Mitch Chupak: How the Jaffa Institute helps disadvantaged Israeli children
Jodie Shupac interviews Mitch Chupak, the director of development at the Jaffa Institute. Chupak emphasized that in addition to to helping children, the Institute also has programs to help women who are on welfare, and they distribute food packages to Holocaust survivors.
Geoffrey Clarfield: On Israel and the ‘family of moral issues’
Mozuud is designed to have a very strong central pro-Israel content, but also to relate to those issues that are morally similar to Israel, says executive director Geoffrey Clarfield
Graduates of program uniting young Israeli, Palestinian musicians play debut show in Toronto
Heartbeat is an Israeli non-profit that since 2007 has brought Israeli and Palestinian youth musicians together to play music and build mutual trust and understanding
Criminal probe ordered against controversial left-wing NGO
The probe was ordered after members of the group were seen interviewing soldiers on classified tactical and operational procedures that did not appear to be directly connected to the group’s stated mission
Israel’s controversial NGO bill passes first reading
The “NGO transparency bill” passed its first reading by a vote of 50 to 43 following an intense debate
On foreign agents, NGOs and Israeli politics
After 20 years of unlimited access to money and influence, the central role of unelected and radical NGOs inside Israeli politics, and in waging war outside the country, is likely to fade
Left-wing Canadian Zionist groups decry Israeli ‘NGO bill’
The groups are opposed to the proposed Israeli legislation that would force NGOs to disclose if more than half their funding comes from foreign sources
Non-profit uses toilets to tackle social issues
Building Up is a Toronto-based non-profit that aims to achieve social and environmental change by training workers to retrofit toilets, showers and sinks, and also help affordable housing units reduce their operating costs and consumption
Sean Penn praises Israeli NGO during first-ever visit to Tel Aviv
During Tel Aviv conference, Penn lauds IsraAID for its “inspiration” and humanitarian efforts
Two years in, Ontario business accelerator seen as a world leader
YEDI helps kickstart the careers of its participants by offering first class business education, mentorship and access to investors
