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…
Bay Area
Grandson of Goldman philanthropy family dies in plane crash
William Sachs Goldman of San Francisco, the 38-year-old grandson of prominent Bay Area philanthropists Richard and Rhoda Goldman and a popular professor…
Bay Area
Gerson Bakar, philanthropist and developer, dies at 89
As the adage goes, “If you build it, they will come.” Gerson Bakar built it. And come they did. They came to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, to…
Bay Area
Tipping Point pledges $100 million to fight homelessness
Daniel Lurie’s S.F.-based nonprofit organization Tipping Point Community has made big bets over the past 12 years in its quest to combat poverty.…
Education
A broader vision of Jewish education
What constitutes Jewish education, and what’s the best way to fund it? That’s been the central concern of the San Francisco-based Jim Joseph Foundation…
Jewish Life
Say yes to the... colitis fundraiser?
When the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation holds its annual fundraiser on April 21, Jan Reicher will be a conspicuous attendee — not only because she’ll be…
Bay Area
Moving mountains: Tad Taube at 86
For a man with an office already ringed with awards, Tad Taube insists that winning the 2017 Distinguished Humanitarian Service Award for Lifetime…
U.S.
In Trump era, donors switch gears
For decades, the Lippman Kanfer family has focused its philanthropy on local Jewish communities and national initiatives to teach Torah — funding causes…