Tag: Fundraising
UNRWA to cut services after fundraising falls short
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency raised just $107 million during a pledge conference on Friday, well below the $300 million mark it says it needs to continue its operations in Judea and...
Israeli start-ups raised $800 million in September
Israeli companies raised $800 million dollars in September and $13.5 billion since the start of 2022, Israeli business daily Globes reported on Sunday.
The report added that the figures may be higher since some companies do not...
Jewish Federations of North America surpass $50 million mark for Ukrainian aid
The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) announced on Monday that it has surpassed its fundraising goal of $50 million for aid to Ukraine.
According to a news release, the funds have been allocated to...
Good people make good neighbors … and good funds
During tough times, the world relies on people and organizations committed to doing good. In fact, that’s true even when the world is doing well. To that end, Naomi Eisenberger and the Good People...
In aftermath of deadly Bronx fire, Jewish community offers food, staples and compassion
Orthodox Jewish groups have been mobilizing to assist residents of a high-rise apartment building in the Bronx, N.Y., after a Sunday-morning fire killed 17 people—eight of them children—in what’s being called the worst fire...
Florida federation sends $30,000 to help Ethiopian Jews awaiting immigration
Florida’s Jewish Federation of Broward County has donated $32,800 to help provide medical care, food and clean water to Jews in Ethiopia awaiting to make aliyah and resettle in Israel.
The funds will help support the efforts...
Calling critics of Soros anti-Semitic undermines the fight against hate
It’s never a good sign when George Soros’s name is back in the headlines. The Hungarian-born hedge-fund billionaire has become a touchstone of controversy. Both Republicans and Democrats in Virginian are taking his name...
Jewish communal institutions jump hurdles to meet social needs during corona, economic crisis
In the first few weeks of the global pandemic, the Jewish Family Service and Children’s Center Service of Passaic-Clifton, a regional JFS organization in New Jersey, saw an immediate increase in requests for food...
Sixth & I to fill seats with celebrities (sort of) for virtual High Holidays...
Members of the historic Sixth & I Synagogue in Washington, D.C., will be able to sit next to Jewish celebrities, including U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, during High Holidays services next month.
Kind...
Israeli singer performs in New York to raise emergency funds for coronavirus relief
Popular Israeli singer Ishay Ribo performed at an event on Tuesday with newly installed Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan at a fundraiser in New York to raise emergency funds for Migdal...