Non-profit

A gift that gets lent again: Why Israel needs a nonprofit bank

What could Israel build if more of our giving kept on working? Part of the answer to the issue is a nonprofit bank

Eldan Kaye, VP Development & Partnerships at Ogen
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stands behind U.S. President Donald Trump who speaks to the media on the day of a NATO leaders' summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026.

Trump administration weighs order targeting nonprofits over alleged terrorist ties - report

Minister May Golan arrives for a court hearing in her defamation lawsuit against Ran Rahav at the Magistrate's Court in Bat Yam, December 3, 2025.

MK May Golan questioned for 10 hours over allegations of stealing thousands from charities

On the right: Dr. Avishai Neuman, Dr. Aaron Adler, Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion, and  Eli Rowe, president of Hatzolah Air.

Jerusalem builds new NIS 5 million medical helipad


25 ViZionaries: Ariella Noveck - No. 11

Founded the nonprofit ShieldGiving, bringing anchors, producers and media makers to Israel for firsthand experiences and verified sources

Ariella Noveck, founder of the nonprofit ShieldGiving

Bridging the gap: How Tech-Career is opening hi-tech's doors to Ethiopian-Israelis

23 years and 1,500 graduates after its humble beginnings out of a converted laundromat, Tech-Career attributes its success to a philosophy that networking and shared identity matter as much as coding

Natali Getahon, Tech-Career’s director of partnerships, addresses students.

“You are with us for life”: The soldier-run homes rehabilitating Israel's wounded veterans

Belev Echad helps wounded and PTSD-stricken veterans through everything from hydrotherapy to academic workshops, with a philosophy of building a community where every soldier feels at home.

Belev Echad’s mixed martial arts program

Israeli non-profits, companies expand education access in remote communities worldwide

The three nonprofit organizations and RoboGroup are members of the SID Israel community, the umbrella organization for Israel’s international development and humanitarian aid sector.

Kenyan students at a school aided by ConnectingMath, an Israeli nonprofit working to expand acces to math education in developing countries.

HaMiffal cultural center marks ten years and counting of community-oriented creation

“We understand we can show Jerusalem in a different light,” says artistic director and co-director Doron Gallia-Kind. “Not the one shown in newspapers and on the news."

The HaMiffal yard offers a charming ambiance with a slew of intriguing artworks.

‘My form of Zionism’: Jerusalem nonprofit helps new olim build businesses in Israel

MATI Jerusalem gives new immigrants the guidance, tools, and confidence they need to launch successful businesses and keep them growing.

Eli Bentata​, chair of the MATI Jerusalem Board, opens the organization’s new office in Jerusalem.

Israeli agricultural non-profit CultivAid helps support Tanzania’s growing wine industry

Tanzania's commercial wine industry is relatively young by global standards, dating back to the early 1960s when Catholic missionaries introduced modern viticulture around Dodoma.

 Israeli nonprofit CultivAid is working with Tanzanian grape growers and young agricultural professionals.

New bachelor's degree to train students in trauma treatment through surf therapy

This represents an effort to institutionalize knowledge accumulated not in laboratories but through thousands of encounters between therapists, waves and people searching for steadier ground. 

"Incorporate the power of the sea for people living with trauma." Dr. Ariel Ezra during HaGal Sheli activity.

Reichman course for students: Take NIS 500,000 and decide how to distribute it

As part of the Impact Lab course, students were asked to evaluate more than 120 non-profit organizations and decide how to distribute a donation granted to them by the monday.com Foundation.

Students at Reichman University, January 22, 2026

Grapevine: Commemorating Jerusalem's favorite son

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

Archival image of Yossi and Gavri Banai during the 1980s.