Boston’s Jewish Federation Allows Donors to Have More Say Over Gifts

October 14, 2012

The 2012 Philanthropy 400

Susan Young

The Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston took a donor family’s lead in creating a new program to provide jobs for young people with disabilities.

By Hol­ly Hall

Jay Ruderman, head of his family’s foundation, and several of
his relatives approached Bos­ton’s Jew­ish fed­er­a­tion two years
ago for help in pur­su­ing a new philanthrop­ic goal for the
family: pro­vid­ing aid to young adults with dis­a­bil­i­ties.
Officials at Com­bined Jew­ish Phi­lan­thro­pies of Great­er
Bos­ton didn’t take any action at first, they just lis­tened
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