Congratulations to IT Works

Congratulations to our client IT Works upon recieving a grant for $18,000 from the Shirley & William R. Fleischer Family Foundation for its Technology Accessibility Program.

The goals of TAP are to teach people with disabilities high-level technological skills and to assist each participant in finding skilled technological employment.

דרוש/ה מנהל/ת גיוס כספים במשרה מלאה

דרוש/ה מנהל/ת גיוס כספים במשרה מלאה עבור לקוחנו, האגודה הישראלית להלוואות ללא ריבית הממוקמת בירושלים

לפרטים הקליקו כאן

Job Opportunity

We are seeking a full-time Director of Resource Development for our client,
the Israel Free Loan Association in Jerusalem.

Click here for Job Description and to apply.

דרוש/ה מנהל/ת גיוס כספים במשרה מלאה

דרוש/ה מנהל/ת גיוס כספים במשרה מלאה עבור לקוחנו--

האגודה הישראלית להלוואות ללא ריבית (IFLA ) הממוקמת בירושלים

תיאור התפקיד

זיהוי, גיוס, פיתוח ובניית מערכת יחסים עם תורמים, קרנות וחברות ובארץ ובחו"ל

פיתוח וכתיבת חומר פניות בעברית ובאנגלית עבור גיוס ודיווחים לתורמים

פיתוח אירועי או מפגשים עם תורמים לגיוס כספים בארץ ובחו"ל ונכונות לנסוע לחו"ל לתקופות עד 10 ימים

יחסי ציבור חזקים כולל יכולת להכנת חומר פרסום והפצת מאמרים לעתונות באנגלית ועברית


דרישות
נסיון בגיוס כספים בסדר גודל של מעל 500,000$ א
דו-לשוני (עברית ואנגלית ברמת שפת-אם בדיבור ובכתב). א
ראש גדול

נא לשלוח קורות חיים באנגלית ובעברית עם פרטי קשר של שלושה ממליצים, ודגימת כתיבה ל- א
Shlomit@israelgrants.com א

Job Opportunity: full-time Director of Resource Development

We are presently seeking a full-time Director of Resource Development for our client, the Israel Free Loan Association in Israel, in Jerusalem.

Job description:
1. Identifying and developing relationships with donors, foundations and businesses in Israel and abroad
2. Writing and following up on grant proposals in English and in Hebrew
3. Producing and updating marketing material including brochures, advertisements, press releases and website material
4. Organizing fundraising events and parlor meetings
5. Occasional fundraising trips abroad

Requirements:
• Prior experience in fundraising and grantwriting totaling more than $500,000
• Bilingual (fluent spoken and written English and Hebrew)
• “Rosh Gadol”

If you are qualified and interested, please send your CV, names and contact information for 3 references who can attest to your fundraising experience and a sample of a grant proposal that you have written to: Shlomit@israelgrants.com

Intern Position with IsraelGrants.com

We are looking for a committed, curious, motivated, good-tempered and organized individual - someone who is willing to take the ball and run with it! This internship is an excellent opportunity for a recent graduate.

By assisting in a wide range of tasks, you will learn a great deal, while receiving hands-on experience in the various departments. Come see what’s it’s actually like to work for a small, but growing, company with immediate tie-ins into some of the most prominent foundations and meaningful social initiatives

We offer transportation reimbursement for our interns.

Responsibilities:
1. Resource Development - Provide assistance in fundraising for nonprofit organizations in Israel.

2. Clerical duties - filing and organizing, maintaining Excel spreadsheets, data entry, general office help.

3. Public Relations - Maintaining Website, Blog, Facebook and other social media, calling and emailing contacts

Job Requirements (Experience and Skills)

• Communication! Interns in our office will be exposed to both Hebrew and English languages and fluency in either one or both of them is a must
• Computer skills include: Excel, Word (good typing skills a must)
• Detail-oriented and efficient, Punctual, Articulate
• Ability to work in a team and contribute to group goals
• Takes initiative, Outgoing personality
• Extremely well organized and concise
• Positive attitude and willingness to learn
  
  To apply, please send your Resume/CV and a brief cover letter to shlomit@israelgrants.com. Make sure to include the word "Internship" in the description.
  
  Job start date: ASAP

הרשמה פתוחה לשלושה שיעורים בנושא גיוס משאבים

הקורס בכתיבת בקשות למענקים מקרנות וגיוס משאבים בעיצומה והחלה ההרשמה לחצי השני של הקורס. הנושאים שילמדו הם

ב- 22 בדצמבר: התרמה אישית ומבוא לתכנון אירועי גיוס משאבים

ב- 5 לינואר: תכנון אירועי גיוס משאבים והתרמה בקהילה העסקית

ב- 12 לינואר: אתרי אינטרנט, רשתות חברתיות, מצגות, יחסי ציבור וסרטי וידיאו

במפגש האחרון גם יינתן מידע על תעסוקה בתחום, כולל משרות פנויות בפועל. הנושא של כתיבת בקשות למענקים ועבודה עם קרנות יימשך במהלך כל הפגישות הנותרות

נרשמים שמעוניינים להשלים את השיעורים הראשונים של הקורס יקבלו הנחה לקורס הבא בהמשך. למידע נוסף או להירשם למפגשים אנא צרו קשר עם

Bruria@israelgrants.com

Open Registration for Three Training Sessions

The final three sessions of our Jerusalem Grant Writing and Fundraising course, which began in October, are open to registration as stand-alone seminars.

The topics that will be covered are:
December 22nd: Personal Solicitation and Intro. to Event Planning
January 5th: Fundraising Event Planning and Coporate Solicitation
January 12th: Websites, Social Media, PR, PowerPoint Presentations, and Promotional Videos

The final session will also cover employment opportunity information (including some potential current job offers). The topics of grant writing and foundations will also continue to be dealt with throughout all three sessions.

Each session is from 16:30 to 19:30. Anyone registering for one or all of these sessions will be granted a credit to complete the entire course when it is offered again at a later date.

For more information, or to register for any of the three remaining sessions, please contact Bruria@israelgrants.com

עוד לקוח מרוצה

כל איש מקצוע העובד במלכ"ר יכול להיעזר בכישורים בתחום של גיוס כספים וכתיבת בקשות למענקים מקרנות. קורסי ההכשרה שלנו משיגים תוצאות! קראו מכתב התודה להלן, ששלחה לנו משתתפת באחד מקורסי העבר: א

דוד היקר, חג אורים שמח! רציתי להודות לך על הקורס שלך שבו השתתפתי באביב בשנה שעברה. מאז תחילת הקורס, הגשתי שלוש הצעות למענקים ושתי בקשות מקוצרות. כעת נודע לנו שאחת ההצעות שכתבתי בתחילת הקורס במרץ האחרון זכתה למימון. הקורס העניק לי את הכישורים ואת המוטיבציה להקדיש יותר מאמצים לחיפוש מענקים ולגיוס כספים מבעבר. ברכה, הרב גייל דיאמונד, סמנכ"ל, הישיבה המסורתית

אנו מתכננים כעת לפתוח קורסים חדשים במהלך החודשים הקרובים בירושלים, באפרת ובתל אביב. לחצו כאן לפרטים נוספים על קורסי ההכשרה שלנו, וצרו איתנו קשר אם אתם או אחד ממכריכם מעוניינים בקורסי ההכשרה שלנו. א

Another happy customer

Fundraising and Grant Proposal Writing are skills that every non-profit professional could use. Our training courses really do work! Check out this unsolicited thank you letter we just received from a former student:

Dear David-

Hag Urim Sameach!

I want to thank you for the course I took with you last spring. Since beginning the course, I have sent in three grant proposals and two letters of inquiry. We just received word that one of the proposals I wrote at the beginning of the course last March has received funding. The course gave me skills and motivation to pursue grant seeking and fundraising more vigorously than in the past.

Gail

Rabbi Gail Diamond
Associate Director
Conservative Yeshiva of United Synagogue

We are currently planning to open new courses within the coming months in Jerusalem, Efrat and Tel Aviv. Click here to learn more about our training courses, and contact Naava@israelgrants.com if you or someone you know might be interested in our training courses.

