For Immediate Release

Contact:

Glenn Rosenkrantz,

646-245-8975 or glenn.rosenkrantz@gmail.com

July 13, 2022 – The Good People Fund (GPF) today announced $3.2 million in grants to support grassroots organizations in the United States and Israel that are practicing unique approaches to challenging social and humanitarian needs.

From assisting and empowering refugees as they build new lives, and working to reduce the physical and emotional toll of substance abuse, to fighting antisemitism and breaking the isolation of marginalized people, GPF-supported organizations are uplifting individuals and communities, and addressing existing and emerging challenges.

“As The Good People Fund enters its 15^th year, I look across the broad swath of our grantees and see short and long term impact and sustainable solutions made possible only with passion, determination and support,” said Naomi Eisenberger, GPF Co-Founder and Executive Director.

“Each of our grantee organizations is led by an inspiring ‘good person,’ who has devised a unique, often untried way to address a need. Each is forging a path toward positive change and exemplifies commitment to tikkun olam, repair of the world, and GPF is immensely proud to support and partner with each of them.”

Since its establishment in 2008, Millburn, NJ-based GPF has raised $23.9 million and supported 231 non-profit organizations primarily in the United States and Israel. In the fiscal year ending June 30, GPF raised nearly $3.3 million.

GPF targets change-making initiatives in crucial areas including inclusion, health and well being, women’s and girls’ empowerment, welfare of children and youth, care of elders, hunger relief, food rescue, support of refugees, fighting antisemitism, and more.

A full list of GPF grantees appears at www.goodpeoplefund.org. Organizations in the United States receiving new GPF grants are:

BirdieLight, Columbus, OH — BirdieLight increases awareness among young people about the dangers of Fentanyl, a dangerous synthetic opioid, and offers educational programs and test kits to reduce risk and the scourge of Fentanyl-related deaths. A GPF grant is directed to administrative expenses.

The Blue Dove Foundation, Atlanta, GA — The Blue Dove Foundation educates and equips the Jewish community to understand, support and overcome mental health and substance abuse challenges to improve and save lives. A GPF grant is supporting website and social media initiatives.

Compassion Prison Project, Los Angeles, CA — Compassion Prison Project is developing and fostering a childhood trauma-informed approach to rehabilitating individuals in the prison system, working with those behind bars as well as prison staff. A GPF grant is supporting outreach efforts.

English B’Yachad, New York, NY — English B’Yachad matches volunteer English-speaking tutors in North America with Israeli young adults from the social and geographic periphery — mostly Ethiopian Israelis — who seek to improve their English proficiency to support their professional and economic advancement. A GPF grant is directed at administrative expenses.

Homes Not Borders, Landover, MD — Homes Not Borders helps refugees, Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) holders, and asylum-seeking people in the Washington, DC area to adjust and thrive by providing them with essential resources — such as household furnishings, job and career support, and assistance accessing services. A GPF matching grant is making possible a part-time staff position.

Medical Justice Alliance, New York, NY — Medical Justice Alliance works to protect the right to medical care for people in jails, prisons and detention centers, and with a cadre of volunteer healthcare professionals and attorneys ensures that the medical needs of incarcerated people are met. A GPF matching grant supports a staff position.

MyChild’sCancer, Fair Lawn, NJ — MyChild’sCancer helps parents and families access the latest medical research and treatment options for pediatric cancer to ensure they are best equipped to advocate for and seek care for their child, and establishes social support systems as treatment is pursued. A GPF grant supports the gathering of medical expertise on neuroblastoma and development of a user-friendly website.

NechamaComfort, Teaneck, NJ — NechamaComfort offers support groups, counseling, logistical guidance and more for those in the Jewish community and beyond facing pregnancy and infant loss. A GPF grant is directed toward administrative expenses.

New Neighbors Partnership, New York, NY — New Neighbors Partnership matches newly arrived refugee, asylee, and asylum-seeking families with local families who can pass along hand-me-down children’s clothing on a regular basis, helping the newly arrived to feel welcome and supported in their new lives and country. A GPF matching grant supports salary for staff.

