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When a perfect storm drives donors

JL;DR SUMMARY The American Technion Society (ATS) has seen an unexpected surge in planned donations from new donors, including children of Holocaust survivors and disillusioned Ivy League alumni, amid recent geopolitical and social upheavals affecting the Jewish community and Israel. 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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Jewish CommunityHolocaust SurvivorsPhilanthropyAcademic InstitutionsTechnionEstate PlanningFundraising StrategiesAmerican Technion SocietyDonor Motivations

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Haifa, Haifa District, Israel
"Yet this is exactly what happened at the Technion Israel Institute of Technology over the last several months, during which we at the American Technion Society (the Technions U.S. fundraising arm) have seen a surge in planned giving commitments from brand new donors, many of whom have never engaged with the university previously."
United States
"Yet this is exactly what happened at the Technion Israel Institute of Technology over the last several months, during which we at the American Technion Society (the Technions U.S. fundraising arm) have seen a surge in planned giving commitments from brand new donors, many of whom have never engaged with the university previously."
Israel
"In the wake of the attacks in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, the Israeli and Jewish communities globally (and at the Technion) were understandably shell-shocked."

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