הקרן לנשים יהודיות מקבל כעת פניות למענק עבור תוכניות לנשים ונערות בישראל

ארגונים בישראל (שמוכרים כמלכ"רים בארה"ב), המנהלים תוכנית או פרוייקט המשפר את מצבן של נערות או נשים יהודיות בישראל, מוזמנים להגיש בקשה למענק של עד 20,000 $ מן הקרן לנשים היהודיות של דרום פאלם ביץ' פלורידה. א

מדובר בתוכניות או פרויקטים שמסייעים לנשים ונערות יהודיות לעמוד בפני אתגרים וקשיים שונים למיניהם. א

פניות יש להגיש עד ל-17 בדצמבר 2010. המענקים יתפרסמו ב-16 במארס 2011 ויחולקו עד 30 באפריל 2011. אפשר להגיש פניות באינטרנט באתר: א

Jewishboca.org/jwf

Jewish Women's Foundation Now Accepting 2011 Grant Applications for Women's and Girl's Programs

501c (3) organizations that offer a program or project that improves the status of Jewish girls or women in Israel are welcomed to apply for a grant up to $20,000 from the Jewish Women’s Foundation (JWF), through the Jewish Community Foundation of South Palm Beach County. Programs or projects must address the root causes of the challenges faced by Jewish women and girls and how the program helps.

Applications must be filed by December 17, 2010. Grants will be announced on March 16 and distributed by April 30, 2011. Apply online at jewishboca.org/jwf

אנו מקבלים בברכה את אורט ישראל כלקוח חדש

אפילו אם אתם הרשת החינוכית הגדולה בישראל, זה לא אומר שאתם לא צריכים קצת עזרה בגיוס משאבים מדי פעם. א

רשת אורט ישראל הוקם בשנת 1949 ומספקת מסגרות חינוכיות עבור למעלה מ- 100,000 תלמידים ב- 160 בתי ספר ומכללות, עם 8,000 מחנכים ומנהלים. א

אורט ישראל פנתה אלינו לעזור להם לזהות תורמים פוטנציאליים חדשים. אנו מבצעים עבור הרשת חיפוש קרנות ברחבי העולם, ושירותי ייעוץ נוספים כדי לסייע לצוות גיוס הכספים המקצועי שלהם להרחיב את מאגרי תומכיהם. א

We welcome ORT Israel as a new client

Just because you're the largest educational network in Israel doesn't mean that you can't use some help in fundraising every now and then.

Established in 1949, the ORT Israel network provides educational programs for over 100,000 students in 160 schools and colleges with 8,000 educators and administrators.

ORT Israel has asked us to help identify new potential donors. We are providing the network with a multi-national foundation search and additional consulting services to assist ORT's professional fundraising team.

We welcome back Hut Hameshulash (The Threefold Cord) as a returning client

The Threefold Cord (Hut Hameshulash) is a lifeline for hundreds of street youth in Jerusalem. The Threefold Cord's drop-in center at Zion Square is open every evening to provide these youngsters with the basic needs of food, safety, and rehabilitation. With hot meals and supportive professionals, the center offers friendship, trust, enrichment, assistance with employment and a caring community. View video...

The Threefold Cord also operates two shelters in Jerusalem for homeless young men and women. All residents are engaged in an individually tailored rehabilitation plan, or are employed in one of the Jerusalem businesses affiliated with the Amuta. About 80% of the residents succeed in becoming self-reliant and productive within one year.

The goal of The Threefold Cord is to provide for the needs of street youth and to give them the love and understanding they need to make behavioral changes, by which they will come to care for themselves and take charge of their future.

אנו מקבלים בברכה את חוט המשולש כלקוחות חוזרים

חוט המשולש הנו חבל הצלה למאות בני נוער מנותקים המסתובבים ברחובות ירושלים. העמותה מפעילה בית חם בכיכר ציון בעיר, שפתוח כל ערב על מנת לספק לנוער זה את הצרכים הבסיסיים של אוכל, ביטחון ושיקום. עם ארוחות חמות ויועצים מקצועיים שתומכים בנוער, הבית חם מספק ידידות ללא תנאים, תמיכה מתוך אמון, פעילות העשרה, עזרה בחיפוש תעסוקה וקהילה תומכת. בכל ימות השבוע הבית החם מארח 60-100 צעירים בסיכון. הביטו בוידיו... א

כמו כן, חוט המשולש מפעיל שתי הוסטלים לחסרי-בית בירושלים, לגברים ולנשים. כל הדיירים נמצאים בתוכנית שיקום אישית או מועסקים על-ידי אחד מהעסקים הפועלים בשיתוף עם העמותה, כדי להעניק לצעירים הזדמנות שנייה. כ- 80% מהדיירים מצליחים לשקם את עצמם תוך שנה מקליטתם. א

מטרת חוט המשולש היא לדאוג לצורכי צעירי הרחוב ולהעניק להם אהבה ותמיכה על מנת להביא לשינוי התנהגות, העצמה עצמית ולקיחת אחריות לעתידם. א

Your organization's homepage is like a retailer's display window

A non-profit organization can no longer function without a website. But is your website content as effective as it can be? Is it a tight, cohesive and inspiring narrative of what your organization is all about?

Our staff of professional copywriters can help polish your website, from proofreading and editing to a complete re-write. See what one satisfied customer had to say about our service:

Dave and Oz,

Thank you both for your insights, suggestions and expertise. The revised website material is now exciting, informative, with a strong focus on fundraising. I appreciate how quickly you completed the job and your flexible payment terms. Let us know if you want to add in the extra 1.5 hour.

When we met I was completely stuck and that's why I suggested working in a "hevruta" style - passing the work back and forth. It turned out that when you forwarded me your great work, and we decided it was complete, on second glance it prompted my eager input. I hope you weren't insulted that I contributed to it, and all the while I followed your pointers/analysis about the SEO keywords from your first email analysis. I am really pleased with the final narrative.

Thanks again for your professional service and I will forward you the link to the site when it's complete. Thanks, D'vora

Resource Development & Int'l Relations
Israel Association for Ethiopian Jews

Welcome to our new clients

We are pleased to be assisting in the fundraising efforts of the following non-profit organizations that have recently joined our family of clients:

ADVA CENTER is a non-partisan policy analysis institute whose mandate is to examine Israeli society from the perspective of equality and social justice.

ISRAEL ASSOCIATION FOR ETHIOPIAN JEWRY (IAEJ) directed and run by Ethiopians, is a unique advocacy organization and formidable voice for, and defender of, the Ethiopian community in Israel.

ORT ISRAEL provides educational programs for over 100,000 students in 160 schools and colleges with 8,000 educators and admin.

BATEVA SCHOOL is an integrating Special Education School, unique in its rural nature and curriculum. The School focuses on training and preparing towards Independent Life.

We also welcome back HUT HAMESHULASH (Three-fold Cord) as a returning client.

Visit our website to see if we can be of service to your organization.

משרה פנויה: כותב בקשות לקרנות עבור עמותת "זק"א" בירושלים

אנו מחפסים כותב בקשות לקרנות עבור לקוח שלנו, עמותת "זק"א" בירושלים

תיאור משרה
כתיבת ומעקב בקשות לקרנות בעברית ובאנגלית
העבודה במשרדי "זק"א" בירושלים בשלב ראשוני
לפחות 25 שעות שבועיות

כישורים הדרושים
דו-לשוני (עברית ואנגלית) ברמת שפת-אם
מנוסה בכתיבת בקשות
ראש גדול

נא לשלוח קורות חיים באנגלית ובעברית עם פרטי קשר של 3 ממליצים, ודגימת כתיבה ל

Shlomit@israelgrants.com

Job opportunity: Grant writer for the ZAKA in Jerusalem

We are presently seeking an in-house grant writer for our client, ZAKA, in Jerusalem.

Job description:
1. Writing and following up on grant proposals in English and in Hebrew
2. In-house position (in the initial stage)
3. Must be a minimum of 25 weekly hours.