Organizations in Israel receiving new GPF grants are:

Al Baqour, Be’er Sheva, Israel — Al Baqour develops and runs educational programs for pre-school children and their parents in Bedouin communities of the Negev region to break down barriers between traditional and modern society. A GPF grant supports the “My First Library” program, a network of lending libraries designed to promote literacy among young children and strengthen bonds between mothers and children through reading and storytelling.

Candles of Hope, Tel Aviv, Israel — Candles of Hope builds emotional and practical support systems for parents and families facing pregnancy and infant loss, and develops information for healthcare professionals and policy makers. A GPF matching grant is supporting development of an informational brochure and its dissemination to the medical community.

Fighting Online Antisemitism, Ramat Gan, Israel — Fighting Online Antisemitism monitors, reports and seeks removal of antisemitic, racist and hateful content in online spaces, raises awareness of antisemitism and hate speech on social media, and promotes pluralistic discourse within the younger generation. A GPF grant is being used to expand FOA’s corps of volunteer monitors, and for administrative expenses.

Heart to Plate, Nofit, Israel — Heart to Plate connects socially isolated and food-insecure elderly people with a community of volunteers who provide them with a hot Shabbat meal and ongoing human interaction and connection. A GPF grant supports administrative expenses.

Magen for Jewish Communities, Bet Shemesh, Israel — Magen for Jewish Communities supports survivors of sexual abuse and exploitation with therapeutic and communal resources, advocates for survivors in communities, institutions and the justice system, and raises awareness of the issue in addition to child safety. A GPF grant is dedicated to advocacy efforts and investigatory staff.

Negev Refugees Center, Be’er Sheva, Israel — The Negev Refugees Center is a largely volunteer-driven organization supporting the refugee and asylee population in the Negev region through educational, social and cultural programming, and advocacy campaigns to raise awareness in greater Israeli society. A GPF grant is supplying supermarket vouchers for refugees.

People of the Book, Jerusalem, Israel — People of the Book is educating Arab audiences about Jewish faith and culture by harnessing the power of social media and creative videos to encourage curiosity, foster understanding and build conversation and tolerance. A GPF grant supports website development and administrative expenses.

Ruca’s Farm, Lod, Israel — Ruca’s Farm offers IDF soldiers with PTSD a sustainable, organic farm environment where working the land and gaining skills is an alternative treatment to alleviate suffering, gain confidence and self esteem, and transition to life in traditional settings. A GPF grant is underwriting the salary of a farm manager.

The Good People Fund, founded in 2008, is inspired by ordinary people with extraordinary drive to make deep, uplifting impact in communities in the United States, Israel and elsewhere around the world. We find them, support them, counsel them … and watch as lives are changed and new and creative ways of addressing social and economic challenges take root and flourish. Our driving value is tikkun olam – repair of the world – and our extended family of visionaries, supporters and donors embrace the notion that small actions lead to huge impacts.

For Immediate Release

Contact:

Glenn Rosenkrantz,

646-245-8975 or glenn.rosenkrantz@gmail.com

August 15, 2021 – The Good People Fund (GPF) today announced $2.6 million in grants to support grassroots organizations in the United States and Israel designing, practicing and advancing unique approaches to challenging social and humanitarian needs.

From empowering youth in under-resourced neighborhoods and providing care for survivors of the Holocaust, to advancing equity and inclusion for those who are marginalized, and lessening the economic and social devastation of the coronavirus pandemic, GPF enables visionaries to create impact, uplift individuals and communities, and address new and deepening needs.

“A global pandemic has vastly exposed – perhaps more than ever – vulnerabilities within our communities,” said Naomi Eisenberger, GPF Co-Founder and Executive Director. “It is the social entrepreneurs who populate the non-profit sector, and those who support them in myriad ways, who are devising and practicing ways to fill the gaps and in the process create sustainable solutions.

