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The Beauty of Print

2012-02-01T09:12:00.001+02:00

Novum 11/11 – Making Of Cover from Paperlux on Vimeo. ‎"The goal, Kuehne says, is to underscore the importance of print media as the publishing industry goes digital: “Don’t get me wrong: We feel...

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Where Do You Give?

2012-01-28T00:01:00.000+02:00

A really neat new tzedakah design contest put on by AJWS. What does tzedakah look like? Where do you give? To whom and why?

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We've Officially Been Blogging for Four Years!

2012-01-25T01:13:00.002+02:00

1.22.08 - 1.22.12 Thanks for your continued interest!

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Martin Luther King Jr: "Israel... is one of the great outpost of democra...

2012-01-16T21:58:00.000+02:00

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Passings: Pro-Israel Philanthropist Newton Becker

2012-01-06T01:29:00.002+02:00

Israel has just lost a good friend. From the Los Angleles Jewish Journal: "A prolific donor who had a reputation for humility, Becker donated to organizations that shared his belief in Israel’s...

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Israel's Population Now 7.8 million

2011-12-30T12:22:00.000+02:00

And growing. With over 166,000 new births in 2011 plus a healthy level of immigration. Read all of the details in Ha'aretz and have a Happy 2012. David, Chana & Yoav

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Jewish Donor Blog's 2011 Year in Revew

2011-12-28T23:02:00.000+02:00

2011 was another full year of blogging for the JDB that's now almost in the books! In 2011 we wrote 67 new posts for an average of around 5.6 posts a month or a bit over a post a week. With...

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Israel's Unemployment Rate Falls to All-Time Low

2011-12-27T00:02:00.001+02:00

Another reason to make Aliyah. Read the full story in Globes.

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Happy Chanukkah 2011!!

2011-12-20T22:13:00.001+02:00

Happy Chanukkah 2011 to all our loyal readers!! Video from the 12.19.11 Conan O'Brian Show.

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Apple to Open R&D Center In Israel

2011-12-14T21:21:00.006+02:00

More good news for Israel Hi-Tech as Apple Computers announces it will open up its first development center outside of its California headquarters. Check out the full story in Globes. David

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Salaries of U.S. Jewish Communal Leaders

2011-12-13T21:03:00.000+02:00

The Forward has just published it's Annual Salary Survey covering 76 top Jewish communal organizations. Most revealing, and it's searchable. It's worthwhile to check and see how much of...

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Beit Issie Shapiro wins ‘most efficient charity in Israel’ award

2011-12-13T18:03:00.001+02:00

"This week, Beit Issie Shapiro was recognized as Israel’s ‘Most Efficient Non Profit Organization’ by efficiency monitor Midot." "Set up to ensure non-profit organizations and their investors...

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Jewish Fundraising Alert!

2011-12-12T18:32:00.000+02:00

Two of America’s oldest, largest and most prominent Jewish organizations are suffering massive slides in public contributions as Jews appear to be turning away from large, multi-issue advocacy groups...

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Can Physics Teach Us About Marketing?

2011-11-29T12:37:00.001+02:00

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Let Us Give Thanks

2011-11-21T18:12:00.001+02:00

It's almost Thanksgiving, but Israel is number one. In turkey consumption. For years, Israel has led the world in per-capita consumption of turkey meat. The contest hasn’t even been...

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Job Opportunity

2011-11-16T23:47:00.001+02:00

On September 13 during a JINSA Executive Committee meeting, Tom Neumann announced that he would like to step down as Executive Director of JINSA in the coming months but will continue to work for...

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Jobs in Jewish Philanthropy - 11.10.2011

2011-11-10T20:15:00.002+02:00

Location Posted Executive Director Contemporary Jewish Museum San Francisco, CA, United States 11/09/2011 save job | view/apply Chief Development...

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The Battle of Beersheva

2011-10-27T21:00:00.000+02:00

You know October 31st as Halloween. Here in Beersheva, we we know it as the anniversary of the great Battle of Beersheva, the last great equine-led calvary charge in history. The British...

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Charity Navigator Gives...And takes Away

2011-09-26T10:35:00.003+03:00

Charity Navigator has a somewhat controversial rating system for charities awarding stars to measure the financial health, viability and transparency of charities. A new updates rating system has...

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Innovation from Non-Profits

2011-09-22T17:38:00.000+03:00

"What good could possibly come from one person giving one dollar at time? Not much. But once you get thousands of people giving a buck, then you may be onto something. That's the...

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Siegel Marketing Opens Jerusalem Call Center

2011-09-14T17:37:00.001+03:00

Siegel Marketing Group (SMG) has announced the opening of its Israel call center. Mikki Dorn, formerly of Green Point Call Center Services, has joined SMG to manage its new operations in...

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500 People in 100 Seconds!

2011-08-24T16:41:00.000+03:00

500 people holding more than 1,500 (!!!) developed pictures all around Israel, creating a smooth music video within their hands.

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6 really good reasons why you should have your list on the market

2011-07-13T02:29:00.000+03:00

Repost from The Chapman Cubine Adams and Hussey Company Blog. Post by: Katinka Partridge.An active and healthy acquisition program means your house list stays ‘fit’ and is likely to be sought after...

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Nonprofit Video Toolkit - Part 1: The Power of Video

2011-06-28T16:59:00.000+03:00

Video is one tool in the non-profit tool box that can be used to raise awareness and even raise funds. Check out this video from Cisco and find out more!

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Thank You

2011-06-20T22:00:00.001+03:00

There are hundreds of thousands of blogs out there today, but you've taken the time to read this one - and for that I thank you! I know a bunch of you just signed up for our free email...

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