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Philanthropy

Maurice Kanbar on his signature red scooter in 2015. (Photo/File)
Posted inPhilanthropy

‘Looking to do good’: Maurice Kanbar, S.F. philanthropist and eclectic inventor, dies at 93

by Dan Pine August 24, 2022August 24, 2022
A local boy enjoys Ziggy's Playground during the opening event in Kigali, Rwanda, July 9, 2022.
Posted inPhilanthropy

Ziggy’s Playground: San Francisco family builds joy in Rwanda

by Dan Pine August 4, 2022August 5, 2022
(Photo/JTA-Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

Their fortunes come from oil. Here’s how these Jewish philanthropies deal with climate change.

Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev and JTA July 25, 2022July 25, 2022
(From left) Gideon Buddenhagen and Amelia Fortgang
Posted inNews

2 Bay Area teens among $36,000 Diller Teen Tikkun Olam award winners

by J. Staff July 5, 2022July 6, 2022
JOC leaders invited to a think tank convened by the Leichtag Foundation in September 2016, including Ilana Kaufman (top right)
Posted inUncategorized

The Jews of Color Initiative is now its own independent nonprofit organization

by J. Staff June 20, 2022June 20, 2022
(Graphic/JTA-Grace Yagel with images from Getty Images and Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inPhilanthropy

How WhatsApp’s reclusive founder quietly became a megadonor to Jewish causes

Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev and JTA June 15, 2022June 15, 2022
Danny Wein, chair of the Jewish Pride Fund, attends the LGBTech gala hosted at the British ambassador’s residence, June 6, to kick off Pride Week in Tel Aviv.
(Photo/Courtesy Jewish Pride Fund)
Posted inPhilanthropy

S.F. Jewish Pride Fund gives $56K in grants, visits LGBTQ grantees in Israel

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene June 10, 2022June 13, 2022
Eric Salitsky at the Cadet Interfaith Center on the campus of West Point, which was one of the stops on his 2019 tour of multifaith spaces in North America and Europe. (Photo/Tamara Cohen)
Posted inBay Area

Jewish architect Eric Salitsky’s memorial gifts benefit Oakland ‘Designing Justice’ firm

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten June 2, 2022May 14, 2024
Students enjoying a UC Berkeley Hillel event in 2019. (Photo/File)
Posted inBay Area

Campus news: Funding boost for Berkeley Hillel, Israeli scholar at Stanford as visiting fellow

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky May 18, 2022May 18, 2022
Girls sits at desk next to voting sign
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Koret Foundation aims to bolster civics education in California with $3M grant

by J. Staff April 19, 2022April 20, 2022

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