The candidate we are looking for should be:

• Bilingual (Fluent spoken and written English and Hebrew)
• Experienced grant writer in English and Hebrew
• “Rosh Gadol”

If you are interested, please send your CV, names and contact information of 3 references and a writing sample to:

Shlomit@israelgrants.com

דרוש מנהל/ת גיוס כספים בחצי משרה

דרוש מנהל/ת גיוס כספים בחצי משרה עבור בי"ס ראשית בקיבוץ ראש צורים שבגוש עציון

תיאור משרה
כתיבת ומעקב בקשות לקרנות בעברית ובאנגלית
השתתפות במפגשים מזדמנים עם תורמים ותורמים פוטנציאלים הבאים לבקר בבי"ס
ארגון אירוע התרמה פעם בשנה באופן קבוע וכן אירועים בהתאם לצורך
עדכון ומעקב באתר האינטרנט של העמותה

דרישות לתפקיד
יחסי אנוש מעולים - יכולת עבודה בצוות
ידע במחשבים: אופיס, אינטרנט
ניסיון של לפחות שלוש שנים בתפקיד גיוס כספים כולל כתיבת בקשות לקרנות
הוכחה בגיוס של לפחות 150,000 דולר בשנה
שפות: אנגלית ועברית ברמת שפת אם, יתרון לשפות נוספות

נא לשלוח קורות חיים באנגלית ובעברית עם פרטי קשר של שלושה ממליצים, ודגימת כתיבה ל

Shlomit@israelgrants.com

New Job Opportunities

We are presently seeking a half-time Director of Resource Development for our client, the Reishit School in Kibbutz Rosh Tzurim in Gush Etzion.

Job description:
1. Writing and following up on grant proposals in English and in Hebrew
2. Meeting with donors and potential donors
3. Organizing a fundraising event once a year
4. Updating the internet site periodically

Requirements:
• Bilingual (Fluent English and Hebrew)
• a minimum of three years of proven fundraising experience
• Personable and presentable, with excellent people skills and initiative
• Computer literate

Only appropriate candidates will be contacted.

If you are interested, please send your CV, names and contact information of 3 references and a writing sample to Shlomit@israelgrants.com.

השמות עבודה אחרונות

משרדו של דוד מאיר- אפשטיין הוא המוביל בתחום השמת עובדים והקמה ופיתוח של צוות בכיר ויעיל במגזר השלישי. במהלך חודשי הקיץ סייענו בתהליך הגיוס והבחירה של אנשי צוות חדשים עבור מספר מלקוחותינו.

איחולינו הלבביים לעמיתינו למקצוע בעבודתם החדשה:

אסתר שרון- מנהלת פיתוח, עמותת צ'יימס ישראל

אלכס אייזנברג- מנהל פיתוח, עמותת SOS כפרי ילדים

דניאל אפשטיין- מנהל פיתוח, תיכון לבנות "פלך"

רוזלין אלבום- מנהלת פיתוח, עמותת בית נתן

שירלי לובל- מנהלת פיתוח, אולפנת בני עקיבא כפר פינס.

אם ארגונכם מחפש איש מקצוע בתחום גיוס המשאבים, או אם אתם אנשי מקצוע בתחום- חדשים או ותיקים ומחפשים תעסוקה, אנא פנו לשלומית בן מיכאל- רכזת השמת עובדים.

Recent Job Placements

Over the recent summer months our office facilitated the recruitment and selection process of Development Director positions for a number of our clients. Congratulations to the following professional colleagues in their new positions:

- Esther Sharon, Director of Development, Chimes
- Alex Aizenberg, Director of Development, SOS Children's Villages
- Daniel Epstein, Director of Development, Pelech Girl's High School
- Roslyn Elbaum, Director of Development, Beit Natan
- Shirli Lobel, Director of Development, Ulpanat Bnei Akiva Kfar Pines

If your organization is looking for a fundraising professional, or if you are a veteran or novice fundraiser seeing employment, contact Shlomit Ben-Michael, Director of Job Placement (shlomit@israelgrants.com)

Foundation search is a low cost alternative!

In recent weeks, several organizations have contracted with us to perform a foundation search. One such group was Lamitnadev of Beit Shemesh, an organization that strives to encourage and strengthen the value of volunteering and social involvement of the residents in their communities.

A foundation search is a low cost alternative to having us prepare a strategic plan or writing a full proposal. While in general we advise clients to work on a plan which will enable them to free themselves from foundation funding, there are situations in which organizations want specifically this data:

• Often an NPO will have on staff someone whose responsibility includes fundraising. Therefore they have no need for an outside organization to write up a proposal or LOI. A foundation search gives them the data they need to develop new resources (apart from their existing donors).
• Many organizations run on a shoe string budget. Whatever resources they have goes to programming. An organization like this can take the data that we provide, turn it over to a volunteer responsible for resource development, and have that person make applications to foundations.

When we perform a foundation search, we provide a great deal of data. You receive the names of all the pertinent foundations in order of priority, all their contact information, details of the projects they support, application guidelines, limitations and deadlines, trustees and key contacts. Where applicable we will also include our insider information about the foundations.

You can read here more about this service and how it can help your group in its effort to develop new resources.

Visit our website for information about all our services.

על החרדים, הצבא ושוק העבודה

ישנם שני נושאים אשר הינם באופן קבוע על סדר היום בחברה הישראלית במשך שנים והם: שרותם של בחורים חרדים בצה"ל ומעורבות גברים חרדים בשוק העבודה. פרויקט "שחר" מספקת פתרון לשתי הבעיות הללו בדרך אשר תועיל לכל הצדדים המעורבים.

פרויקט "שחר" מנוהלת ע"י אחד מלקוחותינו, ארגון עמינדב - אחד ממפעילי "שירות לאומי".

התוכנית ממומנת ע"י הג'וינט וצה"ל ומספקת מסגרת עבור בחורים חרדים הלומדים בישיבות בכדי שיוכלו להצטרף לצבא בדרך מתאימה לאורח חייהם. הבחורים משרתים ביחידות העורף של צה"ל (לדוגמא יחידת מחשבים או מודיעין צבאי), ומקבלים הכשרה מקצועית במגוון תחומים שיאפשרו להם להצטרף לשוק העבודה. למעשה, כ- 90% מהחיילים מוצאים עבודה בתחום ההכשרה שלהם לאחר שחרורם מצה"ל.

לאחרונה, ארגון הג'וינט החליט לשלש את התקציב המוקדש לתוכנית זו. אנא עיין בכתבה המצורפת בכדי ללמוד עוד על תוכנית ההתרחבות של פרויקט "שחר".

אנו שולחים את ברכותינו לפרויקט "שחר" ולכל החיילים המשתתפים בתוכנית זו - יישר כוח!


על מנת ללמוד על השרותים של משרדינו אנא הכנסו לאתר האינטרנט שלנו. כ

Chareidim, the Army, and the Job Market

There are two issues that have been "hot potatoes" in Israeli society for years, namely the participation of Chareidim in the Israel Defense Forces and in the job market. The Shachar Program is working to provide a solution to both of these issues in a way which benefits all sides involved. Shachar, which is run by one of our clients, the Aminadav National Service Organization and funded by the Joint and the IDF, provides a framework for Charedi men learning in yeshivot to join the army in a way which fits their way of life. These men serve in IDF support branches (for example computers or army intelligence), and receive professional training in various fields which enables them to join the work force. In fact, 90% find work in their fields within three months of finishing their tour of duty.

Recently, the Joint decided to triple their budget for this program. Take a look at this article for more information on Shachar and their expanded program. Congratulaitons to Shachar and a big yashar koach to all the men who participate in this program.

For more information on how we can help your organization obtain funding, please see our website: www.israelgrants.com

Israel Grants - New Clients! September 2010

We are excited to have begun working for the following new clients:

• MILBAT is a non-profit organization with the goal of increasing the level of independence, improving the quality of life, and facilitating integration into the community for disabled children and adults, and the elderly, by means of an accessible, adapted technological environment. The unique contribution of MILBAT has been recognized by the medical, welfare, and education establishments, and by the thousands of people who have benefited from its services.
  
