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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Jewish Communal Fund Sees 67% Increase in Contributions; Named “Top 50” Charity

The Jewish Communal Fund (JCF), an independent public charity that facilitates charitable giving for more than 6,000 fund holders through a popular giving vehicle known as a donor advised fund, has been designated a “Top 50” Charity in the United States by the Chronicle of Philanthropy on its just published “Philanthropy 400” list. The “Philanthropy…

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Jewish Communal Fund Featured in the NY Jewish Week

The Jewish Week printed a letter to the editor on 9/24/2014 written by JCF Executive Vice President & CEO Sue Dickman highlighting the significant support for Israel that our fund holders have generously granted out. The letter is a response to an article written about recent philanthropic trends in light of the recent conflict in Israel.…

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