Birthright Israel Foundation

Birthright Israel Foundation raises funds in the United States to support Birthright Israel, a program which currently provides tens of thousands young Jewish adults annually the gift of a 10-day trip to Israel. Additionally, we raise funds to support mid-length internship programs, Onward Israel, which takes approximately 3,200 participants a year and the highly competitive Excel fellowship which takes approximately 60 participants a year. It is our goal to ensure the gift of the Birthright Israel programs continue to strengthen Jewish continuity and provide even more young Jewish adults with a connection to Israel for years to come.

Birthright Israel aims to ensure a vibrant future of the Jewish people by strengthening Jewish ident

Birthright Israel Foundation encourages all staff to develop their career with both internal and external offerings. We provide staff with leadership development workshops, lunch and learns and offerings through partner organizations. Additionally, we offer each employee a stipend to take courses or participate in conferences that will assist in their development.

Birthright Israel Foundation staff and lay leadership are committed to providing the gift of Birthright Israel to every eligible young Jewish adult. In order to do so, we must work with other organizations across the Jewish nonprofit space to educate and update their members on our program. This allows for increased participant registration and support. Additionally, we have established local leadership councils across the country to build the financial support from the Jewish community as a whole. We are also extremely active on social media and digital marketing channels to build brand awareness to make sure this program can continue for generations to come.

As the pandemic continued, we remained cautiously optimistic that the development of vaccines and lower cases would allow for the return of our program. We were thrilled when we were given approval from the Israeli government to relaunch our program in May after 18 months. As the Delta variant grew throughout the summer, we were forced to postpone our August and November trips and were able to send a few groups in December. We have learned to be flexible and bend not break during these unusual circumstances. To engage with our supporters, we offered several virtual events and speaker sessions across the country to keep everyone connected to our mission. We started our 2022 trips in February and are looking forward to a strong summer.