Deadline: 27 July 2017
The Hadassah Foundation is currently seeking applications from Israeli organizations for its grants to promote the economic empowerment of women in that country.
The Hadassah Foundation is an investor in social change for women and girls in the United States and in Israel. It strives to improve the status, health, and well-being of women and girls; bring their contributions, issues and needs from the margins to the center of Jewish concern; and encourage and facilitate their active participation in decision-making and leadership in all spheres of life.
Focus Areas
The Focus of this grant program is to promote Social change and Gender-sensitive projects that help low-income women in Israel achieve economic independence.
- Social Change: Social change philanthropy focuses on the root causes of problems, working to improve the conditions that lead to inequality. This approach is unlike traditional charity, which often seeks to ameliorate only the symptoms of societal problems—for example, by providing medicine and treatment for the sick, funds for the poor, or shelters for the homeless and battered.
- Gender-Sensitive Program: Gender-sensitive programs build on the needs, strengths, perspectives, and experiences of women and girls. They recognize that the needs of females may differ from those of males, and pay deliberate attention to gender as an important component of diversity when creating, implementing, and evaluating programs.
Funding Information
The Foundation will provide a limited number of grants up to $25,000.
Area of Interest
- Savings, Asset Development, and Pension Planning
- Grassroots Programs that provide resources and training
- Legal and Policy Advocacy Initiatives
- Workplace Discrimination
- Business Development Services that help women who own businesses improve their outreach and marketing
- Leadership development initiatives that increase the number of, and capacity of, women in positions of leadership.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants — or their fiscal sponsors — must have amutah or mossad tziburi status.
- The Hadassah Foundation will NOT fund:
- Capital campaigns
- Endowments
- Partisan political activities
- Direct service (e.g., treatment programs)
- Individuals
- Scholarships
How to Apply
Applicants can apply via email at the address given on the website.
Eligible Country: Israel
For more information, please visit Hadassah Foundation Grants.