Resources

This issue of Sh’ma focuses a sharp lens on distinguishing the concepts of “philanthropy” and “tzedakah.” The Roundtable conversations explore the explosion over the last decades of innovative programs and services that have drawn new funders into the practice of serious Jewish giving.

Unpack the confounding national debate about taxes while also providing a Jewish lens of understanding the relationship between charitable status and taxation. This article is from 2013.

Looking for a way to build connections, explore values, learn about Jewish LGBTQ causes, and feel empowered? Use this pop-up guide to tailor our existing pop-up resources for an LGBTQ cause.

Amplifier and the Jewish Social Justice Roundtable bring you our Jewish Social Justice Giving Guide. Social justice can be an especially fraught and high stakes topic and this guide is a tool to cut through the tension, offer clarity, and connection. The guide includes activities to do alone, with family and friends, or with a community of donors.

As a nice pairing to the Family Conversation Guide, this short video walks you through some of the key ideas around family giving and having those conversations.

As a collective group, you and your members have many assets to give beyond grants. The 3Ts (Time, Talents, and Treasure) or the 3Ws (Work Wisdom and Wealth) resource will help map the strengths and assets of your giving circle.

Case study on the Jewish Federation of Greater Pheonix Young Leaders giving circle.

This is a list of organizations selected by the Jewish Pride Fund of the San Francisco Community Federation and Endowment Fund. Use this list to start and inspire your giving to Jewish LGTBQ causes. You can also use this for a pop-up. This tool was created from a replication project in partnership with the San Francisco Community Federation and Endowment Fund to bring the best practices of their giving circle to the broader Jewish world.

A Jewish LGBTQ giving circle meets the needs of the community in many ways. Here’s one example of an LGBTQ giving circle from the San Francisco Community Federation and Endowment Fund.

This short source sheet shares some Jewish texts as they relate to giving, or the mitzvah of Tzedakah. Use them to start a conversation or as some inspirational content in a meeting. This source sheet also includes some reflection questions for the group once they read the texts.

This resource briefly describes two different ways to make decisions in your circle; consensus and majority rules. For a deeper guide to consensus decision making take a look the presentation Tools and Techniques for Consensus Decision Making from the Rose Community Foundation.

Your mission, vision, and values are the guiding principles that your circle will use to navigate important decisions. This Mission, Vision, Values resource will help your group brainstorm and build consensus around these core components.