How the Joint Distribution Committee Became a Fundraising Innovator
Verlag:
IUNIVERSE
Erschienen:
02.02.2010
Seitenanzahl:
204
EAN:
9781440167423
Sprache:
Englisch
Format:
EPUB
Schutz:
Adobe-DRM
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Mission, Meaning, and Money:
Mark I. Rosen
BEHIND THE SCENES AT AMERICASLARGEST JEWISH CHARITYThe American Jewish Joint DistributionCommittee, affectionately referred to as the Joint, is considered to be one of the most effective and professionally-run Jewish nonprofit organizations in the United States. To support and expand its rescue, relief, and renewal programs that help individuals in needin almost 70 countries, the organization has in recent years become a fundraising powerhouse. How does the Joint raise over $100 million each year?By delving deeply into this question, authorMark I. Rosen offers an absorbing history of the Joint that reveals much about the complex structure of Jewish philanthropy in the United States. In the process, he also illuminates principles and practices that can be adopted byany nonprofit to improve leadership and fundraising effectiveness. This well-written and well-researched book is an excellent resource for those with interests in nonprofit management, philanthropy, and organizational change.