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Engaging Jewish start-up entrepreneurs in philanthropy: The story behind A Good Option

JL;DR SUMMARY Yadin Kaufmann, a venture capitalist and social entrepreneur, established Tmura, The Israeli Public Service Venture Fund, in 2002 to incentivize Israeli tech startups to contribute a small fraction of their equity to support youth and education nonprofits. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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PhilanthropyCommunity EngagementIsraeli StartupsIsraeli NonprofitsTech SectorTmuraA Good OptionYadin KaufmannJewish Tech EntrepreneursEquity Donations

Places mentioned

Israel
"the Israeli tech sector was starting to produce a stream of initial public offerings"
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"Tmura, the Israeli Public Service Venture Fund, which I established in early 2002."
Silicon Valley, California, United States
"import a model that had been launched in Silicon Valley just a short while before."
United States
"The organization also targets the growing number of Israelis who are starting their companies in the U.S."

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