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The Foundation’s grant making in Israel is based on the vision of Israel as a Jewish and democratic country, as expressed in the Declaration of Establishment of the State:
THE STATE OF ISRAEL will be open for Jewish immigration and for the Ingathering of the Exiles; it will foster the development of the country for the benefit of all its inhabitants; it will be based on freedom, justice and peace as envisaged by the prophets of Israel; it will ensure complete equality of social and political rights to all its inhabitants irrespective of religion, race or sex; it will guarantee freedom of religion, conscience, language, education and culture; it will safeguard the Holy Places of all religions; and it will be faithful to the principles of the Charter of the United Nations.
To this end, the Foundation’s primary areas of emphasis are programs that promote Jewish-Arab co-existence within Israel, that seek to protect human and civil rights for all persons, both within Israel and in the Occupied Territories, and that work toward a negotiated, “two-state” solution to the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. Within these program areas, the Foundation particularly seeks to fund organizations that both (1) provide direct services to individuals and communities in the essential areas of daily life, such as education; employment; health; legal and civil rights; land use planning; and environmental protection and also (2) provide information, education and advocacy for systemic improvement in these areas.Israel
Adalah:The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israelwww.adalah.org/eng/
Adalah works to achieve equal individual and collective rights for the Arab minority in Israel in different fields including land rights; civil and political rights; cultural, social, and economic rights; religious rights; women's rights; and prisoners' rights.
Adam Institute for Democracy and Peace
www.adaminstitute.org.il
The Adam Institute for Democracy and Peace develops and implements programs that promote education for democracy and peace, civic education, and methods of conflict resolution.
Adva Center for Justice and Equality
www.adva.org
Adva Center is a non-partisan, action-oriented policy and budget analysis center focusing on disadvantaged populations in Israel.
Agenda - The Israeli Center for Strategic Communications
www.agenda.org.il/english
Agenda works to reprioritize and reframe social change issues within the Israeli public debate and media.
All for Peace Radio
www.allforpeace.org
All for Peace Radio aims to create a media outlet where both sides of the Palestinian-Israeli scene are represented to create equal and unbiased discourse.
*Alliance for Middle East Peace
www.allmep.org
The Alliance for Middle East Peace is a coalition of non-governmental organizations that promote people-to-people coexistence and reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians, Arabs and Jews in the Middle East.
Americans for Peace Now
www.peacenow.org
Americans for Peace Now works to focus the international community’s attention on the issue of settlements in Israel; educates the American Jewish community, Capitol Hill, the Administration, students, and reporters on the complexities of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; and promotes positive Congressional and Administrative positions of the peace process.
Arava Institute for Environmental Studies
www.arava.org
The Arava Institute for Environmental Studies is the premier environmental teaching and research program in the Middle East, preparing future Arab and Jewish leaders to solve the region's environmental challenges cooperatively.
Association for Civil Rights in Israel
www.acri.org.il/eng/
The Association for Civil Rights in Israel works to protect and promote rights in Israel and the Occupied Territories through litigation, education, community outreach, and policy advocacy efforts.
B'Tselem: The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights
www.btselem.org
B'Tselem works to document and educate the Israeli public and policymakers about human rights violations in the Occupied Territories and help create a human rights culture in Israel.
Bimkom-Planners for Planning Rights
www.bimkom.org/aboutEng.asp
Bimkom-Planners for Planning Rights strives to achieve the right to equality and social justice in matters of planning, development, and the allocation of land resources, and assists communities and minorities affected by social and economic disadvantage and by civil rights' discriminations to exercise their rights in this area.
Center for Jewish-Arab Economic Development
www.cjaed.org.il/
The Center for Jewish-Arab Economic Development works to further the integration of Israel's Arab population into mainstream society and economy by closing the economic gaps between the Jewish and Arab communities in Israel and by fostering economic cooperation.
Economic Empowerment for Women
www.womensown.org.il
Economic Empowerment for Women helps poor and low-income Israeli women make the transition out of poverty by improving their economic status and gaining financial independence through the opening of micro-enterprises.
