Comments on: Top North American Jewish Charities http://www.jewlicious.com/2007/12/top-north-american-jewish-charities/ It's a Jewish Blog! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:17:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dan http://www.jewlicious.com/2007/12/top-north-american-jewish-charities/#comment-796508 Dan Wed, 26 Dec 2007 18:44:00 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/?p=3957#comment-796508 While the purpose of the eJewish Philanthropy blog is to highlight what's new and great in the world of Jewish philanthropy, when we find something reeking of "wasteful expenditures, cronyism, mismanagement and outright lechery" you can count on it showing up. Check out these two posts: http://ejewishphilanthropy.com/mendy-vogel-where-are-you/ http://ejewishphilanthropy.com/transparency-or-not-let-the-donor-beware/ While the purpose of the eJewish Philanthropy blog is to highlight what’s new and great in the world of Jewish philanthropy, when we find something reeking of “wasteful expenditures, cronyism, mismanagement and outright lechery” you can count on it showing up. Check out these two posts:
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]]> By: Maya Norton http://www.jewlicious.com/2007/12/top-north-american-jewish-charities/#comment-794435 Maya Norton Sun, 23 Dec 2007 22:49:23 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/?p=3957#comment-794435 Dear Jewish Mother, There was a lot of discussion about that on my blog. You can read more about it here as well, "Top Jewish Foundations and Their Philanthropic Giving." Link: http://thenewjew.wordpress.com/2007/10/21/top-jewish-foundations-and-their-philanthropic-giving/ I'm wondering what your opinion of that is. Shavua Tov, Maya Dear Jewish Mother,

There was a lot of discussion about that on my blog.

You can read more about it here as well, “Top Jewish Foundations and Their Philanthropic Giving.”

Link:
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I’m wondering what your opinion of that is.

Shavua Tov,

Maya

]]> By: Jewish Mother http://www.jewlicious.com/2007/12/top-north-american-jewish-charities/#comment-783817 Jewish Mother Mon, 10 Dec 2007 15:22:10 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/?p=3957#comment-783817 Four-fifths of Jewish foundation grant money goes into the general community, not to Jewish or Israeli causes, at least according to this: http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/20071009foundationtobin.html Four-fifths of Jewish foundation grant money goes into the general community, not to Jewish or Israeli causes, at least according to this:

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]]> By: Maya Norton http://www.jewlicious.com/2007/12/top-north-american-jewish-charities/#comment-778255 Maya Norton Thu, 06 Dec 2007 21:30:56 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/?p=3957#comment-778255 Hi John, That's a lot of zeros for sure and a question that I ask myself every day. The simplest answer is that it is a problem of distribution and priorities. 1. Depth of the problem. Poverty is complex and just pushing money to solve problems isn't going to fix everything (not that I think we've tried enough). Consider a parallel example: hunger. There is certainly enough food in the world, in fact the US destroys surpluses each year, but there are still millions of hungry people worldwide. How can this be? It's the same as there being enough money, but there still so many poor people. 2. Distribution and Priorities. First there has to be something to distribute (money, food, etc). Then there has to be strategic planning and a destination to say that's where the money should go. Last, the money actually has to get to the intended parties and be used in such a way to have the maximum impact. We in the Jewish community certainly have a lot more thinking to do on this issue. As you've noticed, some pieces of the puzzle are markedly absent. Maya The New Jew: Blogging Jewish Philanthropy Hi John,

That’s a lot of zeros for sure and a question that I ask myself every day. The simplest answer is that it is a problem of distribution and priorities.

1. Depth of the problem.
Poverty is complex and just pushing money to solve problems isn’t going to fix everything (not that I think we’ve tried enough). Consider a parallel example: hunger. There is certainly enough food in the world, in fact the US destroys surpluses each year, but there are still millions of hungry people worldwide. How can this be? It’s the same as there being enough money, but there still so many poor people.

2. Distribution and Priorities.
First there has to be something to distribute (money, food, etc). Then there has to be strategic planning and a destination to say that’s where the money should go. Last, the money actually has to get to the intended parties and be used in such a way to have the maximum impact.

We in the Jewish community certainly have a lot more thinking to do on this issue. As you’ve noticed, some pieces of the puzzle are markedly absent.

Maya

The New Jew: Blogging Jewish Philanthropy

]]> By: John http://www.jewlicious.com/2007/12/top-north-american-jewish-charities/#comment-774640 John Tue, 04 Dec 2007 23:55:17 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/?p=3957#comment-774640 Just this list have combined assets (unless I miscalculated) of $4,463,000,000.00. Why are there poor people in Israel? Just this list have combined assets (unless I miscalculated) of $4,463,000,000.00. Why are there poor people in Israel?

]]> By: Maya Norton http://www.jewlicious.com/2007/12/top-north-american-jewish-charities/#comment-774061 Maya Norton Mon, 03 Dec 2007 18:05:03 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/?p=3957#comment-774061 I wish it did. That would have been fun to write. I'll try to put a little into my next post-- got to keep the readers happy. I wish it did. That would have been fun to write.

I’ll try to put a little into my next post– got to keep the readers happy.

]]> By: ck http://www.jewlicious.com/2007/12/top-north-american-jewish-charities/#comment-774040 ck Mon, 03 Dec 2007 17:22:30 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/?p=3957#comment-774040 does it include salacious details? does it include salacious details?

]]> By: Maya Norton http://www.jewlicious.com/2007/12/top-north-american-jewish-charities/#comment-774037 Maya Norton Mon, 03 Dec 2007 17:15:45 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/?p=3957#comment-774037 Update: the promised post can be found here: http://thenewjew.wordpress.com/2007/12/03/forbes-features-12-jewish-charities-on-top-200-list/ Maya Norton Update: the promised post can be found here:

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Maya Norton

]]> By: Maya Norton http://www.jewlicious.com/2007/12/top-north-american-jewish-charities/#comment-773847 Maya Norton Mon, 03 Dec 2007 09:32:08 +0000 http://www.jewlicious.com/?p=3957#comment-773847 Thanks for the mention, Jewlicious. I will be posting an entry on these findings today (Monday), so please stop by. Maya Norton The New Jew: Blogging Jewish Philanthropy Thanks for the mention, Jewlicious.

I will be posting an entry on these findings today (Monday), so please stop by.

Maya Norton

The New Jew: Blogging Jewish Philanthropy

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