For Immediate Release
Contact:
Glenn Rosenkrantz
646-245-8975 or glenn.rosenkrantz@gmail.com
THE GOOD PEOPLE FUND NAMES NOTED NONPROFIT LEADER JULIE FISHER AS ITS FIRST DIRECTOR OF ENGAGEMENT
Millburn, NJ, Nov. 20, 2023 — The Good People Fund (GPF) announced today the appointment of Julie Fisher, a noted nonprofit leader in the United States and Israel, as its first Director of Engagement.
Fisher, who began her new role on Nov. 15, brings deep experience and a record of impact to help drive the organization into its next chapter. GPF recently marked its 15th year supporting grassroots social visionaries addressing significant needs in the United States, Israel and elsewhere around the world.
“As The Good People Fund enters its 16th year, I can think of no better gift than bringing on Julie Fisher as our inaugural Director of Engagement,” said Naomi Eisenberger, GPF Co-Founder and Executive Director.
“Julie brings to us not only her very unique skills and experience in nonprofit work, but also a natural kindness and compassion that fits so perfectly with GPF’s culture and mission. In a world marked by deepening challenges and emerging ones, her contribution as a GPF professional will allow us to expand our positive impact and that of our current and future grantees.”
As GPF’s Director of Engagement, Fisher broadly will move to heighten the organization’s profile within the Jewish and general philanthropic communities through partnerships and alliances, and help determine how grant making can advance the social entrepreneurial movement and meet existing and emerging social challenges.
“I have long admired the reach and impact of The Good People Fund with its unique model identifying, supporting and mentoring visionaries. I am deeply impressed with the commitment to mission exhibited by every individual who is part of the GPF family, including donors, board members, and grantees,” Fisher said.
“I am thrilled to bring my passion for the nonprofit sector and its potential to help GPF make even greater positive change in the world.”
Fisher was an educator in Boston and Washington, DC, before relocating in 2011 to Tel Aviv, where as the spouse of the United States Ambassador to Israel, she engaged with educational, medical, and philanthropic institutions highlighting partnerships between the United States and Israel, and supporting programs to elevate minority communities, promote women’s health, and advance shared society.
Most recently she was the Founder and Director of the Consortium for Israel and the Asylum Seekers, an organization bringing greater attention to the needs of African asylum seekers, a vulnerable sector of society in Israel.
The Consortium advocates for the community and facilitates the involvement of volunteers, donors, and communities around the world to make a positive impact, including improving conditions for children and families through education, access to healthcare, and alleviating food insecurity.
During the pandemic, the Consortium raised over half a million dollars for direct humanitarian support. Fisher mentored organizations and leaders serving the community in areas including capacity building, resource development, and community engagement.
She served on the Board of Trustees of the Walworth Barbour American International School in Israel for six years, including two as Board Chair. During her tenure, she led the board through a period of change including the creation of the school’s first strategic plan, oversight of the school’s finances, and renegotiation of an international agreement between Israel and the United States resulting in additional American-trained educators joining the school.
Fisher lives in the Washington, DC area with her husband and three daughters.
Since its establishment in 2008, GPF has raised just over $27 million and has disbursed over $23.2 million to support and help grow 242 grassroots nonprofit organizations primarily in the United States and Israel. In the fiscal year ending June 30, GPF raised just over $3 million.
GPF identifies and supports change-making visionaries working in crucial areas including inclusion, health and well being, women’s and girls’ empowerment, welfare of children and youth, care of elders, hunger relief, food rescue, support of refugees, fighting antisemitism and hatred, LGBTQ+ rights and more.
The Good People Fund, founded in 2008, is inspired by ordinary people with extraordinary drive to make deep, uplifting impact in communities in the United States, Israel and elsewhere around the world. We find them, support them, counsel them … and watch as lives are changed and new and creative ways of addressing seemingly intractable social and economic challenges take root and flourish. Our driving value is tikkun olam – repair of the world – and our extended family of visionaries, supporters and donors embrace the notion that small actions lead to huge impacts.
