http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/ en aeden@jta.org Copyright 2009 2009-11-20T15:16:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2009/11/20/1009321/rebranding-leonid-nevzlin Ami Eden http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2009/11/20/1009321/rebranding-leonid-nevzlin#When:15:16:00Z Last year philanthropist Leonid Nevzlin was convicted in absentia in a Moscow courtroom to life in prison for ordering the murder of five people. Israel has refused to extradite him, and last week he was playing a lead role in Washington at the General Assembly of Jewish Federations of North America, introducing Prime Minister Netanyahu and taking part in a White House meeting with President Obama. Featured 2009-11-20T15:16:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2009/11/18/1009281/jpost-gov-to-give-jewish-agency-cash-for-budget-and-agency-to-hold-meetings-in-st-pete Jacob Berkman http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2009/11/18/1009281/jpost-gov-to-give-jewish-agency-cash-for-budget-and-agency-to-hold-meetings-in-st-pete#When:16:05:00Z The Jerusalem Post has two interesting reports this morning about the Jewish Agency for Israel.  Featured 2009-11-18T16:05:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2009/11/17/1009258/sharansky-unplugged-jewish-agency-chairman-sits-down-with-the-fundermentalist Jacob Berkman http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2009/11/17/1009258/sharansky-unplugged-jewish-agency-chairman-sits-down-with-the-fundermentalist#When:20:04:00Z While the system as a whole may be looking to Jerry Silverman for answers, some folks at the Jewish Agency for Israel have been treating their new chairman, Natan Sharansky, as something closer to a messiah than a CEO. 2009-11-17T20:04:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2009/11/13/1009177/joint-no-deal-on-allocations-split Jacob Berkman http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2009/11/13/1009177/joint-no-deal-on-allocations-split#When:19:47:00Z The chairman of JDC says the organization needs more money—and needs to get a bigger piece of the pie that it shares with the Jewish Agency for Israel. Featured 2009-11-13T19:47:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2009/11/13/1009165/ari-hero-teman-the-news-the-video Ami Eden http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2009/11/13/1009165/ari-hero-teman-the-news-the-video#When:15:51:00Z Watch the video interview with Ari Teman, the winner of the first Jewish Community Hero award. 2009-11-13T15:51:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2009/11/12/1009148/food-for-thought-from-bill-gates Jacob Berkman http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2009/11/12/1009148/food-for-thought-from-bill-gates#When:18:19:00Z The 92nd Street Y really has a phenomenal philanthropy thing going with its Business of Giving lecture series, led by the Economist’s Matthew Bishop. 2009-11-12T18:19:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2009/11/12/1009141/check-out-the-forwards-special-section-on-giving Jacob Berkman http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2009/11/12/1009141/check-out-the-forwards-special-section-on-giving#When:15:45:01Z The Forward published its annual section on giving this week, and while the philanthropy world might not be quite are wealthy as it used to be, this section is certainly rich.  2009-11-12T15:45:01-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2009/11/12/1009139/jtas-ga-panel-gets-spicey Ami Eden http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2009/11/12/1009139/jtas-ga-panel-gets-spicey#When:15:08:00Z JTA’s panel at the GA on Tuesday got tense—and then things really exploded in the hallway afterward. 2009-11-12T15:08:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2009/11/11/1009123/more-from-teh-ga-council-on-foundations-gunderson-is-bullish-on-philanthropy Jacob Berkman http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2009/11/11/1009123/more-from-teh-ga-council-on-foundations-gunderson-is-bullish-on-philanthropy#When:20:55:00Z One of the hidden gems of this year’s GA proved to be a nighttime cocktail hour with the Council on Foundation’s president Steve Gunderson, in which Gunderson, who served for years as a Republican Congressman from Wisconsin, said unequivocally that we are about to enter a golden age of philanthropy. 2009-11-11T20:55:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2009/11/11/1009109/rahm-emanuel-the-ga-video Ami Eden http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2009/11/11/1009109/rahm-emanuel-the-ga-video#When:16:16:00Z Watch the video of White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel addressing the General Assembly of Jewish Federations of North America. Featured 2009-11-11T16:16:00-05:00