“Each of our grantee organizations is led by a spectacularly ‘good person,’ who has seen a need and a unique, often untried way to address it. Each is dedicated to a vision and path toward making positive change and teaches us how powerful a commitment to tikkun olam, repair of the world, is.”

Since its establishment in 2008, Millburn, NJ-based GPF has raised $20.8 million and supported 211 non-profit organizations in Israel and the United States. In the fiscal year ending June 30, GPF raised nearly $2.7 million.

GPF targets change-making initiatives in crucial areas, including coronavirus-focused aid and relief, poverty, inclusion, health and well being, women’s and girls’ empowerment, welfare of children and youth, care of elders, hunger relief, food rescue, support of new Americans, fighting anti-Semitism, and more.

A full list of GPF grantees appears at www.goodpeoplefund.org. New organizations receiving GPF grants are:

Detroit Phoenix Center, Detroit, MI – Detroit Phoenix Center, founded by Courtney Smith, is the city’s first-ever drop-in center for street connected youth and provides critical resources, support, and a safe and inclusive environment to improve outcomes and build futures. GPF is providing matching funds for administrative costs.

Everyday Boston, Jamaica Plain, MA – Everyday Boston, founded by Cara Solomon, works to break down divisions and stereotypes, and strengthen community cohesion and growth, through person-to-person story collecting projects and story share events. GPF is providing matching funds to support digital media production.

In Between – Bein Le Vein, Bnei Brak, Israel – In Between, founded by Michal Feffer, provides parents, youth and children with support and guidance as they manage the emotional trauma of separation and divorce in their families. GPF is providing a matching grant for programming in Tel Aviv.

Pure Heart Foundation, Detroit, MI – Pure Heart Foundation, founded by Sherelle Hogan, works with children of incarcerated parents, and through academic enrichment, family reunification, mental health, and recreation and arts initiatives, seeks to break the cycle of generational involvement in the criminal justice system. GPF is providing matching funds for administrative costs.

Refugee Assistance Alliance, Coral Gables, FL – Refugee Assistance Alliance, founded by Kristen Bloom, works to integrate new Americans from Middle Eastern, Asian and African countries into South Florida communities with educational, mentoring, empowerment and self sufficiency initiatives. GPF is providing a matching grant to support pandemic-related needs for the served community and for staff salaries.

ZA’AKAH, Roselle, NJ – ZA’AKAH advocates for survivors of child sexual abuse in the Orthodox Jewish community by raising awareness, organizing and participating in educational forums for parents and teachers, and supporting legislative reforms to prevent sexual abuse and secure justice for survivors. Asher Lovy, Director of Community Organizing, is himself a survivor. GPF is providing matching funds for administrative expenses.

The Good People Fund, founded in 2008, is inspired by ordinary people with extraordinary drive to make deep, uplifting impact in communities in the United States, Israel and elsewhere around the world. We find them, support them, counsel them … and watch as lives are changed and new and creative ways of addressing seemingly intractable social and economic challenges take root and flourish. Our driving value is tikkun olam – repair of the world – and our extended family of visionaries, supporters and donors embrace the notion that small actions lead to huge impacts.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Glenn Rosenkrantz

Glenn.rosenkrantz@gmail.com 646-245-8975

July 27, 2020 – The Good People Fund (GPF) today announced more than $2.1 million in grants to support grassroots organizations in the United States and Israel designing, practicing and advancing unique approaches to challenging social and humanitarian needs.

From pursuing food justice and caring for elders, to resettling refugees and responding to the growing economic and social devastation of the coronavirus pandemic, the grants underscore GPF’s mission to enable visionaries committed to creative, replicable ways to uplift individuals and communities, and address new and deepening needs.

“Each of our grantee organizations is led by a spectacularly ‘good person,’ who through life experience has seen a need and a unique, often untried way to address it. Each is dedicated to a vision and roadmap toward making positive change and teaches us how powerful a commitment to tikkun olam, repair of the world, can be,” said Naomi Eisenberger, GPF Co-Founder and Executive Director.

