Avrum D. Lapin

Avrum D. Lapin
Is the Charitable Giving Cup Half Empty or Half Full?

October 22, 2009, The Jerusalem Post — For those of us working with Jewish and Israel-based nonprofits these days, we sometimes lose perspective. We are often tempted to convey provocative or inadvertently misleading approaches, prompted lately because of the shifts we are confronting as a result of the global economy; this impacts charitable giving and organizations dependent on philanthropic support.