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Philanthropy

An ad from Federation in the Dec. 13, 2002 issue of J. displayed a mosaic of faces of locals who volunteered to make calls for that year's Federation annual campaign. (Photo/J. Archives)
Posted inPhilanthropy

Federation makes a bold change, moving from community grantmaker to philanthropic adviser

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman December 8, 2023December 10, 2023
A menorah sits on the mantle of the Second Gentleman’s office, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, in the Indian Treaty Room of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House. (Photo/JTA-Official White House Photo by Oliver Contreras)
Posted inNews

This Hanukkah, Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff will have 3 menorahs that represent Jewish joy and trauma

by Ron Kampeas December 7, 2023
Eric Burnstein asked his parents to share his story about suffering from a mysterious illness. (Photo/Courtesy Burnstein family)
Posted inPhilanthropy

East Bay foundation in son’s memory supports people with ‘invisible disabilities’

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten December 6, 2023December 11, 2023
Kibbutz Kfar Aza took massive damage in the Oct. 7 attacks. (Photo/Courtesy Laura Lauder)
Posted inBay Area

Devastation and signs of hope seen on Federation mission to Israel

by Dan Pine December 1, 2023December 4, 2023
A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip hit a building and cars in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon, October 9, 2023. (Photo/Chaim Goldberg-Flash90)
Posted inNews

Giving Tuesday: Orgs supporting people affected by war in Israel

by J. Staff November 28, 2023December 5, 2023
President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu embrace on the tarmac at Ben Gurion Airport, Oct. 18, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Avi Ohayon-Courtesy Israel Government Press Office)
Posted inNews

Polls show American Jews approve of Biden’s handling of Israel-Hamas war, but Americans as a whole do not

by Ron Kampeas November 17, 2023November 17, 2023
Members of the Jewish Pride Fund, Federation's longest-running giving circle, tour the Neve Tzedek neighborhood of Tel Aviv. From left: Danny Wein, Phillip Goldberg, Danielle Meshorer, Kyle Levine, David Rak, Oren Henry, Sam Goldman, Rob Barron
(Photo/Courtesy-Jewish Pride Fund)
Posted inPhilanthropy

Federation’s giving circles allow smaller donors a bigger say

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky November 1, 2023
Craig Newmark (Photo/Ian Gittler)
Posted inPhilanthropy

Q&A: Craig Newmark likes to put his money where his mouth is — and then keep it shut

Jo Ellen Green Kaiser by Jo Ellen Green Kaiser October 30, 2023October 30, 2023
The names of Israelis and Palestinians who have been killed since Oct. 7 were read during a vigil at Manny’s, a cafe and civic space in San Francisco's Mission District, Oct. 19, 2023. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inPhilanthropy

‘Ripped in half’: American Jews grapple with how to donate to Israel and Gaza

Arno Rosenfeld by Arno Rosenfeld October 26, 2023
Ari (left) and Noah Hirson organized the Sept. 17 Alcatraz Swim for Sight. (Photo/Ezra Trost-Goldhammer)
Posted inPhilanthropy

With Alcatraz swim, teen brothers raise $150,000 for blindness research in mom’s honor

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss October 18, 2023October 23, 2023

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