Funding boost for Berkeley Hillel, Israeli visiting scholar at Stanford By Maya Mirsky May 18, 2022 The Hillel center at UC Berkeley, helmed by Rabbi Adam Naftalin-Kelman, has just been given a seven-figure matching grant that will endow the executive director position. Berkeley Hillel declined to specify the exact amount of the donation. It gives the on-campus Jewish organization a security that few other Hillels have, according to a press release… Read More
Philanthropy Koret Foundation bolsters civics education in California with $3M grant The San Francisco–based Koret Foundation has announced grants totaling $3.25 million to support civics education for California students. “Civics used to… By J. Staff Apr 19, 2022
Philanthropy Craigslist founder Craig Newmark pledges $50M to fight cyberattacks Craig Newmark, the Jewish founder of Craigslist, has pledged more than $50 million to combat the rising threat of cyberattacks. Newmark, 69, announced via… By J. Staff Apr 14, 2022
Philanthropy Rabbis demand end to American Jewish funding of Israeli extremists In the wake of last year’s round of deadly fighting in Gaza, a group of prominent rabbis in the New York area came to believe that a major American Jewish… By Asaf Shalev, JTA Apr 11, 2022
Philanthropy Magnes receives $1 million gift for Vishniac archive project The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life at UC Berkeley has received a $1 million gift from a donor who has chosen to remain anonymous, the museum… By Andrew Esensten Mar 23, 2022
Bay Area Federation collects over $1.3 million for Ukraine in first days of fundraising Every 45 seconds. That’s how frequently donations came flooding into the Jewish Community Federation’s website in the first hour after the S.F.-based… By Emma Goss Mar 11, 2022
Philanthropy Jim Joseph Foundation awards $12M for Jewish summer camps The San Francisco-based Jim Joseph Foundation has awarded $12 million to the Foundation for Jewish Camp to be disbursed over the next four years, the New… By J. Staff Dec 7, 2021
Philanthropy An easy way to make regular donations? There’s an app for that. Silicon Valley has disrupted everything from exercise to movie-watching to food delivery. Add charitable giving to the list. Adam Nash, a Silicon… By Maya Mirsky Dec 1, 2021
Bay Area S.F. Federation philanthropy officer Joy Sisisky will be interim CEO The San Francisco–based Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund has announced that Joy Sisisky will act as interim CEO while the organization looks… By Maya Mirsky Nov 30, 2021