Publications
Reports
Yad Hanadiv Annual Report for 2010
Report on Yad Hanadiv Activities for 2010
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Academic Excellence
Second Reunion of Michael Bruno Award Recipients 2010
Second Reunion of Michael Bruno Award Recipients 2010
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Rothschild Prizes 2012
Brochure of the 2012 Rothschild Prize Ceremony (in Hebrew and English)
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Rothschild Prizes 2010 - 50 Years
Essays by Ada Yonath, S.N. Eisenstadt, Haim Harari, Michael Rabin, Joshua Jortner, David Shulman, Ilan Chet & Yehudit Birk, Jacob Ziv and Moshe Bar-Asher in honour of the 50th Anniversary of the Rothschild Prize.
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Rothschild Prizes 2010
Background on the recipients of the 2010 Rothschild Prizes: Prof. Abraham Lempel, Prof. Shalom Applebaum, Prof. Ariel Rubinstein, Prof. Yoram Groner and Prof. David Kazhdan
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Michael Bruno Memorial Awards 2009 - Programme Booklet
Background on the recipients of the 2009 Michael Bruno Memorial Awards: Prof. Eli Barkai, Prof. Uri Alon, Prof. Yair Weiss and Prof. Lior Gepstein
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Civil Society
Trajtenberg Report Summary - English Translation
The Committee for Socio-Economic Change (The Trajtenberg Committee) was established on 8 August 2011 by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Committee included 14 permanent members:
Professor Manuel Trajtenberg – Chairman of the Higher Education Planning and Budget Committee; Eyal Gabai — Director-General of the Prime Minister's Office; Eugene Kandel — Head of the National Economic Council of the Prime Minister's Office; Gal Hershkovitz — Budget Chief, Ministry of Finance; Dr. Avi Simhon — Senior Economic Adviser, Ministry of Finance; Michal Abadi-Boiangiu — Accountant General, Ministry of Finance; Shahar Cohen — Social Entrepreneur and Academic Director of NOVA (Management and Academia for the Community;Esther Dominisini – Director General, National Insurance Institute; Dr. Karnit Flug – Deputy Governor, Bank of Israel; Dr. Shlomi Frizet – Chief Economist, Antitrust Authority; Dr. Yoram Gabbay – Chairman of Capital Market Activists; Deputy Chairman of The Hebrew University Maurice Falk Institute for Economic Research in Israel; Professor Pnina Klein –Bar-Ilan University School of Education and Israel Prize Laureate; Tali Regev – Economist, Taub Center for Social Policy Studies in Israel. Rafi Melnick – Vice President, Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya (IDC).
The Committee's recommendations were published in a 280-page report in September 2011. Yad Hanadiv is pleased to publicly share a translation into English which it commissioned for internal use.
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A Social Capital Market for Israel
Report of the Working Group on Social Investment established by Yad Hanadiv. By Didi Lachman-Messer with Elad Katz.
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Social Entrepreneurship in Israel 2011: Mapping and Future Directions
Survey in Hebrew by Nova on the status of Social Entrepreneurship in Israel.
This research was compiled by Nova, with the assistance of Yad Hanadiv. The findings, opinions and conclusions presented are the author’s.
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Case Study on Ayalim and the Third Sector by Micha Fraind
This case study was written by Micha Fraind, a Strategic Consultant, for Ayalim and the Third Sector, with the assistance of Yad Hanadiv. The findings, opinions and conclusions presented are the author’s [Hebrew].
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Measurement and Evaluation in the Israeli Non-Profit Sector
A report prepared for Yad Hanadiv and the Third Sector by a Visiting Committee: Fay Twersky (Chair, Formerly of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation), Paul Brest (Hewlett Foundation), Martin Brookes (New Philanthropy Capital) and Carla Javits (REDF).
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Not by Philanthropy Alone: Social Enterprises in Israel
Preliminary Mapping and Comparative Study by Rachel Benziman.
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A Report on Israel’s Third Sector by Nissan Limor
August 2004, Suzanne Aisenberg, Adjunct Member, Prof. Benjamin Gidron, Academic Advisor.
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Arab Community
Arab Employment Initiative
Brief Description of the Arab Employment Initiative
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Education
Marshall Smith Report on potential philanthropic efforts in Israeli education
The Report summarizes Marshall S. Smith's observations about challenges facing the Israeli education system, drawing on conversations over seven days of meetings with a range of individuals involved in K-12 education. It suggests opportunities, directions and activities in which Yad Hanadiv might invest.
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2011 Rothschild Prize for Education in Memory of Max Rowe
Max Rowe Prize 2011 Booklet [Hebrew]
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Environment
Promoting Science-Based Conservation in Israel: Identification of Gaps and Proposed Action Plan
A final report of a working group aimed at strengthening the links between the science, policy and practice of biodiversity conservation in Israel.
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Improving the State of the Ecosystem in Israel's EEZ
Public version of a Yad Hanadiv strategy paper on Mediterranean marine conservation, toward a healthy environment and a sustainable economy for Israel.
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Israel biodiversity 50 questions and horizon scanning 2011
Israel biodiversity 50 questions and horizon scanning 2011 [Hebrew]
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Environmental Scientists and Environmental Policymakers
Discourse assessment and action recommendations [Hebrew]
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Linking Science to Environmental Policy and Decision Making in Israel, May-July 2009
A report prepared for Yad Hanadiv (the Rothschild Foundation)
and the Israel Society of Ecology and Environmental Sciences (ISEES)
by an International Advisory Committee consisting of:
Dr. H. Ronald Pulliam, Chair, University of Georgia, USA;
Dr. David Blockstein, National Council for Science and Environment, USA;
Dr. Peter Bridgewater, Joint Nature and Conservation Committee, UK;
Dr. Peter Frumhoff, Union of Concerned Scientists, USA;
Dr. Barry D. Gold, The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, USA
May-July 2009
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National Library Project
National Library of Israel Competition to Select Architect for New Building
Announcement of the Architectural Competition to Select an Architect for the New National Library Building
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Ramat Hanadiv
Ramat Hanadiv Visitors Pavilion - Case Study of the Israel Green Building Council
Case study produced by the Israel Green Building Council on the construction of the Visitors' Pavilion at Ramat Hanadiv [Hebrew]
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