Education
Putting philanthropy before b'nai mitzvah gifts
Lyla Maymon and Jane Shvartzman went to interview officials last year at Larkin Street Youth — an organization in San Francisco fighting homelessness…
Local Voice
8 ways to set your teen up for a lifetime of helping others
Generosity is a quality we all hope to embody. Sometimes it seems as if it’s particularly difficult to teach empathy to the teenagers in our orbit. Here…
Philanthropy
Spreading the word about legacy gifts
“The time is now” for legacy giving, says Steve Brown, director of legacy development for the Jewish Federation and Jewish Community Foundation of the…
Editorial
Charitable giving is an essential part of being Jewish
While the wildfires were still raging last month in the North Bay, Bay Area Jews stepped up big time, donating money, food, clothing, gift cards, as well…
Tech
Meet the Oakland philanthropists trying to diversify the tech world
One of Freada Kapor Klein’s earliest memories is of her older brother coming home from school, bloody. His classmates had accused him of killing Christ,…
Israel
Israeli institute receives $6m from Bay Area couple
Atherton residents Dr. Gladys Monroy and her husband, Larry Marks, have donated more than $6 million to establish a center for brain research at the…
Tech
Facebook’s Sandberg launches scholarship in memory of husband
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg announced the creation of a scholarship program for low-income college students named after her late husband. The Menlo Park…
Opinion
Too many mega-donors, not enough campus activism
On college campuses, Jewish groups are present but not generating needed activism. Throughout the 20th century, American Jews — particularly young Jews —…
Bay Area
Stanford Chabad gets $1.3M from Taube Philanthropies
Taube Philanthropies announced it has pledged a $1.3 million grant to Stanford Chabad. The funds will be used to buy a new property near the Stanford…