Our Impact
Employing many tools toward one goal: having the greatest possible impact.
By collaborating with agency and synagogue partners, donors, and community leaders, we strive to be the most effective organization we can be, efficiently prioritizing limited resources, honoring the philanthropic goals of our donors, and approaching our role from a holistic perspective. Through charitable gifts and planned giving, our work addresses three primary areas:
- Caring through Community: Working with our partners to bolster the social safety net, support innovative approaches to aging well, and enhance service and volunteerism in the Jewish community – locally and globally.
- Inspiring Jewish Life & Learning: Helping Jews explore, learn about, and connect with the rich diversity of Jewish life locally.
- Strengthening Israeli Society: Advancing a pluralistic, democratic, and shared society with equal opportunity for all citizens.
Today, only a small minority Bay Area Jews are affiliated with synagogues, organizations, schools, camps, activities or other Jewish programs. We know the answer to the question “Why be Jewish?” has changed profoundly from previous generations. Fear of survival is no longer a motivation for many younger Jews, and their freedom to identify – or not identify – as Jews has become the new paradigm.
Read the many stories of people who benefit from your generosity
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