An Open Book: How AVI CHAI’s Spend Down is Impacting its Work

An Open Book: How AVI CHAI’s Spend Down is Impacting its Work

by | Aug 23, 2018

This piece is cross-posted from eJewishPhilanthropy. By Deena Fuchs At a recent gathering, conversation turned to AVI CHAI’s impending spend-down at the close of 2019. A number of colleagues expressed interest in hearing more about the spend-down and its implications....

Landing and Launching

by | Jul 9, 2015

This post is cross-posted from the Sanford Duke Center for Strategic Philanthropy and Civil Society. For a foundation spending down, the final years entail a lot of ending, closing, and exiting. But there are good reasons why they should also include some creative new...

Tackling The Day School Affordability Crisis

by | Jan 30, 2015

This post is cross-posted from The NY Jewish Week By: George Rohr A Jewish day school education was not an option for me when I was growing up in Bogota, Colombia. Having missed out on the experience, I was especially appreciative of the education my children received...

What's in it for Me? Selfishness in Philanthropy

by | Jan 29, 2015

“There was a wealthy philanthropist who added an extension to a synagogue. It was elegant, functional, beautiful. The philanthropist only had one request before he transferred title to the synagogue. He wanted his name inscribed over the entrance as an everlasting...
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