Episodios

  • In Israel’s Negev, A Passion to Uplift Bedouin Youth and Advance Co-Existence

    In Israel’s Negev, A Passion to Uplift Bedouin Youth and Advance Co-Existence
    Apr 29 2025
    Jamal Alkirnawi is a leader in the Bedouin community in Israel and the Founder and Executive Director of A New Dawn in the Negev, a Good People Fund grantee. The organization uplifts Bedouin youth facing socio-economic challenges in the region, and with a Bedouin-Jewish core, promotes equality, co-existence and peace. “I have the responsibility for … Continue reading In Israel’s Negev, A Passion to Uplift Bedouin Youth and Advance Co-Existence →
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    21 m
  • For Newly Resettled Families in NYC, Threads of Connection and Support

    For Newly Resettled Families in NYC, Threads of Connection and Support
    Mar 24 2025
    Shoshana Barzel founded New Neighbors Partnership in 2020, establishing clothing partnerships for newly resettled families in New York City. The clothing partnerships are the foundation of long-term community support networks, an invaluable anchor for refugee, asylee and asylum-seeking families. Shoshana speaks with GPF Executive Director Naomi Eisenberger. The Good People Fund: www.goodpeoplefund.org Read The Good … Continue reading For Newly Resettled Families in NYC, Threads of Connection and Support →
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    20 m
  • For Haredi Women in Israel, Gaining a Voice

    For Haredi Women in Israel, Gaining a Voice
    Feb 24 2025
    Esty Shushan is a Haredi woman who founded Nivcharot — a Good People Fund grantee — to promote the status and rights of ultra-Orthodox women in Israel through education, advocacy and cultivation of women leaders. In conversation with GPF Executive Director Naomi Eisenberger, Esty describes her personal journey finding her voice as a social visionary, … Continue reading For Haredi Women in Israel, Gaining a Voice →
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    23 m
  • Healing as Activism

    Healing as Activism
    Jan 28 2025
    Individual and collective trauma affects our potential to do good in the world as social visionaries, especially now in a broken landscape. So, how we seek awareness, perspective and healing is critical. Rabbi Igal Harmelin — who is active in the trauma field and spoke at The Good People Fund (un)conference last fall — talks … Continue reading Healing as Activism →
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    33 m
  • In Their Own Words: Reflections from The Good People Fund 2024 (un)conference

    In Their Own Words: Reflections from The Good People Fund 2024 (un)conference
    Dec 23 2024
    The first-ever Good People Fund (un)conference brought nearly 70 GPF grantees from throughout the US and Israel to New York in November — for two intensely rewarding days sharing experiences, origin stories, professional development and more … and shattering the isolation inherent in visionary leadership. In this post-(un)conference episode of Good People Talk, GPF Executive … Continue reading In Their Own Words: Reflections from The Good People Fund 2024 (un)conference →
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    21 m
  • Stories of Hope: JLM Food Rescuers

    Stories of Hope: JLM Food Rescuers
    Dec 17 2024
    Merav filled her tote bag with fresh fruits and vegetables, a typical scene at a farmer’s market anywhere. But this one in West Jerusalem is different: food is rescued, prices are non-existent, and individuals and families facing food insecurity — like Merav’s — are welcomed and respected. The whole environment, created by JLM Food Rescuers … Continue reading Stories of Hope: JLM Food Rescuers →
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    3 m
  • Stories of Hope: Israeli Transgender Association

    Stories of Hope: Israeli Transgender Association
    Dec 16 2024
    Often their life experience includes being ostracized from family … being homeless … being a sex worker … being abused … being shunned. So at Trans House in Tel Aviv, trans women are embraced for who they are without judgment or whispers. Linor Abergel is CEO of the Israeli Transgender Association — a Good People … Continue reading Stories of Hope: Israeli Transgender Association →
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    3 m
  • Stories of Hope: BirdieLight

    Stories of Hope: BirdieLight
    Dec 16 2024
    Beth Weinstock walked into that classroom carrying grief … but also a driving purpose. In 2021, her college-aged son Eli accidentally ingested fentanyl and died. Yet six months later, Beth and her daughter, Olivia, co-founded BirdieLight — a Good People Fund grantee — to honor Eli by spreading awareness about fentanyl in drugs to students, … Continue reading Stories of Hope: BirdieLight →
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    3 m
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