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December 12th, 2011

50 Local Nonprofits Join Forces with Network for Good to Unleash Generosity in Tulsa | PDF

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50 Local Nonprofits Join Forces with Network for Good to Unleash Generosity in Tulsa

TULSA, Okla. – December 13, 2011 – The Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation announced today the launch of a new program that will enable 50 local nonprofits to benefit from Tulsa’s spirit of kindness during the giving season. Unleash Generosity Tulsa will empower these organizations to use online technology to cultivate donor relationships, increase donations and receive streamlined financial and sponsorship support.

“We believe this state-of-the-art fundraising tool will help unleash Tulsa’s incredibly generous giving spirit in new ways just in time for the holidays,” said Sanford R. Cardin, President of the Schusterman Family Foundation. “This program empowers nonprofits to use emerging technologies to cultivate donor relationships and increase fundraising potential. In recent years, we have witnessed tremendous growth in the number of charitable contributions being made via computers, tablets and smartphones all across the country. Through our partnership with Network for Good, we are trying to help local nonprofits experience similar growth in online giving.” Read More »

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August 8th, 2011

TCC to Honor Lynn and Stacy Schusterman

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July 13th, 2011

The Giver

As Told To Jami Mattox

“The Schusterman Family Foundation bases our giving on helping people move out of circumstances they were born into. I think that the most important aspect of philanthropic giving is empowering people to realize their full potential. When Charlie and I began the foundation, we operated under the thought that if you give a person a fish, you feed him, but if you teach a person to fish, he can feed his family.”

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June 28th, 2011

Lynn Schusterman: Inspiring Others by Her Actions

Cross-posted from eJewishPhilanthropy.

“If we can listen to young people and see what resonates, they will follow in our footsteps.”
Lynn Schusterman speaking at Israeli Presidential Conference

In a panel titled, Where is Jewish Philanthropy Headed? held during last week’s Israeli Presidential Conference, five global philanthropists discussed their views on their own giving, the state of philanthropy in their own country, the importance of giving to Israel and more. Today, in the first of two posts on the panel, philanthropist Lynn Schusterman shares her remarks to the attendees.

Schusterman, a signatory of the Giving Pledge, sees herself more as a changemaker than a grantmaker; a philanthropist who gives not just her money, but the bulk of her time, to “deepening the Jewish identity of young Jews and to strengthening Jewish communities all over the world.” It was therefore no surprise that she was so warmly received.

It is fitting that we are gathered here today in Jerusalem to talk about the state of Jewish philanthropy. It was exactly 44 years ago this month that my late husband Charlie and I got started on our giving journey with a donation to support Israel during the Six Day War. Read More »