“In 2020, we are seeing emergent and untold needs and realities across the not-for-profit sphere, due to a global pandemic touching everyone and laying bare the weaknesses and vulnerabilities within our societies. I am heartened by the nimbleness and resourcefulness of our grantees, who in partnership with GPF, are making new and meaningful impact through the lenses of their missions.”

Since its establishment in 2008, Millburn, NJ-based GPF has raised over $18.2 million and helped 205 non-profit organizations in Israel and the United States. In the fiscal year ending June 30, GPF raised nearly $2.7 million.

GPF targets change-making initiatives in crucial areas, including coronavirus-focused aid and relief, poverty, inclusion, health and well being, women’s and girls’ empowerment, welfare of children and youth, care of elders, hunger relief, food rescue, support of refugees, safe and respectful Jewish spaces, and fighting anti-Semitism and hate.

A full list of grantees appears at www.goodpeoplefund.org. Among the new organizations receiving GPF grants are:

City Strings, Roxbury, MA – City Strings provides free cello lessons and performance opportunities to youth in underserved communities in urban Boston, using the power of music to instill in children and teens discipline, teamwork, respect, and accountability, and give them tools to reach for futures of hope and accomplishment. GPF’s grant will support staffing costs.

Detroit Horse Power, Detroit, MI – Detroit Horse Power offers the city’s at-risk youth opportunities to learn critical life skills – perseverance, empathy, responsibility, confidence, and self-control – by learning to ride and care for horses, and is strengthening Detroit neighborhoods through development of an urban equestrian center. GPF’s grant will support a managing director position.

For Good PGH, Braddock, PA – For Good PGH designs and drives community-building initiatives promoting diversity, inclusivity and empowerment in and around Braddock – an economically challenged town near Pittsburgh – including the Free Store, which collects surplus and donated goods and redistributes them to people in need. GPF’s grant is supporting needed repairs of the Free Store and purchase of food gift cards for residents of the area impacted by COVID-19.   

Heart 2 Hart Detroit, Detroit, MI – The organization takes a holistic approach to addressing homelessness in the Detroit metro area, distributing essential items such as food, clothing and toiletries to people who are homeless and others in need, and also connecting them to community service groups, rehab facilities, estranged family members, and potential employers. GPF’s grant allows the purchase of food and bus tickets for those served by Heart 2 Hart.

Pittsburgh Interfaith Evolutions / 2 or Seder, Potomac, MD – 2 for Seder addresses anti-Semitism and hate at the grassroots level, facilitating interfaith Seders to eradicate biased attitudes and general ignorance through newfound exposures and personal relationships. GPF’s grant covers technology and website expenses as the organization expands its reach.

The Warehouse NJ, Millburn, NJ – The Warehouse NJ helps individuals and families who have experienced homelessness and displacement to transition into new homes and lives with donated furniture, household items and other essential needs. GPF’s matching grant is directed at operating expenses. 

Tribe Talk Connection / Know Before You Go, Newton, MA –Know Before You Go is an online community for high school juniors and seniors and their parents to be educated about how to navigate Jewish life – and defuse anti-Semitism and anti-Jewish sentiment – on college campuses. GPF’s matching grant supports website design and podcast production.

MARVA, Jerusalem, Israel – MARVA works to preserve safety, dignity and freedom of Israelis – seniors and others – facing difficulty caring for their own affairs and needs, and empowers them by combining legal and welfare services. GPF’s grant helps to cover MARVA’s operating expenses.

The Good People Fund, founded in 2008, is excited and inspired by ordinary people with extraordinary drive to make deep, uplifting impact in communities in the United States, Israel and elsewhere around the world. We find them, support them, counsel them … and watch as lives are changed and new and creative ways of addressing seemingly intractable social and economic challenges take root and flourish. Our driving value is tikkun olam – repair of the world – and our extended family of visionaries, supporters and donors embrace the notion that small actions lead to huge impacts.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Glenn Rosenkrantz

Glenn.rosenkrantz@gmail.com 646-245-8975

July 30, 2019 – The Good People Fund (GPF) today announced nearly $1.9 million in grants to support social entrepreneurs in the United States and Israel who are designing, practicing and advancing unique approaches to challenging social and humanitarian needs.

