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Why We Consulted Grantseekers Before Issuing an RFP
Earlier this year, the Hadassah Foundation was in the midst of preparing to launch a new category of grants. These “Spark Grants” would be new territory for us: investing in startup and emerging organizations. Our strategic plan included a commitment to seeking...
HF Grantees in the News
It's been a hot summer, and our grantees have been hard at work in both Israel and the United States. They are fighting to stop rollbacks of women's rights, to protect women from violence -- and much more. Our almost 25 years of grantmaking has helped cultivate and...
Israel Women’s Network Charts Measures Against Women
Women's rights are under attack in Israel right now. Fortunately, a strong community of women's rights NGOs and activists, exists -- developed and nurtured in large part by the Hadassah Foundation's almost 25 years of grantmaking -- and they are fighting back. The...
How Our Grantees Are Responding to Israel’s Judicial Overhaul
On July 24, the Knesset voted to pass the first of several controversial proposed judicial reform laws that weaken Israel’s High Court. In the absence of a constitution Israel’s High Court is the only check on the governing coalition’ power – and an entity...
Meet Our Grantees: A Q&A with the Israel Women’s Network
Top leaders from the Israel Women's Network (IWN) joined us in our New York office recently to update us on their wide-ranging work and on some of the major issues facing Israeli women today. A longtime Hadassah Foundation grantee -- and one of five 2023 recipients...
HF Awards $400,000 to Groups Advancing Women in Israel’s Tech Sector and Other Key Areas
The Hadassah Foundation awarded its 2023 inaugural “core” grants to five organizations that address biases in hiring and advancement practices and that elevate the role and number of women and girls in leadership in Israel and the United States. Each of the...
Welcome to Our Newest Board Members
The Hadassah Foundation is delighted to welcome five accomplished women to its board of directors: Amy Berler of San Francisco, CA; Edith Ginsberg of Demarest, NJ; Susan Glicksberg of Issaquah, WA; Michelle Krasner of Lake Worth, FL; and Negar Treister of Brooklyn,...
Start-up Organizations Invited to Apply for Foundation’s Inaugural Spark Grants
The Hadassah Foundation, the largest Jewish women’s foundation in the world, has issued a request for proposals for Spark grants, a new grant designed to help emerging organizations. The grants, $20,000 over 18 months, are for organizations in Israel and the United...
WePower Launches Gender Equity Accelerator
Earlier this month, United Nations’ 67th session of the Commission on the Status of Women, our Visionary Partner grantee WePower launched its Gender Equity Accelerator, an effort to bring together leaders from a variety of sectors and industries to dramatically...
On International Women’s Day, Introducing Our Strategic Plan
This year is a time of significant challenges for women, particularly in Israel where women's representation in the national government is at a record low and a judicial overhaul threatens to erase key legal gains. Itach Ma'aki (pictured above) is one of several...
Hadassah Foundation Issues RFP, Announces New Grant Categories
At a time when many foundations are scaling back giving due to poor market returns, The Hadassah Foundation, the largest Jewish women’s foundation in the world, announced today that it plans to give away more money. The Foundation is also revamping its grant...
Hadassah Foundation Awards First-Ever ‘Visionary Partners’ Grants to Jewish Women International and WePower
Jewish Women International (JWI) and WePower, two leading gender-equity organizations, will each receive $130,000 in unrestricted funding from the Hadassah Foundation through its new “Visionary Partner” grants. The new grants, payable over five years, enable...
$1 Million Gift Establishes the Andrea Silagi Fund for Education, Advocacy, and Outreach
Thousands of women and girls throughout Israel will gain access to educational opportunities June 21, 2022 - The Silagi family has made a $1 million gift to the Hadassah Foundation in memory of their late wife and mother Andrea Silagi z"l. Furthering Andrea's...
The Hadassah Foundation Announces New Board Leadership
The Hadassah Foundation is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors recently elected a new slate of officers and welcomed four new members. Chairing the Board is Roz Garber Toledano, of Chestnut Hill, MA, who was president and CEO of Garber Travel Services....
The Hadassah Foundation awards $500,000 to promote women leaders in the United States and Israel
The Hadassah Foundation, the largest Jewish women’s fund in the US, whose mission is to invest in social change to empower women and girls, is proud to announce the complete list of its 2021 grant recipients, three US-based organizations in the Jewish community and...