ELI: Israel Association for Child Protection
www.eliusa.org
ELI provides child abuse prevention and treatment services to children who have been impacted by physical, sexual and emotional abuse as well as their siblings, parents and other relatives.
Geneva Initiative North America
www.geneva-accord.org
The Geneva Initiative is a joint Israeli-Palestinian effort that suggests a detailed model for a peace agreement to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict by proving that peace is possible and demonstrating that partners for peace do exist and are campaigning tirelessly to achieve that peace.
Givat Haviva Jewish-Arab Center for Peace
www.givathaviva.org
Givat Haviva Jewish-Arab Center for Peace works to empower the Arab minority as a key to creating a more peaceful and tolerant society and brings Arab and Jewish youth together for co-existence programs.
HaMoked: Center for Defence of the Individual
www.hamoked.org
HaMoked: Center for Defence of the Individual works to assist Palestinian residents of the Occupied Territories whose rights are violated due to Israeli policies.
Hand in Hand: Centers for Jewish-Arab Education in Israel
www.handinhand12.org
Hand in Hand operates three integrated, bilingual, multicultural Jewish-Arab schools for Jewish, Muslim and Christian children in grades pre-K through junior high, with the vision of creating a new model of integrated education.
Inter-Agency Task Force on Arab-Israeli Issues
www.iataskforce.org
Inter-Agency Task Force on Arab-Israeli Issues works to inform the American Jewish community on majority/minority relations in Israel; increasing awareness of economic, educational and social service weaknesses facing Israeli Arab communities.
Ir Amim
www.ir-amim.org.il
Ir Amim seeks to reach out and influence broad circles of policy makers and opinion shapers regarding the status of Jerusalem as a divided city.
Israel Association for Ethiopian Jews
www.iaej.co.il
Israel Association for Ethiopian Jews supports advocacy and community empowerment activities for improved integration, education and employment policies and programming for Ethiopian Jews in Israel.
Israel Religious Action Center
www.irac.org
The Israel Religious Action Center strives to advance religious freedom and pluralism, tolerance, social justice and civil liberties in Israel.
Israel Union for Environmental Defense/Adam Teva V'Din
www.iued.org.il
Israel Union for Environmental Defense works in partnership with citizen groups to secure solutions to environmental hazards that threaten public health and quality of life in Israel.
Itach-Maaki - Women Lawyers for Social Justice
www.itach.org.il
Itach-Maaki - Women Lawyers for Social Justice works to protect the most basic rights of women from the lowest socio-economic levels in Israeli society and to influence the legal and social discourse to take into account their unique experiences and needs.
Jerusalem International YMCA
www.jerusalemymca.org
The Jerusalem International YMCA actively strives to foster interfaith, interracial and intergroup understanding through a variety of programs for youth and adults.
*Just Vision
www.justvision.org
Just Vision uses media and educational tools to raise awareness to local and international audiences about under-documented Palestinian and Israeli joint civilian efforts to resolve the conflict nonviolently.
Melitz: Centers for Jewish-Zionist Education
www.melitz.org.il
Melitz provides informal education services in Israel and grapples with issues of equality; discrimination based on religion, race, nationality and gender; freedom of/from religion; and protection of human and civil rights in the absence of a constitution.
Merchavim - The Institute for the Advancement of Shared Citizenship in Israel
www.machon-merchavim.org.il/default_en.asp
Merchavim - The Institute for the Advancement of Shared Citizenship in Israel works to equip young Israelis of all backgrounds to build a shared future by learning about their fellow citizens, appreciating the diversity of Israeli society and working together to improve their classrooms, schools and communities.
Neve Shalom/Wahat al-Salam: Oasis of Peace
www.nswas.com
Neve Shalom/Wahat al-Salam is a village established by Father Bruno Hassar 26 years ago where Jewish and Arab citizens of Israel live and work together teaching tolerance, understanding and mutual respect.
