tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565163061165974643.post1095175157947492927..comments2023-07-27T04:33:11.719-05:00Comments on UJ Thee and Me: THE TOO BRIEF LIFE OF THE TAKDIM EXPERIMENTGracklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14315763008609379449noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565163061165974643.post-68177832891581099402016-08-25T08:06:58.460-05:002016-08-25T08:06:58.460-05:00One knowledgeable Federation leader, involved for ...One knowledgeable Federation leader, involved for a time with the Takdim experiment wrote to me:<br /><br />"For the majority of American Jews, federations as THE way of donating was a given since they were kids. Takdim started out and really only aimed at established, individual donors who had no federation-like experience or benchmark. For them Takdim itself was an investment risk, in some ways not dissimilar to their willingness to take gambles with other grants they make. Failure was an option and even "proof" of their self image of venture philanthropists."RWEXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01583858140298821830noreply@blogger.com