• The Reishit School in Rosh Zurim is a unique high school whose student body includes some of the finest girls in the Gush Etzion/Jerusalem area along with special needs students.
• Achat V'Echad Meitanu (One of Us), a national certified and recognized non-profit organization provides effective psychological treatment and emotional support for victims of sexual abuse and domestic violence who are unable to receive treatment elsewhere.
  
• HaMachol Shel B'nos Miriam provides an opportunity for Torah observant women and girls to participate in the artistic mediums of dance, voice, and drama. This group provides hundreds of women in Israel with a creative and curative outlet, enabling them to meet the pressures of everyday life.

For more information on our services, please go to our web site Israelgrants.com.

A Career Change That Worked!

Shoshanna Jaskoll wanted a new career when she came to Israel. She started working here as a rank beginner and now is a professional resource developer. Read here about how she did it.

Anyone wanting information on how to enter the field of grant writing, fundraising, or resouce development should contact our office about our courses and internships.

קורס בכתיבת בקשות למענקים, עבודה עם קרנות וגיוס משאבים- יתחיל באוקטובר בירושלים

שישה מפגשים בני שלוש שעות כל אחד
בהנחיית דוד מאיר- אפשטיין

הקורס מיועד גם לאנשים שכבר עובדים בתחום וגם לאלו המעוניינים להשתלב

בתחום גיוס משאבים לעמותות.

הקורס יתחיל באוקטובר 2010 ויועבר פעמיים בחודש

בחלק שיעסוק בכתיבת בקשות למענקים מקרנות נלמד איך לכתוב בקשה למענק וכיצד מזהים ועובדים עם הקרנות השונות. משתתפי הקורס יכתבו בקשה למענק כחלק מהקורס. בחלק שיעסוק בגיוס משאבים נקבל את הכלים העיוניים ומעשיים הנחוצים להגדלת הידע האישי- מקצועי בגיוס משאבים, כולל התרמה אישית, אירועי התרמה, חסויות עסקיות ואתרי אינטרנט והתרמה מקוונת.

בעוד שאיננו יכולים להבטיח תעסוקה לבוגרי הקורס, בוגרים רבים התחילו לעבוד בתחום, וחלקם אף הצטרפו לצוות משרדינו. אנא בדקו את אתר האינטרנט שלנו לקבלת המלצות מבוגרי הקורסים השונים. קיבלנו משובים חיוביים מאנשים שהשתתפו בקורס לרענון וחידוד הידע המקצועי שלהם, וגם מאנשים המחפשים להיכנס לתחום.

עלות: מחיר הקורס יהיה 1500 ₪ כולל מע"מ לאלו המשלמים במלואו עד ה-.20.09.10. המחיר יעלה ל-1600 ₪ לאלו המשלמים עד ה-10 באוקטובר ויהיה 1700 ₪ למשלמים לאחר תאריך זה. ניתן יהיה לשלם במספר תשלומים. הנחה של 75 ₪ תינתן לחברי נפש בנפש, פורום יוקנעם לכתיבה טכנית, AACI, SAZF, UJIA, לבוגרי מכון ערבה ללימודי הסביבה ולבוגרי מכון פרזנטנס (PresenTense).

הקורס מתנהל באנגלית, אך יהיה תרגום של מושגי מפתח לעברית

תאריכים: הקורס ינוהל בשישה מפגשים בני שלוש שעות כל אחד בהפרש של שבועיים אחד מהשני בימי רביעי בין השעות 16:30-19:30בתאריכים הבאים: 27 באוקטובר; 10, 24 בנובמבר; 8,22 בדצמבר 2010; וה- 5 בינואר 2011.
מיקום הקורס יהיה במשרדי דוד מאיר- אפשטיין ברחוב עמק רפאים 43 א' ירושלים או בסביבת מקום.

להרשמה ומידע נוסף אנא צרו קשר עם ברוריה בטלפון 02-563-6629 או במייל: Bruria@israelgrants.com

למידע נוסף על משרדו של דוד מאיר- אפשטיין ייעוץ בגיוס משאבים לעמותות בע"מ:
www.israelgrants.com

JERUSALEM GRANTWRITING, FOUNDATIONS, AND FUNDRAISING COURSE WILL BEGIN IN OCTOBER

6 Session 3 hours each led by David Maeir- Epstein, MSSA

Targeted both to people already working and to those interested in entering the field of resource development for nonprofit organizations.

The course in Jerusalem will meet twice monthly beginning October 27th, 2010

In the grantwriting section of the course we will focus on the teaching how to write grant proposals and identifying and working with foundations. Participants will produce a grant proposal as a result of the course. The fundraising section will teach the theoretical and practical tools necessary to enhance your knowledge of the field including personal solicitation, fundraising events, corporate sponsorship and internet fundraising. The final session will include guidance on how to gain employment or professional advancement in the field.

While we cannot promise employment, many of our courses graduates have gone to work in the field, some of them with us. Uniformly positive evaluations have been given both by people working in the field who sharpened their skills and knowledge and by those looking to get into the field for the first time. Please check our website for references from previous course participants.

Cost: The course will cost 1500 NIS including VAT for payment in full by Sept 20, 1600 NIS for payment by October 10 and 1700 NIS thereafter. Members of Nefesh B'Nefesh, AACI, SAZF, the Yokneam Forum of Technical Writers (Elephant), UJIA, graduates of the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies and of the PresenTense Institute are available for further 75 nis discounts. Those not prepaying may pay out the fee over a number of months.

Dates: The course will take place in six sessions each 3 hours long once every second week on Wednesday evening between the hours 16:30 and 19:30 on the following dates: October 27; November 10, 24; December 8, 22; and January 5, 2011. The course will take place at or near our offices on Emek Refaim 43A, Jerusalem

To sign up or to receive more information, please contact Bruria Factor at 02-563-6629 or email at bruria@israelgrants.com.

For information about David Maeir-Epstein, Resource Development Consultants to Nonprofit Organizations see

www.israelgrants.com

מיכה לוינסון

בשנת 1971, עבדתי עם מיכה לוינסון, בעיצוב ספר של שירים ישראליים שניתן לנוסעי אל על. בהמשך חייו הפך מיכה להיות אחת מהדמויות המובילות של עולם התאטרון בישראל. מיכה מכהן עכשיו כראש בית צבי, בית הספר לתיאטרון המוביל של ישראל. כיום,כמעט 40 שנים מאוחר יותר,כאשר "בית צבי" חוגג 50 שנה להיווסדו, ישנה אפשרות שנעבוד יחדיו בשנית בכדי לגייס כספים למען בית צבי.

Micha Levinson

Back in 1971, I worked with Micha Levinson, designing a book of Israeli songs given out to El Al passengers. We parted ways and Micha went on to become one of Israel's leading figures in the theater world. Micha is now the head of Beit Zvi, the Israel's premier theater school. Now, nearly 40 years later, we may work together again to help Bet Zvi raise funds as it celebrates 50 years since its establishment.

Forum of Foundations in Israel

In October, I will be attending the meeting of the Forum of Foundations in Israel focusing on Israel's environment. The highlight of the meeting will be a presentation by Minister of Environmental Protection Gilad Erdan entitled” "Environment and Society in Israel – a Snapshot".

OSJ Summer Camp 2010

One of our clients, the Orthodox Scouts of Jaffa (OSJ) runs the Multi Culture for All Day Camp every summer in Jaffa. The Scouts’ main goal is to provide secure surroundings for the children and youth of Jaffa, notable for its poor socio-economic population and being one of the few mixed Arab and Jewish cities in Israel. The Jaffa Scouts are dedicated to coexistence and to educating their members to be productive, respectful contributors to a multi-cultural society. The Scouts have an excellent reputation, and have received numerous awards for their work, both from local and international institutions.

Please view this video, which gives a beautiful description of this year's camp.

