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Jewish Community Legacy Project has helped 40 small Jewish communities

The Jewish Community Legacy Project, funded in part by Federations, has helped 40 small Jewish communities respond to challenges posed by changing demographics.


Recently, JCLP helped an aging congregation outside Pittsburgh transition its real estate assets to an endowment at the Pittsbur…

Federations and Philanthropy News Update, July 6, 2015

Jewish Federations will join with 43 other nonprofit organizations in calling for presidential candidates to support keeping the federal charitable tax deduction intact. Federation-funded Jewish Agency shares disappointment over Israeli cabinet vote to overturn a landmark proposal that would…

Negev Funding Coalition Hosts a Delegation of Federation Leaders

The Negev Funding Coalition hosted a delegation of Federation leaders last month for a day of site visits and meetings with top Israeli business, government and nonprofit officials. This coalition of 7 Federations invests in high-impact community development projects, in collaboration with p…

Registration Is Now Open for the 2015 General Assembly

Registration is now open for the 2015 GA, the premier annual leadership gathering that convenes thousands of top Federation and Jewish philanthropic leaders. Themed “Think Forward,” the conference program will tackle issues critical to our Jewish communal future, from cultivating the n…

National Federation/Agency Alliance allocates $4 million to 9 partners

The National Federation/Agency Alliance, a consortium of 28 communities, recently allocated $4 million to support 9 key national partners, including the Association of Jewish Family and Children's Agencies and the National Coalition Supporting Eurasian Jewry, and to provide seed funding to e…