AVI CHAI concluded its general grant making on December 31, 2019.
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The Power of One
by Joel Einleger | Apr 7, 2011 |
The Power of One Posted by Joel Einleger I have very sad news about a remarkable man, coupled with an amazing story about his desire to inspire the Jewish community to action in ways that are humbling and a lesson to those of us who work to create social change. Matt...
How Technology Can Humanize the Classroom
by SKass | Apr 6, 2011 |
How Technology Can Humanize the Classroom Posted by Sarah Kass When we think of educational technology, we imagine machines replacing what we regard as the human elements of schools. We picture Google searches replacing librarians. We imagine remote lecturers...
Henry Taub
by Guest | Apr 5, 2011 |
Henry Taub 1927 - 2011 All of us at AVI CHAI lost a dear friend and colleague with the passing last week of Henry Taub, who joined AVI CHAI as a trustee in 1984 and served faithfully for almost twenty two years. Much has been written in the press about Henry’s unusual...
Give2gether: The Modern Pushka
by Guest | Apr 5, 2011 |
In a recent blog post Yossi Prager says that: "AVI CHAI has been shifting its philanthropic approach from a go-it-alone foundation to one that seeks to co-create initiatives with other funders in the fields of day schools and summer camps – with special interest in...
Text “Ramah” to 20222
by SKass | Apr 4, 2011 |
Text “Ramah” to 20222 Posted by Sarah Kass One of my memories of the North American Jewish Day School Conference in January of 2010 was its coincidence with the worldwide efforts to send relief to Haiti in the wake of the devastating earthquake. In particular,...
A New Experience at the JFN Conference
by YossiPrager | Apr 1, 2011 |
I spent two thrilling days this week at the annual conference of the Jewish Funders Network. For me, the conference was an opportunity to engage with colleagues and new friends from a different perspective. AVI CHAI has been shifting its philanthropic approach from...
The Lesson of Working Together
by dfuchs | Mar 31, 2011 |
The highlight for me of the Jewish Funders Network conference came at a standing-room only dinner hosted by the Foundation for Jewish Camp. Presentations by Amy Sales on Limud by the Lake Revisited and by Jeremy Fingerman on Camp Works, demonstrated how far the field...
Jewish Funders Network Conference – Day School Focus
by dfuchs | Mar 31, 2011 |
At the Jewish Funders Network Conference this week, I attended a session on Jewish day school education. The purpose was to reframe the affordability conversation into one that focuses on the value of a day school education, in other words "Why day school?” The...
Jewish Funders Network Conference – The Lesson of Why?
by dfuchs | Mar 30, 2011 |
I have just returned from the Jewish Funders Network annual conference. This year’s theme was Storytelling. The various presentations and conversations around telling our stories reminded me of a TED Talk by Simon Sinek on Start With Why, his book that the AVI CHAI...
Affordability Counts
by YossiPrager | Mar 29, 2011 |
This blog entry was originally posted on the PEJE blog on March 28, 2011. In September 2011, a Hebrew language charter school, Shalom Academy, will open in Englewood, New Jersey. This will not be the first Hebrew charter school in the nation (that distinction goes to...