For more information on the OSJ, please contact George Mansour at: mansour_g@mail.tel-aviv.gov.il

Foundation Search Data Base

Our subscription to our Foundation Search Data Base is up for renewal. We are looking for any person or organization that would like to have access to this information on an ongoing basis and would be willing to share the subscription costs. Providing up to date information about foundations world-wide, this data base is an extremely useful tool for nonprofits. For more information, please contact David at david@israelgrants.com.

Congratulations to Noga Brenner Samia!

Congratulations to Noga Brenner Samia and the BINA Center for Jewish Identity and Hebrew Culture. After our referral, they recently received a $10,000 grant from the Harry Kramer Foundation for a program for the elderly in South Tel-Aviv and Beer Sheva

Congratulations to Shirley Lobel!

Congratulations to Shirley Lobel, the new Director of Resource Development at Ulpana Kfar Pines! Our office conducted a long, intensive search to find a first rate candidate for this position and we succeeded in doing so! Shirley is a graduate of the ulpana and spent the last five years running Jewish cultural programs at a Hong Kong Jewish community center. Anyone wanting more information about our employment services should contact Dave at dave@israelgrants.com.

Grant Writer Position

David Maeir-Epstein, Resource Development Consultants for Nonprofits is seeking an experienced, bilingual grant writer for a position 20-40 hours per week. Preference for candidates who also have significant experience working with websites and social media. Please send CV, grant writing samples and 3 references to Shlomit@israelgrants.com.

EU Request for Proposals

The EU Partnership for Peace 2010 has announced its RFP ( Request for Proposals) for the Partnership for Peace programme. The projects must deal with Jewish-Arab within Israel or cross border initiatives in the following areas:

• Cross community socio-economic development cooperation
• Peace building education
• Communication and empowerment
• Awareness raising of opinion formers , public opinion and the media

The grants will be between €100,000-500,000 and can cover up to 80% of the project costs. The deadline is in November.

Please note that applying to the EU is a very complex, time-consuming process. Our office has successfully submitted applications in the past and we will be happy to assist you in the process. Read about the RFP at http://tinyurl.com/3aeh5fm. Please contact me at dave@israelgrants.com for more information on how we can help your group win funding.

אי.וי ישראל

אני אהיה הפטרון של הערב התרמה "חוגגים את האוזן החדשה" שיתקיים היום,יום חמישי ה-2 בספטמבר, בשעה 07:30 בסינמטק ירושלים. האירוע ייתקים עבור ארגון אי.וי ישראל. ארגון זה מאפשר לילדים עם אובדן שמיעה להיות משולבים באופן מלא לתוך עולם השמיעה,באמצעות שיטה יוצאת דופן המשלבת שתלים אלקטרונים עם גישת שיקום ייחודית.ב

A.V.Israel

I will be a patron of a fundraiser tonight Thursday September 2nd at 7:30 pm at the Jerusalem Cinematheque, “Celebrating the New Ear” for A.V. Israel, which enables children with hearing loss to be fully integrated into the hearing world through a extraordinary method that combines cochlear implants with a unique rehabilitation approach.

Newsletter IX

A Course in Grant Writing and Fundraising will be Starting in Jerusalem

Starting October, we will be giving a course on grant writing, foundations, and fundraising in Jerusalem. Whether you are a fundraising professional looking to improve your skills, or someone wanting to enter the resource development profession, this course is for you. Discounts for people who register early! Read more about our course in fundraising and grant writing.

Monthly Client Update: The Zalul Enivornmental Association

We are pleased to have the Zalul Environmental Association as one of the clients for whom we are seeking funding. Zalul is an Israeli environmental NGO founded in 1999 working to protect the seas and rivers of Israel through conservation, activism, research, awareness-raising and education. Zalul has initiated local and national campaigns that target unchallenged municipalities, corporations and the national government on their negligence and destruction of Israel’s most precious resource - water.

Most recently Zalul has been focusing its attention on a number of projects, including:

• Pushing forward Best Available Technology (BAT) implementation policies in Israel's polluting factories.
• Ending the discharge of effluent into the Mediterranean by the Unilever (Telma) production factory.
• Fighting for the end of sewage discharge to the sea by multiple local authorities along the Mediterranean coastline.
• Building partnerships with companies to promote our shared vision of clean seas and rivers.
• Closely following the development of desalination facilities and demanding the use of BAT to ensure a minimal environmental impact.

Israel's seas and rivers have been marginalized for decades and it is up to us all to work to protect them from future damage and to rehabilitate them to their former splendor. Join Zalul on their website (www.zalul.org), on Facebook (www.facebook.com/zalulisrael), and on Twitter (www.twitter.com/zalul).

Read Zalul's petition to stop Telma's polluting of the Med!

An Unpaid Internship that Paid Off - by Jessica Kirk-Bowman, Development Coordinator, HaMoked

When I decided to attend the Hebrew University for their MA program in Community Leadership and Philanthropy, it was part of my great plan to leave the United States and my medical research career behind and start a new life and career in Israeli nonprofits. While starting courses was straightforward, finding actual work experience proved to be much more challenging. Even finding a volunteer position that provided meaningful work and learning opportunities was not simple. Then this past spring, David-Maeir Epstein provided a few lectures to our class and announced that he’d was providing an internship in his office. I was excited about the chance to learn about fundraising and its myriad of details, and was hopeful that this internship experience would be valuable.

For several months this past spring, I worked twice a week in the office of David Maeir-Epstein, Resource Development for Nonprofits on Emek Rafaim in Jerusalem. There was always something for me to contribute to and learn about. During my work, I was given assignments that I taught me the ins and outs of fundraising, including writing letters of inquiry, foundation research, drafting proposals, submissions and working with foundations. In addition, the staff made me feel at home and I was able to learn from everyone. Interning has given me greater confidence in my knowledge and capabilities as a grant writer.

A few weeks ago I applied for a job as Development Coordinator for HaMoked, the The Center for the Defense of the Individual. I included the internship on my resume and gave David as a reference. I have no doubt that the internship played a most significant role my getting the job offer! I'm really excited about staying in Israel and in meeting the challenges of my new position. I'm grateful for the opportunity that I had as an intern, experiencing firsthand how the work is done on a day to day level at one of the leading resource development consulting firms in Israel.

Anyone interesting in interning should contact David Maeir-Epstein at dave@israelgrants.com.

We Need a Bi-lingual Secretary
Our office is seeking an entry-level, bilingual secretary. Currently, the job is a part-time position, during the morning hours, with the possibility of full-time work after the holidays. This person will have the unique opportunity to receive training in grantwriting and fundraising. Please contact Shlomit at Shlomit@israelgrants.com for details.

Congratulations to Clients:

An organization working in the area of coexistence was awarded a grant from USAID in the amount of $560,000 for Arab-Jewish Youth Councils in Israel's mixed cities. After the contract is signed, we shall be able to provide more details. This is the second largest grant that we have been involved in obtaining for a client!.

The Katheryn Ames Foundation granted $12,000 to Hut Hameshulash for their project “A Warm Home for Girls”. This grant was based on the proposal we submitted as well a visit of the project site that Dave arranged. Located Jerusalem, the home provides 12 girls, ages 17-22, some of whom are pregnant, with a period of up to a year in an extended family framework, counseling and vocational training and a chance to stabilize their lives and choose a positive path for the future. Mazal Tov to Yigal Goldstein, the director, and Sivan, the project manager!

Consultation for Chimes

After having helped recruit the new Director of Development for Chimes Israel, which runs some 20 institutions and day programs around the country for people with intellectual, developmental and psychiatric challenges, we are now providing consultation on potential funders for the expansion of their day care center in Taibe, an Arab-Israeli town in the Galilee.

If your organization has people responsible for fundraising, read about how we can help your organization maximize its potential.

Wanted: Director of Resource Development

We are in the process of a recruiting a director of resource development for the Kfar Pines Educational Institutions. Kfar Pines is a national religious women's Ulpana, with programs in Hadera and Or Yehuda. The job includes grant writing; work with foundations, solicitation and organizing fundraising events with alumni as well as setting up a friends organization. We will be interviewing candidates at the end of August, so anyone interested should send their CV in Hebrew and English to Shlomit at shlomit@israelgrants.com. The CV must include three references of people who can attest to your experience as a fundraiser.

