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The Goal Is To Create Something That Will Outlast You

“The goal isn’t to live forever, the goal is to create something that will outlast you.” This statement is from a post titled What Will Your Legacy Be on the Beauty Brains and Beyond blog. Its focus is based on the 100 things you should do before you die. This statement particularly caught my attention because it [...]

Student Loans: The Next Housing Bubble?

Could the next bubble to burst be student loans? Robert Reich noted this in his new book Aftershock: The Next Economy and America’s Future. In a recent interview about his book, he highlights, “The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reported earlier this year that debt from student loans exceeds $1 trillion, surpassing credit card debt, for the [...]

Ma Nishtana: how can we make this night different from all other nights?

Spring is in the air, that time of year when some of us get so crazy cleaning every corner of our home. We are busy making sure all the chumatz (bread) is out of the house, preparing menus, inviting guests and visiting grocery and kosher stores. You plan in your head how your guest will fit [...]

What Makes a Great Board of Directors?

In the last few weeks I have proclaimed my deep admiration for the members of the Jewish Free Loan board of directors. As a professional, I have the pleasure of working with other non-profits and I’ve spent time on a number of non-profit boards. However, I find the Jewish Free Loan board members to be the most unique. [...]

You Can Never Go Wrong By Doing Right

Recently a friend traveled from another state to visit a dying friend. Two weeks later, her friend passed away, and she wrote to me, “my gut told me I better get there soon.” I responded that whenever I listen to my gut, it is right. However, there have been many times when I have failed to [...]

Getting the Creative Juices Pumping

A recent issue of Phoenix Business Journal features innovative individuals that have started local businesses with a creative edge. The article Work spaces propel creative collaboration features a woman in the graphic design industry that was tired of working out of her home but did not want an expensive, long-term lease. She began to talk to friends [...]

Are We Slowly Recovering?

A recent issue of the Phoenix Business Journal stated that Home Depot is hiring 1,000 people this spring, Nextiva Inc., a Scottsdale based VoIP communications firm, plans on hiring 100 new people, and Discover card is hiring more than 250 workers. Another article, Small-business Selling Prices Rise, as Prices Slip, said that 45 small business [...]

An Organizational Assessment

The beginning of the new year is a great time to take a step back and review your non-profit. Ask yourself, what is it doing right? What could it do better? How is its work and volunteer culture? I would like to invite you to join me as we take an indepth look at Jewish Free [...]

Make Every Day a New Year Day

In the new year, everyone is thinking about eating healthier, exercising more and spending more time with family and friends. Well, maybe we started thinking about it as the last few weeks of December rolled around. As I sit here thinking about a new post for the Jewish Free Loan blog, I begin to wonder why [...]

Jewish Free Loan Is Here For You

AARP’S Public Policy Institute survey specified many future changes for older Americans. ”In its wake, the recession leaves high unemployment, widespread loss of income and savings, and lower home values.” The survey sample revealed that nearly 30 percent were either unemployed or looking for work (16.7%). A slim majority (57.2%) not only had jobs at the time [...]