YIVO’s turnaround story + New Israeli budget a boost to social programs (E-Jewish Philanthropy)

E-Jewish Philanthropy published an article stating that the UN World Food Programme Exec Director David Beasley said he’s optimistic that the outcome of his Twitter exchange with billionaire Elon Musk might mean more help from the wealthy for the world’s poor, but experts are divided about the wisdom of having a policy debate in public and on social media, report Stephanie Beasley and Shabtai Gold in Devex. Food and famine experts are concerned that Beasley might have muddied the waters about famine, hunger and what can solve those problems, but those focused on philanthropy said that pressuring the wealthy to work with organizations on global issues could be helpful in raising awareness. Senior research fellow David Laborde said, “It does not make a lot of sense to compare the wealth of a few billionaires with the recurrent needs to deal with hunger and/or famine.”