New Israel Fund/SHATIL
www.nif.org
New Israel Fund’s SHATIL: The Empowerment and Training Center for Social Change provides close to 1,000 nonprofit organizations with consulting, training, and coalition-building assistance to help nonprofits fight for social and economic justice, civil and human rights, coexistence, women’s rights, environmental justice and religious freedom.
PeacePlayers International
www.peaceplayersintl.org
PeacePlayers International engenders meaningful interaction between Arab and Jewish children in Israel and the West Bank through joint basketball activities and life skills sessions which take place regularly throughout the entire school year.
Peres Center for Peace
www.peres-center.org
The Peres Center for Peace works to build an infrastructure of peace and reconciliation by and for the people of the Middle East that promotes socio-economic development while advancing cooperation and mutual understanding.
Physicians for Human Rights
www.phr.org.il
Physicians for Human Rights advocates for the right to health in Israel and the Occupied Territories and provides direct medical relief through a mobile clinic and specialist clinics in the West Bank, an open clinic for migrant workers, and training for Palestinian medical professionals.
Queens College Foundation/Michael Harrington Center
qcpages.qc.cuny.edu/mhc/
The Queens College Foundation's Michael Harrington Center promotes public, democratic discussion of social issues, advocates for social change, and works in partnership with others to build a more just, equitable and democratic society.
Sikkuy: The Association for the Advancement of Civic Equality
www.sikkuy.org.il/english/home.html
Sikkuy is a Jewish-Arab advocacy organization dedicated to advancing Civic Equality between Jewish and Palestinian-Arab citizens of Israel.
The Abraham Fund Initiatives
www.abrahamfund.org
The Abraham Fund Initiatives works to advance coexistence, equality and cooperation among Israel’s Jewish and Arab citizens by creating and operating large-scale initiatives, cultivating strategic grassroots projects and conducting public education and advocacy that promotes its vision of shared citizenship and opportunity for all of Israel’s citizens.
The Citizen's Accord Forum between Jews and Arabs in Israel
www.caf.org.il
The Citizens’ Accord Forum between Jews and Arabs in Israel works implement systematic changes to improve the status of Israel's Arab citizens. This is addressed through work in five targeted areas: advocacy, education, local & community development, media and networking.
The Movement for Quality Government in Israel
www.mqg.org.il
The Movement for Quality Government in Israel works to raise the ethical standards of public officials and instill a culture of integrity in politics; strengthen public awareness through increased civic involvement and greater governmental transparency; and promote accountability and compliance of public officials with the rule of law.
United Jewish Communities - Social Venture Fund for Jewish-Arab Equality and Shared Society
www.ujc.org/page.aspx?id=176993
United Jewish Communities – Social Venture Fund for Jewish-Arab Equality and Shared Society works to leverage the collective resources of members and stakeholders by funding initiatives in Israel that: build mutual respect and understanding between Jewish and Arab citizens; increase opportunities for Israel’s Arab citizens to share equally in the social, educational, and economic life of the country; and promote structural and institutional reforms that support the vision of Israel as a shared society that benefits all of its citizens.
Van Leer Jerusalem Institute
www.vanleer.org.il
Van Leer Jerusalem Institute is an intellectual center for interdisciplinary study and discussion of issues related to society, culture and education, giving expression to the plurality of opinions in Israel.
Weizmann Institute of Science
www.weizmann.ac.il
Weizmann Institute for Science provides hands-on science education for Arab and Jewish children.
Yedid: The Association for Community Empowerment
www.yedid.org.il/
Yedid is a national network of Citizen Rights Centers in disadvantaged communities throughout Israel working with cases on social security, employment rights, debt management, housing rights, and food insecurity.
Yesh Din - Volunteers for Human Rights
www.yesh-din.org
Yesh Din is an all volunteer organization that works to bring about meaningful change and concrete improvement in the human rights situation and law enforcement in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
* NNCF makes a limited number of board-directed grants to pre-selected organizations.
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