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Beth Gansky, Nonprofit Leader from Baltimore, Named Chair of The Good People Fund Board of Trustees
Millburn, NJ — June 23, 2025 — Beth Gansky, a noted nonprofit professional, lay leader and consultant in the Baltimore Jewish community and nationally, will become Chair of The Good People Fund (GPF) Board of Trustees on July 1.
Gansky, entering a three-year term, succeeds Larry Paul, who has served as GPF Board Chair since 2019 and will continue as a Board member.
Gansky becomes GPF Board Chair at a transitional time for the organization, which is marking its 18th year and this spring finalized a strategic plan to guide a new period of growth, visibility and impact in a rapidly shifting social and philanthropic landscape in the United States and Israel.
“The Good People Fund has created a unique model identifying, supporting and nurturing grassroots social visionaries working on societal challenges that are becoming more pressing by the day,” said Gansky.
“It is a great privilege to serve as Chair and work with our dedicated professional staff, committed board members, visionary grantees and generous donors to strategically deepen our work, reach and impact even more — not only meeting the demands of the day, but also anticipating emerging needs and advancing creative solutions.”
Gansky’s leadership in the Jewish community spans over 25 years, her work devoted to organizational and community vitality and growth. She has served as Executive Director of the Hillels of Greater Baltimore, the umbrella organization for five Hillels at area colleges and universities, and ACHARAI: The Shoshana S. Cardin Jewish Leadership Institute, which provides leadership training for top-level lay leaders throughout the Baltimore Jewish community.
She is on the faculty and coaching team for various leadership cohorts through Hillel, Leading Edge, and Na’aleh: The Hub for Leadership Learning, and has trained, consulted, and coached nonprofit professional and volunteer leaders on the local and national levels. In 2012, she founded The Gansky Group, LLC, a coaching, training, and consulting practice.
Among her lay leadership affiliations, Gansky has served on the boards of Camp Ramah in the Poconos; Beth Israel Congregation in Owings Mills, MD; Soul Center at Beth El in Baltimore; University of Maryland Hillel; and, Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School in Baltimore. She joined the GPF Board of Trustees in 2022.
“It is a rare thing, indeed, for an organization to attract a leader of Beth’s caliber. Not only does she bring compassion and understanding of our unique mission, but her impressive experience in the nonprofit sector will be invaluable as The Good People Fund implements its new strategic plan,” said GPF Executive Director Naomi Eisenberger.
Gansky earned her undergraduate degree from Binghamton University, and received her Master’s degree in Higher Education Administration from Teachers College, Columbia University. She earned her Leadership Coaching Certification and Facilitation Certification from Georgetown University’s Institute for Transformational Leadership.
GPF also announced two new Board members: Rabbi Neal Gold of Natick, MA, and Stacey Slater Sacks of Summit, NJ.
Rabbi Neal Gold teaches and writes about Jewish texts, Israel, and the intersections between Jewish spiritual life and the contemporary world. He is an adjunct faculty member at the rabbinical school of Hebrew College in Newton, MA, and teaches extensively in Hebrew College’s community learning programs. In 2023, he became the spiritual leader of Am HaYam—Cape Cod Havurah, and is a past president of the Massachusetts Board of Rabbis. Rabbi Gold has been an active member of the GPF family and recently led the rabbinic cohort at GPF’s conference last November.
Stacey Slater Sacks is the President and Founder of Pro Bono Strategies, a consulting firm that helps law firms and in-house legal departments develop their pro bono programs in a cost-effective way. She serves on the boards of Family Promise, Elevate+, Volunteer Lawyers for Justice, and Unchained At Last. Stacey also chairs her synagogue’s Social Action Committee. For the past few years, GPF grantees have benefited from Stacey’s volunteer role as an expert mentor.
Since its establishment in 2008, GPF has disbursed over $33 million to support and help grow over 260 grassroots nonprofit organizations primarily in the United States and Israel. GPF identifies and supports change-making visionaries working in crucial areas including inclusion, health and wellbeing, women’s and girls’ empowerment, welfare of children and youth, care of elders, hunger relief, food rescue, support of refugees, fighting antisemitism and hatred, LGBTQ+ rights and more.
