October 14, 2012
Boston’s Jewish Federation Allows Donors to Have More Say Over Gifts
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.
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 very
