When we think of year-end charitable giving, we usually think of giving cash and publicly traded stock. These make fantastic gifts for charitable purposes, but let’s get creative for a moment and think about other kinds of gifts, like real estate. Gifts of real estate can have a big impact; following are a couple of…
The Jewish Federation of Greater Portland will launch a women’s giving circle as part of the national Amplifier Jewish Giving Circle Incubator program. Federation development professional Joanne Van Ness Menashe and 36 other community leaders across North America will soon launch giving circles in their own communities. Locally, Charlene Zidell has teamed up with Joanne…
GivingTuesday comes to Portland as the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland hosts a phone-a-thon and a volunteer activity on Dec. 1. We have a day for giving thanks. We have two for getting deals. Now, we have #GivingTuesday, a global day dedicated to giving back. On Tuesday, Dec. 1, charities, families, businesses, community centers and…
Hadassah, Pacific Northwest Region Portland: 503-312-2530 Vancouver: 360-566-8188 pnwregion@hadassah.org hadassah.org/pnw Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America, is a volunteer organization that inspires a passion for and commitment to its partnership with the land and people of Israel. It enhances the health of people worldwide through its support of medical care and research at the…
Even if no one asks, Larry Chusid has a knack for seeing a need and meeting it – whether it’s funny greeting cards or pet food for hungry families struggling to feed the four-legged members of their families. When Larry was 23, he dropped out of college to sell his Rabbi Rosenberg greeting cards, even…