We Recruited a Director of Resource Development for Chimes Israel!

After a thorough recruitment process involving several highly qualified people, Chimes Israel has selected Ester Sharon as the new Director of Development for the organization. Chimes is an internationally known nonprofit organization which runs some 20 institutions and day programs around the country for people with intellectual, developmental and psychiatric challenges, we are now providing consultation on potential funders for the expansion of their day care center in Taibe, an Arab-Israeli town in the Galilee.

גיוס כספים ממשרדי הממשלה, מהביטוח הלאומי ומוועדת עזבונות – סדנה

הקורס מלא! לצערינו לא נוכל לקבל עוד משתתפים.

משרדי הממשלה מחלקים מיליארדי שקלים לעמותות ומלכ"רים. רק כ- 3,000 עמותות זוכות בכסף רב זה. קיימות דרכים אחדות לקבל כסף ממשרדי ממשלה. בשבועות הקרובים יתפרסמו קולות קוראים של משרדי הממשלה לקראת השנה הבאה. במסגרת הסדנה, נלמד ביסודיות את הנושאים הבאים:

א. הכרת מבנה המבחנים לתמיכה של משרדי הממשלה, אמות המידה לחלוקת הכספים, האפשרות להתמודד משפטית עם מבחנים אלה
ב. פניה למכרזים ממשלתיים והגדלת הסיכויים לזכיה
ג. הכרת צורות התקשרות עדכניות נוספות עם המדינה כמו מיזם משותף, התקשרות בפטור ממכרז ועוד
ד. היכרות יסודית עם שש קרנות הביטוח הלאומי
ה. טיפים לפניה מוצלחת לוועדת עזבונות של המדינה

מנחי הסדנה: עו"ד אמנון דה הרטוך שימש שנים רבות במשרד המשפטים בתפקיד ראש תחום תמיכות. הוא העניק ייעוץ משפטי לכל משרדי הממשלה בנושא. כמו כן, נתן ייעוץ משפטי בנושא אמות המידה להקצאת כספים בתחומים אחרים. בשנתיים האחרונות עו"ד דה-הרטוך מייצג גופים שונים מול המדינה והרשויות בכל הנוגע להשגת משאבים ציבוריים. איציק פלטק בעל משרד לייעוץ - פלטק את שחם גיוס משאבים בע"מ - יסקור את קרנות הביטוח הלאומי וועדת עזבונות.

הסדנה תתקיים ביום שלישי, ו' תשרי תשע"א, ה- 14.9.2010, משעה 10:00 – 15:00, בבית חיל האוויר, היכל אמנויות הבמה הרצליה, רח' זבוטינסקי 15, הרצליה (גישה נוחה מכל צירי התנועה וחניה חופשית).

הסדנה מיועדת לגייסי כספים, מנהלי עמותות וחברי הנהלות ציבוריות. מספר המקומות מוגבל ל- 40 משתתפים בכל סדנה.

החברה שומרת לעצמה את הזכות לא לקבל את כל הפונים.

עלות הסדנה 390 ש"ח (כולל מע"מ). נא למלא את הספח ולצרף צ'ק לפקודת פלטק את שחם גיוס משאבים בע"מ (ח.פ 514330133).

הכתובת למשלוח: רח' בן גוריון 22, שער העיר 1 הרצליה 46785 הודעה על שינוי/דחייה תימסר לנרשמים בלבד. הודעה על ביטול השתתפות תתקבל רק עד ה- 7.9.2010. _________________________________________________________________________ הנני מאשר את השתתפותי בסדנה ב- 14.9.2010 שם: ____________________ ארגון: ________________________ תפקיד: ________________ טל' עבודה: __________ נייד _____________ כתובת: ___________________ דוא"ל: __________

New Course in Grant Writing in Jerusalem!

JERUSALEM GRANTWRITING, FOUNDATIONS, and FUNDRAISING COURSE WILL BEGIN IN OCTOBER

6 Session 3 hours each led by David Maeir- Epstein, MSSA


Targeted both to people already working and to those interested in entering the field of resource development for nonprofit organizations. The course in Jerusalem will meet twice monthly beginning October 2010.

In the grantwriting section of the course we will focus on the teaching how to write grant proposals and identifying and working with foundations. Participants will produce a grant proposal as a result of the course. The fundraising section will teach the theoretical and practical tools necessary to enhance your knowledge of the field including personal solicitation, fundraising events, corporate sponsorship and internet fundraising. The final session will include guidance on how to gain employment or professional advancement in the field.

While we cannot promise employment, many of our courses graduates have gone to work in the field, some of them with us. Uniformly positive evaluations have been given both by people working in the field who sharpened their skills and knowledge and by those looking to get into the field for the first time. Please check our website for references from previous course participants.

Cost: The course will cost 1500 NIS including VAT for payment in full by Sept 15, 1600 NIS for payment by October 5 and 1700 NIS thereafter. Members of Nefesh B'Nefesh, AACI, SAZF, the Yokneam Forum of Technical Writers (Elephant), UJIA, graduates of the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies and of the PresenTense Institute are available for further 75 nis discounts. Those not prepaying may pay out the fee over a number of months.


Dates: The course will take place in six sessions each 3 hours long once every second week. The final dates, days, and times will be determined according to the preference of the first six registrants. The course will take place at or near our offices on Emek Refaim 43A, Jerusalem


To sign up or to receive more information, please contact Bruria at 02-563-6629 or email at bruria@israelgrants.comThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .


For information about David Maeir-Epstein, Resource Development Consultants to Nonprofit Organizations see www.israelgrants.com

New Client!

One of our new clients is Yale University and Dr. James Leckman of the Yale Medical School who has created a group of highly motivated mental health care professionals, led by:

• Alan Apter, M.D., Director of Clalit Health Services Department of Psychiatry, and Director of the Psychological Medicine Department, Schneider Children’s Medical Center

• Tawfiq Salman, M.D., President, Palestinian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Bethlehem, Palestine and Director of SOS-Children’s Villages, Palestine Office.

They are working to ensure that mental health professionals can better serve the children of the region through joint training and research projects. We are currently adapting a USAID proposal for submission to foundations which we have identified as funding projects of this nature. Working with a world class organization like Yale is both an honor and a pleasure.

Success for the U.S. Agency for International Development!

I am very proud and pleased to have been informed yesterday that a grant proposal to the U.S. Agency for International Development that I helped write for a youth leadership coexistence proposal to be implemented in Israel's mixed cities was awarded $560,000! I can't yet share the details because there is a survey process that has to take place before the contract is signed, but I'm confident that the organization in question will be able to get through that last hurdle. This is the second highest grant that I've been involved in obtaining. Like the European Union grant process, USAID is a very complex application form with an equally complex system of assessment. Like most complex grant processes, this was a team effort with me playing a supporting role, including several instances of working through the night. Nevertheless, when successes like this occur there's a great deal of satisfaction and plenty of room for sharing the credit!

-David Maeir-Epstein

Grant to Hut Hameshulash from the Ames Foundation!

Several months ago I arranged for the Kathryn Ames Foundation delegation to visit the Hut Hameshulash's (The Three Fold Cord) project 'Bayit Cham L'Banot'. Located in a donated villa in northern Jerusalem, the 'Bayit Cham L'Banot' (Warm Home for Homeless Girls) provides 12 girls, ages 17-22, some of whom are pregnant, with a period of up to a year in an extended family framework,. They receive counseling, vocational training, and a chance to stabilize their lives and choose a positive path for the future. I am very pleased to start my week with the happy news that the foundation has approved a $10,000 grant. Mazal Tov to Yigal Goldstein, the director, and Sivan, the project manager!

-David Maeir-Epstein

www.israelgrants.com dmegrants@gmail.com

Some thoughts on hiring a resource development professional vs. an external consulting firm...

The following is David Maeir-Epstein's comment on Dr. Steve Donshik's article in e-Jewish Philanthropy which can be read here.

