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Michael Steinhardt Joins Board of JDC-Taub Center

Michael Steinhardt has joined the board of the JDC-Taub Center for Social Policy.

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JDC faces tough choices at board meetings

On Sunday and Monday, the JDC’s board of trustees will gather at the Helmsley Hotel in New York City to decide on next year’s budget. They must make serious budget cuts primarily, the JDC says, because of drastic reductions in the allocations it receives from local Jewish federations via the Jewish Federations of North America (formerly the UJC).

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Ruderman Foundation and Boston federation work on special needs ed

When looking at how the Jewish communal world can dig out of its financial hole, some groups are eyeing existing infrastructure to build something new.

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Ruderman Foundation and Joint form $6 million partnership to help those with special needs in Israel

Monday, The Ruderman Family Foundation will officially launch a $6 million partnership with the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee and the Israeli government to help better serve Israel’s nearly 700,000 special needs citizens.

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JDC, Jewish Agency mull more cuts

The North American Jewish federation system’s overseas partners are warning of a brewing financial crisis facing the organized Jewish community in the former Soviet Union.

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JDC faces significant budget crunch

The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee is facing a significant budget shortfall, according to recent communications from its CEO, Steven Schwager.

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Jewish nonprofits make Charity Navigator’s Top 10 lists, some for good some for bad

Charity Navigator just published its annual Top 10 lists, and Jewish nonprofits showed up on several of the rankings.

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JTA: Madoff deals latest blow to Jewry in the former Soviet Union

The collapse of the Chais Foundation in the wake of the Bernard Madoff scandal dealt the latest in a series of body blows to funding for Jewish projects in the former Soviet Union.

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The Joint had limited exposure to non-Madoff fraud

The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee had limited exposure to fraud, according to a letter the organization sent to its board members.

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How did your organization weigh in on Mumbai?

It is something of a ritual now that once a global tragedy occurs, the PR machines for various non-profits go into full motion, trying to weigh in on the situation.

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