Photo: MacKenzie Scott, the former wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) The Southwest Folklife Alliance Inc. (SFA) has been selected to receive a one-time gift of $1.5 million from MacKenzie Scott, philanthropist and former wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos,…
Photo: Arizona Helping Hands warehouse, which supplies foster children and families with needed supplies. Arizona Helping Hands board of directors has announced that Dan Shufelt, president and CEO, will be retiring after seven years of leading the organization. “It’s time to move on to another phase in my life, taking pride in all that has…
By Gail Baer When we consider the word “philanthropist,” we often picture someone older with extreme financial wealth. Although this is certainly one type of philanthropist, the truth is…anyone can be a philanthropist because we all have the ability to care about and give something of ourselves to others. The word “philanthropy” comes from the Greek word…
If you could save a life would you do it? If you had the opportunity would you take it? A group of individuals, including David Saltzman (brother of AZJL publisher Cindy Saltzman) started a 5013C called Breath of Life Africa, to do just that. The Breath of Life Africa aims to deliver life-saving innovations where…
Early Giving Already Generated Nearly $843,000 in Donations WHAT 9thannual Arizona Gives Day 24-hour online fundraising event begins at 12:01 a.m., Tuesday, April 6. 1,043 Arizona nonprofits are registered. Early Giving, which began March 16, has already generated more than $630,000 in donations from almost 4,700 donors. Last year’s Arizona Gives Day raised a…
On March 17, Israel’s Ambassador to the United States and United Nations Gilad Erdan and Representative of the United States of America to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield together with the Michal Sela Forum, and UJA-Federation of New York called on the world to unite and adopt the latest technologies and innovations in the fight against…
For more than 30 years, the Bureau of Jewish Education has spearheaded the annual Passover Food Drive. This year’s drive is a collaboration between the BJE and community organizations such as Jewish Family & Children’s Service, Ezras Cholim and Jewish Free Loan. Each year, approximately 220 families receive these Passover basics as well as a…
ARIZONA KOSHER PANTRY 602-492-4989 azkosherpantry.org The Arizona Kosher Food Pantry is dedicated to serving all surrounding communities with the ever increasing challenges of food security regardless of religious orientation. The AKP provides specialty kosher Items to the Jewish community in a consolidated “pantry” format. BEATITUDES CAMPUS SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITY 602-428-9206 beatitudescampus.org Since 1990, the Beatitudes…
Several Jewish community members were among those honored Nov. 13 at the National Philanthropy Day virtual celebration hosted by the Association of Fundraising Professionals Southern Arizona Chapter. The chapter includes members from Tucson, Marana, Green Valley and Southern Arizona. They have more than 150 members in the chapter, some of whom have been fundraising for…
Photo: Employees of The Giving Tree Dispensary don their Get Your Grey On T-shirts in honor and support of #TeamParker and the National Brain Tumor Society. With over $90,000 raised for charities, The Giving Tree Dispensary is has been involved in a number of campaigns to help give back to their community, including hosting a…