In my experience, Israeli nonprofits of various sizes eventually conclude that hiring an in-house professional to deal with resource development benefits their long term growth.

With this in mind, starting out with an external consulting firm has some definite advantages. For starters, it can help with developing the basic infrastructure needed (materials, elements of website relating to resource development, lists of relevant foundations, identification of potential donors, a work plan recommending which methods of fundraising will be most effective for the organization, etc). The consulting firm can also assist with educating the professional and lay leadership to recognize a high standard of professionalism in a field with which usually they are unfamiliar.

While I do offer assist my clients to find the right in-house professional from the beginning, I have also had numerous clients with whom I began as the external consultant and was able to smoothly transition by helping the organization to hire the right in house professional and providing the necessary initial guidance to make sure that she (thanks Steve for the gender default choice) gets off to a running start in the right direction.

Regarding the method of compensation issue, I’m surprised at Steve’s seemingly objective review of the issue in light of the profession’s very clear stance rejecting percentage based compensation as expressed in the Code of Ethics of both the US and the European professional fundraisers organizations. One of the first items on the agenda of the newly formed Israel Association of Professional Fundraisers’s First Annual Conference, now being planned, will be the adoption of our own Code of Ethics. I assume that it will have some elements that will differ from our US and European colleagues, but not on the issue of percentage based compensation.

David Maeir-Epstein
www.israelgrants.com

Newsletter VIII

Interns: We provide internships to people wanting to learn about the day to day functions involved in fund raising. These internships provide invaluable training and experience to people starting out in the field. Our interns have a wide variety of background skills, ranging from students to people looking to start a new career.

Sometimes, when we see particularly talented candidates, we invite them to work for as a freelancer or join our staff.

Anyone interested in interning at our office should contact David dave@israelgrants.com.

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Funding Opportunities

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Glickenhaus Foundation has an August 1st deadline. They fund projects dealing with the elderly, medical research, healthcare, arts, children, community devel, crime/violence prevention, education, environment, family services, hospitals, Jewish agencies/temples, and minorities.

The Lynn and Jules Kroll Fund for Jewish Documentary Film has a July 27^th deadline.

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Meet Our Team

Shlomit Ben-Michael is a Senior Grant Writer at "David Maeir-Epstein, Resource Development Consultants for Nonprofits". She has worked for almost 20 years with dozens of non-profit organizations in a variety of capacities including program coordinator, grant writer and fundraising consultant.

Ben Waxman is a Grant Writer and Marketing Director for our firm. Ben is responsible for all matters relating to the company website, newsletter, social marketing as well as providing grant writing and consulting services for some of our clients.

Ben Goodman serves as Director of Research. Ben has also worked with numerous non-profits in Israel, helping them to both locate sources of funding and promote their programs.

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David Maeir Epstein Resource Development Consultants for Non Profits

43A Emek Refaim Jerusalem, Israel
02 563 6629 www.israelgrants.com

From CEO: David Maeir Epstein:

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A Win-Win Fundraising Opportunity!

I'm excited to announce that we have made an agreement with a new start up which can provide your organization with a no-cost method of generating income for your organization and strengthening your connections with your supporters and friends. Sounds far-fetched? Not at all.

"Comtribute" will help you to setup a search engine toolbar for your organization. You then encourage your supporters, friends, and employees to download the toolbar. That's it. You then receive payment anytime someone clicks on an advertisement after a search using the tool bar. As an added bonus, the tool bar enables you to send messages in real time to anyone who installed it. The toolbar includes your organization logo and website link.

Imagine that you want to tell your supporters about a new project, new grant, or new function. Using this toolbar you can do so, in real time.

This is being offered to a limited number of non-profit organizations in Israel. In order to take advantage of this opportunity, contact Shlomit Ben Michael (shlomit@israelgrants.com) as soon as possible.

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The Establishment of a New Old Profession in Israel

"You are doing something historic and very ambitious, no less than the establishment of the Profession of Resource Development in Israel." So opined Prof. Eliezer Jaffe in his moving summary of the day long discussions on the creation of the Israel Association of Professional Fundraisers.

Jaffe should know for he is one of those whose efforts beginning in the 1960's led to the establishment of the Social Work profession in Israel as we know it today.

Over the past 30 years there have been sporadic efforts to convene those involved in resource development for nonprofits in Israel, but now, for the first time, a formal organization has been registered, nearly 400 people have completed the initial survey and indicated willingness to join, and 55 traveled from all over the country to take part in the initial working session held last month at the Kibbutz Seminar Center in Tel Aviv.

As one of the founders and co-chair of the committee shaping the objectives and work plan for the IAPF, I am very optimistic. There is indeed a thirst and a need for such a development. The thirst is tangible among colleagues working in several thousand nonprofits in Israel who feel the need for collegial support and guidance amidst the enormous pressures upon them to produce in a profession where the bottom line looms like an ever-present specter.

And there is a need for the nonprofits and the public to understand and trust that resource development is a profession, not a cold business, that must be approached with a set of principles based upon the highest ethical standards worthy of the dedicated efforts of hundreds of thousands of volunteers for the welfare, education, culture, health and human relations. We are not merely raising funds, we are building communities that strengthen Israel's democratic and social foundations.

We face difficult issues when dealing with professional certification – What training should be minimally required for recognition? What experience should qualify in lieu of formal degrees? What ethical standards cross over all religious and ethnic traditions? What form of oversight and implementation can be instituted to ensure high professional standards?

The IAPF will play an important role in issues of employment, availability of professional resources, and identifying training needs not currently being met by the academic, nonprofit and private organizations offering continuing professional education. The Hebrew summary of the proceedings of the working session are available.

A large founding national conference is being planned for early 2011. A small group of activist colleagues have taken the imitative. It is now time for the senior members of our profession, the heads of development of our major institutions and larger consulting firms and our foundation funding colleagues to step forward and invest some of their resources and pro-bono time in helping the Israel Association of Professional Fundraisers, fulfill Prof. Jaffe's challenge and create a new profession in Israel.

I urge all resource development professionals in Israel who have not yet done so to complete the survey and join the mailing list.

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Marketing Webinars for NPOs and Associations

A new service which we are offering: Web Seminars (Webinars)

Each Seminar lasts about one hour and deals with subjects relating to fundraising marketing. The seminars are given by experts from the United States. They are given in English.

Topics Include:

• How to Write Successful Fundraising Letters
• Boasting Without Bravado: How to Share Your Success Stories
• Getting Your Nonprofit Started with Social Media
• Successful Web Sites for Associations and NPOs: How to Get Your Website to Work for You.
• Increasing Traffic to Your Nonprofit Website
• Advanced Fundraising over the Web – 8 Steps to Success
• Basic Fundraising over the Web
• Online Writing: Dos and Don’ts of Writing for the Web and Email
• Forget the Crowds: How to Define your Audience
• Nonprofit Storytelling: How to Write Your Nonprofit’s Best Stories
• The Best Techniques for Marketing NPOs
• Designing Plans for Future Donations, including Wills, Taxes and Planning
• Fundraising without Fear
• Marketing an NPO without a Budget

For further information regarding our webinar options, please contact Bruria

Newsletter Volume VII

לקבלת העלון בעברית הקלק כאן

Congratulations to clients:

• Hut Hameshulash on a grant of $37,000 from the Glencore Foundation for their program 'A Warm Home for Girls'!
• Luba Slome Dental Center on a grant of $5,000 from Ames Family Foundation!

From CEO: David Maeir Epstein: Promote your non-profit on GuideStar

Every day, grantmakers and businesses that provide discounts or free services to nonprofit organizations come to GuideStar to check charities' tax-exempt statuses. To catch the eye of these potential donors, partners, and professionals, Guidestar offers you these tools:

• Update your GuideStar report.
• Ask your stakeholders and supporters to write a review of your organization.

The IRS will begin revoking tax-exempt status from nonprofits that failed to file three consecutive annual returns (Form 990-N, 990-EZ, 990, or 990-PF)! GuideStar can help you comply with these new regulations, as well as remain transparent to those who invest in the nonprofit industry. Read more about these upcoming changes.

