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Day of Philanthropy Festival: Moral Leadership in Imperfect Times

How can we create change, renew our institutions and redefine success in the face of challenges? What is the role of philanthropy (and philanthropists) in building systems that put humanity

Day of Philanthropy Festival: Moral Leadership in Imperfect Times

As our national reckoning on race inspires each of us to reflect on the abusive power of systemic racism, we will explore the connections between philanthropy and racism in the

Day of Philanthropy Festival: Moral Leadership in Imperfect Times

Dr. Jennifer Aaker and Naomi Bagdonas, professors of the popular course Humor: Serious Business at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, and authors of Humor, Seriously, draw on findings by

Day of Philanthropy Festival: Moral Leadership in Imperfect Times

Influencer, filmmaker, author, and Bay Area native Tiffany Shlain, started #ZoomChallahBakes​ at the beginning of the pandemic as a way to bring people together during the lockdown. They have quickly

Day of Philanthropy Festival: Moral Leadership in Imperfect Times

What do our communities look like today? Who is most affected by the current economic, social, racial, and health issues? Join Rabbi Michael Lezak of GLIDE in a conversation with

Day of Philanthropy Festival: Moral Leadership in Imperfect Times

The Jewish Changemakers Fellowship is a program that was launched by the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) in 2020 in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, empowering Jewish young

Day of Philanthropy Festival: Moral Leadership in Imperfect Times

When COVID-19 first hit, like many other local direct service organizations, Jewish Vocational Service (JVS) was unsure of the tremendous impact it would have. Since the Great Recession and for

Day of Philanthropy Festival: Moral Leadership in Imperfect Times

There is an enduring Jewish fable about a woman who was lost in the woods. When she finally found another person, she asked, “Can you tell which path leads out

Day of Philanthropy Festival: Moral Leadership in Imperfect Times

There is no shortage of Jewish values to guide us towards creating communities where everyone is seen, valued, recognized, and included. The Torah teaches that we are created B’tselem Elohim,

Day of Philanthropy Festival: Moral Leadership in Imperfect Times

The Jewish holiday of Purim celebrates a time in the 4th century BCE when Jewish people in Shushan, Persia, were saved from a cruel fate by the bravery of a