Driving South for the Winter

ImpactIsrael’s Executive Director warms to the winter in Florida Karen Sallerson, Executive Director, ImpactIsrael, had the opportunity to head south and spend time in Florida to escape the cold weather during Covid-19. Karen even had the chance for some socially-distanced and masked visits with willing board members and supporters. “It was a boost to my […]

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Making Lemonade at Yemin Orde

Living and Learning through a Pandemic The coronavirus presented significant challenges to Israel’s youth villages, schools and other educational communities. At Yemin Orde Youth Village, management and staff spent the summer preparing for an unprecedented school year ahead. As the fall approached, the health and safety of youth remained a top priority in addition to […]

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ImpactIsrael Learns the Technical Tango

By Karen Sallerson, Executive Director, ImpactIsrael As a U.S. nonprofit fundraising organization with an Israel-based mission, ImpactIsrael’s professional staff of seven works in separate offices on the East and West coasts. In pre-pandemic times, we relied on a telephone for conference calls – no video, screen-shares, beachy background scenes or special lighting needed. Who knew? […]

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Celebration Videos and News

Sharing our Village Way story through song, testimonials and storytelling. ImpactIsrael is pleased to announce it raised $100,000 in just one hour at its virtual Celebration of Gratitude and Hope, on Oct. 28, 2020. We raised a total of $680,000 for the event; our costs were seven percent of total revenue. Thank you to our […]

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Milestones Course for Educational Leadership

Leadership program brings together educational leaders from diverse frameworks for Village Way training. Village Way Educational Initiatives celebrated the completion of the first cohort of the Village Way Milestones Course for Educational Leadership. The course provided 100 hours of professional development training, focusing on issues such as developing an educational vision, strategic thinking, and implementing […]

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ImpactIsrael Announces New Board Chair

Atlanta Jewish and business community leader, Robert Arogeti, to serve as first Board Chair under the new name of ImpactIsrael We are pleased to announce that Robert Arogeti has assumed the role of Board Chair of ImpactIsrael, effective January 1, 2020. Arogeti was unanimously elected at ImpactIsrael’s biennial Board of Directors meeting on Nov. 19, […]

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