July, 2025
As The Good People Fund’s fiscal year ends today, we welcome new faces and say goodbye to others.
Larry Paul, pictured with me, ends six years as board chair and I am thrilled that he will continue on our board, lending his insight to our work. Our resident “chauffeur” and translator during our Israel visits, Larry has always been a passionate leader and advocate for our mission and impact.
Leaving us is Erik Lindauer, our first board chair and longstanding board member. In 2007, when GPF was taking form, Erik was wise counsel advising us with matters both legal and ethical. Our strong foundation and commitment to excellence and best practices is very much due to his influence. Erik’s friendship and guidance cannot be overstated; he will be missed.
On to the new! Our incoming board chair, Beth Gansky, brings expertise in nonprofit management, along with commitment to tikkun olam, repairing the word … immense assets as we continue to grow and implement our new strategic plan.
Stacey Slater Sacks and Rabbi Neal Gold round out the new talent on our board. Stacey is an attorney and believes deeply in the role of nonprofits in our society today. Neal is an educator deeply conversant in the tenets guiding our work.
Our new board is strong and uniquely suited to help guide GPF from this, our 18th anniversary year, forward. I am deeply grateful. Read our press release here.
On another note, I encourage you to listen to the newest episode of our Good People Talk! podcast. GPF Associate Executive Director Julie Fisher chats with Asaf Zaiden, co-founder of Kaima Hukuk, part of the Kaima network of sustainable organic farms where youth not succeeding in traditional educational settings grow and improve their lives in an agricultural environment. This is impact you make possible.
Finally, our grantees in Israel continue to deal with the impact of October 7th, most recently the traumatic events of the past two weeks. And here in the US, we brace for social safety net and culture changes. With these challenges, we ask you to consider a donation to help us help others.
I hope you have a chance to relax and enjoy some downtime this summer. Thank you for continuing to be part of our efforts to create a better world.
Naomi
