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‘If the siren sounds, we’ll end the call’: The dilemmas of a fundraiser in wartime

JL;DR SUMMARY Amidst the ongoing war with Iran, Michal Ben-Dov from the Taub Center discusses the challenges of maintaining fundraising efforts during times of crisis. 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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WartimeResilienceFundraisingEmergency ResponseDonor RelationsStrategic PartnershipsIran ConflictNonprofit ChallengesTaub Center

Places mentioned

Iran
"The war with Iran started on Feb. 28, and the very next day we held a webinar for our board members and supporters."
Israel
"And all this in a country where people have more kids and work more hours than in pretty much any other high-income country"
United States
"Were also the right people to do this because we fielded three waves of a survey on families with young children following the post-Oct. 7 war with Hamas."

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