News & Stories from the Greensboro Jewish Federation

Federations and Philanthropy News Update, September 9, 2015

JFNA chair Michael Siegal discusses why so many in the Jewish community are wary of the Iran nuclear agreement. Pro-Israel campus organizations, including the Israel Action Network, work to counter the BDS movement throughout North America.
 

Learn how to tell your impact story at the 2015 GA

Tell your story and make the ask at the 2015 GA with guidance from Melanie Schnoll Begun, Morgan Stanley’s top wealth and philanthropy manager. She’ll help you analyze and deconstruct what makes personal impact stories so compelling that potential donors write checks on the spot. See the…

Meet Mexico City's Jewish Wunderkind

He’s an award-winning engineer, a filmmaker, athlete, Zionist and Jewish scholar, and one of Mexico City’s true renaissance men. He also just turned 18 years old.

Meet Alberto Buzali Berner, high school senior. Motivated by the hands-on, problem solving-centered classes at Federation p…

New lay leader development program open to Federations

Yesod, a new volunteer leadership development program from the Mandel Center for Leadership Excellence, is now open to all Federations. With a curriculum developed by Hebrew U.’s Melton School and written by Dr. Erica Brown, Yesod has empowered new members to assume leadership roles, rejuv…

Federations and Philanthropy News Update, September 4, 2015

Throughout this summer’s debate over the Iran nuclear agreement, Jewish Federations have worked to provide opportunities to hear from leaders on both sides of the issue, helping members of Jewish communities better educate themselves to form their own opinions.