From creating food justice and empowering youth, to resettling refugees and providing post-disaster rebuilding relief, the grants underscore GPF’s mission to recognize and enable visionaries, who through their grassroots organizations are committed to innovative and replicable ways to uplift individuals and communities.

“Each of our grantees represents how vision becomes impact, and how collective good motivated by the Jewish value of tikkun olam, repair of the world, can mean tremendous positive change,” said Naomi Eisenberger, GPF Co-Founder and Executive Director.

“Social and humanitarian social safety nets in the US and Israel are often non-existent. Organizations we are supporting and mentoring are finding innovative ways to ensure that the most vulnerable among us are never forgotten.”

Since its establishment in 2008, Millburn, NJ-based GPF has raised over $15 million and helped more than 195 non-profit organizations in Israel and the United States. In the fiscal year ending June 30, GPF raised over $2.1 million.

GPF targets change-making initiatives in nine crucial areas, including Human Needs, Poverty, Inclusion, Health and Well Being, Women’s and Girls’ Empowerment, Children and Youth Welfare, Elder Care, Hunger and Food Rescue, and Refugee Support.

A full list of grantees appears at www.goodpeoplefund.org. Among the new organizations receiving GPF grants are:

Boston Youth Wrestling, Boston, MA – Boston Youth Wrestling uses the sport as a tool and motivator to empower youth to overcome socio-economic challenges and reach for futures of hope and accomplishment. GPF’s $10,000 matching grant will enable expansion of its program to additional schools in Boston.

Hello Neighbor, Pittsburgh, PA – Hello Neighbor works to resettle and assimilate refugees through family-pairing and mentorship programs in the Pittsburgh area. GPF’s $10,000 matching grant will support a national conference for organizations helping to resettle refugee individuals and families.

Kaima Nahalal, Nahalal, Israel – Kaima Nahalal is a non-profit educational farm committed to re-engaging and empowering girls who have dropped out of school, and young adult women who are at risk, by teaching organic farming and business and leadership skills, and providing personal enrichment and a caring community. GPF’s grant of $18,000 is dedicated to general operating expenses and to purchase farm equipment.

Magen, Maale Adumim, Israel – Magen serves Israeli teens, many of them Ethiopian, who are at-risk and guides them toward positive futures with a holistic approach to social, emotional and academic standing, including activities designed to give them a sense of their heritage and culture. GPF’s grant of $5,400 supports participants’ trips to Ethiopia to give them a clear sense of pride and self.

Moyo, Jamaica Plain, MA – Moyo identifies and advances health, education and conservation projects in parts of Africa to benefit the well-being and futures of local populations. GPF’s $3,000 grant will enable microloans to be made to empower women in Tanzania.

The Food Project, a program of UEmpowerMD, Baltimore, MD – The Food Project provides the youth of southwest Baltimore opportunities to grow, learn, create community, and gain confidence and skills through food education.  GPF’s $2,400 grant will support operating expenses.

Puerto Rico Lit, San Juan, PR – Puerto Rico Lit is a volunteer-driven organization formed to provide assistance to victims of Hurricane Maria. GPF’s $11,591 grant will help purchase appliances, mattresses and other necessities, and general home repairs, for residents of the island who suffered losses and are still recovering from the damage of Hurricane Maria.

Refanah Healing Holidays, Jerusalem, Israel – Refanah Healing Holidays partners with the hospitality community throughout Israel to give cancer patients and their families private vacation respites from their normal day-to-day routines. This restorative environment helps create positive memories and healing. GPF’s $4,350 grant will provide general support.

Road to Recovery, Pardes Hana – Karkur, Israel – Road to Recovery is an all-volunteer corps of drivers who transport Palestinian children and adults needing medical treatment through border crossings to Israeli hospitals, where they receive often life-saving care unavailable at home.  GPF’s grant of $9,000 will be used to reimburse volunteers’ fuel expenses, the bulk of the organization’s operational costs.

