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Monday, December 23 • 16:20 - 17:20
The future of Jewish philanthropy

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Philanthropy in Jewish communities used to be straightforward: make a donation into the communal 'pot'. Now donors are increasingly involved in how their contributions are spent. And independent foundations - rather than community chests - have initiated some of today's most successful Jewish programmes. Should donors and foundations lead or respond to community priorities - and who decides what they are?
Presenters
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Miriam Benchetrit

The Westbury Group
Miriam works as a consultant to charities and foundations. She runs the Westbury Group, a network of foundations that provides seed funding and skill building to grassroots organizations and supports the next generation of professionals and lay leaders in European Jewish communit... Read More →
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Sally Berkovic

Sally Berkovic is the CEO of the Rothschild Foundation (Hanadiv) Europe, a grant-making body that preserves Jewish heritage and enhances communal life throughout Europe. She is the author of 'Under My Hat', which reflects on raising her daughters while straddling the tensions between... Read More →
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Seth Cohen

Schusterman
As part of the senior leadership team of the Schusterman Philanthropic Network, Seth serves as its Director of Network Initiatives, leading the Network's global efforts to identify, connect and support global networks of young Jewish adults to enable them to create Jewish experiences... Read More →
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Shawn Landres

Jumpstart
Shawn is chief executive and director of research of Jumpstart, a philanthropic research and design lab that enables leading philanthropists, institutional leaders and creative changemakers to make informed, collaborative and effective choices.

Monday December 23, 2013 16:20 - 17:20 GMT
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