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Legacy Magazine: Opening a Fund Is Just the Beginning
by Steve Gamer, Vice President of Advancement Financial services institutions play a vital role in the smooth functioning of our society. Among many other things, they enable us to secure home mortgages, finance business transactions, and take out loans for college. Yet, there is one area of impact where a bank or brokerage firm’s abilities…
LEARN MORELegacy Magazine: Why Grantmaking is More Than Just Funding
by Naomi Strongin, Vice President, Center for Designed Philanthropy When people learn that I work at the Jewish Community Foundation, they often ask how their favorite organization can receive funding. The question implies their view that The Foundation is laser-focused on sending money to nonprofits in need — but that is not The Foundation’s whole…
LEARN MORELegacy Magazine: Spring 2022 Reflections by Marvin Schotland
At the time of this writing, the war in Ukraine is raging and the horror of the unfolding tragedy is unbearable. It’s beyond shocking to watch the most violent attack on a European country since WWII unfold before our eyes. Perhaps by the time this issue of Legacy reaches you, there may be a negotiated…
LEARN MOREFoundation Awards Grants to Organizations in Israel to Address Food Insecurity During Passover
For Passover this year, The Foundation awarded grants to these three organizations in Israel to address food insecurity during Passover: Jaffa Institute Established in 1982, the Jaffa Institute works to break the intergenerational cycle of poverty in South Tel Aviv/Jaffa communities through educational, recreational, and social enrichment programs for disadvantaged children and their families.…
LEARN MORELegacy Magazine: Fall 2021 Reflections by Marvin Schotland
Light at the End of the Tunnel by Marvin Schotland, Foundation President & CEO Something I had been looking forward to finally happened. Recently, I had the pleasure of returning to The Foundation’s office for a day of work — under strict social distancing and health protocols — for the first time…
LEARN MORELegacy Magazine: Why A Community Foundation?
by Natella Royzman, Vice President, Charitable Gift Planning When I arrived at the Jewish Community Foundation in 2017 to work in the Development Department, I knew I had landed someplace special. It hit me immediately: In my prior job as a bankruptcy and business litigation attorney, my work was highly transactional. The focus was always…
LEARN MORELegacy Magazine Summer 2021
Gain perspective on multigenerational giving in the newest issue of Legacy.
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