In early May, Jewish Communal Fund (JCF) brought together a group of NextGen donors for a  90-Minute Grant Making Experience, in partnership with Slingshot. In just an hour-and-a-half, the group examined the values that drive their charitable giving and, as a collective, learned more about 30 innovative Jewish organizations listed in the most recent Slingshot Guide. After a series of frank discussions about priorities in grant making, values, and how best to help the Jewish community and beyond, JCF’s NextGen donors decided to divvy up the $4,000 grant making pool and award two amazing $2,000 grants! One of the grants was to Sharsheret, a nonprofit that helps Jewish women facing breast cancer, and the other was to Matan, which trains teachers in Jewish education to be inclusive to those with special needs. (Read more…)