Helping charitable individuals achieve their philanthropic goals can be a group effort, involving a cadre of charitable people, nonprofit gift planners and professional advisors. The Oregon Jewish Community Foundation understands the key role professional advisors play in helping clients with their philanthropy, which is why the foundation launched its Professional Advisors Group in 2010. PAG…
Jewish Family & Child Service invites the community to participate in two holiday programs to help people who are facing adversity feel more connected to their community. The Torah tells us, “When we eat and drink in celebration, we are obligated to feed the stranger, the orphan and the widow.” Continuing a 15-year tradition, JFCS…
For the two-thirds of Americans who confess their finances need work, now is the time to take a fresh look at personal finances. The Security Index* from Country Financial Country Financial, which assesses Americans’ sentiments of their personal financial security, found Americans need to: clean up credit card debt; get spending habits in check; and…
Israeli startup LivinGift is a new crowdfunding platform that allows contributors to provide zero-interest loans for ventures that have a positive social impact. Eligible ventures must fulfill two simple criteria according to the website livingift.org. The venture must improve the lives of people or communities, and have a sustainable economic model and a fixed income….
CHARITABLE GIVING ALBERTINA KERR Mailing address Portland, OR 503-262-0188 AlbertinaKerr.org For more than 100 years, Albertina Kerr has been providing programs and services to children and adults with developmental disabilities and mental health challenges, empowering them to live richer lives. Donors help ensure Albertina Kerr will be her for those in need for the next…
Dear Helen: I’m a senior and believe strongly in putting my money where my mouth is, so I avoid shopping in certain stores, try to take public transportation and generally live frugally by utilizing thrift stores and farmer’s markets. But I have family money that came to me through relatives who survived the Shoah. I…
With the slogan “saving wildlife with style,” a multinational team of entrepreneurs recently launched the fashion company Shongolulu with the goal of raising awareness and resources to protect endangered species and their habitats. Ten percent of the company’s profits are donated to non-profit organizations that work in wildlife conservation around the world. “As the most…
The first Oregon Jews, who came from Germany in the mid-1850s, often lived in other places in America before finding their way out West. Many of them were merchants who helped build a strong Jewish community – founding synagogues, schools, social and charitable organizations and welcoming waves of other immigrants, refugees and survivors who would…
PHOTO: Dr. Howard and Lottie Marcus, z”l Courtesy of American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev A substantial gift of approximately $400 million to Ben-Gurion University of the Negev from the estate of Dr. Howard and Lottie Marcus of San Diego, CA, may be the single largest gift ever donated on behalf of…
Awareness of the benefits of therapeutic riding programs got a boost in the Jewish community when William Shatner spoke in Portland last year about the millions of dollars he has raised for equine riding programs. But the many benefits people of all abilities reap from horses was no secret to at least two women in…
