The Importance of Strategic Giving

The Jewish Teen Foundation is working to strategically grant over $25,000 at the conclusion of the program in May. In the meantime, our monthly meetings allow the program officers to gain important insight on the different aspects of giving and engage in conversations about making a difference. So, when one of our program officers stumbled upon this New York Times article, we knew we had to use it in our programming.

Alina Tugend discusses the importance of analyzing donation efforts and striking a balance between efficient, necessary, and heart-warming in order to increase tangible and intangible benefits, while simultaneously minimizing the unforeseen negative impacts. Read more in the article and let us know what you think below!