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Turning Tikkun Olam into Action
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The vast scope of human needs reflects the great challenge of tikkun olam. Simply enacting a law requiring all to pledge "tikkun olam" won't do it. Notwithstanding the generosity of the American people, there is a scarcity of resources to meet all human needs, there are competing needs to be served, and there are few tools available to assess the relative social impact of different philanthropic and civic investments.