Monthly Client Spotlight: The Greek Orthodox Scouts of Jaffa

In the city of Jaffa, there is racial tension, poverty, high crime and drug use. Children see this reality on the streets everyday and wonder if that is their future too. The Greek Orthodox Scouts of Jaffa (OSJ) offers an alternative.

Created and run by volunteer professionals, since 1966, the OSJ has provided a safe, warm, exciting and varied social and educational framework. Addressing all the topics that face the children in Jaffa, the OSJ encourages communal responsibility, academic success, a healthy lifestyle, culture and coexistence. The couts consist of 185 boys and girls- Christians, Jews and Muslims- politics do not enter the clubhouse doors and all activities include learning about one another's beliefs and culture.

For the second year, the OSJ will be holding its Multi Culture for All Drama Day Camp. This highly subsidized camp will once again be the highlight of the summer for 150 children of all religions who will learn to express themselves with drama, movement, speech and this year- English. There will be programs on environmental consciousness, cooking, history as well as days and trips full of fun activities.

This incredible organization is run on a shoestring budget and makes a huge impact on the youth of Jaffa. Kol Hakavod to each of you and best of luck with this year's camp! It is our deep pleasure to work with such a dedicated staff and to have been able to secure funding for their programs from the Ames Family Foundation and the International Christian Embassy. To volunteer for, learn more about, or donate to the OSJ, contact Angela.

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

The Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Foundation will be reviewing proposals in July. The goal of this foundation is to strengthen Israel as a democratic, equitable, and pluralistic society. There is a geographic focus on the Negev, a historically disadvantaged area of the country.

The Steinhardt Family Foundation giving for children-at-risk and new immigrants up to age 18 should be contacted with appropriate programs.

Contact us to learn how our knowledge and information can assist you in your resource development goals.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

We are holding searches for half and full time employment opportunities in resource development within four different organizations located in Jerusalem, Hadera, and the Tel Aviv area. Please send resumes to Shlomit.

JERUSALEM COURSE MAY 24th

A few spots remain in the upcoming course beginning next week. The course focuses on grantwriting, working with foundations, and fundraising, and will take place every other week and run for six sessions. For more information, see our site or contact Bruria.

Our courses on grantwriting and fundraising are designed for the novice as well as the professional resource developer and cover all topics within this growing field. We are also accepting registration for courses in Modi'in, Haifa and the South!

We are looking to gauge interest in the possibility of taking all or portions of a course via webinar. If such an option appeals to you, please contact Bruria.


David Maeir Epstein Resource Development Consultants for Non Profits
43A Emek Refaim Jerusalem, Israel
02 563 6629 www.israelgrants.com

Newsletter Volume VI

לקבלת העלון בעברית הקלק כאן

From CEO: David Maeir Epstein

I just returned from four weeks in the U.S. The second Seder reminded me of yet another reason why I made Aliyah! I was able to meet with the heads of several foundations, among them Adelson, Ames, and Fleischer, and succeeded in including several of my clients (The Orthodox Scouts of Jaffa, Hut Hameshulash and Yod Bet B'Cheshvan) in upcoming Israel site visits. One of my main work tasks together with its President, Prof. David Alexander, was the establishment of the Friends of the Neri Bloomfield School of Design in Haifa.

It is quite remarkable that from nearly 10,000 kilometers away, I still could work with email and LogMeIn to submit proposals for Pitchon Lev, one of our new clients, from my office computer to The Ministry of Absorption, Bituach Leumi and the Philadelphia Jewish Federation in time for their deadlines!

Another optimistic development was a site visit of an Israel foundation representative to a client in Jerusalem. The visit was so successful that the representative agreed to call her colleague at another foundation where a proposal for funding was pending and recommend positive consideration!

We are now planning a two-day intensive grantwriting and work with foundations workshop to be held May 30-31 at Machon Arava in Kibbutz Ketura. The workshop is open to the public and will cost 1000 NIS per participant. For details and registration please contact Sarit or Bruria - (a good opportunity to combine it with a weekend in Eilat?)

Also, I'm looking to add some bi-lingual freelancers to our external staff. Send your CV's to me at dave@israelgrants.com

Best wishes for a good summer!

Dave


There is one available slot in our subscription to the foundationsearch.com website. Please contact us to join at a significant discount!

Courses

Our courses on grantwriting and fundraising are designed for the novice as well as the professional resource developer and cover all topics within this growing field. Register for our Jerusalem course (beginning May 24) by May 1 to get the early bird discount of 100NIS.

We are also accepting registration for courses in Modi'in, Haifa and the South! For more information, see our site or contact Bruria.

Funding Opportunities

There is an upcoming deadline for a foundation looking for innovative projects for Olim and to ensure that impoverished communities receive the opportunity to move out of poverty and advance economically and socially. If you have a project that fits this description, please be in touch with us.

The Samuel Sebba Charitable Trust funds environmental programs, programs for the disabled, social justice and human rights projects, youth at risk programs and work with Beduin and refugees. LOIs can be sent anytime.

Contact us to see how we can assist you in your resource development goals.
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David Maeir Epstein Resource Development Consultants for Non Profits
43A Emek Refaim Jerusalem, Israel
02 563 6629 www.israelgrants.com

Newsletter Volume V

Congratulations! to client Pitchon Lev on a grant from the Hartford Jewish Federation for Touching the Horizon- Guiding At- risk Youth Through Life’

What are you doing to make the giving spirit of Chanukah and the coming end of the tax year work for your fundraising efforts? Now is the perfect time to put into practice what you’ve pushed off until now. Yes, it’s late, but not too late. You can set up your own e-newsletter campaign in a few days and have your message out to your supporters before the end of Chanukah and the fiscal year for tax deductible donations. During this time of the year, people are looking for the best place to give their donation dollars to. Give them a reason and an easy way to choose you!

With user friendly online programs like constantcontact.com, you can upload the email addresses of your supporters and send them a short message. Update them on your activities and successes and ask them for help with an easy way to donate online with a few clicks.

Still not convinced? Consider this: People want to give to a worthy cause. Many organizations do utilize the e-newsletter to solicit funds, if you aren’t in their inbox, someone else will be. Read this for an excellent example of an effective campaign. Contact Shoshanna to discuss getting yourself online and into your donors’ inbox.

PayPal Can Now Link with Israeli Bank Accounts- Why this matters to you

PayPal is recognized world wide as a safe and secure way to purchase and donate online. Linked to one’s bank account or credit card, the user can, with a few clicks of the mouse, make purchases or donate to online fundraising campaigns. This makes buying or donating very easy for a PayPal user.

Until very recently, Israeli organizations had to have an American bank account to use PayPal for online donations, eliminating many smaller amutot from using the well known and trusted service. Now, with the ability to link an account with an Israeli bank account, there is NO excuse for not having a Donate Now button on your website homepage and enewsletters!

We can help you set up a PayPal account and get you started with easy online donations!

Set up your PayPal account for free and have an instant, secure way for your friends to support you. E-newsletters are an effective way to reach out to your donor base to inform them of what you’ve done, where you’re headed and how they can help.

We can help you set up your web based e-newsletter account as well as a PayPal account. We will work with you to create an attractive, compelling and effective e-newsletter and send it to your donors, volunteers and friends. You will be able to track who received your message, who opened it, clicked on your links, forwarded it to others and of course, who donated.

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

Pseifas- A New Initiative from Avi Chai and the NY Jewish Fed- seeks to increase the number of Israeli donors involved in Jewish renewal in Israel by offering up to NIS 1,900,000 ($500,000) in matching grants for Israeli donations in this sphere! Pseifas will match donations to organizations at a one-to-one ratio, from a minimum of NIS 40,000 to a maximum of NIS 200,000 per organization.

The June Baumgardener Gelbart Foundation has a December 31st for programs providing, financial support, medical services, education, and shelter to needy children in Israel.

David Maeir Epstein Resource Development Consultants for Non Profits
43A Emek Refaim Jerusalem, Israel
02 563 6629 www.israelgrants.com