In a world where mattresses are customized to people’s bodies, coffee drinks reflect elaborate personal tastes, and nearly any product can be ordered and delivered with a click of a button, meaningful volunteer work now can be catered to participants in the same way. That’s the mentality behind Repair the World’s new, fun online quiz,…
Today is Giving Tuesday (or #GivingTuesday). It is a global day of giving fueled by the power of social media and collaboration. Celebrated on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving (in the U.S.) and the widely recognized shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday, #GivingTuesday kicks off the charitable season, when many focus on their holiday and…
Pictured above: Torah Day School The Arizona Community Foundation and its donors announced grant, scholarship and loan distributions for the second quarter of its fiscal year. Between July 1 and September 30, 2018, a total of $15,761,526 was awarded from funds of the Arizona Community Foundation and its six statewide Affiliates in Cochise, Flagstaff, the…
Pictured above: Michael R. Bloomberg speaks at the October 2014 dedication of Johns Hopkins University’s Malone Hall. Photo courtesy Will Kirk / Homewood Photography According to a post on Johns Hopkins University website, philanthropist, business leader and three-term New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg will commit a record-breaking $1.8 billion to support undergraduate financial…
This year Arizona Flower Market is hosting its annual “Flowers for Food” donation drive by giving away 10,000 stems of sunflowers in exchange for collecting 10,000 food items by Thanksgiving. All proceeds benefit The Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Phoenix. As an effort to pay it forward, any customer who donates food will receive…
The mission statement of MyZuzah is simple, “MyZuzah believes in connecting and protecting all Jews by putting a mezuzah on the front door of every Jewish home. A touchpoint that unites all Jews, the mezuzah’s mystical power has connected and protected the Jewish people since the Exodus.” But how do you make sure that every…
Pictured above: Ellen Friedman Sacks, left, and Tina Sheinbein. The Jewish Free Loan officially began in Phoenix in April of 1950. The people who were moving “out West” after the war needed financial assistance to start businesses, build homes and meet unexpected expenses. A small group of like-minded men in the Jewish community stepped up…
Pictured above: The Kanefsky family in front of the new American Embassy building in Jerusalem. From left, Lauren, Bari Steve, Larry (in front), Eva, Shari and Irwin Kanefsky. If you are a major donor to The Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix, you can benefit from the use of VIP Services when traveling to Israel and other…
Wine on the Vine Director Tatiana Hasson plants a grape vine at an Israeli vineyard. The grassroots program connects people all over the world with the flourishing world of Israeli wine. For $18 a grapevine is planted in a top Israeli winery of the donor’s choice. Wine on the Vine (wineonthevine.org) is the flagship program…
Pictured above: Fernando Gotthilf can be active once again with the help of his ExoSym leg braces. The Dror for the Wounded Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization that has assisted more than 100 wounded Israel Defense Forces veterans since its inception in 2006. Based out of New York City, the DFW provides these individuals with…
