As the youngest president in the history of the organization, Ms. Raynes looks forward to helping JCF meet the needs of the next generation of Jewish philanthropists Jewish Communal Fund (JCF), the largest and most active Jewish donor advised fund in the country, announced today the appointment of Zoya Raynes as President, succeeding Noel Spiegel,…
Ken Hoffman, a Managing Director and Partner at HSW Advisors / HighTower LLC, has had a JCF fund since 1985. Like many of our donors, charity is a family tradition for Ken, his wife, Janet, and their three children. Ken is also an active volunteer who serves as Chairman of the Finance Committee for the…
If you’re a longtime JCF fund holder, you’ve probably spoken with Igor Musayev at some point—he’s JCF’s Associate Director of Financial and Investment Services. What you may not know is that Igor, like many of our staff, also has a charitable fund with JCF. In this interview, he talks about his involvement in creating a…
Highlights from a Jan. 18 PPGGNY panel discussion moderated by Margaret M. Holman, with panelists Mark L. Hefter, Ellen Smith Israelson, and Kim Isaacs Katz. Donor advised funds are the fastest-growing charitable giving vehicles. More than 270,000 Americans use a donor advised fund to streamline their charitable giving—and that number continues to increase. Fundraisers working…
If you weren’t able to join us yesterday for our lunchtime webinar on “Tools for Philanthropic Impact, Session 2: Metrics in Philanthropy,” we are pleased to provide a link to a recording of this dynamic conversation about a hot topic in the field of philanthropy. We are very grateful to our speakers—Rella Kaplowitz, Mirele Goldsmith…