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Aronson said his objective is to
of $5 million from various major
prove over the next year that he
donors.
can handle both jobs effectively.
"I've chosen Bob because I have
Steinhardt, however, insisted that he
known him now for quite some time
wants to convince Aronson to leave the
and think he is a superb professional,"
Steinhardt said. "I worked with him on Detroit federation.
Both said Aronson's experience in
Birthright, Areivim and on a number
of other things. He has been extremely the federation world would help him
run a private foundation. Several
helpful, has excellent judgment and is
someone whose professional judgment observers agreed, describing the
switch as a natural progression.
I respect and whose philanthropic
"Federation execs understand some
orientation is largely in line with mine
and whose integrity I can count upon:' of the core elements that founda-
tion founders are seeking, mainly
In an interview with JTA last sum-
planning, execution of that plan and
mer, Steinhardt said that aside from
partnership development:' said Jeffrey
funding for Birthright, he thought
Solomon, who himself made the jump
that most of the money he had spent
from being senior vice president
on projects during Greenberg's tenure
and chief operating officer at the
had been wasted.
UJA-Federation of New York to being
Steinhardt said that going forward,
president of the Andrea and Charles
he wanted to focus the bulk of his
Bronfman Philanthropies.
energy and resources on follow-up
Gary Tobin, the president of the
programs for young adults upon
Institute for Jewish and Community
their return from Birthright trips, the
Research, which studies Jewish philan-
Areivim fund, and early childhood
thropic trends, predicted that over the
and informal education initiatives.
"My job is to help him set measurable next decade, more and more private
foundations will snap up federation
goals and objectives for each of those
heads.
areas, and not pie-in-the-sky goals that
"You are looking for people with
you cannot reach," Aronson said.
knowledge of the Jewish community
"I think Michael wants to look
who can work with major donors, and
for collaboration, that is why I am
you want people who know how to
here,' he said. Steinhardt "wants to
manage an organization," Tobin said.
have a very clear picture of where his
"It is a good choice for any foundation
charitable investments are going, and
to pick up one of these guys." ,11-
rightly so."
Aronson In Forward 50
The top professional of the Jewish
Federation of Metropolitan Detroit
has made the 2007 Forward 50,
American Jews who have made
their mark, according to the New
York-based Forward newspaper.
Robert Aronson, 56, has spent
19 years heading Federation, first
as executive vice president and
now as CEO.
"One of the major challenges
facing the Jewish philanthropic
world over the last few years has
been the gulf between the scle-
rotic Jewish institutions that need
cash to live and the high-worth
donors who want to do their own
thing. No one bridges this divide
better than [Detroiter] Robert
Aronson," the Forward says in its
Nov. 9 issue.
Aronson is known as a mas-
ter fundraiser in part because
Federation's Annual Campaign con-
sistently exceeds the money raised
by larger Jewish communities.
"Aronson has also been a
favored adviser to big-time Jewish
donors who want to work on inno-
vative projects," says the Forward.
It cites Detroit Pistons owner and
mega-philanthropist Bill Davidson,
who Aronson advises. Recently,
Aronson was chosen to head
the foundation run by whom the
Forward calls "the best-known
maverick of Jewish philanthropy,
Michael Steinhardt."
The Forward cites Aronson's
penchant for shunning credit for
initiatives like the Professional
Leaders Project, which aims to
develop more Jewish communal
leaders. He's the professional
leader of the Areivim Philanthropic
Group, a donor network of givers
who direct at least $5 million to a
Jewish fund.
Aronson came to Detroit from
the Milwaukee Federation.
Micahel Steinhardt, chairman of
Jewish Renaissance Media, parent
company of the Detroit Jewish
News, continues to make the
Forward 50 list.
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