Robin Food, Haifa, Israel – Robin Food is a social venture that encourages and practices the rescue of food from markets, businesses and farms and has created a sustainable and widely praised pay-as-you-will restaurant and catering service that uses rescued food products and encourages the public to change its food-is-disposable mindset. GPF’s grant of $7,000 will allow the organization to increase its capacity and reach. 

Ruach Dromit, Be’er Sheva, Israel – Ruach Dromit provides holistic and alternative therapies and treatment for those living with cancer in the Negev region of Israel. GPF’s grant of $4,500 will support the organization’s growth and reach.

Sahar, Tel Aviv, Israel – Sahar provides anonymous, instant and free on-line assistance, and in-person support groups, to those in emotional crisis. GPF’s grant of $4,500 will allow the training of additional suicide prevention and distress support volunteer counselors.

Witness to Mass Incarceration, New York, NY – Witness to Mass Incarceration works to facilitate the re-entry of formerly imprisoned women and LGBTQ+ individuals into mainstream society, and to increase public awareness of conditions within the nation’s prisons. GPF’s $10,000 matching grant will enable the organization’s capacity-building efforts.

Inspired by the Jewish value of tikkun olam (repairing the world), The Good People Fund responds to significant challenges such as poverty, disability, trauma and social isolation in the United States and Israel. The Good People Fund provides financial support and management guidance to small and medium-sized grassroots efforts that are determined to make a difference in their communities. With its guiding philosophy that small actions can have huge impact, The Good People Fund has raised and granted more than $15 million since its founding in 2008. www.goodpeoplefund.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Glenn Rosenkrantz

Glenn.rosenkrantz@gmail.com 646-245-8975

July 19, 2018 — The Good People Fund (GPF) today announced nearly $1.8 million in Israel- and U.S.- focused grants to support social entrepreneurs and advance grassroots organizations addressing critical social and humanitarian needs.

From poverty and women’s empowerment, to eldercare and youth-at-risk – the grants further GPF’s commitment to innovative, impactful work that improves and lifts lives and communities and are models for replication elsewhere.

“These visionary organizations are designing creative approaches filling gaps in social and humanitarian services and structures across Israel and the United States, at a time in both countries when social safety nets are quickly shrinking,” said Naomi Eisenberger, GPF’s Co-Founder and Executive Director.

“Their work and impact represent what change agents can achieve when their considerable entrepreneurial talents and passions are channeled toward the central Jewish value of tikkun olam, repair of the world.”

Since its inception in 2008, Millburn, NJ-based GPF has directed over $13 million to more than 140 non-profit organizations in Israel and the United States.   In the fiscal year ending June 30, it raised over $2 million.

“In each case, individuals saw a pressing need and developed an impassioned and unique way to address it,” Eisenberger said. “GPF funding and mentoring provide them visibility and recognition and hope that others will join in supporting their work and deepening their impact.”

The Good People Fund targets initiatives in key crucial areas, including: Human Needs; Poverty, Inclusion; Health and Well Being; Women’s Empowerment; Children and Youth Welfare; Elder Care; Hunger and Food Rescue; and, Refugee Support.

A full list of grantees appears at www.goodpeoplefund.org.  Among the new organizations receiving GPF grants are:

– Ani Shlishi, Israel – $5,000 for stipends for at-risk Israeli youth working in the organization’s secondhand clothing store in Tel Aviv and learning management, leadership, decision-making and problem-solving skills there.

– Avnei Derech, Israel – $5,000 to support the IDF for Success initiative, which assists Israeli youth who are on the autism spectrum and want to serve in a volunteer capacity in the Israel Defense Forces, and guides them from recruitment to service.

– Envision Kindness, United States – $12,500 matching grant to implement initiatives utilizing photography and other digital products, storytelling and social media to capture and spread the power of kindness in everyday life to inspire, connect and heal people and communities.

