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”I am proud to support, through Shards of Light, the Isabel P Dunst Philanthropic Fund housed at the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Washington and other giving, an astonishing array of change-making projects and organizations. Thank you for taking some time to get to know them. If any of these projects or organizations inspire you, we invite you to consider supporting them as well.
RACIAL EQUITY AND JUSTICE
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- Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Justice
- * * Selah Multiracial Alumni Cohort
- Elevate Leadership Equity Accelerator (Upstart Bay Area)
- * * Omer Project
- * Facing History & Ourselves
- Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Justice
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- Jewish Social Justice Roundtable
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- Jews United for Justice
- JOIN for Justice
- Clergy of Color Seminary Leadership Cohort
- Seminary Leadership Project
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- *Judaism Alive
- * * SLBC Jews of Color Inclusion Initiative
- Moving Traditions
- Kumi
- Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism (RAC)
- * * Isabel P Dunst Lights of Action Fund
- * Resetting the Table
- * Scotland AME Zion Church
- Stars that Shine
- * Ta’amod
- * TischPDX (Beloved Builders)
- * * Culture Shift
- Union for Reform Judaism’s (URJ)
- Teen Jews of Color Fellowship
- * Women of Reform Judaism
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- * * HUC/JIR Social Justice Internship
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WOMEN’S EQUITY
- * Jewish Federation of Greater Washington (DC)
- * * The Fund for Women and Girls
- Moving Traditions
- Kol Koleinu Teen Feminist Fellowship
- * National Council of Jewish Women, Inc
- * * Women’s Reproductive Health
- National Partnership for Women & Families
- Women’s Reproductive Health
- * The Red Tent Fund
- Stars that Shine
- * Women of Reform Judaism
- * * HUC/JIR Social Justice Internship
- Women of the Wall
CHANGE MAKING ARTS
- Contemporary American Theater Festival
- Music to Life
- The Workshop (Reboot, Inc)
ISRAEL
- Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI)
- Kehillat Kodesh V’Chol (Holon)
- Kehillat V’Ahavta (Shoham)
- Kehillat Yozma (Modiin)
- Kehillat Shaar Hanegev
- Congregation Or Hadash | Lyon’s Center for Progressive Judaism (Haifa)
- Israel Movement for Reform and Progressive Judaism (IMPJ)
- Israel Policy Forum
- Israel Religious Action Center (IRAC)
- New Israel Fund
- Women of the Wall
WEST VIRGINIA
- Contemporary American Theater Festival
* New grant recipient in 2023
* * New project funded in 2023
RACIAL EQUITY AND JUSTICE
- Jewish Social Justice Roundtable
- * *Jews of Color Mentorship Program
- * *Network Assembly
- Jews United for Justice
- JOIN for Justice
- Moving Traditions
- Kumi
- Sinai Assisted Housing Foundation
- Union for Reform Judaism’s (URJ)
- **Jews of Color Think Tank
- * *Teen Jews of Color Fellowship
- * World Union for Progressive Judaism (WUPJ)
- * *Connections Conference
WOMEN’S EQUITY
- Moving Traditions
- Kol Koleinu Teen Feminist Fellowship
- National Partnership for Women & Families
- Women of the Wall
PROGRESSIVE JEWISH ACTIVISM
- Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Justice
- Jewish Social Justice Roundtable
- * *Jews of Color Mentorship Program
- * *Network Assembly
- Jews United for Justice
- JOIN for Justice
- Moving Traditions
- Kol Koleinu Teen Feminist Fellowship
- Kumi
- Sinai Assisted Housing Foundation
- Union for Reform Judaism’s (URJ)
- * *Teen Jews of Color Fellowship
CHANGE MAKING ARTS
- Contemporary American Theater Festival
- * Music to Life
- The Workshop (Reboot, Inc)
- * Shakespeare and Co
ISRAEL
- Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI)
- Kehillat Kodesh V’Chol (Holon)
- Kehillat V’Ahavta (Shoham)
- Kehillat Yozma (Modiin)
- Kehillat Shaar Hanegev
- Congregation Or Hadash | Lyon’s Center for Progressive Judaism (Haifa)
- Israel Movement for Reform and Progressive Judaism (IMPJ)
- Israel Policy Forum
- Israel Religious Action Center (IRAC)
- New Israel Fund
- Women of the Wall
WEST VIRGINIA
- Contemporary American Theater Festival
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