Newsletter

Reflections from President & CEO Rabbi Aaron Lerner: Our Hearts Are Aching

December 4, 2023

Israel has profoundly touched so many of our lives. For me, my time b’aretz (in Israel) changed the direction of…

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Rabbi Aaron Lerner for Giving Voice: Why Tzedakah on the High Holidays?

September 11, 2023
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Why Tzedakah on the High Holidays? by Rabbi Aaron Lerner, president & CEO This piece was originally featured in the…

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Legacy magazine: Q&A with Rabbi Aaron Lerner

April 27, 2023
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Rabbi Aaron Lerner Takes the Helm Rabbi Aaron Lerner, president and CEO of the Jewish Community Foundation, brings a unique…

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Legacy magazine: Giving for Life – Philanthropy at Every Stage

April 26, 2023
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Jewish tradition views giving back as a universal obligation independent of time or circumstance. At the Jewish Community Foundation, we…

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Spring 2023 Legacy Magazine

April 26, 2023
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Legacy Magazine: Opening a Fund Is Just the Beginning

December 13, 2022
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by Steve Gamer, Vice President of Advancement Financial services institutions play a vital role in the smooth functioning of our…

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Fall 2022 Legacy Magazine

December 13, 2022

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Giving Voice: Marvin Schotland’s Final Reflection

November 22, 2022
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My Final Reflection by Marvin I. Schotland, President & CEO I learned a long time ago that when you become…

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Legacy Magazine: Why Grantmaking is More Than Just Funding

April 5, 2022
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by Naomi Strongin, Vice President, Center for Designed Philanthropy When people learn that I work at the Jewish Community Foundation,…

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Legacy Magazine: Spring 2022 Reflections by Marvin Schotland

April 5, 2022
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At the time of this writing, the war in Ukraine is raging and the horror of the unfolding tragedy is…

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Spring 2022 Legacy Magazine

April 5, 2022
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Foundation Awards Grants to Organizations in Israel to Address Food Insecurity During Passover

April 1, 2022

For Passover this year, The Foundation awarded grants to these three organizations in Israel to address food insecurity during Passover:…

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Legacy Magazine: Fall 2021 Reflections by Marvin Schotland

November 15, 2021
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Light at the End of the Tunnel by Marvin Schotland, Foundation President & CEO       Something I had…

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Legacy Magazine: Why A Community Foundation?

November 15, 2021
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by Natella Royzman, Vice President, Charitable Gift Planning When I arrived at the Jewish Community Foundation in 2017 to work…

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Legacy Magazine Fall 2021

November 15, 2021
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Legacy Magazine Summer 2021

July 1, 2021

Gain perspective on multigenerational giving in the newest issue of Legacy.

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Legacy Magazine: What Does “Wealth” Really Mean?

June 29, 2021
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by Dr. Lee Hausner The concept of wealth is not just a number on a bank statement, as people feel…

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Legacy Magazine: Multigenerational Giving and the Pandemic’s Silver Lining

June 29, 2021
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by Naomi Strongin, Vice President, Center for Designed Philanthropy Earlier this year, I met with a family that has three…

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Legacy magazine: “Year-End Tax Planning Tips”

December 17, 2020
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Charitable Gift Bunching Using Donor Advised Funds Every year you (or someone on your behalf) decide whether to itemize deductions…

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Legacy Magazine: Winter 2020 Reflections by Marvin Schotland

December 17, 2020
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Letter from President & CEO Marvin I. Schotland Sixty-six years ago, a small group of visionary community leaders came together…

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Legacy Magazine Winter 2020

December 17, 2020

Meet the Morozovs, one of four new donor families highlighted in this issue of Legacy Magazine, learn about our new…

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Legacy Online August 2020

August 20, 2020

Meet Marcia & Dick Volpert, Foundation donors and pillars of our community, and learn about The Foundation’s COVID-19 Response Grants…

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Legacy Online June 2020

June 16, 2020

Meet our new trustees and Lori Klein, and learn about donor giving in response to COVID-19.

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Legacy Magazine: Women & Philanthropy

May 4, 2020
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In the popular imagination, philanthropy is a field dominated by hard-driving, high-achieving men. Names like Carnegie and Rockefeller immediately conjure…

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Women and Philanthropy: Time, Treasure, Talent

May 4, 2020

Learn about three women setting a trend of active involvement in philanthropy, Susan Hirsch Wohl, Sheila Baran Spiwak, and Suzanne…

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