Corporate Jews and Corporate Giving Programs: Untapped Resources for the Jewish Community

Publication Date: June 1984

Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America

Author(s): Deborah Kaplan Polivy

Research Area: Banking and finance; Social conditions

Keywords: Jewish Organizations; Fundraising and Philanthropy; Demography

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

It was clear from my study that Jews were entering corporate and other institutional life and were becoming involved in the United Way as a result of the way the latter recruited its leadership—through the corporate structure. However, these Jews were interested in Jewish causes, donated funds to Jewish charities, and belonged to synagogues in surprisingly high percentages. Moreover, they volunteered many hours to voluntary organizations, albeit nonsectarian ones.

In Journal of Jewish Communal Service, 60: 4.