Our Vision
To build solidarity and support for Palestinian freedom through education, advocacy, communications in philanthropy, with a focus on individual donors, donor networks, and family foundations.
Our work within philanthropy is political, and we lead it with a movement and community centered approach that shifts power into the hands of those who experience realities of oppression and injustice.
Staff
Soheir Asaad, Co-Director
Soheir Asaad
Soheir Asaad is a political and feminist Palestinian organizer and a human rights advocate. Besides her work at the "Funding Freedom" project, Soheir leads advocacy at Rawa Fund, which aims to promote solidarity and support of Palestinian self determination and independence from donor conditions through trust based partnerships and awareness of historical harm of funding on Palestian communities.
Soheir received a Master's degree in international human rights law from the University of Notre Dame (US). Previously, she worked for years in international human rights advocacy for Palestinian rights.
Rebecca Vilkomerson, Co-Director
Rebecca Vilkomerson
Rebecca Vilkomerson has been working in social justice movement organizations for over two decades, most recently as the Executive Director of Jewish Voice for Peace from 2009-2019. Rebecca authored Funding Freedom: Philanthropy and the Palestinian Freedom Movement, a report published by Solidaire in 2022 that inspired the founding of this project. Her book Solidarity is the Political Form of Love: Lessons from Jewish Anti-Zionist Organizing, co-authored with Rabbi Alissa Wise, will be published by Haymarket Books in 2024. You can learn more about Rebecca’s work here. If you’re wondering what’s in her hands on a Zoom call, it’s probably her most recent knitting project!
Governance Committee Members
The Governance Committee sets strategic priorities and provides overall oversight for Funding Freedom. The current members are:
Nour Nusseibeh | Dalia Association
Eileen Farbman | Farbman Family Foundation
Sarah Anne Minkin | Foundation for Middle East Peace (FMEP)
Chung-Wha Hong (advisor) | Grassroots International
Colleen Jankovic | Rawa Fund
Deborah Sagner (founder) | Sagner Family Foundation
Isaac Lev Szmonko | Solidaire Network
Kathryn Snyder | Women Donors Network (WDN)
Advisory Committee
coming soon!
Fiscal Sponsor
We are thankful to be fiscally sponsored by the Amalgamated Foundation.
Funding Freedom is administered by the Amalgamated Foundation, an independent nonprofit public charity. In addition to administering Combined Impact Funds like Funding Freedom,, the Foundation also offers Advance Change Funds, donor advised funds uniquely committed to social change. Reflecting their shared commitment to positive social change, Amalgamated Foundation receives charitable contributions from and maintains service agreements with Amalgamated Bank but is not a program or activity of Amalgamated Bank. For more information go to amalgamatedfoundation.org.
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