I am the Director of the B'nai Tzedek teen program in Nashville, Tennessee and was wondering whether any of you have recommended to your teen groups the game...
Hi gang- Thought you'd find this article interesting - and also, the blog where I found it (link below). Enjoy! stef It's Official: The Act of Giving Effects...
Hi again. Along the same lines, should we mandate any particular kind of follow-up or reporting on the grants that are made, or leave that up to the...
Hi all from Jon Spira-Savett in Atlanta. I have a few things to ask, which I'll post separately. This first one is comparatively urgent as we rush to...
Last week, the B'nai Tzedek Youth Philanthropy Program of the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Phoenix was awarded the Belle Latchman Community Service...
A "Foundation Giving Trends Preview' report was just released by the Foundation Center. Thought you and your teens might find it interesting to see grantmaking...
Hi folks- I apologize to those of you who are receiving this email for the 2nd time. Hope you'll join us for the conference call below...RSVP to me ...
Bnai Mitzvah Essay Contest Please encourage any teens who have done innovative Mitzvah Projects to enter our Bnai Mitzvah Essay Contest with JVibe. The...
I do hope that everyone had a great Thanksgiving. Here is an idea we thought we would pass along... We decided to invite our local Federation staff, Adult...
Hi all, Who out there is planning on going to the JEXNET Conference on Experiential Jewish Youth Education this year (January 27-30, 2008 in Philadelphia)?...
Hello, Everyone- I am now officially the Director of the Jewish Youth Tzedakah Foundation in Dallas. I met all of you on the conferene call last month, but...
Here are some articles and videos I think are worth checking out: --> The new Slingshot 07/08 guide, a "resource list of 50 of the most creative and effective...
Dear Colleagues: As we get started in Atlanta this year, we have a big thing to decide upfront -- what to call the project and/or the specific youth...
I will be out of the office starting 06/27/2007 and will not return until 07/09/2007. I will be checking my e-mail periodically while I am on vacation. If...
This is probably a silly time to send out this email, as we're all scrambling to finish work before chag, but I'm curious to know if anyone has read Giving,...
Hi Stefanie, I think our teens may be interested. Keep me posted on the details. Valerie _________________ Valerie Gintis, Director B'nai Tzedek and Teen...
Hi folks- Do you think some of your teens would be interested in participating in a Jewish youth philanthropy trip next summer through AJWS or JDC? Sue ...
Hi all from Jon Spira-Savett in Atlanta. Our steering committee met today, great meeting. One of the things we're wondering is if any of the established...
Hi Everyone- I am planning an event for this November for my teens. At the event I would like to talk with them about evaluating charities. I want to provide...
Areyvut proudly announces a joint collaboration with JVibe, The Magazine for Jewish Teens to recognize the most creative Bnai Mitzvah service. Students in 5th...
Dear colleagues and friends: It's been a while since we've been in touch, so I wanted to take the opportunity to check in and share some of what's been going...
This fall I have 16 teens who have volunteered to serve on an advisory board. I was wondering if anyone else works with a teen board and if you would have any...
In relation to some of the resource requests of late, I wanted to mention a 12-week curriculum on money and Jewish values that I developed. You can find the...
I know that several of your programs engage teens in service activities as well as philanthropy...thought you might find the following Volunteer-A-Thon info of...
Hi JTFN, The email below is from Allison Buchman, who works in the DC area as a consultant to Hillel. In her email are links that can be easily passed on to...
Hi all- Seems that we had an unwelcome "guest" on our listserv this morning - I've taken care of it, and let's hope we don't run into this problem again. I...
The hourglass is nearly empty. The Great Tribulation has begun and Armageddon looms in the very near future. There are a total of TWO things that you need in...
Hi all- Welcome to the JTFN listserv! I'm so glad that so many of you have joined us for this online discussion, and I hope that you'll use the list as an...
I just came across a bunch of videos on YouTube created by a local youth philanthropy program in Tucson. Essentially interviews of teen participants about...
