Impact Cubed manages the following funder consortiums and associated innovative initiatives in the Jewish world:
Murray Galinson San Diego-Israel Initiative
The Murray Galinson San Diego-Israel Initiative (MGSDII) strategically catalyzes knowledge discourse on the modern state of Israel through scholarship, engagement and collaboration. Components include academic courses, lectures, Israel travel for students and faculty, visiting Israeli professors, conferences, and community education opportunities. Programming takes place on San Diego campuses, including UC San Diego, San Diego State University, CSU San Marcos, University of San Diego, and Cal Western School of Law. Funders include over 30 individual donors and the Leichtag Foundation.
Jerusalem Model
The Jerusalem Model brings together young social entrepreneurs working toward a better future for all of Jerusalem’s diverse inhabitants. This coalition of bottom-up influencers, now 200+ strong, convenes Jerusalemites from all parts of the city around one common denominator: the conviction that Jerusalem’s diversity is not her fatal flaw, but her most precious asset. Including both Ultra-Orthodox and secular Jews, Palestinian Muslims and Christians, Ethiopian Israelis, members of the LGBTQ community and others, the Jerusalem Model leverages the distinct strengths of Jerusalem’s activist and civil society. The Jerusalem Model is a platform that convenes, strengthens and empowers activists in order to build resilience for the city’s civil society to influence and impact decision makers from the grassroots up.
Jews of Color Field Building Initiative
The Jews of Color Field Building Initiative (JOCFBI) is a racial justice inspired field building effort institutionalizing a more welcoming approach for Jews of Color. Focused on direct capacity building for individual Jews of Color, Jewish eco-system leaders and the mainstream Jewish organizational community, the Initiative offers leadership and capacity development components, including grant-funded opportunities. Funders include The Walter & Elise Haas Fund, the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation, the Jim Joseph Foundation, the Leichtag Foundation, and the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation.
Jewish Community Farming Field Building Initiative
The Jewish Community Farming Field Building Initiative involves leaders of Jewish, farm-centered organizations in the U.S. and Canada as they define and advance this new field. Participants work on issues including gender equity, program assessment, professional development, and field-wide evaluation.