Archive for the ‘Project Successes’ Category
Helping homeless youth around the clock
Monday, June 22nd, 2009
What would you do if you were eighteen, alone and homeless in Tel Aviv? If you were fortunate, you would find your way to the Shanti House in Tel Aviv’s Neve Tzedek, and be welcomed with open arms…
Green Prophet for Green Nonprofits
Thursday, June 11th, 2009
We are very excited to have caught the attention of Green Prophet, an environment news site reporting on the Middle East, Israel and the Arab world. Green Prophet reporter, Marcus Sopher, just published an article about JGooders is helping to raise funds for the projects of environmental NPOs, such as Heschel Center for Environmental Learning and Leadership, Kishorit Goat Organic Dairy, Sviva Israel and Canfei Nesharim…
Drinks and Donating
Monday, June 1st, 2009
KolDor seeks to build relationships between Jewish people worldwide and uses its network to spread innovative and creative ideas/initiatives in the Jewish world . Promoting Jewish Peoplehood, KolDor provides a platform for hundreds of leaders in their 20s-40s to network, share ideas and take action. JGooders and the revolutionary approach it takes to Jewish philanthropy is a Peoplehood initiative itself as it will be a global space for creating social change – and will allow organizations worldwide to learn from each and collaborate…
Beyond Cheesecake
Sunday, May 31st, 2009
Shavuot is a festival of learning and teaching, of debating and discussion – important Jewish, and universal, values. We all have learned from our parents (in my case a fantastic cheesecake recipe among other things!), grandparents, and other older people in our lives. Just as important, however, is learning from those younger than us – children have just as much to teach…
JGooders Israel Emergency Fund lets you choose how to help
Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
At our last staff meeting, in the middle of discussing technical upgrades to the JGooders site, Ronit Dolev interrupted the debate with the news that four IDF soldiers had been killed in action. Israel is such a small and close-knit country that we all have friends, family and colleagues putting their lives at risk right now to protect us.
JGooders is responding to the unfolding events by…