– International Neighbors, United States – $10,000 matching grant supporting services to refugees and special immigrant visa holders to put them on the path toward self-sufficiency and productive citizenship.

– jGirls Magazine, United States – $1,000 for administrative costs of an online community and magazine written by and for Jewish teenage girls, which explores and celebrates diversity, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender expression, and other topics.

– Just Imagine, United States – $10,000 for administrative expenses providing inner-city children in Washington, DC, with scholarships to sleep away camp, access to SAT prep, college tours, and community service projects.

– Kaima Hukuk, Israel – $23,000 for new equipment at a new farm within Kaima’s socially responsible education network, which teaches at-risk Israeli youth community building, business and leadership skills, and agricultural and ecological expertise.

– Music Mends Minds, United States – $10,000 for administrative expenses promoting performance music as an alternative therapy to neurodegenerative diseases.

– Yesh Tikva, United States – $2,500 for virtual support groups for Jewish couples facing infertility and its emotional, relational and practical effects.

Inspired by the Jewish value of tikkun olam (repairing the world), The Good People Fund responds to significant challenges such as poverty, disability, trauma and social isolation in the United States and Israel. The Good People Fund provides financial support and management guidance to small and medium-sized grassroots efforts that are determined to make a difference in their communities. With its guiding philosophy that small actions can have huge impact, The Good People Fund has raised and granted more than $13 million since its founding in 2008. www.goodpeoplefund.org

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Contact:
Glenn Rosenkrantz
Glenn.rosenkrantz@gmail.com 646-245-8975

The Good People Fund Names Three New Trustees

Millburn, NJ – Jan. 4, 2018 – The Good People Fund – which identifies, nurtures and supports grassroots, change-making organizations making impact across a broad spectrum of program areas in Israel, the United States, and elsewhere around the world – today named three new members to its Board of Trustees.

David M. Gilman of Summit, NJ; Jody Harburger of Owings Mills, MD; and Rachel Litcofsky of Merion Station, PA will serve three-year terms on the 12-person Board.

“Each of our new Trustees brings a depth of experience, perspective and devotion to our tikkun olam-inspired mission and will help greatly to advance The Good People Fund’s strategic direction and growing impact in the years to come,” said Naomi Eisenberger, Executive Director.

“I look forward to working with them and our entire Board as we enter our tenth year supporting our driving Jewish value, repair of the world.”

David M. Gilman has spent the past 25 years in the realm of life science innovation, where he has counseled clients on investment, transactional and partnering strategies.  David spent much of his career as a Managing Director of The Frankel Group in NYC and Israel, and most recently served as Managing Director of Huron’s Life Science Strategy team. He has taught life sciences to business students and business to medical students. He holds a degree in East Asian History from the University of Chicago and an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin.  He and his wife, Jaime, live with their two daughters in Summit, NJ.

Jody Harburger retired in 2016 after decades of service to the Jewish community, serving as Executive Director of the Washington, DC regional office of State of Israel Bonds, and Managing Director, Endowment and Philanthropic Leadership, at the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington. Jody is a graduate of UCLA and holds a Certificate in Jewish Communal Service from Hebrew Union College. He and his wife, Sheila, reside in Owings Mills, MD.

Rachel Litcofsky has served as Cause Marketing Manager at Party City, Assistant Director of the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies at Brandeis University, and as Assistant Director for National Public Affairs at Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion.  She is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University with a degree in Public Relations and Marketing. Rachel and her husband, Rabbi Greg Litcofsky, and their three children, reside in Merion Station, PA.

Inspired by the Jewish value of tikkun olam (repairing the world), The Good People Fund responds to significant challenges such as poverty, disability, trauma and social isolation in the United States and Israel. The Good People Fund provides financial support and management guidance to small and medium-sized grassroots efforts determined to make a difference in their communities. With its guiding philosophy that small actions can have huge impact, The Good People Fund has granted more than $11.5 million since its founding in 2008. www.goodpeoplefund.org