By Maya Bernstein

I have been grappling for some time with the question of where Jewish entrepreneurs fit into the landscape of innovation. How do you define them? Upon first glance, they seem to be social entrepreneurs, those who attempt to solve a major social problem, like poverty, illness, or...

By Eli Winkelman

Two weeks ago, I went to the White House for its first reception in honor of Jewish American Heritage Month.

I went with excitement, but also some uncertainty. Jewish American Heritage Month: what does that even mean? What does it mean...

By Maya Bernstein

cross-posted at eJewishPhilanthropy.com

In a recent blog post, Harvard leadership expert Marty Linsky asked, "Will you reset or hunker down?" Will we will treat today's economic crisis as a "one-time thing," and wait for it to blow over, or as a manifestation of a...

We've had a busy few weeks and we'd like to invite a discussion about the recent release of our first Research Report,

By Joshua Avedon

As the U.S. stimulus plan continues running the legislative gauntlet, the British government has just approved 42.5 million pounds (over $63 million) for a "third sector action plan" which includes a community resilience fund to help small organizations deliver services to the most needy, a "modernisation fund"...

By Shawn Landres, Joshua Avedon, and Lee Meyerhoff Hendler

Forget global warming. The ice age is coming. After a decade of philanthropic investment that has produced a flowering of innovation and social entrepreneurship not seen since the late 19th century, all signs point to a flash freeze.

Over the...