Date Your Donors for Jewish Education
Date Your Donors is the only podcast that helps you find your charitable soulmates, makes them fall in love with your mission, and say "I do" when you ask them for your time and money.
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 36 minutes
- Episodes
- 21
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Episode 20 - Building from Abundance with Heidi Greenbaum: How SAR Raised Millions with Meaning
In this season finale of Date Your Donors, host Jonah Halper sits down with Heidi Greenbaum, Director of Development at SAR Academy & High School, to reflect on two decades of transformative fundrais…
00:51:42 |
Wed 16 Jul 2025
Episode 19 - Don’t Pitch—Partner: The Art of Fundraising as Shared Vision with Deena Fuchs
In this episode of Date Your Donors, Jonah Halper sits down with Deena Fuchs, Executive Director of Micah Philanthropies, for a rich conversation on what makes philanthropic partnerships thrive. With…
00:51:31 |
Sun 15 Jun 2025
Episode 18 - No More Dues: Matt Walzer's Bold Shift to Values-Based Giving
In this episode, Jonah sits down with Matt Walzer, a seasoned Jewish communal professional and major gifts coach, to unpack what it really means to shift a Jewish institution from a transactional due…
00:38:14 |
Sat 17 May 2025
Episode 17 - What Are You Trying to Accomplish? A Candid Conversation with Todd Sukol
Todd Sukol, Executive Director of the Mayberg Foundation, sits down with host Jonah Halper to reflect on his unplanned journey from journalism to philanthropy, his years leading the Koby Mandell Foun…
00:51:16 |
Wed 07 May 2025
Episode 16 - From Capitol Hill to the Classroom: How Policy Can Fix Tuition with Rabbi Yossie Charner and Rabbi Avi Schnall
In this powerful episode of Date Your Donors, host Jonah Halper is joined by Rabbi Yossie Charner and Rabbi Avi Schnall of Agudath Israel to break down one of the most transformative educational poli…
00:49:41 |
Tue 08 Apr 2025
Episode 15 - From Transactions to Transformations: Rethinking Major Gifts with Jason Zwang
In this heartfelt and illuminating episode of Date Your Donors, host Jonah Halper sits down with Jason Zwang, Senior Director of Development at Georgia Institute of Technology and also a key architec…
00:28:39 |
Wed 26 Mar 2025
Episode 14 - From Payroll Panic to Financial Stability: Why Schools Need Legacy Donors with Lindsay Kopecky
In this episode of Date Your Donors, host Jonah Halper sits down with Lindsay Kopecky, CFRE, CAP®, Chief Advancement Officer at the Atlanta Jewish Foundation and the Jewish Federation of Greater Atla…
00:44:20 |
Thu 06 Mar 2025
Episode 13 - The Business of Jewish Education: Innovation & Sustainability with Lev Stark
In this episode, we sit down with Lev Stark, Executive Director and CFO of a thriving Jewish school in Boca Raton, Florida. Lev shares his unexpected career journey—from aspiring lawyer to leading on…
00:24:53 |
Thu 27 Feb 2025
Episode 12 - The Real Magic in Orlando: Rabbi Yehuda Schepansky on Building a Thriving Jewish Community
In this episode of Date Your Donors, host Jonah Halper sits down with Rabbi Yehuda Schepansky, Head of School at Orlando Torah Academy, to discuss the remarkable growth of the Jewish community in Orl…
00:20:14 |
Fri 21 Feb 2025
Episode 11 - Beyond the Org Chart: Why Culture Defines Success in Nonprofits with Scott Goldberg
In this episode of Date Your Donors, host Jonah Halper sits down with Scott Goldberg, a seasoned expert in strategic planning, executive coaching, and nonprofit leadership.
They discuss the core ch…
00:20:23 |
Thu 13 Feb 2025
Episode 10 - More Than a Memory: Turning Alumni into Lifelong Supporters with Rabbi Josh Zisook
In this episode of Date Your Donors, host Jonah Halper sits down with Rabbi Josh Zisook at the EDS Conference to explore the power of alumni engagement and how it can transform the future of Jewish d…
00:18:24 |
Thu 06 Feb 2025
Episode 9 - Unlocking Funding for Jewish Schools with Yocheved Belsky
In this insightful episode, we sit down with Yocheved Belsky, an expert in helping Jewish and private schools access government funding through equitable services. Yocheved explains how many schools …
00:18:27 |
Fri 31 Jan 2025
Episode 8 - Prioritizing Fundraising with Rabbi Yaacov Cohen
In this insightful episode of Date Your Donors, host Jonah Halper sits down with Rabbi Yaacov Cohen, Executive Vice President of Talmudical Academy of Baltimore and an expert in peer-to-peer fundrais…
00:17:37 |
Thu 23 Jan 2025
Episode 7 - Building Trust: Financial Integrity in Nonprofits with Rabbi Yaakov Goldstein
In this episode of "Date Your Donors," recorded live at the Executive Directors Share (EDS) Conference in Orlando, Florida, host Jonah Halper interviews Rabbi Yaakov (Jake) Goldstein from the Aleph I…
00:20:01 |
Fri 17 Jan 2025
Episode 6 - The Power of Networks: Strengthening Jewish Day Schools with Paul Bernstein, CEO of PRIZMAH
In this episode of "Date Your Donors," host Jonah Halper interviews Paul Bernstein, CEO of Prizmah, the network for Jewish day schools and yeshivas in North America. The conversation explores Prizmah…
00:44:40 |
Fri 10 Jan 2025
Episode 5 - Strategic Fundraising & Innovation at Torah Academy of Boston
In this episode of Date Your Donors, host Jonah Halper interviews Rabbi Binyomin Mermelstein, the Executive Director of Torah Academy of Boston. The conversation delves into the challenges and succes…
00:55:19 |
Thu 02 Jan 2025
Episode 4 - Celebrating 100 Years of HTC: Lessons from Rabbi Schuman and Rabbi Zisook
In this episode, host Jonah Halper sits down with Rabbi Shmuel Schuman, CEO of the Hebrew Theological College (HTC), and Rabbi Josh Zisook, Director of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement, to discuss …
00:54:30 |
Fri 27 Dec 2024
Episode 3 - Rabbi Eliyahu Stern of Yeshiva Orchos Chaim and EDN
In this episode of Date Your Donors, host Jonah Halper sits down with Rabbi Eliyahu Stern, a leader and co-founder of the Executive Directors Network (EDN), to explore how a grassroots email list evo…
00:54:32 |
Tue 10 Dec 2024
Episode 2 - David Bryfman of The Jewish Education Project
Host Jonah Halper sits down with David Bryfman, CEO of The Jewish Education Project, to explore the evolving landscape of Jewish education and its impact on the Jewish community. They dive into the o…
00:50:00 |
Wed 27 Nov 2024
Episode 1 - Rabbi Dr. Jeffrey Rothman
Join host Jonah Halper as he dives deep into the fascinating intersection of Jewish education, institutional leadership, and fundraising strategy with Rabbi Dr. Jeffrey Rothman. In this episode, expl…
00:45:25 |
Wed 20 Nov 2024
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