Overcoming titanic challenges while bringing a community’s dream to life.

When Daniel Ruth first accepted the position of CEO at the Jewish Home of San Francisco (I.e., the San Francisco Campus for Jewish Living, as per his habit, he took initiative and met in person with all current and former Board trustees, as well as many high-profile donors in the community. These meetings shined light […]

Multiplying impact, revenue and fundraising at SFCJL.

Approximately 20 years ago, when Daniel became the CEO of the Jewish Home in San Francisco, he faced the revenue challenges of running a primarily Medi-Cal-based 432-bed skilled nursing facility, which was the largest private not for profit organization of its kind  in the State of California. As he saw it, there were two critical […]

From one to 15 home-care offices, twice in row, at Dynacare

Back in 1987, young Daniel Ruth was recruited by a prominent Canadian family business, just as they were launching Dynacare: a large venture that set out to build retirement communities across Canada.  Although barely starting his career, Daniel shared his idea of adding a branch so that the business could staff it’s own facilities. Daniel […]