Good People Fund grantee Rekindle Fellowship, cofounded by Matt Fieldman and Charmaine Rice, has released the results of a landmark independent evaluation, conducted by SSRS with 189 Fellows across 14 cities, that offers powerful evidence of their dedicated work building genuine relationships across racial and religious lines. Among Black Fellows, comfort serving as a bridge builder between Black and Jewish communities increased by 42 points; among Jewish Fellows, by 38 points. Black Fellows’ ability to have difficult conversations about antisemitism increased by 31 points, while Jewish Fellows’ ability to have difficult conversations about anti-Black racism increased by 32 points. And 80% of Rekindle Fellows reported forming a deep and meaningful relationship with someone they would never have met otherwise. This momentum was on full display in May, when Rekindle leadership joined more than 100 leaders in Miami for the first National Convening on the Black-Jewish Alliance held in over 25 years. Matt and Charmaine have built something truly extraordinary.
