http://jta.org/news/ en rcsillag@jta.org Copyright 2009 2009-11-20T16:30:00-05:00 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 http://jta.org/site/jpost-gov-to-give-jewish-agency-cash-for-budget-and-agency-to-hold-meetings-in-st-pete/#When:15:05:00Z The Jerusalem Post has two interesting reports this morning about the Jewish Agency for Israel.  Featured 2009-11-18T15:05:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2009/11/17/1009258/sharansky-unplugged-jewish-agency-chairman-sits-down-with-the-fundermentalist http://jta.org/site/sharansky-unplugged-jewish-agency-chairman-sits-down-with-the-fundermentalist/#When:19:04:00Z 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. 2009-11-17T19:04:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/17/1009254/citing-needs-of-russian-jews-jdc-steps-up-funding-push http://jta.org/site/citing-needs-of-russian-jews-jdc-steps-up-funding-push/#When:16:28:00Z The main international relief agency of the Jewish federation system says it is pulling the plug on a long-standing funding arrangement, saying it requires more money to meet the humanitarian needs of poor Jews abroad. Frontpage Sub Headline, Jewish Life, Sub Headline 2009-11-17T16:28:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2009/11/13/1009177/joint-no-deal-on-allocations-split http://jta.org/site/joint-no-deal-on-allocations-split/#When:18:47:00Z 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 2009-11-13T18:47:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2009/11/12/1009148/food-for-thought-from-bill-gates http://jta.org/site/food-for-thought-from-bill-gates/#When:17:19:00Z 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. 2009-11-12T17:19:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2009/11/12/1009141/check-out-the-forwards-special-section-on-giving http://jta.org/site/check-out-the-forwards-special-section-on-giving/#When:14:45:01Z 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.  2009-11-12T14:45:01-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2009/11/11/1009123/more-from-teh-ga-council-on-foundations-gunderson-is-bullish-on-philanthropy http://jta.org/site/more-from-teh-ga-council-on-foundations-gunderson-is-bullish-on-philanthropy/#When:19:55:00Z 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. 2009-11-11T19:55:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/10/1009097/its-all-about-jerry http://jta.org/site/its-all-about-jerry/#When:19:24:00Z Over the course of the three-day General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America, it became clear that even with President Obama having to cancel his appearance, there was still a big story about a fresh new leader -- Jerry Silverman, the organization's new CEO. Jewish Life, GA2009-Featured, GA2009-General 2009-11-10T19:24:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2009/11/10/1009091/ari-teman-wins-jewish-community-hero-award http://jta.org/site/ari-teman-wins-jewish-community-hero-award/#When:16:26:00Z After weeks of deliberation and the tally of more than 600,000 online votes, the Jewish Federations of North America has named its first Jewish Community Hero -- Ari Teman, the founder of JCorps. Breaking News, Jewish Life, GA2009-Featured, GA2009-General 2009-11-10T16:26:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/philanthropy/article/2009/11/10/1009089/and-the-winner-is http://jta.org/site/and-the-winner-is/#When:16:06:44Z The winner of the Jewish Federations’ Jewish Community Hero is… 2009-11-10T16:06:44-05:00