From the Field: The Current Reality of Fundraising in the United States
BY Danielle K Berkowitz Upon returning to the US after five years living and working in Israel, I am shocked and dismayed by the state of affairs within the Jewish community. We all know that the economic situation here has hit the community hard. Its effects are both far reaching and frighteningly close to home. As a fundraiser in the Jewish communal world for almost 15 years I...
Read MoreWhy Content is King in Conferences Too
I was recently privileged to attend a rather large conference (the Israeli Presidential Conference) with many big names and lots of exciting panel topics. The atmosphere was charged, the rooms were full of people I know I wanted to talk to, and I was looking forward to learning much. One panel in particular had me running up the street in heels to try to be on time. Huge names and brands were...
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of committing the unforgivable sin of not updating the blog. We know! It must be said, however that at the least, the reasons are good ones. We are busy working! And conferencing. And growing and of course, learning. 2K has left for the US and will be working from those shores once settled in. In fact, she’s gracing Gracy Mansion will her presence as we speak- er, type. Mayor Bloomberg...
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