COVID-19 is one of the most serious global public health threats in modern history. And it is also creating enormous economic upheaval worldwide, endangering the entire nonprofit sector, including Jewish communal infrastructure. Jewish Funders Network is working to ensure philanthropic responses are coordinated and effective by listing the needs and responses sector by sector and sharing resources here. Together, we can help meet the many needs of our community, and of our entire world.
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From the Resource Hub
Post-Crisis Spiritual Transformation and the Future of Jewish Life
https://youtu.be/lXUKUyawBTA A conversation between JFN President and CEO Andrés Spokoiny and Rabbi Shai Held of Hadar, part of Aspire: JFN's First Annual High Holidays Gathering. Rabbi Held–theologian, scholar, and educator–is President, Dean, and Chair in Jewish...
“What Gives?” Podcast with Guests Shira & Jay Ruderman
In this episode of the JFN Jewish philanthropy podcast, Jay and Shira Ruderman of The Ruderman Family Foundation talk about how Covid is impacting their work, Isr-American Jewish relations (including their marriage), how to get advocacy right & much more!...
COVID-19, Generosity, and Gender: How Giving Changed During the Early Months of a Global Pandemic
This report from Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy's Women's Philanthropy Institute offers a snapshot of how U.S. households responded to the COVID-19 pandemic through philanthropy. Beyond examining whether and how much households contributed, the...
Emotion Before Content: Evidence-Based Recommendations for Designing Virtual Jewish Engagement for Young People
COVID-19 is affecting all aspects of life for Jewish Americans ages 18-40 (personal, financial, and mental health), and they are eager for sources of connection to other people that they have been missing. One way this cohort is attempting to revive that connection is...
Covid-19 Resources for Day Schools
Shared School MaterialsPeer-to-Peer Meet-UpsBack To SchoolTeaching and LearningSocial and Emotional Learning Pulse Survey ReportsEnrollment, Finance and BudgetSchool GovernanceEducational Technology View All
Philanthropy and COVID-19 in the First Half of 2020
This report looks at the philanthropic dollars that were distributed for COVID-19 in the first half of 2020. Although not a complete picture of the global philanthropic response, due to the ever-changing responseto the pandemic, the report offers some insight into...
Help Us Measure Jewish Giving During Covid
Please help us map the Jewish community funder response to Covid-19. Through this research, we are seeking to understand both what is being funded and how it is being funded, including what changes funders are making as a result of the pandemic. Fill Out the...
Rise: Support for Out-Of-Work Jewish Community Professionals
Powered by the Jewish Federations of North America and JPRO Network, Rise seeks to provide Jewish community professionals with a breadth of resources, tools, and support to lift them up during this economic downturn and get them back on their career path. This website...
Briefings on Jewish Poverty & Covid-19 #5: Focus on the Intersection Between Government & Philanthropy
https://youtu.be/TFegA45g6fk Over the past couple of months the National Affinity Group on Jewish Poverty has been hosting webinars and virtual meetups to discuss the many challenges the coronavirus pandemic has created for Jews facing poverty and the agencies...
Literature in a Time of Crisis: A CANVAS Conversation with Nathan Englander, Marra Gad and Rachel Kadish
This is the first in a series called "Why We Invest in Our Creative Community: A CANVAS Conversation. https://youtu.be/7dLTaWCJ3iM In the wake of unprecedented upheaval and conflict, where do we find answers to the deeper questions we face? As the People of the Book,...