a recent talk at the 92 St Y to reiterate his long list of complaints about the Jewish community. But he said something new to say about believing (or not believing) in God.  Featured 2009-10-28T18:43:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2009/10/26/1008738/jewish-charities-number-many-on-top-philanthropies-list-but-news-is-not-all-good Jacob Berkman http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2009/10/26/1008738/jewish-charities-number-many-on-top-philanthropies-list-but-news-is-not-all-good#When:04:03:00Z The Chronicle of Philanthropy is out with its annual list of the largest 400 nonprofits. Many Jewish ones are on the list, but the news is not all good. Featured 2009-10-27T04:03:00-05:00