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Philanthropy and Local Authorities:Direct Donations and Municipal Foundations
The relationship between philanthropy and local authorities is based on a fundamental and reciprocal need and can embody various...

Giving to Israel: American Institutional Philanthropy to Israeli Nonprofits
The Israeli nonprofit sector raises more than half of its philanthropic funding from abroad; thus, the scope of giving from US to Israel...


A Case Study: The Forum to Address Food Insecurity and Poverty in Israel
This is the tale of a dedicated group, predominantly women, who spearheaded a partnership involving dozens of foundations and individual...


Philanthropy, Gender and Democracy: Accountability and role perceptions of leading womenin the Israeli elite philanthropy
This work offers an ethnography of elite philanthropy from gender perspective. It is fundamentally an attempt to understand how the...


Giving More than Ever Before: Israelis’ Donations and Volunteering During Swords of Iron War
We asked a representative sample of the Israeli public about donations and volunteering over the past seven days during the war. The...


Swords of Iron 2023: Snapshots on the Civil Society and Philanthropy
Almost immediately after the outbreak of the "Swords of Iron" war, the Forum of Foundations in Israel, JFN Israel and the Institute for...


Philanthropic Giving: Considerations in Establishing Foundations in Israel (Executive Summary)
The report explores the considerations philanthropists encounter when deciding to establish a philanthropic foundation in Israel using...


The Nonprofits Yearbook 2020
The Yearbook of Nonprofits in Israel is a publication based on the online reports of nonprofits to the Israeli Corporation Authority...


Democracy in Crisis: Shrinking Space for Civil Society in Israel
The bill to amend the Income-tax ordinance ( to tax donations from foreign state entities) reads that an NPI that “interferes in the...


Institutional Philanthropy in Israel: Characteristics, Trends, Challenges
This study aims to chart the profile and role of institutional philanthropy in Israel by improving understanding of the main...


Global Philanthropy Environment Index - Israel
GPEI is a one-of-a-kind global report prepared by more than 100 country-level experts who have assessed the environment for philanthropy...


Philanthropic Actors amid COVID-19 Crisis: Together or Apart? Accelerating intra-philanthropic colla
Following the outbreak of the COVID-19 Pandemic, and the various partnerships formed in the Israeli elite-philanthropy field throughout...


Who Gives, Who Gets, and How do We Know? The Promises and Limitations of Administrative Data for Cro
Cross-border philanthropy occurs across multiple dimensions simultaneously. Seemingly domestic actors become players in international...


Generosity in times of crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic presented a unique opportunity to study how people living across different countries and contexts, with various...


COVID-19 Crisis Snapshots
This series was conducted and written in real time - in April-May 2020, against the background of a call that arose from the field of...


CSR in Transition: from Voluntary to Mandatory – the Indian Case
The study presented here summarizes the first stage of a bilateral (Israeli and Indian) academic effort. This scholarly endeavor involves...


Philanthropy in Israel 2016: Patterns of Individual Giving
Using a representative random sample of 614 Jewish and Arab Israeli adults (18+) we asked questions about attitudes of Israelis towards...


Creating Conversations: From CSR Practice to Precept
Corporate Social Responsibility is an ever-evolving concept. Amidst the progressive pressure of adopting sustainable business practices,...


How Charitable is the Charitable Contribution Deduction?
Section 170 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code is known as the “charitable contribution deduction.” This Article explores the section’s...


Giving in Israel Survey 2012-2015
The survey aimed to estimate the extent of philanthropy of Israelis by source and size of donations, and to compare it with other income...


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