Skip to Main Content
A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

The J plans Vegas-style fundraiser

Published October 13, 2016

What happens in Vegas will soon happen at Meadowbrook Country Club — at Jeans, Jewels & The J, an evening to benefit the Jewish Community Center on Saturday, Nov. 5.A committee, led by “pit bosses” Julie B. Stern and Erin Schuver, have planned...

Guests listen during Jewish Federation’s Annual Campaign kickoff event at Busch Stadium. Photo: Eric Berger

Jewish Federation shifts fundraising drive to focused 100 days

By Eric Berger, Staff WriterPublished September 7, 2016

Jewish Federation of St. Louis has changed its fundraising approach, most notably by shortening the duration of its Annual Campaign to 100 days from more than 16 months.Leaders of the organization decided to make the change in part because of a decrease...

Editorial: Check and Raise

Published January 25, 2012

The Jewish Light reported last week on the Jewish Federation of St. Louis' annual campaign results, and due to the loss of a few major donations, giving trends and the economy, the campaign itself was down from 2010. The organization also touted some...

Bob Millstone

2011 was mixed year for Federation fundraising

By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish LightPublished January 18, 2012

The numbers are a study in contrasts this year for the Jewish Federation of Greater St. Louis as the agency continues to pick its way through a turbulent economy and a rocky philanthropic environment. According to figures released Tuesday, the Jewish...

 

Organizations find changed landscape for fundraising

BY REPPS HUDSON, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHTPublished August 17, 2011

Three years or more of a bad economy have tested nonprofit organizations in a time of high demand for their services while the money and other resources they need to operate have been harder to find. Yet non-profit leaders and university instructors agree...

Load More Stories