As I walk the halls of our offices at The Jewish Federations of North America, I look at the photos of great volunteer leaders of the past: Max Fisher, Frank Lautenberg, Shoshana Cardin, Jim Tisch and Mort Mandel, to name just a few. I also view the great professionals of the past: Stanley H…
The young woman approached Dr. Johnson in silence, but her eyes were pleading. Modestly dressed despite the scorching heat, she beckoned the volunteer JDC doctor to follow her past shriveled trees and dead crops until they were safely behind a latrine. Then she lifted her skirt. “Please,�…
Events of the past few weeks have been heart-wrenching and it is hard to put into words what we are feeling. Again last night we mourned the tragic loss of lives, this time in France.
Our country is deep in a conversation. It’s about race. It’s about identity. It’s about equality. It�…
After growing up in a poor neighborhood in South Tel Aviv, Shai Pinhasi worked hard to finally go to college. Now, as a participant in Federation partner The Jewish Agency for Israel’s Choosing Tomorrow initiative, he developed "Thinking Far," a program to mentor fifth-graders in his ol…
On the CNBC reality show "The Profit," business executive Marcus Lemonis, who helps struggling businesses, often says, “Business success is about the three P’s: People, Process and Product.”
It’s a good mantra for the nonprofit world as well, and certainly relevant for Jewish Federa…
