The Chronicle of Philanthropy Highlights JCF’s new Private Client Group

The Chronicle of Philanthropy, the leading newspaper focused on the nonprofit sector, highlights Jewish Communal Fund’s new Private Client Group in its latest issue: The Jewish Communal Fund … has also created a “Private Client Group” to offer counseling and other resources to people with donor-advised funds worth at least $1-million. “In the last year or so, it became apparent…

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10 Trade-Offs Donors Face That Make Philanthropy Tough but Rewarding

Philanthropists often say that giving away money is tougher than any other job they have had. What makes philanthropy particularly demanding are the tensions and trade-offs donors constantly struggle with to achieve thoughtful, effective giving. As F. Scott Fitzgerald aptly said, “The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas…

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JCF fund holders grant $2 million on Giving Tuesday – a 74% increase in grants!

We saw a 74% increase in the number of grants made online by Jewish Communal Fund fund holders on Giving Tuesday * — totaling nearly $2 million! Our grants department is hard at work processing all of these grant checks. *as compared with the average daily number of grants during the month of November.    

Giving Advisors a Next Gen Perspective: JCF’s Panel with Gen X & Gen Y Philanthropists

“NextGen donors are driven by strategy and impact first,” noted Sharna Goldseker, Executive Director of 21/64, a non-profit consulting practice specializing in multigenerational engagement in philanthropy. At a recent Jewish Communal Fund Advisors Network Breakfast for T&E attorneys, accountants, wealth managers and other advisors to high net worth families, Sharna shared research from #NEXTGENDONORS, a…

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